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So about a week and a half ago inspiration struck while I was (where else?) on the can. It went something like: Lunamaria has a custom-color ZAKU, right? So, when Shinn gets the Destiny, why should she have to stick with the same old boring red, white, and blue scheme on the Impulse? Shinn can keep that, so after a little paint and more than a little cursing at tape and stupid pegs that keep breaking off in their holes ugghh we have the following: I basically used the ZAFT uniform color scheme as the basis, but being Lunamaria's mech, I figured a few alterations were in order.    I gotta say, custom color schemes are a lot more fun than painting the kit like it is on the box. I'm definitely going to do more stuff like this in the future.  More here.
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Nice, that looks better than it has any right to.
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I think you should've gone with a slightly less neon shade of pink, but that still looks amazing well painted.
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Yeah that's an amazing job. Though... what happens when the Impulse changes packs? Also the next Metal Build was announced as the Destiny, it looks incredible.
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wings of light sold separately for 10000 yen only as a lottery item at Japanese 7-11 gently caress you edition
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That looks really awesome! Also, hold onto your butts:  SRC Genesic GaoGaiGar coming out 
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Looks like i'll finally have something to go with my SRC Dino Megazord.
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Hell yeah! Now I get to buy all the GaoGaiGar tools again, but cooler!Oblique Angle posted:
Nice job! Coming up with custom paint schemes or transferring a character's custom colour scheme to a different suit is always interesting, especially when more effort than "Char = Red" is put in. Any plans for more, or is it going to be a matter of inspiration?
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EthanSteele posted:Hell yeah! Now I get to buy all the GaoGaiGar tools again, but cooler! Wait, what are the chances that they make... no they couldn't possibly... GOLDION CRUSHER? 
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About the same chances we'll ever get a 1/100 Dendrobium or Meteor unit.
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I just ordered a bunch of big hype models including the 3.0 and a PAIR OF 30 DOLLAR NIPPERS and I'm most excited about the Master Grade Ball, I'm a loving retard
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HGUC Zogok hype y'all
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My wife claimed my RG RX-178 as her own, so I'm looking for another RG to build. Is the Aile strike any good? Which ones are best avoided?
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The only RGs to straight up avoid are the RX 78-2 (it's a grenade) and the Skygrasper if you don't plan on getting the Strike. Everything else is fine, if backheavy/kind of flimsy. The recent GP-01 uses the same frame as the mkII, so if you want you can get that. Its main issue is being rather loose around the BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Aug 27, 2013 |
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BlitzBlast posted:The only RGs to straight up avoid are the RX 78-2 (it's a grenade) and the Skygrasper if you don't plan on getting the Strike. Everything else is fine, if backheavy/kind of flimsy. I thought the Core Fighters were optional components on the RG's? Dirtanium posted:My wife claimed my RG RX-178 as her own, so I'm looking for another RG to build. Is the Aile strike any good? Which ones are best avoided? The Aile Strike is a very good kit. A nice solid build, and it's worth getting the Skygrasper if you do get one just for the other two Strike Packs. edit: I thought i'd posted images of my Strike in this thread. Have a look and see what you think. Neddy Seagoon posted:
And as a bonus, my RG Skygrasper rocking the Aile pack while my Strike Gundam has the Launcher Pack. I connected the bases just for the hell of it. 
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Neddy Seagoon posted:I thought the Core Fighters were optional components on the RG's? It's hard to make GP01's core fighter optional when it makes up the upper chest and the backpack for the Gundam.
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TaurusOxford posted:It's hard to make GP01's core fighter optional when it makes up the upper chest and the backpack for the Gundam. Yeah, but the RX-78-2's is a choice between it and a generic torso part so I thought the same would be true for the GP-01.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Yeah, but the RX-78-2's is a choice between it and a generic torso part so I thought the same would be true for the GP-01. I would guess that Bandai didn't want to jack up the price for the GP01s past 2500 yen so they omitted Core Blocks since GP01 CBs would require a lot more work than a RX-78-2 CB.
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Prototype Sazabi ver ka: http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2013/08/mg-sazabi-ver-ka-on-display-c3-x-hobby.html Master Grade Astray Red Frame - http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2013/08/mg-1100-astray-red-frame-on-display-c3.html Master Grade Astray Noir - http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2013/08/mg-1100-astray-noir-on-display-c3-x.html Bandai lovin' those Astray frames.
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TaurusOxford posted:Prototype Sazabi ver ka: http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2013/08/mg-sazabi-ver-ka-on-display-c3-x-hobby.html Looks like there's some form of Astray Gold coming too, if you look closely in the Astray Red Frame pictures. Also no oversized sword/bow, no deal  .
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And thus, in order to capitalize off the currently airing Gundam Seed Destiny Remastered, Bandai releases kits from... Gundam Seed Astray. Uh, okay then. Not too interested in the red frame, but Astray Noir looks nifty. Even if both are just going to recycle the Duel's frame. EDIT:  HG F91 is looking good! BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Aug 31, 2013 |
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http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2013/08/hguc-1144-amx-107r-rebawoo-on-display.html I was hoping for a MG, but the original Bawoo hasn't got one yet I think.
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No, we have Red Frame Kai. Also apparently the Red Frame and the Astray Noir are going to be web exclusives. I wish these guys got the throwaway MG spot, and not the Strike Rouge.
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http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2013/08/gundam-seed-destiny-astray-r-secret.html Seriously? You're gonna strap two Tactical Arms onto a Red Frame Astray? Apparently Lowe has been watching too much Gundam 00.
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You'd think they'd just say "gently caress it" and make a model of the power loader.
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Silentman0 posted:You'd think they'd just say "gently caress it" and make a model of the power loader. Size-wise that'd have to be a Perfect Grade, surely.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Size-wise that'd have to be a Perfect Grade, surely. It'd be a bit bigger than that...
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Seeing the comparison chart there and doing a bit of mental math... that sword would come out to something like a meter long, wouldn't it?  .
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I love the Astray frames to build so I could get those and be happy. Bandai Premium means it's exclusive to their webshop, but not in a limited quantity right?
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When something's a web-exclusive, that means Bandai will make exactly as many as they get pre-orders. It's how they keep costs down. With that said, you'll probably still be able to get the things from resellers or find a third party recreation of it for a while. Fun fact: from what I hear from Derringer, the Strike Rouge vRM was originally supposed to be a web exclusive. But then Bandai realized they didn't have a MG that month, threw their hands up, and promoted it to general release.
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Agggh, I'll have to keep an eye out then, pisss. I think the Gold Frame in that picture is the HG that's on the Bandai store right now.
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I've gotta have that Red Frame, especially since I can't stand the Red Frame Kai. What are my options for getting online exclusive in the US without the price getting too jacked up? I seem to remember being interested in one of the online exclusive RGs before (the Strike Gundam with the bazooka/knives and no Aile Pack, I think) but the only place I could find it jacked it up to like 50 bucks which is ridiculous for an RG. Hopefully if I look into it before it actually comes out I'll be able to get it for cheaper.
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Son Ryo posted:I've gotta have that Red Frame, especially since I can't stand the Red Frame Kai. What are my options for getting online exclusive in the US without the price getting too jacked up? I seem to remember being interested in one of the online exclusive RGs before (the Strike Gundam with the bazooka/knives and no Aile Pack, I think) but the only place I could find it jacked it up to like 50 bucks which is ridiculous for an RG. Hopefully if I look into it before it actually comes out I'll be able to get it for cheaper. http://yokattaweb.jp/store/preorder.html These guys have always been great for me.
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If im after a Heavy arms custom kit, what would the best one be?
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Kea posted:If im after a Heavy arms custom kit, what would the best one be? Wait until Bandai makes Master Grade Heayarms Custom. Both the current 1/100 and 1/144 are old kits and don't do the Gundam justice, and the current MG Heayarms EW is a great kit and is a great base for the eventual Custom.
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Kea posted:If im after a Heavy arms custom kit, what would the best one be? If you need one RIGHT NOW with low effort I think the 1/100 is better but not by much. If you want the best possible take the MG Heavyarms and adapt as needed. As TaurusOxford says, if Bandai elects to release a Heavyarms Custom MG the current MG is a great place to start but that's far from guaranteed to happen.
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