RX-93 u GUNDAM 1/144 BANDAI PLASTIC MODEL KIT Modelling Lewismaster Photos C. Spallanzani

	Among the many mobile suits bearing the name Gundam, the RX-93 distinguishes itself for the shortest state of service, for its size and for its enormous power. In fact, this mobile suit is, excluding the Psycho Gundams, the biggest Gundam ever assembled and it fought only one battle in U.C. 0093. Even so, its power remains legendary, having single-handily saved the Earth from  the impact of the asteroid Axis. Such an incredible feat was possible thanks to the new newtype-enhancing technology called Psycho Frame, embedded in its systems,  and thanks to its pilot, the equally legendary Amuro Ray. This mobile suit is the star of the feature movie "Char's Counterattack", where the long standing feuds between the Earth Federation and Zion and between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable are finally put to rest. This is also chronologically the last Gundam built by Anaheim Electronics to be shown in animation. This model is my all time favourite Gundam and it was the second Bandai kit that I built. Since then, I disassembled the model once to modify it and enhance its already good features.

	HEAD - The head is very well detailed and moves quite nicely even without a b-joint, but... actually it can't really move because its lower part hits against the high collar around it. This problem can be overcome cutting about 1,5 mm of plastic from the lower back part of the head and reshaping it. Drilling small holes for the air intakes and adding other small details only adds to the already good look of the part. BODY - To maintain the correct proportions between the upper body and the slightly wider hips, obtained modifying the legs joint with the lower body, the torso and all the skirts were enlarged using some 0.3 mm plasticard sheet. In the torso what I got is a more accurate placement for the arms joints and a slightly bulkier look. All the skirts are now wider, longer and mobile, with all the air intakes open. The front skirts already had a good movement system that I left as it was, while the rear ones were mobilized drilling a couple of holes in the back and putting through them two small pieces of sprue. Of course, the flip sides of the skirts were covered with thin plasticard, also adding more details. Finally, in the lower part of the

	body, I drilled the holes to house the big b-joints for the legs. In the backpack, I opened two new air intakes laterally and separated the main nozzles from each other. ARMS - The arms were very much left alone, except for the shoulder covers that were heavily excavated to take out the lateral nozzles.

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