Bandai 1/100 MG Gundam Virtue

In the show itself Virtue is actually two gundams. The large bulky Virtue used as a heavy weapons platform, and inside is Nadleeh, a far slimmer and faster gundam.

Going into this kit I was curious if and how they'd reflect this, especially when I saw the oversized box, and man did they blow it out of the park. You first build Nadleeh, clicking together each piece in sequence, but when you finish you'll still have many many runners left. This is the bulky armour and massive weapons or Virtue, that you click around Nadleeh to encase the slimmer gundam in it's brothers bulky frame. Each piece hiding more and more until it's entirely hidden to the point you'd never know they were inside, just like how it is in the show.

This is the first kit I seriously considered buying a second copy of, and I may end up doing it down the line as it'd just be so much cooler to have both gundams side by side. An absolutely incredible experience of a build, though the bulk does cause some issues with posing, but this is absolutely a kit you want to buy for your collection, and after building you'll seriously considering buying a second one

To start this off, yes you will want to buy x2 of this insane but awesome kit.
After building, I do wish Bandai Spirits would have released these guy's separately, but that's my opinion, like wanting to get a 2nd kit to build Nadleeh, after transforming into Virtue, I'm not gonna take all that off again & risk breaking in the process.

Nadleeh-
The first to be built. I enjoyed the way it came together. The GN cables in its head are incredible & gives the kit character. When posing this kit, I'll be taking a page from Exia & gonna have it holding both beam sabres. The shield is a nice looking design but, can't say the same for the beam rifle, even with the sharp effect part.

Virtue-
As Barney from How I Met Your Mother would say- 'Suit up!'
And that's basically what we are doing with Virtue.
Now all the armour goes onto Nadleeh without issue, but I feel they could've had better ways to connect them as they rattle slightly even sandwiched together, hence why I would've like to have Virtue released just as it is without Nadleeh underneath, again that's just me.
Now the x2 cannons on the shoulder sit perfectly & look awesome posed.
Now for the elephant in the room, i.e the GN Bazooka, building this is neat, holding in one hand is good, but double handled at full extension firing all compressed particles is tricky but doable with patience.

All up this kit is a worthy addition to the collection and with that the main season 1 suits are assembled.
Makes me hope for the season 2 & Awakening of the Trailblazer main machines to be made into MG's (except 00 Raiser & 00 QanT as they've been out for a while now), however my gut is telling me we may get MG Gundam Thrones first, but we'll wait & see.

If you wanna grab 1 that's fine, if you wanna grab 2 then that's also fine, more power to you. And as always if you haven't got this kit, then what are you waiting for?