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The renewed interest in gundam wing gives me hope that my favorite mobile suit, Tallgeese, might some day see the MG treatment.

MG Tallgeese would be the bee's knees. I would love it.. and it would be an awesome opponent for the MG Wing Gundam that's going to be released soon. If Exia got the GN-X.. then Wing should get Tallgeese.

SD Gundams are awesome.. I have most of the current ones, and they're pretty fun to assemble (as in it takes 2 minutes).

Ngee Khiong's blog has an article about Bandai taking a prominent gunpla KO company from China, TT(I'm assuming TT Hongli), as well as a distributor to court in China. It doesn't look good for the defendants.

http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/04/ ... rated.html

If Bandai is successful, this could set a precedence that makes it more difficult for Chinese KO companies to operate, not only those who deal in recast gunpla but also those who deal in KO products of things like action figures.

Roadbuster wrote:Anyways, i've got the model mostly done. And no, his PG is no oversized MG. No model should be called a MG if you have to assemble the hands right down to the very finger segments and then spend over an hour tring to fit various joint or green orb sections so they go in.

Virtually everything about the PG OO could be replicated in a MG. The drives, segmented fingers, and useless joint locks are some of the few things that can't be.

After many years of waiting for a new PG I was disappointed with Bandai's effort at that price point. However, that's one of Gunpla's strengths. With so many models at different scales there is something for everyone.

I own over twenty PG's and OO is the only one I regret buying. I would happily trade my still sealed one for a PG GP-01.


Am I the only person turned off by the massive attachments to most of the new OO Gundams from the movie? These things make Virtue and Seravee look anorexic. Qan[T] looks good though.

pt206 wrote:

Roadbuster wrote:Anyways, i've got the model mostly done. And no, his PG is no oversized MG. No model should be called a MG if you have to assemble the hands right down to the very finger segments and then spend over an hour tring to fit various joint or green orb sections so they go in.

Virtually everything about the PG OO could be replicated in a MG. The drives, segmented fingers, and useless joint locks are some of the few things that can't be.

After many years of waiting for a new PG I was disappointed with Bandai's effort at that price point. However, that's one of Gunpla's strengths. With so many models at different scales there is something for everyone.

I own over twenty PG's and OO is the only one I regret buying. I would happily trade my still sealed one for a PG GP-01.


Am I the only person turned off by the massive attachments to most of the new OO Gundams from the movie? These things make Virtue and Seravee look anorexic. Qan[T] looks good though.

What the heck? My first PG in seven years as a gift to myself for the crap I've been through at work, and some new guy comes in flaunting a 20 count on PG's and rains on my parade. Can't I have some sense of accomplishment for cmpleting PG 00 Raiser?

pt206 wrote:Am I the only person turned off by the massive attachments to most of the new OO Gundams from the movie? These things make Virtue and Seravee look anorexic. Qan[T] looks good though.

I'm not a fan of the numerous extra bits 'n' pieces the Raphael and Zabanya display. If they were arranged better, it would be a different story but the more that I look at them, the less I like the big hunks of stuff hanging off of them. I don't mind the Harute's design as I can see the kibble being used in the Mobile Armor mode. The Qan[T], surprisingly, looks the most conservative with respect to its design.

Roadbuster wrote:What the heck? My first PG in seven years as a gift to myself for the crap I've been through at work, and some new guy comes in flaunting a 20 count on PG's and rains on my parade. Can't I have some sense of accomplishment for cmpleting PG 00 Raiser?

By no means should somebody else's collection count diminish your accomplishment. I don't believe that was the intent, and if so then shame on you for letting it =)

congrats on your PG 00

Roadbuster wrote:What the heck? My first PG in seven years as a gift to myself for the crap I've been through at work, and some new guy comes in flaunting a 20 count on PG's and rains on my parade. Can't I have some sense of accomplishment for cmpleting PG 00 Raiser?

Lighten up, Francis. It's your kit and all that matters is you like it. I was simply pointing out why I, and many others, don't think the kit is a true perfect grade. I actually liked the kit with the exception of the locking joints, which I replaced.

I'm not "flaunting" my PG count, it's simply my favorite line due to the size and details. They are easier to paint and customize and that is why I buy so many of them. My current project is turning a PG Zeta into Jetfire.

I recently started working on the 1/144 HG Astraea Type-F kit and it's fun so far. It basically uses the HG Exia as the base mold. It comes with quite a variety of armaments. You can configure it with optional parts as the Type-F2 as well.

Here are some photos of the completed 1/144 HG Astraea Type-F.









The weapons it comes with is as follows:

GN Launcher
Proto GN Sword
GN Beam Rifle
GN Shield
GN Hand Missile(a handheld missile pod)
GN Beam Pistol 2x(the grey containers on the legs are the containers)
NGN Bazooka
GN Beam Saber 2x
GN Hammer

All of this for 1800 yen. A pretty good deal as far as I'm concerned.

The Astraea Type-F is photographed with all the weapons equipped!

Damn.. basically a Mobile Suit and a Weapons Pack too.. awesome

The HG Astraea Type-F is one great kit if one is partial to the Exia design and appreciates a hefty assortment of weapon accessories. It's not meant to fight with all the weapons at once but I'm pleasantly surprised by the model's ability to have all the weapons held or equipped somewhere on the body all at once.

Since the kit uses the same base mold as the HG Exia, you get a lot of leftover parts, which you could use to basically make a red Exia.

dalong's MG Wing review is up. He gave it a low grade compared to other recent MG's. I'm biased as I didn't care for the show or the mobile suit, but I know a lot of people have been waiting on this MG for years.

HGUC ReZEL impressed me. It's a great kit, but I still don't care for the heavy part swapping.

Finished my first Hoi-Hoi San kit. I really liked it, but it's hard to justify the cost. You have the plate count and quality of an HGUC at MG price.

HGUC Loto will be the first kit I haven't painted in years. It's so small I have no desire to disassemble and paint. It's a nice kit and I didn't have the knee problems many people have reported.

I'm in a similar spot with respect to MG Wing as I'm not a fan of the series(not that I dislike it) or the MS design. One design point I really do like is the mechanism for holding the beam saber in the shield.

I've been thinking of getting the HGUC ReZEL Commander Type kit. I don't mind the heavy part swapping as it doesn't seem like it would have a simple transformation process like the Kyrios or Arios. After experiencing the 1/72 VF-27γ Lucifer Brera Sterne Custom, which is an impressive transforming model kit, I actually no longer yearn for true transforming models. I just don't think model kits are meant for standing up to the rigors of transforming.

The vast majority of Kotobukiya's model kits are expensive and not as involved as MG kits. However, some of their lines like the Armored Core model kits offer designs that just can't be found in Bandai's Gundam line. The Border Break model kits look pretty neat. I have the Heavy Guard Type-II and plan to acquire more models from that line. I wish Bandai would produce more mecha models outside of Gundam on a regular basis like the Armored Trooper VOTOMS mecha.

I also didn't run into the knee joint issues that were reported. I think that people just didn't check to see if the parts were clipping or perhaps they were heavy handed in their handling of the model.

It looks like the Real Grade RX-78-2 model kit is really going to implement some MG level engineering into a 1/144 scale model:



My question is: Will this model be stable or will it be touchy and prone to loose/weak parts?

If the RG RX-78-2 has the stability of current HG models but also be essentially miniature MG models, could this be a turning point for Gunpla development? How will the development future MG and PG model kits be affected? Could we see a similarly advanced 1/100 or 1/60 scale project from Bandai in the foreseeable future?

Source: http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/05/ ... mages.html

Damn, that really looks component heavy for a 1/144. I will definitely pick that up just to give it a shot... or maybe someone else wants to be the guinea pig XD

I'm in the same boat on MG Wing Gundam. I wa sinterested at first, but the more I saw, the less enthusiastic I became about it. I dunno why. Perhaps because it was so underused in the very series named for it. Herro really should have brought it into space the first time since it was really the only one of the original five that was spaceworthy. Hiding it would have been no problem for a guy like him.

Also on the subject of Gundam Wing...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4586511919_38750c6efd.jpg

Seems Wing Zero's getting the MG teatment in the near future. I always liked Anime Wing Zero over Wing Gundam. (of course EW WZ blows both of them away).

RG RX-78 and HGUC ZZ can't get here fast enough. I'm not a big 1/144 scale fan, but those kits look amazing. ZZ really needs a MG 2.0, but It won't happen any time soon, if ever.

Anyone interested in the MG V Dash? I'll pick up the Core Booster for my MG V, but that kit had so many problems I'm wondering how well it will sell.

There's some great news coming from the Shizuoka Hobby Show. MG The-O is going to be huge. If it's accurate in 1/100 scale, it should be 11.4 inches tall. The slew of HGUC kits are very enticing to me. The Figurerise line is getting not only Vegeta and Trunks but also Kamen Rider W and Luffy.

MG The O is fantastic news. That is going to be a massive kit. More Zeta is always a good thing.

The new 1/144 OO kits look .... different. I do not like the bulk and they are passes for me. I'll wait for the MG Qan[T].

I'm a sucker for new designs. I think my favourite is Allelujah's new one.. the Zabanya or whatever...

Convotron wrote:It looks like the Real Grade RX-78-2 model kit is really going to implement some MG level engineering into a 1/144 scale model:



My question is: Will this model be stable or will it be touchy and prone to loose/weak parts?

If the RG RX-78-2 has the stability of current HG models but also be essentially miniature MG models, could this be a turning point for Gunpla development? How will the development future MG and PG model kits be affected? Could we see a similarly advanced 1/100 or 1/60 scale project from Bandai in the foreseeable future?

Source: http://ngeekhiong.blogspot.com/2010/05/ ... mages.html

That thing's like scout sized? Damn, I think I'll try it when I go and order my next kits.

Edit Holy hot damn!
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN963280
It cost around the same as an MG kit but look it seems to have articulated fingers!

It's been a few years for me since I actually bought a kit. I have a MG FAZZ sitting in my closet from Gundam Sentinel that I still haven't finished. I think i bought it in 06. I drag it out and work on it once in a blue moon. I also have a Valkyrie from Macross Frontier to finish...

You'd think I'd finish these before buying another gundam... Nope. 1/100 Avalanche Exia is on it's way. I hear it's a fun kit and it looks like a great take on the Exia which always seemed a little... barren compared to the other 00 suits.

Exia itself is a phenomenal kit, Avalanche tops it off.

I need some help making a decision.

I want to get a MG Gundam MK II Titans kit, now there are two options for this:
The standard version
And the Limited edition Prototype one based on the BlueRay cover art.

the limited one costs just a little more than the standard version but I want the best looking one.
Could you point me into the right direction for a side by side comparison of the two versions?
I've tried but google gives me nothing but crap right now.

Thanks.