The Third Party Gundam Thread

[slaginpit]

47 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

It looks like a kit.

 

should not this be in the kits thread?

[anime52k8]

6 minutes ago, slaginpit said:

should not this be in the kits thread?

They're not made by bandai, so they're 3rd party. They belong here.

[no3Ljm]

8 minutes ago, slaginpit said:

should not this be in the kits thread?

I have a feeling that Major Tom posted here because there's no Third Party Gundam Kit thread for it.

 

Edited November 9, 2018 by no3Ljm

[no3Ljm]

1 minute ago, anime52k8 said:

They're not made by bandai, so they're 3rd party. They belong here.

True. I now only realized the thread title. So stupid of me. 

Fixed my earlier post.

 

Edited November 9, 2018 by no3Ljm

[anime52k8]

1:60 scale full resin kit God Gundam

Garage kits aren't my thing but this is sexy and makes me want a metal build God Gundam

[eggy99]

That God Gundam is a sexy Gundam!

I'd also love a Metal Build of that. 

But Bandai please. No more warm white and cool white on the same unit (like on the MB Strike). I personally did not like that.

[eXis10z]

On 11/9/2018 at 11:54 PM, Wolfhound0023 said:

Has anyone tried to repaint the KO Strike Freedom MB kit before?  If so, how difficult was it?

Should be the same as Bandai's. They are all plastic.

[HG Blows]

how come the deactive versions are so much cheaper?  Do they initially start at ~$100 and just increase the price as they release/sell out?

[Wolfhound0023]

5 hours ago, HG Blows said:

how come the deactive versions are so much cheaper?  Do they initially start at ~$100 and just increase the price as they release/sell out?

Not sure myself but thinking about ordering both the Destiny and Strike Freedom.  Thinking about possibly custom painting one or both. Love the Strike Freedom but hate the gold inner frame....

[F360]

5 hours ago, HG Blows said:

how come the deactive versions are so much cheaper?  Do they initially start at ~$100 and just increase the price as they release/sell out?

The price is adjusted base on estimate demand.  De-active versions were never high demand even for official items. 

But I like the price.  will plan to get both.

[eXis10z]

Supposedly MC's metal build freedom. Based on Bandai's freedom v2.

Edited November 23, 2018 by eXis10z

[no3Ljm]

Interesting.

 

[anime52k8]

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Interesting.

 

very. quite the improvement over the Bandai one.

[eggy99]

I like all of it except for the fore arms. Why add beam shield emitters?

Nice to see MC doing an original mold though.

[no3Ljm]

47 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

I like all of it except for the fore arms. Why add beam shield emitters?

Nice to see MC doing an original mold though.

Yeah. That's what I noticed too. I don't like it so I hope it's removable. Also, I know they somehow based it on the MG v2 kit. And to be honest, I'm not a big fan of those extra added white pointy things on the wings. It made the Balaena Beam Cannons look like a 'p_nis' on side profile. 

 

[eXis10z]

8 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

And to be honest, I'm not a big fan of those extra added white pointy things on the wings. It made the Balaena Beam Cannons look like a 'p_nis' on side profile. 

[chyll2]

11 hours ago, eggy99 said:

I like all of it except for the fore arms. Why add beam shield emitters?

Nice to see MC doing an original mold though.

Same opinion. Beam shield emitters should be removable. It looks like a downgraded SF.

 

It looks good. Hope the price is good

[eXis10z]

Based on this FB post, it looks like the design were stolen. Can't say I'm surprised since this is a 3rd party manufacturer.

 

 

[no3Ljm]

1 hour ago, eXis10z said:

Based on this FB post, it looks like the design were stolen. Can't say I'm surprised since this is a 3rd party manufacturer.

Stolen from a model kit customizer? Still I want that Beam Shield Emitter be removable on the final product.

 

Edited November 26, 2018 by no3Ljm

[slaginpit]

Ugh wings over kill. Still waiting on that Zeta review before I jump. It looks small to me

[no3Ljm]

Ok. So I read this one caption in the photo from that Facebook feed. What's the ruling here if someone copied based from a design that is also based from an existing original design? Would that second-hand designer have a say or right to sue the third designer?

 

Edited November 26, 2018 by no3Ljm

[eggy99]

Not sure it's a 100% clone copy of that kit. There are many subtle differences all over, but no doubt heavily influenced.

[slaginpit]

On 11/26/2018 at 1:06 AM, no3Ljm said:

Ok. So I read this one caption in the photo from that Facebook feed. What's the ruling here if someone copied based from a design that is also based from an existing original design? Would that second-hand designer have a say or right to sue the third designer?

 

Babelfish?

[slaginpit]

In regards to the Kysh Wars seems the MC Ksh Extra weapons are a separate purchase for an extra 40 bucks

 

 

[slaginpit]

MC now has the preorders up for Chars Zaku

They also have another Zaku with the missile pack

[Ryoma]

They look really nice but... what are they? I mean i have never heard about this line before although i have to say that red Zaku is one of the best interpretation of the red comet i have ever seen.

[Mazinger]

Show.z is a storefront on AliExpress, but you probably already know that.

Since there no other branding are we to assume that they, themselves are going to produce it?

That would be interesting since they are mostly know for selling higher end knock offs like Valkyrie Factory’s VF-1.

[no3Ljm]

4 hours ago, slaginpit said:

Babelfish?

Babelfish? 

4 hours ago, Ryoma said:

They look really nice but... what are they? I mean i have never heard about this line before although i have to say that red Zaku is one of the best interpretation of the red comet i have ever seen.

1 hour ago, Mazinger said:

Show.z is a storefront on AliExpress, but you probably already know that.

Since there no other branding are we to assume that they, themselves are going to produce it?

That would be interesting since they are mostly know for selling higher end knock offs like Valkyrie Factory’s VF-1.

That Zaku figure is produced by Metal Club. Just need to verify if they're also Metal Gear, the company who made Metal Builds KOs of 00 Gundam variants. Assuming they are since some shops describe the company as 'Metal Gear MC (Metal Club)' or 'Metal Club (used to be called Metal Gear)'.

 

[no3Ljm]

I'm thinking if I should preorder the MC Zaku or just wait for GFFMC Zaku. 

 

[eggy99]

Quite nice effort from MClub.

I'd still get the official MCGFF version from Bandai first as it's the right thing to do. If I wasn't able to get one at retail / near retail price, then I'd consider getting the MClub release.

Doubt I would get too. Not sure if I need that much Char Zaku in my life.

Can MClub please make some GMs? Like the 0083 Armored GM or Unicorn Jesta?

[no3Ljm]

MC should start creating a new RX-78 since I didn't get the GFFMC one. So I can justify on getting the MC Zaku. 

 

Edited November 28, 2018 by no3Ljm

[slaginpit]

14 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

MC should start creating a new RX-78 since I didn't get the GFFMC one. So I can justify on getting the MC Zaku. 

 

LOL MCs would be better too and would not yellow like mine have

[JakCrow]

On 11/26/2018 at 12:27 PM, eggy99 said:

Not sure it's a 100% clone copy of that kit. There are many subtle differences all over, but no doubt heavily influenced.

It's the same situation with the Vientiane Toys MB Destiny figure, which was clearly using this as the basis for the design: 

[Major Tom]

On 11/9/2018 at 2:58 PM, no3Ljm said:

I have a feeling that Major Tom posted here because there's no Third Party Gundam Kit thread for it.

 

Well, I got the Xamel kit. It's more like 1/144 scale than 1/100.

For $32, it's not that bad. The b-club Xamel resin kit is long out of print @ $200+

If you want one for your 0083 collection you can get one from SamualDecal: https://samueldecal.com/collections/model-kit/products/motorking-yms-16m-xamel

 

[slaginpit]

anyone get this? wandering how good it is