It has been ages waiting for this product to be released by Bandai. Icing on the cake, Bandai just release this figure in its highly detailed and high-quality line collectible the Metal Build. Laevatein for fans of Full Metal Panic series knows it is a major upgrade of ARX-7 Arbalest after Sousuke defeated by Leonard.
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It has some heft to the box and package, not overly complicated box art.
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Nothing too fancy, from the back of the package, just overview of the Laevatein with accessories and how the base can be used as a weapon storage and display stand.
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Out of the box, the main figure is placed in a Styrofoam box, and stack of plastic bubble case for the accessories.
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Not going to spoil Full Metal Panic Invisible Victory, the figure in runner is instrumental to make complete make over of a heavily damaged ARX-7 Arbalest into the ARX-8 Laevatein.
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Robot that comes with a dedicated Styrofoam box give high expectation for Toy Collectors.
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The quality and detail put into the figure does not disappoint.
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Quick view on the smooth bore canon, it is foldable and big.
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This metal build has a dedicated booklet instructions on how to play with the figure.
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The booklet will provide instructions to create the diorama of Laevatien maintenance hangar, which act as a stand to store all the accessories.
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The final result is stunning. the finally assemble display stand with all the accessories of Laevatien stored.
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