Review - LMHG Evangelion EVA-01 Type-F

Hye, for such a long period, finally this blog has a review! LOL considering this is a model kit related blog. Whatever~

This time, I'm gonna do review about this limited release kit, LMHG (stand for Limited Model High Grade) Evangelion EVA-01 Type-F. This kit was release in 2003 (woa, it is 11 years) and Bandai decided to re-released the series again last year. I grabbed it since it was cheap and I really dig the design of Eva Series. This kit is from the Evangelion Game and not on the series.

Therefore without wasting anytime, let proceed for the review!

Eva-01 Type F

The design look badass, it was pointy everywhere, compared to normal Eva-01 where all are roundish. It also sports a more straight posture when standing up compared to the normal version.

Articulation

What I can say is that this is not the strength of this kit at all. It is lame but considering this kit was made on 2003, it can be forgiven based on the design itself which hinders the legs to bend almost 90 degree. The same thing can be said about the elbow joint. 

In Action (without weapon)

Monster-like. I dig the design. I like it! However, the limited articulation hindered the kit from doing awesome poses like normal Eva-01 can do.

Armory

3 pairs of hand

Entry plug

Progressive knife 

You can open the shoulder unit to insert the prog knife

And you can open both, unlike the normal Eva-01 ver 2.0

Where you should put your knife

 

Hybrid weapon (Rifle + Big Sword + N2 missile) named A.W Mastema

Dual Chain Saw

The prog knifes are simply better that the original version

The chainsaw are ridiculously heavy, impossible to hold just with two hand

While A.W Mastema can be easy to handle by the kit

(without N2 missiles)

(with N2 missiles)

the black thingy is Cartridge for bullets

 

Umbilical cord (sadly without this, Eva Series can only be used in just 5 minutes, except one with S2 engine)

Borrowing Palette Gun from Eva-01 Ver. 2.0

A.T Field (also borrow)

How to put the entry plug

Comparison with Eva-01 ver. 2.0

Conclusion

The kit itself look good but with some minor cons. The chest piece on the kit sometime popped out of the place. The neck pieces also sometime popped out. All of this annoyed me too much up to the point I want to glue them. The articulation also are disappointing. This kit also required painting to look good. Nevertheless, I do like the design which is radical. However, it is hard to find this kit since it was a limited release and most of EVA series are limited unlike Gundam series.