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ARX-8 Laevatein is the final upgrade for the MC in Full Metal Panic. It features lambda drive that the antagonist uses.
Bandai had made a good job for this kit. While alot of the parts are reused, yet some smart designs are used to make the reused part unique.
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The HG 1/60 ARX-8 Laevatein has impressive numbers of runners. Really worth the money for this HG kit.
Due to the similarities of this kit with others in the line, I am just going to review the best build parts, which is the head unit and the body unit.
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The head unit has impressive number of parts.
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