Bandai Albion Assault Ship - Out of Box

[Faust]

Being a fan of science fiction generally means liking spaceships. I grew up with all kinds of cool spaceships to hold m interest, including, of course, those in Star Wars, Transformers and the various anime series (Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada) that make up Robotech. By the same token, while there were always cool space ship toys to get, as I got older I was a bit disappointed by the small number of mainline space ship model kits that were available.

When I got into anime, I thought that would be rectified, but even then, kits of spacecraft weren’t easy to come by in North America, at least. Still, they say that good things come to those who wait, and after waiting for about 22 years to get a kit of my favourite Gundam spacecraft, the Albion from 0083, I finally managed to grab one of the reissued EX-Models. Check out this interesting low-volume kit from Bandai’s specialized EX line at the link below. Be warned – it’s not like other Gundam kits!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/bandai-1-1700-ex-model-mobile-assault-ship-albion-out-of-box/

[Justin Porter]

Be particularly interested to see this built, actually. 0083 is likely my favorite UC Gundam chapter (tied likely with F91) and Albion always had such a great "White Base, but Hot Rodded" look to it.

[Faust]

A hot-rodded White Base is the perfect way of putting it! It really is to the White Base what the RX-78-GP01 is to Amuro's RX-78. Just everything made soooo much better, sexier and faster looking.