Destiny Part 1

My most recent haul.. got at a cheap price.. this model now goes around in stores about RM250-300.. i got it way less than that price.. technically its 2nd hand but the box is still sealed and wrapped in plastic so its brand new!..

This is kinda a special model.. came out with its twin "brother" or rival the ZGMF X20A Strike Freedom Gundam.. which i also have and its like my most beloved Gundam ever.. :D

yeah.. so back to this.. This is the MG model of

ZGMF X42S Destiny Gundam : Extreme Blast Mode

It is piloted by Shinn Asuka from the series Gundam Seed Destiny.. and no, he is not the MAIN character.. not until Kira who pilots the Freedom and Strike Freedom shows up and stole the show.. literally.. lolz.. ZGMF (Zero-Gravity Maneuver Fighter)

A little background on this Mobile Suit k.. the Destiny Gundam is made specifically for Shinn.. It combines the 3 Silhouettes from the Impulse Gundam into Destiny.. The Impulse ran its course after it destroyed the Freedom Gundam, then Shinn got upgraded and the Destiny was awarded to him..

Tech Specs from MAHQ.net
Model number: ZGMF-X42S
Code name: Destiny Gundam
Unit type: Prototype Assault Mobile Suit
Manufacturer: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty)
Operator: ZAFT
First deployment: C.E. 74
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: overall height: 18.08 meters
Weight: max gross weight: 79.44 metric tons
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: Ultracompact Hyper Deuterion Nuclear Reactor: power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Variable Phase Shift (VPS) armor; Neutron Jammer Canceler; Wings of Light
Fixed armaments: 2 x MMI-GAU26 17.5mm CIWS, fire-linked, mounted in head; 2 x MX2351 "Solidus Fulgor" beam shield generator, mounted on wrists; 2 x RQM60F "Flash-Edge 2" beam boomerang, mounted on shoulders, hand-carried in use; MMI-714 "Arondight" anti-ship sword, stored in right wing, hand-carried in use; M2000GX high-energy long-range beam cannon; stored in left wing, hand-carried in use; 2 x MMI-X340 "Palma Fiocina" palm beam cannon, mounted on palms; shield, mounted on left arm
Optional hand armaments: MA-BAR73/S high-energy beam rifle, power rating unknown

I never liked Destiny to be honest.. i think the design is rather lame.. and simple.. but this kit is different.. it has 2 special things which made me get it.. even though the kit is released back in 2007 it is still pretty good compared to the recent ones like the MG 00 Qan[T] and the MG Deathscythe verKA which are disappointing and flimsy and fragile..

this is the Extreme Blast Mode(EBM) version where as there is a normal edition of the Destiny Gundam.. the difference between the EBM and Normal is that the EBM has the special and epic "wings of light" and some SILVER SHINY PLATED parts.. and has the palm beam effects.. and 2 huge ass figures of Kira and Shinn.. it is to pair with the Strike Freedom Full Burst Mode la.. since that came with a poster of Destiny vs Strike Freedom.. :D

so lets get to it!

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Tools of the Trade

This is the Box cover.. cool eh!~ one of the nice box art i've ever seen.. :D


I diddnt know where to start since this kit has like so many freaking parts.. so i started with the stand.. lolz.. another thing this kit has in common with the Strike Freedom FBM is that it has a special stand..
The stand is molded to have resemblance of Destiny's wings fully opened.. SF FBM also has its special stand resembling its own wings.. lolz..

After that.. i did the weapons.. since this dude has like 4 things to wield.. i shall start there.. this time i totally forgot about its boomerangs which are mounted on the shoulders.. lolz.. anyway.. this is Destiny's ASS.. Anti Ship Sword.. its used to cut up ships.. LOL..

MMI-714 "Arondight" Anti-Ship Sword. Named after Lancelot's sword from the Arthurian mythology. This is basically Shinn's main weapon when piloting the Destiny Gundam.. it made him stupid and useless and only knows how to fight with raw strength.. NOOB.. btw.. Shinn's previous Gundam, the Impulse has a A.S.S. called the Excalibur.. yeah the downgrade meant that Shinn's demotion of character rank in the series as Kira comes back into the series..

There there is the beam cannon.. its is the most under used of all the weapons that Destiny has..

M2000GX high-energy long-range beam cannon.. nice looking and powerful but toobad its green and underutilized..

this is when both weapons are deployed and ready to be used to destroy.. lolz
and the other 2 hand carry weapons which are optional.. lolz.. are the

MA-BAR73/S high-energy beam rifle and a Sheild.. =.=

there are 2 more weapons on Destiny.. like the 2 beam boomerangs mounted on the shoulder.. and the palm beam cannon and also 2 beam shield generators at the forearms.. yea totally makes this solid shield redundant and utterly pointless.. sigh.. o well..