MG XM-X1 Crossbone Gundam X1 Ver. Ka 1/100

Virkelig flot og sjov kit, kom super hurtigt anbefales strækt!

The Crossbone Gundam, despite being from 2006, does not have any polycaps, but uses ABS instead, which results in a slightly loose kit, out of box, however it's all stuff that you should be able to tighten up.

Aesthetics:
The Crossbone is a small mobile suit at 16m, so the model is just around 16cm tall with small proportioned limbs and head, however overall it looks great, especially for its age, with plenty of detail.
There are color correcting stickers for everything yellow, which is a considerable amount - Everything apart from the chest vent and knee vents. There are also several greys missing, especially on the weapons, which are nearly all-white.
The red 'scars' on the face have no stickers, so you need to paint those. Luckily there are grooves for this which you can fill and then gently sand away the excess paint around them.

The kit comes with a foil+color correcting sticker sheet, a ver.ka. decal sticker sheet and a rub-on dry transfer sheet.

Mechanics:
Overall the limbs bend and pose nicely, like a modern kit, with shoulders that come far out front. There's no ab-crunch, but this is a core-fighter kit, so it's to be expected.
Its primary advantage are its gadgets, such as its front and back skirts turning into grappling hooks and whips. The mouth opens up to reveal venting underneath, giving it a vampire pirate look. Handles pop out of the calves to combine with combat blade, the back of the forearm swivels out to make fist beam weapons and even its weapons combine into a rifle, plug the core fighter with the 'X' shaped verniers comes out.
There's a lot going on here that makes it a fun gimmick kit.

Equipment:
1 flintlock styled Beam Pistol
1 Beam Saber hilt with a gigantic pink saber effect part
2 Beam Punch effect parts for the fists
2 regular Beam Saber Hilts in the shoulders/on the core fighter with 2 pink beam effect parts
2 Chains and 2 Cables for extending the front and back skirt weapons
1 Beam Coated Cloak which is a piece of cloth that you use to make a cape for the model - Takes a lot of work to make it look good

Conclusion:
This is a very satisfying quick-build little Gunpla model with plenty of toys and gimmicks to enjoy. While the kit is a little loose out of box, it's nothing that can't be fixed with a bit of joint-guard or other methods.
Similarly there are a lot of little color inaccurate areas but they can be fixed stickers and paint.
The comic book pirate theme might not be for everyone, but I like it.

There's not a ton of 'Ver.Ka' about it and the later 'Full Cloth' version is essentially the exact same model kit, with more parts.