"Heh... actually I'm a liar."
Okay this is gonna have a BUNCH of pics under the cut cuz we're gonna cover all three of the X Gundams from... Gundam X, the base X, the X Divider, and the Double X. But I hafta lead this post by saying that Gundam X, the show, is criminally overlooked, it is SO GOOD.
The characters are well written, unique, and engaging, the world is one of the more unique settings Gundam has ever tackled; post apocalyptic, and its commentary, on war, on humanity, and on the Gundam franchise itself, is well handled, meaningful, and hopeful.
Also its the anime the "I'm a healer but..." meme image originates from. Yes really.
The HG kits are perfectly serviceable, if a bit standard. The highly reflective rainbow sparkly stickers for the base X Gundam look great if you hit them with light right, and the gold ones, while not as sparkly, light up equally well on the DX. I loooooove the X Divider's whacky shield, which is also a harmonica cannon, and two arrangements of extra thrusters.
There is an interesting aspect of gunpla progression represented here with these kits. The X and Divider have the exact same bodies, which makes sense as they have the same body in the show, but when you move up to the DX, its not just a mild cosmetic change to the armor. The DX is essentially a generation newer in terms of engineering, most noticeable in the hip joints which are no longer ball joints, which makes the kit itself feel as further advanced of the other two kits as the machine itself was advanced of the same machines in the show. I doubt that was on purpose, but it is kinda funny.
Anyway go watch Gundam X, and more pics (in order of base, divider, then double) under the cut!
