Beltane70 Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 Am I the only one that actually likes the PG 00-Raiser? Nope! I bought it around this time last year and am totally satisfied with it. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 For the Wing fans, looks like Epyon is going to be a MG release Hopefully, followed closely by Wing Zero Speaking of Gundam wing, is this the same as this? They seem identical with the exception of the stand piece. I'm confused though because HLJ is not listing the Ver. Ka as discontinued. Seems odd to have the same kit still in production in 2 different boxes under 2 different names. Quote
Snail00 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 For the Wing fans, looks like Epyon is going to be a MG release Hopefully, followed closely by Wing Zero Speaking of Gundam wing, is this the same as this? They seem identical with the exception of the stand piece. I'm confused though because HLJ is not listing the Ver. Ka as discontinued. Seems odd to have the same kit still in production in 2 different boxes under 2 different names. That is the best news I have heard in regards to the MG Wing Series. I love the Epyon. I hope they make the Tallgesse III! My latest build. Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 For the Wing fans, looks like Epyon is going to be a MG release Hopefully, followed closely by Wing Zero this is the best news I've heard all day. I all I need is an MG Tallgeese and my life will be complete. Speaking of Gundam wing, is this the same as this? They seem identical with the exception of the stand piece. I'm confused though because HLJ is not listing the Ver. Ka as discontinued. Seems odd to have the same kit still in production in 2 different boxes under 2 different names. The ver. EW has the stand connector and different decals; possibly remolded hips to accommodate the stand connector. That's about it that I can tell. Strange but I think they want to milk the current EW line up. Quote
azrael Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 this is the best news I've heard all day. I all I need is an MG Tallgeese and my life will be complete. You sure it isn't in the pipeline after they finish with the rest of the EW Gundams? They just need Heavy Arms and Sandrock (both versions) and Altron Gundam EW ver. and they'll be done with that. Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 You sure it isn't in the pipeline after they finish with the rest of the EW Gundams? They just need Heavy Arms and Sandrock (both versions) and Altron Gundam EW ver. and they'll be done with that. I'm sure it will happen, I just need them to announce it. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Well it would make sense to make the Tallgeese at some point. From the basic frame they could make all 3 versions, and correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Leo use the same frame as well? Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Well it would make sense to make the Tallgeese at some point. From the basic frame they could make all 3 versions, and correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Leo use the same frame as well? from what I remember the tallgeese is actually way taller than the leo. Quote
azrael Posted February 23, 2011 Author Posted February 23, 2011 Well it would make sense to make the Tallgeese at some point. From the basic frame they could make all 3 versions, and correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the Leo use the same frame as well? Almost the same. It would take some re-working and remolding of some of the parts. You won't get as much mileage as you would making all 3 Tallgeese. from what I remember the tallgeese is actually way taller than the leo. About a meter taller. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 MG Epyon? Bought. MG Tallgeese? Bought. (my 1/100 Tallgeese is the only Wing kit I still have, asides from my PG Zero) Quote
Snail00 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 SOooooooo Takara is now making Tranpla :lol: Looks ok Quote
thegunny Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Finally finished my Mega Char Zaku II. Damn it seems the bigger the kit the bigger the mistakes I coloured it using the RG Zaku as a guide but the photo's don't really show the contrasting panels all that well which is just as well because the so called pink came out a bit more like light orange (a bit of an accident when adding the yellow ). I built it straight out of the box with a few extra decals to supplement the kit decals. I tried not use any glue but it just wasn't possible in places, especially the power conduits. They looked absolutely awful with a seam the size of the grand canyon on every one of them. I couldn't be bothered mixing up a small batch of pink to paint them in body colour so I just painted them dark grey & black. I reckon they turned out okay and break up the pink. Ye gods is it pink I've seen enough pink bits to last for quite some time The Zaku machine gun doesn't fit all that well and it severely limits how you can pose the model as it fouls on the arm in just about every position. Not sure how they achieved the poses on the side of the box because as soon as you move any part of it away from centre it wants to fall over. The mega RX-78 is the same. Speaking of which, when I got the RX-78 out to pose with the Zaku it started to sag under it's own weight. Not happy Bandai, at least it could have kept its joint stiffness for more than 2 months Overall, both kits although imposing on the shelf IMHO are not really up to scratch. Too heavy for the joints used, not detailed enough for the size and way too simplistic for my liking. Holding a pose for the long term is a concern and I hope that one day I don't come home and find they have crashed to floor taking everything else with them. Side by side A bit of biffo Quote
Snail00 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Finally finished my Mega Char Zaku II. Damn it seems the bigger the kit the bigger the mistakes I coloured it using the RG Zaku as a guide but the photo's don't really show the contrasting panels all that well which is just as well because the so called pink came out a bit more like light orange (a bit of an accident when adding the yellow ). I built it straight out of the box with a few extra decals to supplement the kit decals. I tried not use any glue but it just wasn't possible in places, especially the power conduits. They looked absolutely awful with a seam the size of the grand canyon on every one of them. I couldn't be bothered mixing up a small batch of pink to paint them in body colour so I just painted them dark grey & black. I reckon they turned out okay and break up the pink. Ye gods is it pink I've seen enough pink bits to last for quite some time The Zaku machine gun doesn't fit all that well and it severely limits how you can pose the model as it fouls on the arm in just about every position. Not sure how they achieved the poses on the side of the box because as soon as you move any part of it away from centre it wants to fall over. The mega RX-78 is the same. Speaking of which, when I got the RX-78 out to pose with the Zaku it started to sag under it's own weight. Not happy Bandai, at least it could have kept its joint stiffness for more than 2 months Overall, both kits although imposing on the shelf IMHO are not really up to scratch. Too heavy for the joints used, not detailed enough for the size and way too simplistic for my liking. Holding a pose for the long term is a concern and I hope that one day I don't come home and find they have crashed to floor taking everything else with them. Stunning Good Job! Quote
areaseven Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Can the Zaku at least do the Char kick? Quote
thegunny Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Not without a 10 ton crane to support it. It weighs 800gr and doesn't really have the flexibility to get the pose right. Quote
Rabidweezil Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 EW Deathscythe Hell is on the way! Sadly though, I won't be building it for a while. I bounce around from model to model before they are done. So now I have about 3 or 4 half completes. So I'm finishing them one by one before I start on anything new. Besides, Bandai probably won't release the decals for it in like 3 months anyway. I did finally get around to finishing this one Quote
wolfx Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 For the Wing fans, looks like Epyon is going to be a MG release Hopefully, followed closely by Wing Zero Speaking of Gundam wing, is this the same as this? They seem identical with the exception of the stand piece. I'm confused though because HLJ is not listing the Ver. Ka as discontinued. Seems odd to have the same kit still in production in 2 different boxes under 2 different names. I don't understand what all these new kits that says "EW VERSION" mean and where they come from since the Wing Gundam and Deathscythe H version never appeared in the EW OVA. Quote
kaiotheforsaken Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 Wing didn't really but technically Deathscythe Hell did they just stuck the "custom" bit on the end of its name. Still as much as I like the EW designs (though I've had more than enough of Wing Zero) I'd really like to see the show designs get made. Bandai really needs to make an MG Tallgeese as well and got he same route the did with the T III from Endless Waltz and just package all the variant pieces so you can build w/e version you want. MG Epyon gives me hope though that we'll eventually see these suits get the MG treatment. Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) I don't understand what all these new kits that says "EW VERSION" mean and where they come from since the Wing Gundam and Deathscythe H version never appeared in the EW OVA. They're Katoki redesigns of the 5 lead gundams from the first half of the series originally drawn around the same time Endless waltz came out. The thing is, the GUndams that show up in Endless Waltz (wing zero, deathscythe hell, altron etc. etc.) are supposed to be the same gundams that the pilots are using at the end of the series. the Look different because they're drawn by Katoki and not Okawara, but they're the same robots and for the purposes of the Endless waltz narrative they always looked like that. To that end, Katoki drew up redesigns of the original 5 gundams to match the aesthetics of the redesigned mid-season upgrades that actually do show up in EW. So basically, they are supposed to be what the original 5 gundams looked like within the Endless Waltz version events. :edit: as for the whole "Custom" thing, tacking the word custom onto the end was purely a marketing thing done by Bandai to differentiate the old Endless waltz model kits from the TV show model kits. In terms of the story, The Deathscythe Hell you see in the OVA is the same Deathscythe hell that you see at the end of the TV series. They just look different so Bandai can sell more model kits. Edited February 27, 2011 by anime52k8 Quote
wolfx Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 They're Katoki redesigns of the 5 lead gundams from the first half of the series originally drawn around the same time Endless waltz came out. The thing is, the GUndams that show up in Endless Waltz (wing zero, deathscythe hell, altron etc. etc.) are supposed to be the same gundams that the pilots are using at the end of the series. the Look different because they're drawn by Katoki and not Okawara, but they're the same robots and for the purposes of the Endless waltz narrative they always looked like that. To that end, Katoki drew up redesigns of the original 5 gundams to match the aesthetics of the redesigned mid-season upgrades that actually do show up in EW. So basically, they are supposed to be what the original 5 gundams looked like within the Endless Waltz version events. :edit: as for the whole "Custom" thing, tacking the word custom onto the end was purely a marketing thing done by Bandai to differentiate the old Endless waltz model kits from the TV show model kits. In terms of the story, The Deathscythe Hell you see in the OVA is the same Deathscythe hell that you see at the end of the TV series. They just look different so Bandai can sell more model kits. I am confused. As far as the OVA is concerned, the mecha we know from EW have ALWAYS looked like that, WGZ with the wings and feathers, Heavy Arms with the quad gattling gun, etc. In other words there was no "upgrade" in the EW universe. So what you're saying is Katoki is trying to "patch" that up with his designs and say that "In EW, the mecha before the upgrades look like this...." and voila more new model kits from Gundam Wing. Did I get that right? Quote
anime52k8 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 I am confused. As far as the OVA is concerned, the mecha we know from EW have ALWAYS looked like that, WGZ with the wings and feathers, Heavy Arms with the quad gattling gun, etc. In other words there was no "upgrade" in the EW universe. So what you're saying is Katoki is trying to "patch" that up with his designs and say that "In EW, the mecha before the upgrades look like this...." and voila more new model kits from Gundam Wing. Did I get that right? pretty much yeah. Quote
areaseven Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 What would a Gundam look like with Optimus Prime's colors? Strangely enough, it's not as bad as you'd think. Quote
Beltane70 Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 That color scheme doesn't really work for me. Quote
reeoyuy Posted February 28, 2011 Posted February 28, 2011 New images of MG OO Raiser and promotional poster May release, 6500 Yen. Will include 1 LED unit, but it said that there are 5 area where LED can be installed. Remaining LEDs are sold separately (not surprising). The proportion is far different than PG version; this MG is definitely not just a scaled-down PG. Quote
Snail00 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 New images of MG OO Raiser and promotional poster May release, 6500 Yen. Will include 1 LED unit, but it said that there are 5 area where LED can be installed. Remaining LEDs are sold separately (not surprising). The proportion is far different than PG version; this MG is definitely not just a scaled-down PG. I can live with separate LEDs there only like 2-5 bucks on Ebay. But the shoulders look out of proportion. If its not a floppy mess and it wont have that ridiculous locking mechanism I can live with it. I will wait for reviews tho. Where are the other frakken gundams from 00 especially Gundam Dynames and Cherudim Gundam Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Can MG O Gundam be next after MG OO Gundam ? Quote
reeoyuy Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 No news about MG O Gundam this far. This year MG seems to be focusing on Wing and Unicorn, kinda doubt O Gundam will come soon. Some pictures on UCHG Core Fighter: That's quite big Nice details, I wonder if it'll include photo-etch parts Sayla's decapitated head More pictures I'm not a fan of UCHG line or Core Fighter but that kinda tempting. Quote
Snail00 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 No news about MG O Gundam this far. This year MG seems to be focusing on Wing and Unicorn, kinda doubt O Gundam will come soon. Some pictures on UCHG Core Fighter: I'm not a fan of UCHG line or Core Fighter but that kinda tempting. I think im going to get it, but sometimes I feel Bandai can be a little on the cheapskate end of things. With Kotobukiya at least if its something special they give you a prepainted figure ie the Royal Gold Saber and 1/100 line of SRW....sheesh Quote
thegunny Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 You've been spoilt by the plug & play kits Hard Graph and EX kits are real models Quote
anime52k8 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) You've been spoilt by the plug & play kits Hard Graph and EX kits are real models I like plug and play. having all the parts fit together the first time so you can get strait to painting and detailing is a lot more fun than hours of tedious test fitting and modifying and puttying and sanding and puttying and sanding and puttying and sanding and puttying and sanding and... That said, Kotobukiya kits are poorly engineered and made from shit plastics. Edited March 1, 2011 by anime52k8 Quote
Snail00 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 You've been spoilt by the plug & play kits Hard Graph and EX kits are real models I dont think I have been spoiled. Spoiled is if I by the EX line and then get something that its not and then whine about it. This is marketed as full color kit with minimal brush up. If Bandai expects me to support their exec salaries by buying every MG/PG and some UCHG then it cant expect me to be able to buy them so fast and paint and finish them in time to get the next model. I only have so much time in my day and when summer roles around im not going to be in the house for 70% of my day. soooooooooo thats why I dont buy EX models cause I know what they are Quote
VFTF1 Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 I'm confused. What scale is that core fighter in?? Pete Quote
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