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There are certain websites that make p.bandai a less extreme purchase. HLJ and bandaionline.com are both places where you can get them for roughly the same price they are in Japan, and if you get several at once the shipping cost becomes negligible.
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Yeah as far as exclusives go its a lot easier with P-bandai than say... trying to get some san diego comic-con exclusive type stuff.
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tenderjerk posted:they're still cheap(ish) in japan, right? there's an outside chance I'm travelling there this year Compared to outside japan they're waay cheaper. There's quite a few HG's with a base price of 600 yen (less than 6 USD), before shipping and resell. Go to HLJ.com, they list items in their yen price if you're curious about anything in particular.
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Has anyone bought the Hi Res Model for the Wing Zero Custom? Kinda a bummer the individual frame is pre-built, but it looks like they fixed my key complained with the MG WZC -- namely, the feathers appear to actually be attached inside the wings instead of being on the outside and falling off all the time. Also, I'm getting very close to finishing my MG Gundam Wing collection. I have all of the regular models (and all but 2 of them built), and those P Bandai are starting to look a lot more attractive -- even if they are just recolored versions of the existing models with different weapons.
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EVGA Longoria posted:Has anyone bought the Hi Res Model for the Wing Zero Custom? Kinda a bummer the individual frame is pre-built, but it looks like they fixed my key complained with the MG WZC -- namely, the feathers appear to actually be attached inside the wings instead of being on the outside and falling off all the time. IIRC it has some of the same issues, loose parts and what not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GDMKB1eTBs
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The FMP love train keeps on coming: Aoshima's new Arbalest now has a version with the booster thingy so you can make Tuatha de Danaan launch noises. https://hlj.com/product/AOS05560/Sci Interestingly, it costs exactly the same as the non-booster version, and the booster is a roughly 1600 yen add-on... so if you've got pre-orders for the non-boosty boy, maybe think of switching it up. Plus the booster comes with a stand for everything. C'mooooon, in-scale Rk-92 or Behemoth 
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Can anybody translate the Evolution Point stuff here? What is Fine Build?
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Guy Goodbody posted:Can anybody translate the Evolution Point stuff here? What is Fine Build? A pass through Google Translate says it's just a general "we're making HG's better" description. Finer details and part separation, more intricate assembly, that kinda thing.
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Jan 26, 2018 15:22
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Basically 'more frames, less stickers'
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Neurolimal posted:Basically 'more frames, less stickers'  I HATE STICKERS THIS IS THE BEST NEWS
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Neddy Seagoon posted:A pass through Google Translate says it's just a general "we're making HG's better" description. Finer details and part separation, more intricate assembly, that kinda thing. Sounds about right. The new Act Zaku HG actually has a freakin gear system in the head that turns the eye sensor as you turn the head.
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Guy Goodbody posted:Can anybody translate the Evolution Point stuff here? What is Fine Build? The 'Gunpla Evolution Project' creates a new standard of products for the next generation of Gunpla. The 'Evolution Point' for the 'HGAC 1/144 Leo', the 4th stage of the project, is the 'Fine Build'. A realization of both high poseability and detail, it provides a whole new building experience.
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Gundam Planet has preorders open for the Leo and Goose, gogogogogoMarx Headroom posted:Sounds about right. The new Act Zaku HG actually has a freakin gear system in the head that turns the eye sensor as you turn the head. poo poo, that's awesome. The MG 2.0 Zaku does this too. Does the RG have the same thing?
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The RG Zaku 2 has that as well
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The Origin Bugu also has the monoeye gear.
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The SD Sinanju also.
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so any MG GM frames that come out now use the same GM 2.0 frame, right? I'm just about finished with my 2.0 and it's ugly and beautiful, and man is this frame sturdy and detailed. I've only built 5 MGs but this is far and away my favorite. That goofy-looking GM Sniper Custom that just came out would complement this wonderfully, and I'd love to build another GM
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I think the MG GM Sniper Custom and MG Sniper II use the MG RX-78-2 2.0 frame. It’s still considered a great kit though.
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brainwrinkle posted:I think the MG GM Sniper Custom and MG Sniper II use the MG RX-78-2 2.0 frame. It’s still considered a great kit though. So did the GM 2.0, which means things work out there quite nicely. It's also true of the GM Command Colony Type. Jerk's right. It's a great frame.
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MJP posted:The FMP love train keeps on coming: Aoshima's new Arbalest now has a version with the booster thingy so you can make Tuatha de Danaan launch noises. https://hlj.com/product/AOS05560/Sci The Limited Version Arbalest had the booster too; good to see it return.
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I have the Alter al-mecha Arbalest (and the Savage, ribbit ribbit) and 2 other smaller Arbalest figures. I really don't need the model kit... but I am still very tempted.
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Blackchamber posted:I have the Alter al-mecha Arbalest (and the Savage, ribbit ribbit) and 2 other smaller Arbalest figures. I really don't need the model kit... but I am still very tempted. drat you and your $160 frog boy, I love those Savages so much. I wish there was a Gunpla leg that looked close enough and could still support a Gusion or Man Rodi so I could get close enough to a Savage without dumping out the wallet. I've got the old Aoshima Arbalest I bought from Midjack, one each of all three recently reissued M9 Gernsbacks, and the new Arbalest with the booster. I think I have a problem
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Its definitely a rabbit hole. I'm atleast trying to stick to me 'hero unit only' rule to help keep my backlog from inflating and bleeding my wallet dry, otherwise I'd need the Gernsbacks, the Robot Spirits Savage and the Codarl. I have some of the gashapon stuff so I do technically have an example of them.
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I'm going to scratch build an Amazing Rapid. The way I see it, I need an Origin high-mobility (any type) and the Amazing booster pack, correct? 
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Ka0 posted:I'm going to scratch build an Amazing Rapid. Yup. Pretty sure you don't even need glue, you can just mount them on the shoulders like that. You'll want to scrounge up some ball polycaps for mounting the rocket pods though. The included plastic ones are crap.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Yup. Pretty sure you don't even need glue, you can just mount them on the shoulders like that. You'll want to scrounge up some ball polycaps for mounting the rocket pods though. The included plastic ones are crap. I could scrap up something using a balldeen arms too. Although I'm sure I have a spare set of rubber polycaps somehwere.  You'd think I would have the amazing booster instead of, say, the goddamned portent flyer.
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The new Action Bases are much better than the old Action Bases
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Guy Goodbody posted:The new Action Bases are much better than the old Action Bases
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C-SPAM thread is bringing the good poo poo again:punchymcpunch posted:
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I guess there's an hg Crossbone X-0 coming? http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=331756 But it's p-bandai. So, uh, what's the best way to order p-bandai stuff in the United States?
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Man both the kits I wanted to build are 80+ on Amazon right now that's kinda steep Any suggestions for pretty involved MG kits? There seems to be a pretty wide range of how complex they get from looking at a few manuals on 1999, are there any that are noted for having an obnoxious amount of parts that take forever to put together?
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garfield hentai posted:Man both the kits I wanted to build are 80+ on Amazon right now that's kinda steep MG Unicorn and derivatives fit this description.
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MG Unicorn doesn't really have a huge partscount, and it's not going to take forever to put together. If you want that, go pick up the Ex-S or maybe the Sazabi.
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garfield hentai posted:Man both the kits I wanted to build are 80+ on Amazon right now that's kinda steep What kits are they? Obviously the more out there designs with weapons and backpacks are gonna be more involved, and the more standard suits will be pretty short on the I sane amount of parts. Line the Psycho Zaku box is as big as a PG box and has 37 runners in it, where the GM Sniper II had something like 16.
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I've had my eye on the Sazabi too but it's also obnoxiously expensive on Amazon. I did quite enjoy the RG Unicorn and wouldn't necessarily be adverse to doing more of it although I have heard the MG is notoriously finicky in that it falls apart when you try to pose it which might be a bit of an issue since I'm just shoving these all in my cubicle where the support team comes over and fiddles with them (they're all early 20s nerds who have loud arguments about which Dragonball character could beat up other Dragonball characters until the finance team comes over and yells at them to shut up)Puddin posted:What kits are they? The Psycho Zaku was one of them, along with the FA-78 Thunderbolt. Both look really fun due to all the stuff they come with and the fact they match up canonically is a nice bonus garfield hentai fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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garfield hentai posted:The Psycho Zaku was one of them, along with the FA-78 Thunderbolt. Both look really fun due to all the stuff they come with and the fact they match up canonically is a nice bonus I've got both of those in my backorder, the FA thunderbolt box is surprisingly small, but has a lot of fiddly parts. I've made the decision to leave the elbow/knee covers off as they look terrible to fit. Saying that though, the PG exia was pretty fiddly in places and I enjoyed every moment making it.
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On a related note, the price of the MGs I want to build are making me think "you know, for that kind of money, I can totally justify my first PG". I still didn't get my airbrush poo poo and realistically I should absolutely practice on a cheap kit before I use it on something that matters and it's over 100 dollars for just plastic stuff and I have to spend a fuckton on unexpected car repairs and I barely have room to put it anywhere and I can't at all justify getting one and yeah I'll probably get one really soon
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garfield hentai posted:On a related note, the price of the MGs I want to build are making me think "you know, for that kind of money, I can totally justify my first PG". I still didn't get my airbrush poo poo and realistically I should absolutely practice on a cheap kit before I use it on something that matters and it's over 100 dollars for just plastic stuff and I have to spend a fuckton on unexpected car repairs and I barely have room to put it anywhere and I can't at all justify getting one and yeah I'll probably get one really soon Look on non amazon sites tbh, usagundam has the pyscho at $82 and the Thunderbolt is OOS, but normally goes for $66. Generally Amazon is pretty bad for pricing on kits most of the time.
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