Gundam Figure Thread - Newtype GN-002

[davidwhangchoi]

  On 12/17/2017 at 6:08 PM, mog_kupo said:

For those that already have their Qan, I've seen some reports of parts breaking during the transformation, it seems the build quality its not as good

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can you link the reports? i'd like to read them too. 

kinda concerned.

[mog_kupo]

Saw them on a Facebook group, here its a quick example

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1658649397527725&set=pcb.1903975109851650&type=3&theater&ifg=1

[F360]

Ouch, glad I brought it from HLJ should the worse happens.  

 

[Scyla]

What's the issue? I usually don't click on facebook links but I really don't want to break my Quan[t].

Has it something to do with the outer armor bits that can be removed?

[F360]

here are some of the pics from the facebook group

Most of these are from Taiwan ,China and Hong Kong 

 

And the clear holder for the small Bit have reported braking from japan also. I did not notice a lot of shoulder brage from japan boards yet.

1 anon mention it could also be the cold weather .  

[davidwhangchoi]

  On 12/17/2017 at 7:37 PM, mog_kupo said:

Saw them on a Facebook group, here its a quick example

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1658649397527725&set=pcb.1903975109851650&type=3&theater&ifg=1

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thanks mog!

[davidwhangchoi]

  On 12/17/2017 at 10:31 PM, F360 said:

here are some of the pics from the facebook group

Most of these are from Taiwan ,China and Hong Kong 

 

And the clear holder for the small Bit have reported braking from japan also. I did not notice a lot of shoulder brage from japan boards yet.

1 anon mention it could also be the cold weather .  

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damn...

[no3Ljm]

Oh no. 

 

[Scyla]

That will give me nightmares?  

Thanks for the pictures.

[F360]

METAL BUILD 00 QAN[T]

https://hlj.com/product/BANN19258

[mog_kupo]

Back up on HLJ

 

https://hlj.com/product/BANN19258

[F360]

while we're at it the METAL BUILD Arbalest Ver.IV is up too
https://hlj.com/product/BANN17738/Act

[davidwhangchoi]

must be those smashed pics.

 

[David Hingtgen]

Are the shoulder/chest bits, metallic plastic?  Metallic plastic is often brittle, as bad if not worse than clear---clear plastic will at least be "holistic", but metallic plastic---if one area has few more "specks" settle out of place---that area can be very weak, and will cause a smooth random fracture just like in those pics. 

[subie81]

Wow. I’m kinda worried about my MB F91 now. Have there been any reports of breakages with any other MB figures?

[kajnrig]

  On 12/18/2017 at 1:25 AM, F360 said:

while we're at it the METAL BUILD Arbalest Ver.IV is up too
https://hlj.com/product/BANN17738/Act

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I jumped on that right quick. Thanks much. It wasn't available just a couple hours ago when I checked, too.

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That said, I still haven't gotten an email confirmation, so maybe it's more glitches...

Edited December 18, 2017 by kajnrig

[F360]

  On 12/18/2017 at 2:58 AM, subie81 said:

Wow. I’m kinda worried about my MB F91 now. Have there been any reports of breakages with any other MB figures?

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there's no breakage reported with the F91

[SuperHobo]

So far, there hasn't been a single breakage with any build metal figure yet, just loosening joints. 

I've had my copy of the 00 Quanta for a few days now and both my shoulders are fine. The dark brown/grey plastic they used is not metallic and has been the same plastic they have been using since the 00 7 swords. For normal handling I doubt, that hinge could break. Unless you're wrenching it past it's intended range of motion, only then could it snap. From the pictures above, it seems they were out of the box like that so it must have been a fed up factory worker not giving a crap that day. As for the clear plastic clip holding one of the sword bits, I haven't tried that yet. 

[kajnrig]

Placed another order for the MB Laevatein, thinking maybe something went awry the first order. The order cleared all the way through without issue, but I still haven't seen a confirmation email. If anyone has had a similar experience placing an order for the MB Quanta, let me know. I'm fairly certain there's just a glitch in the system showing these two as available.

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Back to Order Stop, and never got a confirmation email. Oh well, better luck next time. :/

MB Quanta also listed as Discontinued again.

EDIT again:

Seems one of my orders DID get in, as I just received a confirmation email now. Dunno what happened, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. MB Quanta still discontinued, though.

Edited December 18, 2017 by kajnrig

[subie81]

  On 12/18/2017 at 4:12 AM, F360 said:

there's no breakage reported with the F91

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Whew! Thanks buddy! I was starting to worry!!!

[Scyla]

  On 12/18/2017 at 5:39 AM, kajnrig said:

Placed another order for the MB Laevatein, thinking maybe something went awry the first order. The order cleared all the way through without issue, but I still haven't seen a confirmation email. If anyone has had a similar experience placing an order for the MB Quanta, let me know. I'm fairly certain there's just a glitch in the system showing these two as available.

EDIT:

Back to Order Stop, and never got a confirmation email. Oh well, better luck next time. :/

MB Quanta also listed as Discontinued again.

EDIT again:

Seems one of my orders DID get in, as I just received a confirmation email now. Dunno what happened, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. MB Quanta still discontinued, though.

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Did you order both from HLJ and the item was limited to 1 per customer?

If so there might be an issue because HLJ can suspend your account for this and they did so in the past if I remember correctly.

Edited December 18, 2017 by Scyla

[kajnrig]

  On 12/18/2017 at 7:37 AM, Scyla said:

Did you order both from HLJ and the item was limited to 1 per customer?

If so there might be an issue because HLJ can suspend your account for this and they did so in the past if I remember correctly.

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Yeah, unfortunately the second order went through as well while I slept. I canceled that as soon as I caught it, so hopefully there won't be any blowback.

[ErikElvis]

Guys try your best to keep an eye out for an available metal build wing gundam. So mad I missed a PO on that one!

[no3Ljm]

  On 12/18/2017 at 2:57 PM, ErikElvis said:

Guys try your best to keep an eye out for an available metal build wing gundam. So mad I missed a PO on that one!

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Just to clarify. You meant the GFF Metal Composite Wing Zero Gundam, correct?

[no3Ljm]

Back to the Metal Build 00 Qan[T] broken shoulder issues, is this more like a random bad batch thing or most of the entire production? I mean, how many people have posted theirs are broken?

[F360]

  On 12/18/2017 at 5:12 PM, no3Ljm said:

Back to the Metal Build 00 Qan[T] broken shoulder issues, is this more like a random bad batch thing or most of the entire production? I mean, how many people have posted theirs are broken?

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Not sure on that but most of those pic seems to be from china, taiwan, hongkong.  

[ErikElvis]

  On 12/18/2017 at 5:10 PM, no3Ljm said:

Just to clarify. You meant the GFF Metal Composite Wing Zero Gundam, correct?

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Oh yeah that’s it. I’m not a huge gundam fan but I do collect some metal builds/gffmc’s. The wing zero looks great. 

[General Rasp]

My copy had no issues (knock on wood). MB Qan[T] is a beautiful figure, Bandai did an excellent job with the details. It has plenty of markings and excellent matte finish on the armor parts. For a slimier design it has a good amount of weight from the diecast joints. The whole armature for the GN shield is diecast metal, that was an awesome surprise out of the box. Below are pictures right of the box. 

Honestly the parts I thought would break are the sword bits. The longer ones stick out just enough to get caught on shelve or else on a table. The shield comes fully "assembled" with the sword bits attached in the package and was secure in the clam shell. Maybe some of the breakages could have be prevented if the suit itself was clam shelled in the styrofoam. I panicked slightly when I couldn't find the clear ring in the box. I was looking around hoping I missed it and just happened to turn over the styrofoam box were it was packed. 

The joints were tight out of the box and had to be worked a little. The sword bit connections to the GN shield are solid and they don't fall off during posing. And you will want to pose this guy, he is so much fun! 

Edited December 18, 2017 by General Rasp
Fixed pictures

[davidwhangchoi]

oh good to hear it's solid. thanks for the review 

[General Rasp]

  On 12/18/2017 at 7:41 PM, davidwhangchoi said:

oh good to hear it's solid. thanks for the review 

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No problem!

[no3Ljm]

  On 12/18/2017 at 6:05 PM, F360 said:

Not sure on that but most of those pic seems to be from china, taiwan, hongkong.  

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Thanks F360.  

  On 12/18/2017 at 6:44 PM, ErikElvis said:

Oh yeah that’s it. I’m not a huge gundam fan but I do collect some metal builds/gffmc’s. The wing zero looks great. 

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I envy you guys who collect most Metal Builds. I just concentrated on getting Setsuna's.  

  On 12/18/2017 at 7:08 PM, General Rasp said:

My copy had no issues (knock on wood). MB Qan[T] is a beautiful figure, Bandai did an excellent job with the details. It has plenty of markings and excellent matte finish on the armor parts. For a slimier design it has a good amount of weight from the diecast joints. The whole armature for the GN shield is diecast metal, that was an awesome surprise out of the box. Below are pictures right of the box. 

Honestly the parts I thought would break are the sword bits. The longer ones stick out just enough to get caught on shelve or else on a table. The shield comes fully "assembled" with the sword bits attached in the package and was secure in the clam shell. Maybe some of the breakages could have be prevented if the suit itself was clam shelled in the styrofoam. I panicked slightly when I couldn't find the clear ring in the box. I was looking around hoping I missed it and just happened to turn over the styrofoam box were it was packed. 

The joints were tight out of the box and had to be worked a little. The sword bit connections to the GN shield are solid and they don't fall off during posing. And you will want to pose this guy, he is so much fun! 

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Thanks for this! Love to see all of Setsuna's suits altogether. Only missing is the 00 Raiser.

By the way, some of photos didn't load properly.

 

[General Rasp]

  On 12/18/2017 at 7:46 PM, no3Ljm said:

Thanks F360.  

I envy you guys who collect most Metal Builds. I just concentrated on getting Setsuna's.  

Thanks for this! Love to see all of Setsuna's suits altogether. Only missing is the 00 Raiser.

By the way, some of photos didn't load properly.

 

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Thanks for the heads up. And I unfortunately I am attached to my vital organs, so no 00 Raiser for me. 

Plus I have always like the Seven Sword/G equipment more than the 00 Raiser. I might pick up the Metal Robot Spirits version from HLJ. 

[no3Ljm]

  On 12/18/2017 at 7:56 PM, General Rasp said:

Thanks for the heads up. And I unfortunately I am attached to my vital organs, so no 00 Raiser for me. 

Plus I have always like the Seven Sword/G equipment more than the 00 Raiser. I might pick up the Metal Robot Spirits version from HLJ. 

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Nice! Are you also planning on getting the XN-Raiser set as well?

[SuperHobo]

Playing with my copy of the 00 Quanta some more and it's a little less solid than previous MB releases because of all of the little folding out panels and hinges. His right blue forearm guard falls off a lot when posing. Furthermore, I can't get the white panels on the shoulders to extend, but those don't show any detail underneath so I'm okay with that.  I do find his neck articulation a little limited, but not too bad. I'm a little worried Bandai is getting a little too ambitious with the MB line, where all of these added moving parts while cool, is adding to the cost and the solidness of these figures.

On the positive side, the backpack design is better than the moshow one and it shouldn't break with multiple removals. Forming the buster sword and gun are also much easier to put together than the moshow. So far this is the best headsculpt of the 00 Quanta compared to any 3rd party figure or model kit released so far. I think I'm seeing a bit more painted details on the 00Q compared to past MB releases. I'm glad I have all of Setsuna's suits and I'm done with him.  There's still more gimmicks to this toy I haven't gone to yet and I'll chime in on those later. 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2017 by SuperHobo

[Kanedas Bike]

Was starting to get a little nervous re: the MB QAN[T]. I have one in my PW at HLJ and 2 other pre-orders with US based stores. I may cancel one of those simply because I don't need 3 of them.

Thanks very much for the reviews/updates SuperHobo.

-b.