HG / GWITCH #07 – Gundam Pharact

“_{Gundam type Mobile Suit developed by Peil Technologies. The Pharact employs new thrusters known as Blast Boosters, which give the unit the flight capabilities Peil is known for. The GUND FORMAT also allows it to effectively regulate inertia, enabling it to engage in battle on all three axes whether in space or under gravity. The Pharact apprehends enemies using the GUND-BIT stun feature and can attack from any position thanks to its high mobility and precision sniping skills. This is all thanks to the Pharact’s GUND-ARM system and its pilot, Elan Ceres.”}

Gundam Equipment

Beam Arquebus

Gundam Pharact’s specialized portable firearm, designed with stability in mind. The GUND FORMAT sensory link utilized by this weapon significantly raises its sniping accuracy.

Beam Saber

Close combat weapon stored on the forearm. The unit can utilize this weapon instantaneously by opening the armor on its forearm.

Corax

The GUND-BIT system is stored in the back boosters attached to the shoulders. The electromagnetic beam produced by a pair of Bits have stun capabilities, temporarily disabling any portion of a unit on contact. Multiple Corax units create a net like barrier to corner targets.

Beak Foot

Foot unit created to imitate a bird’s beak, with a Beam Cannon stored inside. Effective in space battle.

Kit Features

A Stunning Feature Set Equipped for One on One Combat

Retrieving a fore-arm mounted **Beam Saber**. Sadly can’t do the neat one-handed “wrist swings down” transition from the anime.

The **Blast Boosters** have a full range of motion and really sell the impression the **Pharact** can travel at high speed in any direction. The **Corax** are visible on the interior side.

I added white paint to the rear antenna for anime accuracy and used metallic red paint for the eyes, vulcan guns, and all GUND FORMAT effects.

The **Corax** are compatible with the Witch from Mercury accessory stand.

Quinn’s Opinion

Stylishly Sinister

Cheers:

+ The design is like a “Dark Link” version of a gundam. I love it!
+ The amount of articulation between the base suit and the Blast Boosters mean the model can pose at any practically any angle.
+ The amount of travel between armor sections in the arms & legs is spectacular, but….

Cons:

– The arms and legs literally splitting in half means you need to be very careful when applying pressure to reposition them.
– The Corax units look a little naked when deployed without a red effect part.
– The stock of the Beam Arquebus extends back quite far, the majority of poses that don’t have a fully outstretched arm require the stock to go to the outside of the arm instead of bracing against it which makes posing a little tricky.

Closing thoughts:

This is an ambitious design, one I would say is innately more fragile than others. (ESPECIALLY compared to other Witch from Mercury kits!) Special care and attention is needed as it is very easy to place too much pressure at a bad angle and stress the plastic joints.