HGCE #198 – Force Impulse Gundam

HGUC

Includes

• Force Impulse Gundam
  • α Force Silhouette pack
    • 2 Beam Sabers
    • Silhouette Flyer
  • Core Splendor back piece
• Beam Rifle
• Shield
  • shield piece (Collapsed state)
  • shield piece (Expanded state)
• Core Splendor
• Adapter for Chest Flyer
• Adapter for Leg Flyer

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can rotate/tilt via a double ball-joint neck.
• The torso can very slightly tilt back and forth.
• Due to being used for transformation, the shoulder joints can raise upwards.
• The arms can…
  • Swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• Both the elbow and knees are double-jointed.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate 360 degrees, though it can be hindered by a few skirt armor parts.
• The hip joint axis is a see-saw-type joint.
• The upper thighs can swing frontward (and backward in a very limited extent due to the single-piece rear skirt armor) on a peg, raise horizontally and/or rotate on each piece.
• The ankle joints can pivot and/or swivel (though limited) on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The lower wing thrusters on the Force Silhouette are poseable.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• Any of the weapons can be wielded by the default holding hands.
• α Force Silhouette pack is compatible with other HGCE Force Impulse molds, including Ninpulse Gundam (Core Splendor backpack piece is needed)
• Force Impulse’s main body can separate into Chest & Leg Flyers.
• Beam Rifle’s foregrip can flip left or right.
  • Beam Rifle can mount onto the rear waist for storage.
• Beam Saber hilts can be optionally removed from the Silhouette pack as handheld weapons.
• The shield can convert into default and expanded states via parts swapping.
• Leg and Chest flyers can mount onto the Action Bases via their respective adapters.
• Force/Impulse Gundam, the Core Splender, and/or the Silhouette Flyer can mount onto the Action Base.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, most/some of the details are needed to be applied/panel-lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
  • The Gundam Color for HG Force Impulse Gundam can be used to paint this kit. (Air Brush required)
• Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied stickers and if any, marking decals and paint details.
• Force Impulse can mount with other backpacks from 2010’s HG kits. (Some of them may not be compatible)

Customizing-based tips

• Core Splendor can use the missile pods from the HG Sword Impulse Gundam kit.
• HGBC The Northern Pod can be used for this Gunpla to rebuild into ZGMF-X56S/gma Impulse GM wktk Custom or ZGMF-X56S/gmb Impulse GM (Mahiru Specification).
• The Excalibur accessory from the HGCE Sword Impulse Gundam can be used for this kit.