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The Gundam |OT2| Another 5 years of Gunpla, Origins, and GUNDAMUUUU!

Beth Cyra

Member
beth, are you currently working on any gunpla at the moment? or are you waiting for kits in the mail?
Im actually working on the base mode of that RG lol. The legs, waist and Core Fighter are all finished with the upper body about 50% complete.

I finied the upper body of Mega Shiki as well. I have plans to finish 5 kits on this sunday as I now have five in various states of build status.

I want to concentrate on the Rouge your sending and really give it the best I can lol.

Ordering a brand new sanding spunge and new head for the knife to get some super clear finish.
 
Im actually working on the base mode of that RG lol. The legs, waist and Core Fighter are all finished with the upper body about 50% complete.

I finied the upper body of Mega Shiki as well. I have plans to finish 5 kits on this sunday as I now have five in various states of build status.

I want to concentrate on the Rouge your sending and really give it the best I can lol.

Ordering a brand new sanding spunge and new head for the knife to get some super clear finish.

wow 5 kits cool!
oh, yeah, i just checked; the tracking is working now. hopefully you get it by tuesday=)
 

Beth Cyra

Member
wow 5 kits cool!
oh, yeah, i just checked; the tracking is working now. hopefully you get it by tuesday=)

Yeah. 3 of the 5 are HGs as Im low on funds, but my SO loooves Crossbones lol.


Wow. Youre kind and extra speedy?

Ive paid money and had way worse experiences and you just blow that all away.

I cant wait I'll admit I don't like Cagalli much as a character, but a woman gundam Pilot I cant complain. I cant way to get her posed with my other Leads :)
 
Wow. Youre kind and extra speedy?

Ive paid money and had way worse experiences and you just blow that all away.

I cant wait I'll admit I don't like Cagalli much as a character, but a woman gundam Pilot I cant complain. I cant way to get her posed with my other Leads :)

ah i just packed it that night and left it w/ the doorman and usps picked it up =) (i have alot of experience from selling my macross toys haha) wanted to make sure the tracking i pm'd you works, so you know when to expect the package. (so annoying the get that note from the mailman to pick up the package at the post office bc they missed you) it's says tuesday so hopefully it's accurate.

Cagalli, yeah, that reminds me her suit is pink but when kira asks to borrow it phase shifts back to x105 colors. i'm curious what if athrun took freedom, would it be maroon/red/pink...

(also heine custom is orange) is phase shift armor colors preference of the pilot?
 

Beth Cyra

Member
ah i just packed it that night and left it w/ the doorman and usps picked it up =) (i have alot of experience from selling my macross toys haha) wanted to make sure the tracking i pm'd you works, so you know when to expect the package. (so annoying the get that note from the mailman to pick up the package at the post office bc they missed you) it's says tuesday so hopefully it's accurate.

Cagalli, yeah, that reminds me her suit is pink but when kira asks to borrow it phase shifts back to x105 colors. i'm curious what if athrun took freedom, would it be maroon/red/pink...

(also heine custom is orange) is phase shift armor colors preference of the pilot?

Honestly I have no idea.

But when you think about it, its really like a energy based armor and they are all grey so really any suit could be any color.

Strike Freedom in Heine colors.....hmm that made me like Destiny.
 
Not Gundam but... When the hell did Kotobukiya come out with THIS?

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Was planning to get Jehuty one day but wow. Legit never knew they put Anubis out.
 
Not Gundam but... When the hell did Kotobukiya come out with THIS?
Was planning to get Jehuty one day but wow. Legit never knew they put Anubis out.

yeah, Hobby Search and hlj were clearing them out a few months ago (50% off) a few of my friends got one.



Metal build Destiny Full Package
preorder reopens February 2, 2016 (Tuesday) 19:00 JST
2nd batch, November release date
http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000102569/
 
One of these days I'll suck it up and give Macross a fair shake, but the idol thing really, really turns me off... but... I've had people on this very site tell me to just try it anyway... but... idols...
Dude there is not a fucking thing wrong with the original Macross series. I actually think it does certain things better than Gundam does. There's a very good human element to the original series that you might actually like since the characters do a very good amount of growing through the series. It's still animated pretty well too and also has a good science element to it since they're still trying to figure out how to properly use the SDF 1 well into the half point of the show as well as developing tactics. Here's the OP...well a cgi recreation of the intro, the theme is badass though and it's a much better show than Seed is. I'd recommend Super Dimensional Fortress Macross over Seed any day of the week, month and year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvkJ1ISTfo
 
Dude there is not a fucking thing wrong with the original Macross series. I actually think it does certain things better than Gundam does. There's a very good human element to the original series that you might actually like since the characters do a very good amount of growing through the series. It's still animated pretty well too and also has a good science element to it since they're still trying to figure out how to properly use the SDF 1 well into the half point of the show as well as developing tactics. Here's the OP...well a cgi recreation of the intro, the theme is badass though and it's a much better show than Seed is. I'd recommend Super Dimensional Fortress Macross over Seed any day of the week, month and year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvkJ1ISTfo

i just tear up watching the vf-1 take off in that intro:

going to bust out my panel lined mass production VF-1A for tribute =)
 
it's a much better show than Seed is. I'd recommend Super Dimensional Fortress Macross over Seed any day of the week, month and year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvkJ1ISTfo

It definitely is. Also if you can find it there is a dub version that's not too bad (not Robotech, ADV did a Macross dub. Vic Mignogna as Hikaru I believe, and even neater is they kept Mari Iijima as Minmay for the english version).

And here's the original OP so you can get an idea of the art style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAUwdwGOh7E

EDIT: You also must get to 7 so you can experience FIRE BOMBER.
ORE NO UTA WO KIKE!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C1Bh8FTlpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GLvBLO-blY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlio9lPUfQ
 
i just tear up watching the vf-1 take off in that intro:

going to bust out my panel lined mass production VF-1A for tribute =)
At least you didn't put up the VF1S? in Skull Squadron colors. That'd cause too many man tears.
It definitely is. Also if you can find it there is a dub version that's not too bad (not Robotech, ADV did a Macross dub. Vic Mignogna as Hikaru I believe, and even neater is they kept Mari Iijima as Minmay for the english version).

And here's the original OP so you can get an idea of the art style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAUwdwGOh7E

EDIT: You also must get to 7 so you can experience FIRE BOMBER.
ORE NO UTA WO KIKE!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C1Bh8FTlpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GLvBLO-blY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlio9lPUfQ
The woman they got to sing the Minmay songs in Robotech was a mistake. I honestly think the Macross series handles women and romance better than Gundam from what I've seen. The women aren't psychopathic as fuck just because reasons in Macross.
 
Are those pre built or would I have to put those together. You must have a Valkyrie squadron in your living space.

these yamato's are pre-built. Macross has models, but these are the best engineered toys. pretty much the pinnacle, these (yamato) now arcadia 1/60 scale toys (and bandai dx frontier and the upcoming delta) are the most sought after.
yeah, i have waaay more macross than gundam
 
these yamato's are pre-built. Macross has models, but these are the best engineered toys. pretty much the pinnacle, these (yamato) now arcadia 1/60 scale toys (and bandai dx frontier and the upcoming delta) are the most sought after.
yeah, i have waaay more macross than gundam
Oh god too bad I can't buy something off of you. I'd love to have Miriya's Valkyrie.
THIS IS MY TIME TO BE A STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

I don't really like the character particularly much, but I'll take Iijima any day.

I should rewatch Macross. It's been a few years since I've seen the series proper.
Thank you for reminding me why the Zentradi screamed in horror when they first heard her music. Macross holds up pretty well actually, though you're still going to wish Kaifun died in a fire or got sucked into space during a transformation sequence.
 
It definitely is. Also if you can find it there is a dub version that's not too bad (not Robotech, ADV did a Macross dub. Vic Mignogna as Hikaru I believe, and even neater is they kept Mari Iijima as Minmay for the english version).

And here's the original OP so you can get an idea of the art style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAUwdwGOh7E

EDIT: You also must get to 7 so you can experience FIRE BOMBER.
ORE NO UTA WO KIKE!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C1Bh8FTlpY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GLvBLO-blY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTlio9lPUfQ
man M7 is tough for most people. not sure i would recommend it this early,lol but i loved it =)

THIS IS MY TIME TO BE A STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

I don't really like the character particularly much, but I'll take Iijima any day.

I should rewatch Macross. It's been a few years since I've seen the series proper.
i grew watching robotech so i'm not too offended but it does sound horrible compared to Mari

re-watching Macross now while browsing=)

Oh god too bad I can't buy something off of you. I'd love to have Miriya's Valkyrie.

Miriya's unicorn/grail status fetching 500+.at the moment... Max and Miria print was extremely low and never got a re-print. Everyone's expecting Arcadia to re-print them but it may be in a year or 5 yrs. keep an eye out.
i definitely recommend getting at least one 1/60 arcadia/yamato (v.2) valk. or one from the Bandai Dx lineup. btw, Isamu made a cameo in Frontier so bandai made a dx vf-19 advance Isamu (but it's 27000 yen at the moment)

Arcadia at the moment is re-release a grail valk due in February, the VF-4G lightening as seen in

this video Macross Flashback 2012:

due to licencing issues they can only sell a repaint that appeared in a videogame called vf-x digital mission (Macross licencing is really strict)
i may sell a few valks soon, so i'll keep you in the loop if it do.
 
How does anything Max and Miriya get a small batch? I thought they were fan favorites?
I'd rather listen to "KYUUN KYUUN, KYUUN KYUUN " every day for the rest of my life before I listen to that again.

I wonder, are we gonna get warned for talking about Macross in the Gundam thread? XD
Sung by Exodor is better than English Minmay.
 
How does anything Max and Miriya get a small batch? I thought they were fan favorites?

since Macross is marketed in JYP only, i think the big sellers their are the main hero valks, such as Hikaru's vf-1j seen in the classic anime and most popular, roy's skull leader vf-1s. i guess Max and Miria are deemed side characters. but it's definitely in demand reflected in the current aftermarket prices in JYP auctions and on ebay here.
 
Slowly turning into the gundam corner.

Picked up my first MG. Wanted Infinite Justice but like I figured, by time I got around to the store that had one, it was gone :( Along with my first backup choice of Buster. Decided on Aegis to ween myself in which isnt too bad since I like this one too.

Still never got around to building my Lightning either lol... dat backlog might become real for no reason.
 

TheFlow

Banned
Slowly turning into the gundam corner.

Picked up my first MG. Wanted Infinite Justice but like I figured, by time I got around to the store that had one, it was gone :( Along with my first backup choice of Buster. Decided on Aegis to ween myself in which isnt too bad since I like this one too.

Still never got around to building my Lightning either lol... dat backlog might become real for no reason.
Lol the backlog is real! But good luck to you
 

Chilikar

Member
Hey guys, are there any good Gundam shops in Hong Kong? I'm looking to purchase a MG Infinite Justice and Strike Freedom Full Burst. I didn't have enough room in my luggage to purchase them when I went to Japan :(.
 
since Macross is marketed in JYP only, i think the big sellers their are the main hero valks, such as Hikaru's vf-1j seen in the classic anime and most popular, roy's skull leader vf-1s. i guess Max and Miria are deemed side characters. but it's definitely in demand reflected in the current aftermarket prices in JYP auctions and on ebay here.
Well that stinks. I like Max and Miriya's color variations the best and aren't they technically the best pilots in the damn show?
 

tuffy

Member
It might be worth mentioning that Arcadia's Macross releases have been completely redone from the ones they released as Yamato. Their new YF-19 has better proportions than the previous one, their new VF-0S has better coloring than their previous one, and both have a lot more metal parts so they don't flex as much.

I'm hoping they'll get around to redoing the Destroids at some point.
 

JeffZero

Purple Drazi
Dude there is not a fucking thing wrong with the original Macross series. I actually think it does certain things better than Gundam does. There's a very good human element to the original series that you might actually like since the characters do a very good amount of growing through the series. It's still animated pretty well too and also has a good science element to it since they're still trying to figure out how to properly use the SDF 1 well into the half point of the show as well as developing tactics. Here's the OP...well a cgi recreation of the intro, the theme is badass though and it's a much better show than Seed is. I'd recommend Super Dimensional Fortress Macross over Seed any day of the week, month and year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvkJ1ISTfo

Cool, I'll add the original to the queue.

I watched the last ten minutes or so of the first episode of the new series on YouTube and it was flashy but I was twitching -- literally twitching -- at the women performing pop songs on floating platforms with guitars as the one girl got all starstruck and probably talked about wanting to be an idol or something... all during an alien attack, or whatever.

But if the original handles that stuff in a less "this is an idol show" kind of way I'll probably be cool with it.
 
Slowly turning into the gundam corner.

Picked up my first MG. Wanted Infinite Justice but like I figured, by time I got around to the store that had one, it was gone :( Along with my first backup choice of Buster. Decided on Aegis to ween myself in which isnt too bad since I like this one too.

Still never got around to building my Lightning either lol... dat backlog might become real for no reason.
nice athrun kit. i wish they had a RG version of aegis.
Well that stinks. I like Max and Miriya's color variations the best and aren't they technically the best pilots in the damn show?
Yea, Max is the ace pilot of sdf-1 macross=) i love their colors.

It might be worth mentioning that Arcadia's Macross releases have been completely redone from the ones they released as Yamato. Their new YF-19 has better proportions than the previous one, their new VF-0S has better coloring than their previous one, and both have a lot more metal parts so they don't flex as much.

I'm hoping they'll get around to redoing the Destroids at some point.
just to clarify,

Arcadia's plans: to release one new sculpt ever year while peppering yamato re-releases around the year. (not everything will be redone but will be either a totally new mold never done before or they can decide to go back a revisit a mold mixed with re-releases of existing molds)

The new sculpts and re-releases so far have been a continuation of yamato's secret R&D plans before they folded: some guys in Macross World that live in Japan had relationship w/ yamato so they were able to see secret stuff:
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source: Macross World

New sculpts Arcadia completed
-(v.3) YF-19
-VF-0D

re-releases
-VF-19 fire valk w/ fire bomber figures,

-the last item in the secret R&D photo that was shown were clear parts for Max and Miria which indicated yamato's plans to re-release the set, (crosses fingers)


Arcadia re-releases have been few and far in between... it seems like they downsized/slowed plans due to budget the past year. Since they're a small company compared to bandai, they've only been green lighted on molds and re-releases that can be deemed big sellers by their board.

i know right? i wish they do the destroids again but on twitter, the head of R&D for Macross Arcadia toys, said most likely they won't release destroids again due to low profitability.

Bandai is trying to cash in for the demand for destroids and enemy mecha by releasing
their smaller scale hi-metal R line, if it is successful, we'll probably have a chance w/ this lineup to complete the destroids,

Cool, I'll add the original to the queue.

I watched the last ten minutes or so of the first episode of the new series on YouTube and it was flashy but I was twitching -- literally twitching -- at the women performing pop songs on floating platforms with guitars as the one girl got all starstruck and probably talked about wanting to be an idol or something... all during an alien attack, or whatever.

But if the original handles that stuff in a less "this is an idol show" kind of way I'll probably be cool with it.

sdf-1 macross tv series is definitely more grounded. definitely recommend the original to you and all who want to give the series a shot.
 

RangerBAD

Member
Cool, I'll add the original to the queue.

I watched the last ten minutes or so of the first episode of the new series on YouTube and it was flashy but I was twitching -- literally twitching -- at the women performing pop songs on floating platforms with guitars as the one girl got all starstruck and probably talked about wanting to be an idol or something... all during an alien attack, or whatever.

But if the original handles that stuff in a less "this is an idol show" kind of way I'll probably be cool with it.

Macross 7 has a rockband where they pilot Valkyries with instruments and fight Space Vampires with music.
 

Ceallach

Smells like fresh rosebuds
My mom found a box of my stuff, that had some old kits(as well as some Genesis and GB games). Cima Gelgoog Marine, 1/100 HG Nataku, 1/60 HG Shining Gundam, HGUC Z'Gok and fucking OG schoolbus yellow Hyaku Shiki.

They are in various stages of disrepair though :(
 
Finished AGE. Went from mediocre to "kind of decent" to "why couldn't it stay decent" to "please, just let it end."

At least a few of the suits in it were pretty cool. I really liked the Legilis.
 

Beth Cyra

Member
Finished AGE. Went from mediocre to "kind of decent" to "why couldn't it stay decent" to "please, just let it end."

At least a few of the suits in it were pretty cool. I really liked the Legilis.
I didn't care for Legilis or the FX but I do love 3 Normal, plus I was sad as I liked Age 2 Special Forces more then Dark Hound.

Legilis looks much better in the all red color scheme it has in Memories at least.
 

CBTech

Member
I went into my local hobby shop today. It was the first time that I've been when their Gunpla stock was full. Normally they are out of stock as the local Gunpla club tends to buy up most of their stock as soon as they get it. I had to force myself from buying a bunch of kits. I want to finish the kits I have before deciding if I want to get more MGs or stick to the 1/144 scale kits. After I finish my MG RX-78-2 I think I'll pick up a RG kit to see how that is.
 
My mom found a box of my stuff, that had some old kits(as well as some Genesis and GB games). Cima Gelgoog Marine, 1/100 HG Nataku, 1/60 HG Shining Gundam, HGUC Z'Gok and fucking OG schoolbus yellow Hyaku Shiki.

They are in various stages of disrepair though :(
oh cool, Cima is awesome=) love to see pics. are you getting your hands on them (or too far away?)
lol

Well I'll take rock band space vampire fights over idols. :p
lol, M7 is so over the top

Looks great to me. I don't have the patience for that :( I did get stickers on my RG MK II AEUG. Backpack and weapons lie on the runners in the box still!
thanks! it took me forever to decal.

yeah right? i got the RG sword pack/sky grasper for x105, i don't know how many decals but was a freakin nascar package! once it was done, i saw the 75% decals still on the sheet... the rest were for the weapons and said screw that, all the weapons are still on the runners packed in the box. lol... i did the same for x105 and destiny, build the packs and one weapon. but by the time i finished decaling the suit i was too burnt out to do anymore. just wanted to enjoy the suit and never went back to the packs.
thankfully gp-01fb has only one weapon.

I went into my local hobby shop today. It was the first time that I've been when their Gunpla stock was full. Normally they are out of stock as the local Gunpla club tends to buy up most of their stock as soon as they get it. I had to force myself from buying a bunch of kits. I want to finish the kits I have before deciding if I want to get more MGs or stick to the 1/144 scale kits. After I finish my MG RX-78-2 I think I'll pick up a RG kit to see how that is.

from my experience RG are really detailed and look really great panel lined. but the decals are microscopic and a killer. but i have some friends that got my into gunpla who love it.


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Zawa (not mine)
metal gear is awesome =)


I remember when this was the Gundam thread, not Macross or whatever that thing above is
( ._.)
alot of gundam fan are in to mechs in general so it's all good.

same thing happens in the Macross thread, they talk about gunpla which is how i got introduced to RG's =)

The weapon to surpass Metal Gear!

sahelanthropus basically IS a mobile suit, it even has a heat sword that looks like a beam saber
Speaking of, that Kotobukiya kit should be out pretty soon I believe.

i think those two, Zone of Enders and Metal Gear i tried not getting into... bc they look so great yet my budget won't allow me =\



alright, i think the stress is gone and recharged,
i'm going to try and get on the legs tonight, but it's warm today in NYC/NJ
so i'm enjoying out doors today.
 

Blackheim

Member
yeah right? i got the RG sword pack/sky grasper for x105, i don't know how many decals but was a freakin nascar package! once it was done, i saw the 75% decals still on the sheet... the rest were for the weapons and said screw that, all the weapons are still on the runners packed in the box. lol... i did the same for x105 and destiny, build the packs and one weapon. but by the time i finished decaling the suit i was too burnt out to do anymore. just wanted to enjoy the suit and never went back to the packs.
thankfully gp-01fb has only one weapon.

Can't really afford kits at the moment, there are still a few I'd like to grab. A Unicorn one day, a Sazabi, maybe a Zaku II. I have my MK II AEUG in a non-standard pose so I didn't need any of that stuff anyway. I put one of those little Tony Hawk skateboards in it's hand doing something like a hand plant :p
 
Can't really afford kits at the moment, there are still a few I'd like to grab. A Unicorn one day, a Sazabi, maybe a Zaku II. I have my MK II AEUG in a non-standard pose so I didn't need any of that stuff anyway. I put one of those little Tony Hawk skateboards in it's hand doing something like a hand plant :p

i haven't got any unicorn except the LED light for the PG, saving it for one day,
haha, i can imagine Gundam Tony Hawk, i mean seed has those hover boards=)


Wooh back from 3 days of partying and drinking. Back to working on kits

welcome back Flow=)




Well guys, i'm out getting dinner. while waiting on some japanese food, i'm browsing in the Japanese book store right next door.

pretty neat they have gundam origin manga's and gundam mags

the store next door has a few kits


alright guys, see you after dinner =)
 
Wooh back from 3 days of partying and drinking. Back to working on kits
I'd love to see the end result of trying to build a kit while drunk. I warn everybody in this thread to never watch Naruto....it'll make your blood boil. Even EvilKatarn would probably prefer watching Victory Gundam over Naruto.
 
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