The (superior looking) TV Version of the Deathscythe Hell, finally in a decent Gunpla form! Originally a P-Bandai exclusive, Bandai thankfully made all of the improved G-Wing Gundams (Sandrock Custom, Heavyarms Custom and Altron being the others) a mainline release in the US of A, where the show was far more popular. The edgiest of edgy Gundams with skeletal ribs, a batwing cloak and a double scythe, making the nine year old inside of us go 'Yeeeeaaah coooool!'.
Aesthetics:
While the other models (Sandrock/Heavyarms) have minimal changes, this is one of the more heavily modified mobile suits, so while it retains the same legs and arms, the large shoulders have been made smaller so they fit inside of the giant batwing cloak, giving it a menacing look. While these kits are TV accurate and look fairly simple, the head and shield especially have some intricate panel separated details, giving it a bit of filigree look. The simple color scheme works well and has a nice balance of black and white, with enough yellow and grey to break it all up.
There is a dramatic looking sticker sheet with color correction panels, which are entirely optional. It's mainly six large sections to cover the white panels on the batwing cloak on the inside, but it's not necessary to use them. There are also six grey stickers for the inside of the ribs, which are easy enough to apply - Not great, but okay. More disappointingly, there are two filigree stickers for the shield. You can simply paint this instead, but it should've been color correct.
Mechanics:
The legs are the same, meaning the knees can 'click' open and extend the leg bend, while the torso retains the same lift gimmick for a nearly 90 degree forwards bend and the hips swing down.
If you have the HG Livelance Heaven, that is a Build custom model based on the Deathscythe Hell, but that model kit came before this one did, but also contained spare parts from this kit, before this came out, so obviously the Hell was designed long before it was ever released.
The point is that they share a lot of the same parts, namely the big batwing cloak, just in different colors and different way of attaching, in fact I'd say the Livelance has better mobility on its cloak, since it's attached to the backpack and can swing over, while the Deathscythe has its wings attached to its torso, so while the former can unattach its cloak, the latter can't, but that means it *CAN* have both cloaks on at the same time. Kind of. They obviously get in the way of each other.
Equipment:
1 Double Scythe with both beam emitters able to turn so it's a spear/halbard instead
2 scythe Beam effect parts, green, one longer, one shorter
1 'compact' beam scythe that can be stored on the back skirt in a 'closed' state
1 Shield that can open its claws, attaches onto the left (only) forearm and it can attach -
1 Shield Beam blade effect part, green
6 hands, 2 holding hands, 2 'Sandrock' thumb-on-hilt hands and 2 open relaxed palms
Conclusion:
The Deathscythe and the Deathscythe Hell were my favorite childhood gundams, so I'm very happy with both of them. The fact that the cloak is on the torso and not the backpack is an odd solution, but it works well enough. You can change the position of the 'wings' enough so that you can balance its poses and obviously it's best on a flight stand, especially since this is the 'space version' of the mobile suit. Hopefully we get the same TV version in a Master Grade one day, instead of the EW version.
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