Unlucky7 posted:

I am not sure what you are trying to say?

Argas posted:

Yes but C5 or C6?

RillAkBea posted:

Does this one not count?

https://bandai-hobby.net/item/3700/


It's supposedly an all Okawara redesign.

Arcsquad12 posted:

That's the Origin kit I was thinking was on its way. Didn't realize it was out yet.

I'm all over that Okawara redesign. He likes the chunky bot look rather than the slimthicc style.
Didn't he also design the 40th anniversary one that looked like a Ferrari?

mllaneza posted:

I liked my EVA Unit-02 so much I got a Unit-00 from the same line. This time I took a picture of the weird arm sprue and thought I'd share.



That's both arms cast in blue and white plastic, plus white rubber (note the flexible bit being lifted by the file), and a little grey in the shoulder sockets. You cut the whole assembly off of the sprue, then pull both arms off of the blue X piece. You pull the blue plugs out of the wrists - there is no shower of blood as you might expect from an Eva - with pliers, they're in tight. All of this is in service to casting the blue blades as part of the arm. Working on EVAs really does do funny things to your head.

The recessed areas around the upper arms and on the lower arms will be filled in with black pieces. On the one hand, this pose looks exactly like the classic slumped shoulders and dangling arms Eva pose. On the other hand, this is an HG kit with zero arm articulation at the elbow. Other than the elbow issue, this is at least as detailed a kit as your average HG. The torso articulation is very nice and emphasizes the not-quite human nature of the EVA units.

Next unit, the RG EVA-01 that finally showed up !

mllaneza posted:

I liked my EVA Unit-02 so much I got a Unit-00 from the same line. This time I took a picture of the weird arm sprue and thought I'd share.



The recessed areas around the upper arms and on the lower arms will be filled in with black pieces. On the one hand, this pose looks exactly like the classic slumped shoulders and dangling arms Eva pose. On the other hand, this is an HG kit with zero arm articulation at the elbow. Other than the elbow issue, this is at least as detailed a kit as your average HG. The torso articulation is very nice and emphasizes the not-quite human nature of the EVA units.

Next unit, the RG EVA-01 that finally showed up !

mllaneza posted:

I liked my EVA Unit-02 so much I got a Unit-00 from the same line. This time I took a picture of the weird arm sprue and thought I'd share.



That's both arms cast in blue and white plastic, plus white rubber (note the flexible bit being lifted by the file), and a little grey in the shoulder sockets. You cut the whole assembly off of the sprue, then pull both arms off of the blue X piece. You pull the blue plugs out of the wrists - there is no shower of blood as you might expect from an Eva - with pliers, they're in tight. All of this is in service to casting the blue blades as part of the arm. Working on EVAs really does do funny things to your head.

The recessed areas around the upper arms and on the lower arms will be filled in with black pieces. On the one hand, this pose looks exactly like the classic slumped shoulders and dangling arms Eva pose. On the other hand, this is an HG kit with zero arm articulation at the elbow. Other than the elbow issue, this is at least as detailed a kit as your average HG. The torso articulation is very nice and emphasizes the not-quite human nature of the EVA units.

Next unit, the RG EVA-01 that finally showed up !

Kao_Pai posted:

Bees on Wheat posted:

Goddamn, that sprue looks like a helluva thing. The multicolor parts in the RG kit are all pretty small, and only two colors each.

I started my RG kit a couple days ago and just.. god



The level of detail and articulation is ridiculous here. Parts move like you would expect from muscles and bones. You can actually get the sense that this is a living thing from putting it together.



As an unexpected bonus, most of the parts are a softer plastic than most gunpla. Makes it much, much easier to cut parts out without tool marks or stress marks. I think the only hard plastic parts I've come across so far were for the transport platform, and the red/clear bits. Everything else is kinda soft and flexy.

Phy posted:

After that description, I wouldn't have blinked if you'd ended your last sentence with "... and disquietingly warm."

mllaneza posted:

I liked my EVA Unit-02 so much I got a Unit-00 from the same line. This time I took a picture of the weird arm sprue and thought I'd share.



That's both arms cast in blue and white plastic, plus white rubber (note the flexible bit being lifted by the file), and a little grey in the shoulder sockets. You cut the whole assembly off of the sprue, then pull both arms off of the blue X piece. You pull the blue plugs out of the wrists - there is no shower of blood as you might expect from an Eva - with pliers, they're in tight. All of this is in service to casting the blue blades as part of the arm. Working on EVAs really does do funny things to your head.

The recessed areas around the upper arms and on the lower arms will be filled in with black pieces. On the one hand, this pose looks exactly like the classic slumped shoulders and dangling arms Eva pose. On the other hand, this is an HG kit with zero arm articulation at the elbow. Other than the elbow issue, this is at least as detailed a kit as your average HG. The torso articulation is very nice and emphasizes the not-quite human nature of the EVA units.

Next unit, the RG EVA-01 that finally showed up !

Moai Ou posted:

Believe it or not, but the elbows do have (slight) articulation. It's a little stiff and there's not a huge degree of movement, but it's there. I don't have the instructions handy but I believe it's pointed out in there.

Mephiston posted:

So the first SD kit I've owned since about 1996 showed up today, and I gotta say I don't normally like SD kits (or at least, I didn't back then) but the CS SD kits are actually pretty neat.



Plus it helps that its a model I like.



Here he is with his bigger buddy, while the Avalanche Exia looks on probably with disapproval.


Weirdly enough, I didnlt get one of those wire sections for the back blade in the HG version of the kit. Anyone happen to know where I could get a replacement, or what gauge wire it is?

maninthesuit posted:

In my experience, they don't. You're better off using other sites such as the manufacturer's own for more accurate dates. And even then, it pays to check in on say, a weekly basis to see if release dates have changed.

Personally, I use the Bandai site for Bandai stuff.
https://bandai-hobby.net/schedule/202006/ (this should be the link for this month. I see 2 Eva releases on the 20th)

Unlucky7 posted:

Are Ver Ka models really that much better than the equivalent base models? I am not sure if I ‘get’ it, but then it may be a little better in person than in pictures

Mephiston posted:

Uh, guys. I think I have a problem.





oof.

I dunno if its kosher or not to suggest places to get kits, but my local guy in Melbourne, Australia is pretty awesome. I would like to send business his way cause he's a small store owner that bends over backwards to get kits, so let me know if it's cool to name drop.

Puddin posted:

Is that Gundams Plus?

I keep meaning to go out there whenever I'm down there but always miss out.

Mephiston posted:

Yep, Gundams Plus.
Here's its facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GundamsPlus/
It's worth checking out cause he does a huge pic dump whenever he gets deliveries, and you can pick from them.

Darryl (the store owner) lives in my area, so he delivers kits to me on the way home from the store, and he's approximately twelve thousand times better than Metro Hobbies.

Mephiston posted:

Yep, Gundams Plus.
Here's its facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GundamsPlus/
It's worth checking out cause he does a huge pic dump whenever he gets deliveries, and you can pick from them.

Darryl (the store owner) lives in my area, so he delivers kits to me on the way home from the store, and he's approximately twelve thousand times better than Metro Hobbies.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

Metro Hobbies actually had some pretty great stock towards the end of its life, and it was great just for convenience if nothing else. Hearns Hobbie's is also well worth a visit, as they get P-Bandai stuff in sometimes, even if you'll have to pay out through the nose to get them.

Unlucky7 posted:

Are Ver Ka models really that much better than the equivalent base models? I am not sure if I ‘get’ it, but then it may be a little better in person than in pictures

Droyer posted:

I got a robot!
https://imgur.com/a/9BCM9qs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty8nZwkAWyE

Bees on Wheat posted:

Goddamn, that sprue looks like a helluva thing. The multicolor parts in the RG kit are all pretty small, and only two colors each.

I started my RG kit a couple days ago and just.. god



The level of detail and articulation is ridiculous here. Parts move like you would expect from muscles and bones. You can actually get the sense that this is a living thing from putting it together.



As an unexpected bonus, most of the parts are a softer plastic than most gunpla. Makes it much, much easier to cut parts out without tool marks or stress marks. I think the only hard plastic parts I've come across so far were for the transport platform, and the red/clear bits. Everything else is kinda soft and flexy.

d3lness posted:

Because of the perspective in that video it looks like you have one teeny tiny hand. XD That's a great robot overall.

RillAkBea posted:

Design-wise it's all a matter of taste. I see a lot of Japanese modelers on twitter who prefer the proportions of the janky original run Gunpla for some reason.