Folks with HG 1/144 00 Gundam should be able to see how similar the body unit is to that kit, especially the shoulder and waist joint.
The protruding neck area is painted
The backpack has two little supporting thrusters, just like that on the actual statue ^^
Image from this previous posting.
I really like the overall much bigger backpack and much longer beam saber design of this new HG kit as compared to the older HGUC release.
Gunpla Secret Factory isn't too fond of the single piece white beam saber either XD
Just five parts for the head. A fair bit of painting is required if you don't want to use the foil sticker included.
Today (July 9th) release, 1,260 Yen (inclusive of tax). ^^
All images from Gunpla Secret Factory.
