Gunpla, Gunpla Everywhere

So this is my most recent build effort, picked out of my “To Build” pile by the members of a Gunpla build group I’m a part of over on Twitter – the Silver Bullet Supressor, as seen in Gundam NT.

Somewhat of an oddity, the Supressor is a refit of a refit of an experimental prototype: It began life as the Doven Wolfe of the NE-Zeon faction in Gundam Double Zeta, was recovered by the Federation and refitted into the Silver Bullet (as it appeared in Gundam Unicorn), before ending up in the hands of allies to Zeon and being further refitted into the Supressor variant.
In model terms this means that this kit is a hodge-podge of parts built out of sprues from multiple kits spanning the best part of two decades, which is admittedly aces for kitbashes, but that also somehow ends of coming together to, frankly, look kindof awesome once finished. I think in part it’s because the various colours come together really nicely to make the different aesthetics of the component parts feel more cohesive (the only labels included are the now-obligatory ones for the eyes and the front & rear cameras, as well as 2 pairs of dark metallic purple trim for either side of the lower legs).
Once complete this is a nicely chunky piece with a fair amount of heft to it that can pose fairly well. And I’d be remiss to not point out how some of that weight is due to the specific gimmick of the Silver Bullet Supressor – armed with the Beam Magnum from the Unicorn Series Gundams, a weapon too powerful for any other mech to use without causing itself damage from the recoil, the Supressor mounts a rack of 4 spare arms on it’s back with a sliding rail arm to swap them out. Now this is a bit of a cheat, as 3 of the arms are dummies, whilst the 4th lacks the full articulation of the main arm, but it’s a neat touch that is appreciated.