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Gin_Rummy posted:Alright guys, talk me onto the ledge here a little bit... If my local comic book store has the perfect grade GP01 FB I should totally get it, right? HG to PG isn't going to be THAT much of a leap, right? PGs are much bigger, with higher part counts and some of the older ones have metal screws as part of the build process.
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Gin_Rummy posted:Alright guys, talk me onto the ledge here a little bit... If my local comic book store has the perfect grade GP01 FB I should totally get it, right? HG to PG isn't going to be THAT much of a leap, right? The instructions are easy to follow. It takes longer to put together because more parts, but it's not a huge spike in difficulty. It's going to look freaking sweet when you're done.
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Gin_Rummy posted:Alright guys, talk me onto the ledge here a little bit... If my local comic book store has the perfect grade GP01 FB I should totally get it, right? HG to PG isn't going to be THAT much of a leap, right? Not unless you really and truly love Stardust Memory. You might want to consider a Real Grade of recent vintage before you hop into PGs to get a gauge on the complexity. It'd also be advisable to pick a kit from either grade from the last ten years or so.
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May 19, 2021 15:03
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It's even more parts than usual because you get all the regular and FB parts, and a big stand to put the spares on. I haven't built the PG GP01, but looking at the instructions, it's one of the hosed up ones with screws and springs and stuff, so it might be a little fiddly, but it's also not loaded up with LED wires and stuff. It's probably a bit of a jump from working on HGs, but the impression I'm getting is that older PGs are basically bigger versions of modern Master Grades. The advantage is that the parts are huge, so you aren't likely to lose as many 1/144 vulcans in your carpet or whatever - if you just go in knowing that it's going to take a while to build it, you should be fine.
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Managed to get my hands on a Zero Gravity Judge. Now just gotta wait by the mailbox.
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May 19, 2021 15:46
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Those 2000s PG units are not really that hard to build in terms of difficulty, but they are a lot finickier with the screws and springs and stuff. I really want to get that PG GP01FB kit, but it's hard to pull the trigger on a box that big and that pricey with the backlog I've already got. I lost one piece from the PG Char Zaku II I built and it wasn't super consequential, but it irritated me to lose one out of probably 700 pieces.
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Of the older PGs I've heard some really bad poo poo about the GP01.
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That has also kept me from pulling the trigger, it looks gorgeous but I've heard the balance and scale of it can be kinda tough.
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Looks especially gorgeous if you go all in and do some painting too. I came across this paintjob in a reddit post and it looks smooth.
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I'm almost 100% sure it can't be worse than the PG Wing Zero, which remains the most hateful Gunpla build I have ever done.
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May 19, 2021 20:26
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I'm forever turned away the FB by how annoying the RG was to put together. Those connector pegs in the chest should really have been longer to hold on to the upper section.
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Mephiston posted:I'm forever turned away the FB by how annoying the RG was to put together. Those connector pegs in the chest should really have been longer to hold on to the upper section. I just glued it and never looked back. I'm not a fan of core fighter gimmicks so I didn't lose much by fusing the chest section together.
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ANAmal.net posted:I'm almost 100% sure it can't be worse than the PG Wing Zero, which remains the most hateful Gunpla build I have ever done. Oof. My best friend in highschool built one of those. I wouldn't get into Gundam for several more years and didn't "get" gunpla because I was building F-15s etc where snap together models are for babies. His $100+ lump of slumped over plastic leaning against a book and surrounded by smaller lumps of plastic that had fallen off didn't do much to convince me of the superiority of gunpla.
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Cat Hatter posted:Oof. My best friend in highschool built one of those. I wouldn't get into Gundam for several more years and didn't "get" gunpla because I was building F-15s etc where snap together models are for babies. His $100+ lump of slumped over plastic leaning against a book and surrounded by smaller lumps of plastic that had fallen off didn't do much to convince me of the superiority of gunpla. I took mine apart a few years after building it, to do some detail painting and glue a lot of the rickety armor parts back on. I though I'd done a pretty good job rebuilding it, until I put the wings on, and the thing still can't help but fall over. It didn't come with a stand either, which doesn't help - I've heard the PG Exia stand works with it, but I haven't bought one yet.
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In the PG Wing Zero's defense, the design is inherently unbalanced and ridiculous the wings are so huge compared to the rest of it, it never had a chance. I swear they need to learn their lesson about transformable gunpla, it never works well just have it be the one version or include a different set of runners for the core fighter part.
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May 20, 2021 18:29
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But the Zeta is so drat cool.
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May 20, 2021 18:41
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If you watch the Zeta movies, parts of it break off after it pulls out from The O after the waverider crash. The fragile Zeta kits are just accurate to the show.
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No joke, I had been wary of RGs for a while after having the Zeta be one of my first
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Like anyone that really loves the Zeta wouldn't buy a waverider form gunpla of it dont be cowards bandai spread that line out for maximum profits!
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I got an MG Wing a while back as my reintroduction to models, it actually turned me off of the hobby till a girl I dated got me back into it recently. It really is the kind of thing where you choose one mode and leave it there, because whenever you try to transform it, the skirts are going to snap off and the head is going to pop off the balljoint. Maybe it's a plot to get us to buy two models to display both forms 
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Unlucky7 posted:No joke, I had been wary of RGs for a while after having the Zeta be one of my first Zeta was my first one too, and it really seems like for some reason a lot of people start with that one. I've only built 2 RGs, the Zeta and the Nu. Probably the single largest delta in quality
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The Notorious ZSB posted:Like anyone that really loves the Zeta wouldn't buy a waverider form gunpla of it For real make it like a 2 pack thing. Boom done
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I didn't think the Zeta 2.0 MG was terrible (or for that matter, the old-as-balls Zetaplus MG)
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Marx Headroom posted:For real make it like a 2 pack thing. Boom done I honestly don't know why that isn't the standard option for the Zeta/Kyrios/wave rider style units. They're funky enough transformed to easily sell me on wanting both to display.
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Marx Headroom posted:For real make it like a 2 pack thing. Boom done Doesn't the HG delta plus do a halfway attempt at this?
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The Notorious ZSB posted:I honestly don't know why that isn't the standard option for the Zeta/Kyrios/wave rider style units. They're funky enough transformed to easily sell me on wanting both to display. Honestly I wish there were some transformer or power ranger style action figures for the transforming mecha. Something a bit sturdier that could handle being manipulated better than a model kit, and I'm the kind of person that has to take the toy down and fiddle with things anyways. I was hoping that's something that could be done in the gundam universe line, but I don't think that's something they designed into the figures that would benefit from it.
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If only there was a suit that had a stylish and elegant transformation that wouldn't make the kit a wobbly mess that they could make. Cough give me my loving Reborns MG cough
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The HGUC Gaplant already exists, it even looks good from every angle   The HGUC Messala is also rock solid in either form
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no ring
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Light Gun Man posted:no ring That's more of a Byarlant thing. 
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lol nice
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Woundwort preorder's dropping in an hour, folks. Buckle up
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e: nevermind for now, gonna wait till I can get some better pics
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catgirlgenius posted:Woundwort preorder's dropping in an hour, folks. Buckle up Oh poo poo, that's my last p-bandai white whale.
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The stein looks better with more detail so I liked the recast kit. I had to dremel the poo poo out of this though, especially the side thrusters on the legs. ... I also lost the stein head on the move, but luckily I had a sinanju mg that got broken years ago so I just swiped that head.   
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wdarkk posted:Oh poo poo, that's my last p-bandai white whale. The TR-6 [Hazel II] was one of mine, so now I just need them to do another printing of the Kehaar.
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I’ve had trouble with the Messer being in stock but the type 2 just got announced so here’s my chance.
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The Notorious ZSB posted:In the PG Wing Zero's defense, the design is inherently unbalanced and ridiculous the wings are so huge compared to the rest of it, it never had a chance. Yeah the wings make it a poo poo to pose but it's problem is really just that it is boring to build. Do not recommend The PG astray (and presumably the strike as the astray seems to be a glorified recolour, don't @ me) are waaaayyyyyyyyyy more fun to build than any of the prior PGs. The Astray is maybe my favourite build ever. Cthulhu Dreams fucked around with this message at 15:41 on May 21, 2021 |
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El Burbo posted:I’ve had trouble with the Messer being in stock but the type 2 just got announced so here’s my chance. For such a chunky suit the pictures I've seen make it look pretty posable. Has anyone built it who can give a trip report?
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Arcsquad12 posted:For such a chunky suit the pictures I've seen make it look pretty posable. Has anyone built it who can give a trip report? It's great. Very posable, super solid, and huge.
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