1/100 Gundam 00 #17 00 Raiser Designer's Color ver.

Pros:
- Being a 13 years old kit it does still hold up aesthetically. the build is not complicated its on a HG level but in a 1/100 Scale.

- The GN drives are provided with a green lighting effect that requires batteries to mimic the anime.

- Articulation is good in general for a non grade 1/100 model kit. the head slightly rotates left and right, and goes around 45 degrees upward and few angles downward. arms articulation is pretty good (hence after combining it with the 0 Raiser movement of the arms can be hindered) arms bends slightly below 90 degrees. torso rotates on a ball joint. and the legs have a good side movements and bends forward and backward around 90 degrees.

- As for the accessories it comes with two swords, two beam sabers, and a great sword attached with a gun (The Weapon which is attached to 00 Raiser's right arm).

- Compared to the normal version of No-grade 1/100 00 Raiser. This one comes with better and more detailed decals, and stickers with text are provided for the green pieces on the arms and legs. and celestial being symbol stickers.

Cons:
- If you care that much for articulation, stickers, and more detailed you might consider a MG 00 Raiser.

- The designer color Version is identical the normal version except

- Legs flexibility is limited due to nature of the build.

- The 0 raiser ads weights to the back that causes balancing issues.

Overall, the NG 1/100 00 Raiser Gundam Designer's color version is generally a very good kit considering it being old and a non grade and compared to the normal NG 1/100 00 Raiser. It has some balancing issues due to the extra weight applied by the 0 Raiser but an action base would eliminate this issue. you are a big fan of Gundam 00 series and looking for a more affordable 1/100 00 Raiser Gundam (Compared to the MG 00 Raiser) you might consider grapping this one.