OOB Review: DevilArts 1/100 Providence (Part 1: Articulation)

Articulation

Let's start on the head articulation. As you can see the head can only move that far up. But it can move too far down and can rotate 360. The front and back head camera is a clear yellow piece as well as the eyes which is a clear green piece and there's a sticker for that and the v-fins are already sharp out-of-the-box. The head vulcan piece together with the dark gray v-fins at the back are a bit loose so take good care of it. Also the gray mouth piece has holes for vents which are a bit fragile so take care not to put pressure on it as you push it on the red piece. Those shoulder vulcans are sadly not articulated. Very good parts separation overall for the head.
On shoulder articulation, we have a double jointed elbow and a very nice detail on the joints. The shoulders can go 360 if not for the backpack and the shoulder armors move individually. The shoulders can swing forward a little. There's a swivel below the shoulder and the arm can raise more than 90 degrees. The hands has different options which I will discuss later but all of those hands has a hinge so it can swing in and out.
On to the body articulation we have a nice stomach crunch. The body cannot swing backwards. The cables around the body is not rubber which is very nice if you consider painting the kit. The body can swing from side to side and rotate from left to right but not 360. I also want to point out that the joints that enable the body movement is pretty solid. It can stay like that without worrying about the backpack weighing down the body. There's also no cockpit hatch, but who needs one? lol
For the waist articulation, all the skirt armors are movable. The front and back skirts are on a ball joints, two points of articulation for the front and three points of articulation for the back skirt. the side skirts are on a hinge and there are three points of articulation and the side dragoons can move independently. All of the dragoons on the side and back skirts can be detached and attach on effect parts which I will discuss later. I must say the amount of details on the skirt armors are pretty amazing.
On to the leg articulation. We can do a full split and there's a swivel on the top of the legs. The connection between the legs and the waist swings up and down and there's a ratchet inside. What's most noticeable is the armor separation on the leg when its in full bend. And of course we have a nice bend  and a double jointed knees. The knees will separate upon bending. The lower leg armor can flop ups and downs. The vents/thrusters on the back of the leg can also swing up and down. There's some kind of hydraulics at the top of the foot. The foot can swing back to front a bit and side to side. The toe can move independently. Also nice details on the legs and the back part.
And lastly, we go to the backpack articulation. The backpack is in a double jointed peg piece with has pegs on both sides that attaches to the backpack and the back of the gundam. It allows for movement of the backpack which can swing the top and the bottom part. The 2nd and 4th dragoon can swing front to back and all the dragoons can detach and reattached to an effect part. And there's a nice clear blue piece on the thrusters which I believe is very UV reactive. Overall the details of the backpack is enormous and there's a lot going up there.

Verdict