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TT Hongli MG 1/100 Exia Ignition Mode - WIP 02

Well, today is my second day in an attempt to finish the Exia I.M.. Moving on from the upper body and head on my WIP 01, comes the arms and lower body. I believe I was jinx because of praising this kit's slight imperfections before. Well, none of it are outstanding, it was just annoying of how you'll snap the pieces together on tilted positions.

Under the body, you'll need to shave the male connector. As you can see it does NOT fit very well. :(
Shaving or cutting the entire connector and then gluing does the trick.


I'm really loving the side vents of Exia hahaha! The gold Gundam Marker really looks awesome!


This is the part that gets a little bit tricky (and annoying!). See the holograph part there? You need to assemble and jam it into the inner frame of the shoulders.

Cut the male connector entirely. Apply glue on the seams thinly.


Forgot to mention, glue the white part at the back. It doesn't have something to hold on to.


Glue the armor piece on the shoulder. It pops off easily.


Here's my progress so far



Little hiccups with the arms and I found it very annoying to assemble (well, not really haha but it was fun). The joints are too stiff for my taste so you need to play around it a little to make it loose.


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