| XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Kai Custom |
| Released: 2001 Series: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz Avg. Price: $7.98 Version: 1.0 |
| Although pilot Quatre Raberba Winner had activated the self-destruct system on his XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock during his escape into space, the ensuing explosion had rendered the mobile suit useless - but its gundanium alloy body was still more or less intact. The Sandrock's remains were be confiscated by OZ, but later would be retrieved by members of his Maganac Corps allies and taken to their underground base in the Middle East, where it would be rebuilt and fully restored. After Quatre's return to Earth, he returned to the Maganacs to pilot his Gundam once again. But the military and political strife plaguing the Earth Sphere in AC 195 would reach a decisive conclusion in space, and Quatre returned to space with his Sandrock to join the battle. Aboard the independent battleship Peacemillion, Gundam supporter Howard would upgrade the mobile suit, giving it minor improvements for space combat. Though the changes made to the Gundam Sandrock Kai were cosmetically minor, they would give the mobile suit the edge it needed to use its abilities against the spacebound forces of White Fang's Virgo II mobile dolls and the mobile suits of the World Nation military. The addition of several vernier thrusters made the Sandrock stable to operate in a zero-gee environment. Also, over Quatre's protests, Gundam pilot Heero Yuy also temporarily outfitted the Sandrock with a component of the XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero's infamous Zero System, allowing Quatre to coordinate the Peacemillion's mobile suit forces in a major assault against White Fang's mobile dolls. During the uprising of the Barton Foundation, The Gundam Sandrock Kai Custom was one of the Gundam retrieved by the Gundam pilots and Maganac corps and used to stop the Mariemaia Army's attempt to size control of the Earth Sphere. Pilot: Quatre Raberba Winner Appearances: New Mobile Report Gundam W: Endless Waltz; Gundam Battle Assault 2 (PS1) Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki |
| Overview Articulation: 4 Detailing: 4 Accessories: 3 SCORE: 4 |
| MSiA Features XXXG-01SR2 Gundam Sandrock Kai Custom 2 heat shotels (store on backpack) desert cloak |
| 1 = POOR 2 = DECENT 3 = GOOD 4 = EXCELLENT 5 = OUTSTANDING |
| REVIEW The Gundam Sandrock Kai Custom is one of the Hajime Katoki redesigns of the original five Gundam Wing Gundams. This figure faithfully represents this heavily armored mobile suit. Overall articulation is good, with even the backpack having moving storage points for the two large heat shotel weapons. The sculpt of the figure is very detailed, with accurate detailing, and also included is the desert cloak seen in the OAV. The cloak fits over the shoulders of the figure without impeding the articulation at all, and looks outstanding when displayed. In all this is an excellent figure. |
| Model number: XXXG-01SR2 Code name: Gundam Sandrock Kai Unit type: mobile suit Manufacturer: Instructor H (with modifications by Howard) Operator: Gundam pilots First deployment: AC 195 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: head height 16.5 meters Weight: empty 7.9 metric tons; max gross weight unknown Construction: gundanium alloy Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 2998 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 72030 kg total Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; self-destruct system; Zero System in cockpit (temporary field upgrade); optional external shoulder armor with cloak Optional fixed armaments: shield, can be mounted on left forearm Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x heat shotel, superheated blade, stored in recharge racks on backpack, hand-carried in use |
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