1/144 HGUC AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II Gundam Model Kit

Title: AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II (Unit 1)
Scale: 1/144
Grade: High Grade Universal Century (HGUC)
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Kit No.: # 11
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Release Date: 06/2000
Suggested Price: ¥ 1500
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Infomation of AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II

The AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II is one unit of AMX-004 (AMX-005) Qubeley Mk-II, which is the successor to the AMX-004 Qubeley featured in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. At least two AMX-004 Qubeley Mk-II units were built, piloted by Elpeo Ple (AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II) and Ple Two respectively.

General and Technical Data

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  Model number: AMX-004-2


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  Code name: Qubeley Mark II


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  Unit type: prototype Newtype use mobile suit


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  Manufacturer: Axis


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  Operator(s): Neo Zeon; AEUG (Anti-Earth Union Group)


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  First deployment: 12 April UC 0088


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  Accommodation: pilot only, in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit in torso


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  Dimensions: overall height 18.9 meters; head height 18.4 meters


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  Weight: empty 35.2 metric tons; max gross 57.2 metric tons; mass ratio 1.41


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  Armor materials: gundarium alloy


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  Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 1820 kW


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  Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 30800 kg; vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 12


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  Performance: maximum thruster acceleration 1.08 G


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  Equipment and design features: sensors, range 10900 meters; psycommu system


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  Fixed armaments: 2 x beam launcher/beam saber, mounted in forearms in beam launcher mode, hand-carried in beam saber mode


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  Remote weapons: 12 x funnel (mounts beam gun, power rated at 1.3 MW), stored in tail binder

Miscellaneous Information

• Pilot: Elpeo Ple


• Appearances: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ; Gundam Evolve; Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Gundam Next; Dynasty Warriors: Gundam; Mobile Suit Gundam: Climax U.C.; Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Side Story: Mirage of Zeon


• Original mechanical designer: Mamoru Nagano (Gundam ZZ version)

History

The AMX-004-2 served primarily as a test unit for its pilot, a 10-year-old girl named Elpeo Ple, and was used to determine and measure the girl's Newtype abilities. Though the Mk-II's weapons - and Ple's abilities - would be a serious menace to the pilots of the AEUG carrier Argama, the Mk-II would finally be damaged and captured, with Ple defecting to the AEUG to join her adopted "surrogate brother," MSZ-010 ΖΖ Gundam pilot Judau Ashta. Later on in the war, Ple sacrificed herself and her Qubeley Mk-II to protect Judau against the threat of her own "blood" - a powerful Newtype clone named Ple Two.

The AMX-004-2 would be first encountered at the site of an abandoned colony where the crew of the Argama was testing the ship's new hyper mega particle cannon. Unknown to the crew the colony was being used an ambush point by the Endra squadron, a group of pilots who came from the sunken ship Endra. The Gundam pilots were able to scare off the Neo-Zeon pilots but during the retreat a dummy asteroid opened up, revealing the Qubeley Mk-II. Elpeo Ple used her mobile suits funnel weapons to cover her comrades retreat while slightly damaging the Gundam Mk-II and Zeta Gundam. This evoked a response from Judau, whose own Newtype powers lashed out. This has the effect of stopping the Qubeley's funnel attack but it is unclear as to why. On the Argama Captain Bright Noa recognizes the mobile suit as Haman Karn's personal mobile suit and tries to destroy it, but Elpeo Ple manages to pilot the machine out of the beam's path and retreat.

The AMX-004-2 is seen for a second time outside of Axis where it catches Judau's FXA-07GB Neo Core Fighter as the Argama pilot tries to escape from Axis. It is at this time that it is revealed to Judau that Elpeo Ple, who he met earlier inside Axis, is the pilot. The Qubeley Mk-II would make its third appearance a short while later at the Axis palace with a handcuffed Leina Ashta inside the cockpit as Epleo Ple's hostage. Epleo Ple is angry with Judau who she said was always worried about Leina and mean to Epleo, so she leads Judau/ZZ Gundam on a chase through Axis. Judau tries to reason with Elpeo but ultimately his words just make Epleo angry who uses her mobile suit's funnels while in a park where children are playing. She is stopped when Leina warns that if Epleo keeps doing these bad thing than Judau would hate her. Because of the situation Judau was forced to retreat from Axis, initially with the Qubeley Mk-II and the girls but they were taken back by Glemy Toto outside the asteroid. [Source: wikia & MAHQ]

1/144 HGUC AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II Model Kit Review

The Qubeley is a very cool model from the HGUC line of Gundam models. The Qubeley features posable joints thanks to polycaps and also comes wiht a beam saber and funnels that can be stored in the binder. The Mk-II is molded in a nice dark blue color scheme. What it comes down to for you is which color scheme you like better!

Following the successful performance of Axis/Neo Zeon leader Haman Karn's AMX-004 Qubeley mobile suit, two improved Qubeley Mark IIs were approved for construction. The first of these new Qubeleys, the AMX-004-2, was built and deployed during the first Neo Zeon movement in U.C. 0088. Aside from its new paint scheme, the only notable technical difference between this first Mark II and the original Qubeley was the addition of two extra funnel remote weapons. The kit remains essentially unchanged otherwise, and features interchangeable hands and two beam sabers with effect parts.

1/144 HGUC AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II Gundam Model Kit
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