====== High Grade 1/144 Dom Test Type ======

  * Manufacturer: Bandai
  * Part number: BANN03226
  * Year of production: 2016
  * Gundam in-universe model number: YMS-08B	
  * Scale: 1/144	
  * Series: Gundam The Origin
  * Kit type: HG
  * In-universe role: Prototype mobile suit
  * Build date: August 2018 - October 2019

===== Manufacturer Images =====

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===== Tools Used =====

  * N/A

===== Thoughts =====

Only dry build so far, but I like the design. As with most kits being made from 'The Origin', it has lots of detail; plenty of opportunity for paint detailing and weathering.

===== Finished Images =====

Not yet finished.

===== Progress Images =====

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One problem when putting this kit together was that the 'pipes' that connect to the head unit are very thin - I managed to snap one of them, which will need gluing before painting the kit:

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