Thanks for the backpack

Some parts don't fit very well. There's a gap in a few of the parts that were supposed to snap together. The funnels are very loose in the connections and sometimes fall off. Had to tighten the joints everywhere just so it would'nt move so much. At least it looks nice.

So this is my first 3rd party kit, so I went in understanding that I'll have to make some concession when building this. First, the good: The color separation is very nice and the aesthetic is cool for sure. A little paint and panel lining will doll it up nicely. I just wish it came with waterslide decals to finish up the look. Now the bad... First, nearly all the pieces are undergated, for better and worse, making clean-up on some of the pieces a breeze while others are real pain, especially for fitting. Speaking of which, I had quite a few fitting issues with gaps being in some noticeable places. The upper wings are not very secure, I had to tighten them up with the Gunprimer joint guard. The quality of the plastic is, I guess predictably, not the greatest with some weird graining and other "artifacts" on some of the pieces that don't seem to be intentional. A little sanding will fix it mostly, but still... The substitute piece for the fin funnels, while cool and allow them to be attached to the new backpack, actually made my funnels noticeably looser than before. In some places they hold better than before but not really where it counts for stability, and they are much floppier especially when folded and kind of diminishes the "look" of the backpack even when up-right. And with all the work it took to take them apart, replace the parts, and put them back together, I'll probably never change them back. Your fingers will definitely feel that... All in all, I can forgive all of that for being a 3rd party kit, but at least for the price, you'd think it'd come with ANY kind decals. Still better than attaching the fin funnels to each other the original way. 3/5

What ever sound roaring through space makes, this model exudes it. Might need a bit of painting but looks good with my Ver. Ka.

Overall this kit came out looking nice. Extra pleased with the addition of parts being undergated. I knew the parts and plastic were not going to be Bandai quality, but the overall end product feels solid. I knocked a start down for the high price and not including the Funnels with this kit. Some issues came up with flashing on the plastic, but nothing to hard to fix. Another issue will be for those that snap the kit together first, to figure out their painting plans. Alot of these parts are very tightly fit together. Also monitor when you put pieces together to get rid of any gap that might arise between them. Overall a great upgrade for your Nu, or at least for me the Jesta, kit.