Gunpla/Plamo Thread Mk. III - 1/1 Scale Real Grade Nerds

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Tenzarin: Jul 24, 2007; .; Taco Defender

Bimmi posted:

Another tidbit from the show: non-scale Space Colony by WAVE, release 01/15 @ �3600.

That is bad rear end.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 01:10

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# ? May 27, 2024 21:57

Midjack: Dec 24, 2007

Suzaku posted:

So, 21,600 for the kit, plus 12,960 for all the LEDs equals 34,560 yen for the hole shebang.

Not counting, ya know, shipping. poo poo, even I'm not THAT crazy.

I am.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 01:10

GET IN THE ROBOT: Nov 28, 2007; JUST GET IN THE FUCKING ROBOT SHINJI

Bimmi posted:

Another tidbit from the show: non-scale Space Colony by WAVE, release 01/15 @ �3600.

Okay, I need to have that.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 01:19

CaptainRat: Apr 18, 2003; It seems the secret to your success is a combination of boundless energy and enthusiastic insolence...

Here's hoping the Unicorn's third mode is gerwalk.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 01:44

Neddy Seagoon: Oct 12, 2012; "Hi Everybody!"

S-Alpha posted:

Yeah, it's a sort of twisted genius. It's pretty cheap for a PG, so they can just churn out recolors with impunity and not have a huge backlash.

I'm kinda hoping they take another whack at that whole modular weapon pack thing they were gonna do with the PG Strike and then ditched. They could just churn out Armed Armors, extra gatlings/rifles, and maybe even the booster pack

I'm fully expecting the Full Armor equipment to be a web exclusive pack for another $100 or so at some point after the PG Unicorn's released.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 01:59

The Missing Link: Aug 13, 2008; Should do fine against cats.

CaptainRat posted:

Here's hoping the Unicorn's third mode is gerwalk.

The third mode is Literal Unicorn mode. Basically a PG Fuunsaiki.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 02:23

TARDISman: Oct 28, 2011

The Missing Link posted:

The third mode is Literal Unicorn mode. Basically a PG Fuunsaiki.

Well there is that SD Knight Unicorn that turns into a centaur...

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I'm fully expecting the Full Armor equipment to be a web exclusive pack for another $100 or so at some point after the PG Unicorn's released.

Oh I fully expect them to go apeshit crazy with web exclusives, on that subject, do you think they'd relegate the Banshee to an online only release?

# ? Sep 27, 2014 02:29

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

It's pretty unlikely. The Banshee has just enough changes that it wouldn't be very cost-effective to make it an exclusive.

PG FA Unicorn, on the other hand, is a toss-up. All Bandai really needs to make is the backpack, and maybe the hyper beam javelins. Everything else can be recycled. At the same time, though, it's a popular enough design that it might be worth general release.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 03:17

Suzaku: Feb 15, 2012

Bimmi posted:

Another tidbit from the show: non-scale Space Colony by WAVE, release 01/15 @ �3600.

Okay, that I am all over.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 03:44

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

I'm hoping PG Unicorn's "third mode" isn't just a polite euphemism for what happens when it collapses under its own weight and falls off the display shelf.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 03:49

girl dick energy: Sep 30, 2009; You think you have the wherewithal to figure out my puzzle vagina?

PoptartsNinja posted:

I'm hoping PG Unicorn's "third mode" isn't just a polite euphemism for what happens when it collapses under its own weight and falls off the display shelf.

On the other hand, that being officially recognized would be a sight to behold.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 04:01

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

Um, excuse me but

# ? Sep 27, 2014 04:04

BENGHAZI 2: Oct 13, 2007; by Cyrano4747

BlitzBlast posted:

Here's what I got out of the blurbs.

PG 1/60 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam
21,600 yen (+8% tax) (December 2014 Release)

Perfect recreation of the Unicorn Mode to Destroy Mode transformation. (Including face guard unfolding)
Implementation of a "Third Form".
The entire body's red psychoframe will feature a light up gimmick.
For the transformation's open-close movement, the v-fin will feature a magnet. This will let it look good in Unicorn mode. When it unfolds in Destroy Mode, the inside will also be gold colored.
Seeking the utmost articulation in the elbows and knees.

PERFECT GRADE

The hardpoints on the legs can be used in either mode. (?)
Weapons: Shield x1, Beam Magnum x1, Beam Magnum cartridge x1, Beam Gatling Gun x2, Beam Saber x4, Beam Bazooka x1
Includes a display base.
Will have a wide variety of decals.
LED units (sold separately) can make the pyschoframe light up.
Total height: 361 mm (in Destroy Mode).

PG 1/60 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam LED Units
12,960 yen (+8% tax) (December 2014 Release)

PG 1/60 RX-0 Unicorn Gundam will use LEDs.
The psychoframe will use twenty-nine, and the camera one. In total there will be 30 LEDs.
There is a light up sequence (operated by a switch):

1. The camera gradually lights up.
2. The psychoframe gradually lights up.
3. The psychoframe gradually shuts off, then the camera.

The light-up sequence also has a built-in Auto Mode.

And then there's a big blurb on the Unicorn's history nobody should care about.

MGs are bigger, more detailed, and more articulated. RGs are the same size as HGs, more detailed, and more articulated. Both feature inner frames.

Has somebody pointed you to dalong yet? Because you should go to dalong.

Hold up so the kit is like 200 bucks, and then the LEDS are another hundo? Fuuuuuuuck.

Gammatron 64 posted:

1/144 scale space colony.

I'd buy it.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 04:06

Mecha Gojira: Jun 23, 2006; Jack Nissan

Let's see, the average length of an O'Neill Island 3 type space colony is about 20 miles long. One mile is 5280 feet. So a 1/144 scale model of a space colony would be around 733'4" or simply 8,800 inches (22352 cm for you metric types out there).

# ? Sep 27, 2014 04:20

ACES CURE PLANES: Oct 21, 2010

Finally done! I'm gonna take a couple weeks break until I start working on the Full Armor additions. _{It never ends.}

I'm really glad with the way it turned out. God bless you Bandai, you greedy bastards.

ACES CURE PLANES fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Sep 27, 2014

# ? Sep 27, 2014 05:01

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

It looks good, but it'd look better if you focused your camera a little more. Consider buying a lamp!

I guess PG Unicorn is going to be the only big announcement. I mean I'm sure one of my friends is freaking out that RD Shining finally got greenlit, but nothing really catches my eye. Hell RD V-Dash is worse than the previous RD V + V-Dash parts, it's missing the VSRBs.

Maybe I will just get the MG. Someday, long in the future.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 06:02

ACES CURE PLANES: Oct 21, 2010

That is, quite literally, the best focus I can get on it, since all I have is a lovely PS Vita camera. I'll see if I can't borrow a friend's DSLR for a better shot later.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 06:05

Gaius Marius: Oct 9, 2012

People who buy multiple Unicorns are insane. Don't you realize you're playing right into bandai's hands.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 06:05

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

Sorry I can't hear you over the sound of my wallet sobbing.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 06:07

Bimmi: Nov 8, 2009; someday
but not today

PG Unicorn is a pretty huge deal all by itself, right? Too ridiculous to seriously consider yet the obvious, inevitable choice. The first new PG in four years. An engineering challenge to top them all. It's hard to imagine anything bigger.

It's a somewhat bizarre intro though. A poster and a flyer and nothing else. Almost feels like this thing missed its own coming-out party.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 07:43

Neddy Seagoon: Oct 12, 2012; "Hi Everybody!"

Bimmi posted:

PG Unicorn is a pretty huge deal all by itself, right? Too ridiculous to seriously consider yet the obvious, inevitable choice. The first new PG in four years. An engineering challenge to top them all. It's hard to imagine anything bigger.

It's a somewhat bizarre intro though. A poster and a flyer and nothing else. Almost feels like this thing missed its own coming-out party.

It really is odd, considering the RG Wing Zero Custom went from announced to a complete colour model on display over the course of a few days.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 08:07

Zedd: Jul 6, 2009; I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

I reckon its because they can not allow it to be shown as a crooked prototype like some other models, that could be hype killing.
The PG line has had two weak releases in a row now, the Unicorn is a very high selling design, they need to get it right. Both in execution and marketing.

At least, that's what my (useless) degree would say I had to do. :v:

# ? Sep 27, 2014 10:25

Bimmi: Nov 8, 2009; someday
but not today

Zedd posted:

I reckon its because they can not allow it to be shown as a crooked prototype like some other models, that could be hype killing.

I too remember what the Sazabi ver.Ka prototypes looked like. Won't matter in the end, the hype for this beast is going to make Neo Zeong look like a practice round.

Open question: what exactly is wrong with the PG 00-R? My interest may or may not be purely academic.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 10:52

Zedd: Jul 6, 2009; I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

I don't own either myself but from what I have seen and heard the MG is pretty much more/equally detailed, more stable, and much much less weight issues with the limbs and binders.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 10:55

BENGHAZI 2: Oct 13, 2007; by Cyrano4747

Hey nerds make a decision for me: HG Unicorn Full Armor Destroy Mode, for the Zeong fight scene, or MG Turn A because it has a mustache? I'll do both eventually, which should I do first.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 20:28

Midjack: Dec 24, 2007

Literally The Worst posted:

Hey nerds make a decision for me: HG Unicorn Full Armor Destroy Mode, for the Zeong fight scene, or MG Turn A because it has a mustache? I'll do both eventually, which should I do first.

MG Turn A.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 20:43

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

Compromise and get HG Turn A.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 20:51

BENGHAZI 2: Oct 13, 2007; by Cyrano4747

BlitzBlast posted:

Compromise and get HG Turn A.

Nah. MG or bust on that one. I want all those sweet sweet panel lines on the MG version.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 21:03

AVeryLargeRadish: Aug 19, 2011; I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

Literally The Worst posted:

Hey nerds make a decision for me: HG Unicorn Full Armor Destroy Mode, for the Zeong fight scene, or MG Turn A because it has a mustache? I'll do both eventually, which should I do first.

MG Turn A. That way the Neo Zeong can be the underdog by a hilarious margin.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 21:35

W.T. Fits: Apr 21, 2010; Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.

Literally The Worst posted:

Hey nerds make a decision for me: HG Unicorn Full Armor Destroy Mode, for the Zeong fight scene, or MG Turn A because it has a mustache? I'll do both eventually, which should I do first.

The beast of possibility can wait for a while. For now, I think it's Turn A's turn.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:07

everythingWasBees: Jan 9, 2013

Literally The Worst posted:

Nah. MG or bust on that one. I want all those sweet sweet panel lines on the MG version.

I might be wrong, but I thought the HG Turn A has the same lining and stuff, but better proportions. No cow though.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:11

AVeryLargeRadish: Aug 19, 2011; I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

everythingWasBees posted:

I might be wrong, but I thought the HG Turn A has the same lining and stuff, but better proportions. No cow though.

What's wrong with the MGs proportions?

Also, the MG has better poseability and detail, along with the accessories being better.

Oh, and if he ever gets the MG Turn X he can pose them together without the proportions looking way off.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:39

everythingWasBees: Jan 9, 2013

AVeryLargeRadish posted:

What's wrong with the MGs proportions?

Also, the MG has better poseability and detail, along with the accessories being better.

Oh, and if he ever gets the MG Turn X he can pose them together without the proportions looking way off.

I'm just echoing what I heard in the thread, with regards to the proportions. The detail on the HG is fantastic (color separation is the only issue, really), though, and doesn't look all that different from the MG. It's also pretty poseable as well.

And besides, you can pose it with the 1/144 NG Kapool, which is the most important part. :colbert:

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:45

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

everythingWasBees posted:

I might be wrong, but I thought the HG Turn A has the same lining and stuff, but better proportions. No cow though.

The word you're looking for is "articulation".

AVeryLargeRadish posted:

Also, the MG has better poseability

Nope!

EDIT: It's actually kind of weird, theoretically the MG has better articulation (especially in the legs) but the HG can pull off more poses.

BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Sep 27, 2014

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:46

everythingWasBees: Jan 9, 2013

BlitzBlast posted:

The word you're looking for is "articulation".

Nope!

Whoops, I must've got that mixed up.

Edit: But yeah, in terms of detail, they're pretty drat similiar.

A few lines missing here and there, but nothing that's not an easy fix, if you must have them.
It even has the cockpit!

everythingWasBees fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Sep 27, 2014

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:47

AVeryLargeRadish: Aug 19, 2011; I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT BE A WEIRD SEXUAL CREEP ABOUT PREPUBESCENT ANIME GIRLS, READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!!!

BlitzBlast posted:

Nope!

Huh, I'd been told that the HG can't put it's arms straight up due to the shoulder armor construction while the MG can.

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:49

BlitzBlast: Jul 30, 2011; some people just wanna watch the world burn

Dunno who told you that, the MG has the exact same issue.

Hell the HG can actually reach a little higher up than the MG!

# ? Sep 27, 2014 22:52

Mordja: Apr 26, 2014; Hell Gem

My latest kits; I've had them built for a while now but I only just lined the Exia.

gently caress yo puny laser swords. :black101:

# ? Sep 27, 2014 23:06

BENGHAZI 2: Oct 13, 2007; by Cyrano4747

AVeryLargeRadish posted:

MG Turn A. That way the Neo Zeong can be the underdog by a hilarious margin.

It's not going to be part of the Zeong scene. That's reserved for my HG stuff so that it stays in proportion. Consensus seems to be Turn A though so we'll do that.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 00:23

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# ? May 27, 2024 21:57

Bimmi: Nov 8, 2009; someday
but not today

everythingWasBees posted:

I do think the HG looks a little better than the MG, actually. Not too often that happens.

# ? Sep 28, 2014 01:10

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