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TARDISman posted:That being said, I am stupidly excited to get back into things since one of my friends is helping me buy my first Perfect Grade in a couple months. Any good suggestions? I was thinking the Strike but I'm up for almost anything that isn't ridiculously expensive (i.e. 00 Raiser, Strike Freedom, etc.) If you're issue is with just expense, there was a recent release of a third-party PG Strike Freedom for only 130 US dollars. If that's not your thing, I can vouch for GP01/fb. It's a great PG if only for the fact that you basically get two kits in one.
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MG X3.  Another web exclusive, but you can still find X2s drat near anywhere so I wouldn't worry too much about that.
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http://gundamguy.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/gundam-build-fighters-op-theme-song.html Why do they keep trying to push the HG Freedom? It's an awful piece of crap!
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Neddy Seagoon posted:http://gundamguy.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/gundam-build-fighters-op-theme-song.html Cause dumb SEED fans will eat it up. For anyone who's curious, BTF have released the Double Fin Funnel set for Nu Gundam ver. ka, complete with psychoframe.
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Midjack posted:The Gundam Mk II and GPO1 are consistently well spoken of. The Mk II PG had an unfortunate tendency to topple backwards on its heels on me - but that's just the square-root law at work. Thing's ginormous and static joints can only do so much. Your rear end would topple over too if you were asked to stand up straight and not use your muscles to hold yourself in place. I'd almost rather do the GP01 now, because part of the fun of a PG is cutting parts off sprues and putting them together for a solid week, and GP01 would be more like a week and a half.
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Phy posted:The Mk II PG had an unfortunate tendency to topple backwards on its heels on me - but that's just the square-root law at work. I'm pretty sure that's more your fault. MK. II should not be falling over like that if you've got him properly balanced. It's not like he has a giant backpack that's leaning him backwards.
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Loose ankle joints have been a long-standing issue for the PG Mk.II, so it's not just him.
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Loose joints in general plague PGs prior to the Strike. It's simple enough to tighten them up (and in certain temperatures/climates it might not even be an issue), but it's still a thing.
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On the other hand, my PG RX-78-2's ankles were so tight that the polycaps split. 
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So there was a recent poll for favorite MGs. Results:
2. Extraordinary Superior Gundam 3. Turn A Gundam 4. Zeta Gundam 2.0 5. Full Armor Unicorn Gundam vKa 6. Strike Freedom Gundam 7. Gundam 3.0 8. Dom 9. Gundam 2.0 10. Gundam 1.0 11. Aile Strike Gundam vRM 12. Zaku II 1.0 13. Unicorn Gundam vKa 14. Acguy 15. Victory Gundam vKa 16. Sinanju vKa 17. Gundam mkII 2.0 18. Gundam Exia 19. Char's Zaku II 2.0 20. Wing Zero Gundam vEW 21. 00 Raiser 22. Ball vKa 23. 00 Qan[t] 24. Zeta Gundam 1.0 25. V-Dash Gundam vKa 26. Gouf 2.0 27. Hi-Nu Gundam 28. Qubeley 29. Gundam vOYW 30. Gundam vKa 31. The O 32. Perfect Gundam 33. Sazabi 34. God Gundam 35. Hyaku Shiki 36. Freedom Gundam 37. Crossbone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth 38. Gundam F91 39. Tallgeese vEW 40. Destiny Gundam 41. Red Frame Kai 42. Unicorn Gundam vOVA 43. Jesta 44. Zaku II 2.0 45. Superior Gundam 46. Wing Gundam vKa 47. Johnny Ridden's Zaku II 2.0 48. Infinite Justice Gundam 49. Char's Z'gok 50. Marasai Some of these are silly, but Turn A being in third just makes me  .
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Sep 20, 2013 03:44
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gently caress yeah, Turn A! Maybe this will inspire an MG Sumo, Turn X or that weird tan one that the clown girl piloted.
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Some really bad kits in that list. People are dumb.
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10th place. Ahahahaha what the actual gently caress.quote:Some of these are silly, but Turn A being in third just makes me I agree that the Dom was a pretty good kit for its time (dem fingers!) but it beat the Gundam 2.0 and Zaku 2.0?? quote:Some really bad kits in that list. People are dumb. 
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UncleRadnor posted:Which really hits home that it's just a big dumb popularity contest I didn't even know the Dom was that popular. I'd say they could use it to choose which MGs to release next year, but most of the really popular kits don't need updated versions. Bring on the MG Dom 3.0, I guess 
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UncleRadnor posted:10th place. Ahahahaha what the actual gently caress. Truth be told, I love that one just because it was so mind-blowingly awesome when it came out, and I think the styling holds up pretty well even if the execution doesn't. But just because I have warm feelings for it does not make it a "best of" or even particularly good, so yeah it's a pretty meaningless list.
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While there's a ton of "this model is only so high because it's popular/iconic" (Unicorns, Gundam 1.0), there's an undeniable amount of actual modeler presence in the poll. Just look at Turn A.Red Bones posted:I didn't even know the Dom was that popular. I'd say they could use it to choose which MGs to release next year, but most of the really popular kits don't need updated versions. Bring on the MG Dom 3.0, I guess There hasn't been a Dom 2.0 so that would be kind of cool actually! EDIT: Kind of a shame nothing from AGE got in though. Come on Japan, we need Bandai to release MG Age-1 Full Gransa. 
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Sep 20, 2013 14:05
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God Gundam being in the top 50 warms the cockles of my heart 
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The EX-S being number 2 and FA Unicorn being number 5 makes me so happy, you have no idea. Maybe we'll get some more ridiculously huge suits like those in the future. (EX-S 2.0, come on, Bandai, just do it.)
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I only have 8 MGs, but I will say that the Dom and Z'Gok are really good and pretty posable for old kits. My Char's Zaku II ver. 2.0 and the Gundam MK. II 2.0 are my best by far and are crazy articulated and awesome, but the Dom is pretty good, too. It's not like a Dom is going to be able to crouch or sit down with those huge rear end legs. He can flip you the bird, though! And besides, it's not like you need to pose the legs much anyway because they scoot along the ground like hovercraft. I just wish they would make 2.0 versions of the Kampfer, RX-78NT-1 Alex, and GP02A Physalis because I love those designs but everyone tells me their actual models suck. Also, I would kill for an MG Hygogg.
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http://imgur.com/6izcJmW,jjc2HQU,1zapKoq,5iaQapq A little something i've been working on for a while now.
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BlitzBlast posted:So there was a recent poll for favorite MGs. I love that theres 5 different RX-78s and 4 different Zakus.
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So I managed to find and purchase a Soul of Chogokin God Mars today. Needless to say for my first SoC, that thing is freakin' amazing. Are the other ones as high quality? I know this is one of the more expensive ones, but I got it at such a great deal I couldn't resist. Are the cheaper ones of similar quality?
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ManSeriesBrofist posted:So I managed to find and purchase a Soul of Chogokin God Mars today. Needless to say for my first SoC, that thing is freakin' amazing. Are the other ones as high quality? I know this is one of the more expensive ones, but I got it at such a great deal I couldn't resist. Are the cheaper ones of similar quality? I only have a handful of Soul of Chogokin figures myself, due to the fact that they're generally expensive as all balls, but I can attest to their overall quality. My Ideon for example is probably my favorite single piece in my entire collection. Walker Gallia from Xabungle is also top-notch, with its ratcheting joints and slick metallic paintjob. Even the Spec figures I own - Opening Silhouette Dragonar and SPT Layzner - are pretty awesome, though due to the fact that the line gimmick is plastic armor on a die-cast frame, you do end up having some issues with armor popping off if you handle it the wrong way. If you're interested, there's also the Super Robot Chogokin line, which features many of the same robots at a slightly smaller scale and a cheaper price-point. They're not as die-cast heavy and they aren't packed with as many accessories as their Soul of cousins, but they make up for it in extreme articulation and really nice sculpting. Just be forewarned that sometimes the metal-on-metal balljoints can find a way to loosen over time and with activity (though sometimes when you pull the figures out of the box for the first time the joints are usually so stiff you're afraid you might snap something), but the weight and general sturdiness of the figures themselves usually prevent this from being any kind of real problem. Just wanted to note that since my brand-new Shin Getter-1 has weird issues with its left shoulder where it won't hold its place in certain positions yet is solid in others. This problem is probably A: specific to my particular figure and B: due how I handled it, but I want to be honest. Plus of course I have the first figure the line ever released (Mazinger Z), and despite the fact that he can totally stand on his own, when you pick him up his legs will sag straight down due to the weight of the diecast. On the other hand, I've got a Gunbuster, a Grendizer, a Shin Mazinger Z, a Great Mazinger, and a DaiZyuJin that have zero issues. Chipped the paint on Alteisen, though, but that was my fault for not moving the armor plates before posing him. Anyway, my point is Chogokin figures are generally pretty awesome. Mecha Gojira fucked around with this message at 20:46 on Sep 21, 2013 |
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Mecha Gojira posted:I only have a handful of Soul of Chogokin figures myself, due to the fact that they're generally expensive as all balls, but I can attest to their overall quality. My Ideon for example is probably my favorite single piece in my entire collection. Walker Gallia from Xabungle is also top-notch, with its ratcheting joints and slick metallic paintjob. Even the Spec figures I own - Opening Silhouette Dragonar and SPT Layzner - are pretty awesome, though due to the fact that the line gimmick is plastic armor on a die-cast frame, you do end up having some issues with armor popping off if you handle it the wrong way. See I was originally just going to get the SRoC Chogokin Shin Getter, but I saw the SoC God Mars for 135 and couldn't pass that up. I have looked into the SRoC stuff and the Gunbuster is on my list. I definitely want more of the SRoC stuff due to price, I was just curious about the SoC because the quality was just outstanding and it's the only one I found for a price I am comfortable with. Thanks so much for the information though! Definitely helps my puchasing.
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ManSeriesBrofist posted:See I was originally just going to get the SRoC Chogokin Shin Getter, but I saw the SoC God Mars for 135 and couldn't pass that up. I have looked into the SRoC stuff and the Gunbuster is on my list. I definitely want more of the SRoC stuff due to price, I was just curious about the SoC because the quality was just outstanding and it's the only one I found for a price I am comfortable with. Thanks so much for the information though! Definitely helps my puchasing. Not a problem. Just don't let me ramblings dissuade you from eventually picking up the SRC Shin Getter. Outside of that extremely minor issue I mentioned, the figure itself is otherwise fantastic and kind of insane. There are FOUR joints for the shoulders alone, and that is not even including the fact that it has a separate BICEP joint on top of double-jointed elbows. Plus it comes with a scythe blade that is as tall as the figure itself. Hands down one of the best figures they've released (the actual best is Grendizer). Can't wait for the Mazinkaiser to come out.
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I think the only SRC I've been not totally happy with is Reideen and the Mazinger problem you mentioned. Mine is more if you pick him up his chest/torso joint does the extension thing and goes super floopy. Other than that my only complaint about SRC stuff is Gurren Lagann's balljoints in his wrist for swapping his hands are a nightmare for me because they're so small, but that's some pretty nitpicky stuff. Like they even give you alternate mane parts for GaoGaiGar's chest so he can put his arms together for the Hell and Heaven pose! Definitely agree on Shin Getter, he's fantastic. For buying Soul of Chogokin stuff that's generally how it goes, you'll see something and go "that's cool" and then you'll search for prices, find one that you consider reasonable and then buy it ASAP before someone else grabs it. Welcome to Toy Collector Hell.
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Mecha Gojira posted:Not a problem. Just don't let me ramblings dissuade you from eventually picking up the SRC Shin Getter. Outside of that extremely minor issue I mentioned, the figure itself is otherwise fantastic and kind of insane. There are FOUR joints for the shoulders alone, and that is not even including the fact that it has a separate BICEP joint on top of double-jointed elbows. Plus it comes with a scythe blade that is as tall as the figure itself. Hands down one of the best figures they've released (the actual best is Grendizer). Can't wait for the Mazinkaiser to come out. When I heard that the Mazinkaiser has a parts kit just to do the Obari pose, I was sold. Also at somepoint I really want some figures or kits from Overman King Gainer. I love those units. EthanSteele posted:I think the only SRC I've been not totally happy with is Reideen and the Mazinger problem you mentioned. Mine is more if you pick him up his chest/torso joint does the extension thing and goes super floopy. Other than that my only complaint about SRC stuff is Gurren Lagann's balljoints in his wrist for swapping his hands are a nightmare for me because they're so small, but that's some pretty nitpicky stuff. Like they even give you alternate mane parts for GaoGaiGar's chest so he can put his arms together for the Hell and Heaven pose! Definitely agree on Shin Getter, he's fantastic. Yeah GodMars on Amazon starts at 600 then 495 with 100 dollar shipping, so paying 135 for it was a steal. Not to mention the fact that the drat thing is huge. It comes up to the shoulders on the 1/35 RX-78 Mega size kit. SethSeries fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Sep 21, 2013 |
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BlitzBlast posted:EDIT: Oh that reminds me, Oblique Angle have you considered ordering the Destiny Extreme Blast's effect parts from Gentei Kits? It costs 3060 yen before shipping for the Wings of Light and the O Runner, but that's still better than buying an Extreme Blast. And the Destiny just doesn't look complete without those giant pink effect parts. I had no idea such a thing was even possible, to be honest. 30 bucks seems a bit steep for a couple hunks of plastic, but I'll probably buy them anyways since you're right, without the giant glowing wings the kit can't reach peak ridiculousness. Thanks for the info! Speaking of wings, who else thought that Wing Zero EW wasn't already ostentatious enough?   The silver doesn't show up as well as the gold, but it's there.
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Having seen them in person, let me assure you that MG Destiny's wings of light are loving huge. If you put the wings to full extension and had the kit stand up straight, the wing effect parts would be as tall as the black caps on the wings and as wide as the the distance between the shoulders (minus the boomerangs). And you get two of these. Of course this has some drawbacks; I hear a lot of people have trouble getting the transparent connector parts to stay on, likely due to the weight of the wings. Glue is usually the recommended solution if you want to still be able to fuss around with the kit without having to constantly reattach the effect parts. Here's where you'll want to go to get them.
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I present my completed PG Gundam GP01 "Half Burner":  
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Yesterday I learned that Tamiya acrylic paint bottles are $2 a pop and barely have any paint in them and one bottle of white isn't enough for a single HG kit. And their primer spray cans are $10 a pop and you need more than one per kit too. Also, I learned that my cheap $35 spray gun can't do shading. Well, my first foray into airbrushing ended in failure. I hosed you up, God Gundam. You got shining fingered.  Maybe I'll just stick with testors enamel spray cans when the weather's nice. Besides, Gundam kits look okay with just panel lining and a matte topcoat anyway. =/
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HGAC Wing Gundam: The Perfect HG Kit? I'm convinced Lowe is the ultimate Gunpla builder, just in 1/1 scale Who wants more Bearguy? TaurusOxford fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Sep 23, 2013 |
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Okay, very funny. Who's Gurren Lagaan/Red Frame fan creation is this? Also, is that picture inferring it's compatible with the Build Fighter packs?
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I swear, someone is going to buy that to do a Monokuma custom and to piss me off.
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Lostconfused posted:The hell?! I honestly don't know what's dumber: The BEAM half-cape, or the battle-unicycle.
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Lostconfused posted:The hell?! All these images just keep reinforcing the fact that I am going to love build fighters.
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TaurusOxford posted:I honestly don't know what's better: The BEAM half-cape, or the battle-unicycle. Fixed that for you. I think I'm going to enjoy Build Fighters if they keep up this level of silly accessories.
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