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[JadedWriter]

aldnoah.zero is pretty legit so far

Dat ending... The main character must be a sociopath though, he's just so wooden and calm about everything. Missiles don't phase him, his sister almost dying didn't phase him either, he just don't give a fuck. I can't remember the name for a single character from that show.

 

[TheFlow]

season 2 doesn't appear to be on netflix, might have to check crunchy and hulu real quick.

I don't like how OP the enemy mechs are but I am enjoying.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

i'm done watching superbowl...

here's my impressions of Char's Counter Attack from a night ago.
I thought the ending was a bit better than Zeta bc there's a nice dog fight between Amuro and Char. i really loved that part. i may have to buy an rx-93

i don't get why Char secretly sent over the data to Amuro for the rx-93... that's a bit confusing... did he want to help Amuro.
Char is very different from Zeta's Quattro. I didn't like the drastic change. Is there some backstory that bridges his sudden turn? just felt the writer didn't really acknowledge his role in Zeta too much. felt like he should of had a slow burn like Big Boss.

i thought the final scene was cheesy, i was expecting that thing to fall... it didn't make sense that Zeon suits were helping push Axis... weren't you just fighting to get that thing to fall? well, next, i'm going to try and preview ZZ this week.

 

[Unmasked Ferret]

I'm pretty sure Char sent Amuro the data because he felt like it would be a hollow victory if he defeated Amuro just because Amuro had a inferior mech. It was a pride thing.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

I'm pretty sure Char sent Amuro the data because he felt like it would be a hollow victory if he defeated Amuro just because Amuro had a inferior mech. It was a pride thing.

that makes sense.

speaking of Zeta, Winter WF pics

Cosmo Fleet SP

 

[Beth Cyra]

Gundam AGE - Asemu Arc

This arc was actually pretty good. Overall it felt a lot more like "Gundam" than Flit's arc. Asemu's character arc was nice. So far a running theme of AGE seems to be obsession. Grodek's drive for vengeance. Flit wanting to completely destroy the Vagan at the cost of everything. Flit becoming a terrible father is great. It would have been better if they showed that his relationship with Emily was strained as well. Even Asemu almost becomes completely obsessed with becoming stronger than his father and Zeheart. I'm bracing myself for the next two parts to be bad.

Whoever said that it is creepy how the female characters become little more than baby factories is quite right. Emily and Romary had very little character development and were really just present to establish an eventual love interest. Gundam really needs to have a female protagonist at some point. AGE's plot spanning generations would have been an excellent time to have one. It would allow them to take a "risk" of having a female lead while not having to commit to a full series. Asemu should have just been a girl.

Meh honestly given the way arc 3 plays out I would have been pissed if Asemu would have been a woman.

Between what Asemu is both as a person and abilities it would have been a major slap in the face to have him be a woman, plus as arc 3 treats its woman even worse then baby factories this is the one time I think women dodged a bullet given Hino's writing.

 

[donkey show]

wow, body's been built. what color are you going to paint it?

I might go down the Zeta Honoo route with some gold trim.

 

[PaulExcellent]

Man, I regret getting the Turn A Gundam Shin. Looks so damn dull without painting. :/

 

[Valkerionseven]

aldnoah.zero is pretty legit so far

It 00's hard. This is coming from someone who enjoyed both shows though for what they were.... for the most part.

 

[donkey show]

Man, I regret getting the Turn A Gundam Shin. Looks so damn dull without painting. :/

Sounds like you know what you need to do!

 

[JadedWriter]

i'm done watching superbowl...

here's my impressions of Char's Counter Attack from a night ago.
I thought the ending was a bit better than Zeta bc there's a nice dog fight between Amuro and Char. i really loved that part. i may have to buy an rx-93

i don't get why Char secretly sent over the data to Amuro for the rx-93... that's a bit confusing... did he want to help Amuro.
Char is very different from Zeta's Quattro. I didn't like the drastic change. Is there some backstory that bridges his sudden turn? just felt the writer didn't really acknowledge his role in Zeta too much. felt like he should of had a slow burn like Big Boss.

i thought the final scene was cheesy, i was expecting that thing to fall... it didn't make sense that Zeon suits were helping push Axis... weren't you just fighting to get that thing to fall? well, next, i'm going to try and preview ZZ this week.

There was no explaining why Char went evil after Zeta, it's one of everybody's biggest complaints. Animation, mechs, soundtrack and action are top notch just bad from a plotting standpoint. You almost can't discuss CCA without weighing in on Quess Papya. I think the zeon's helped because they were under the influence of all that newtype energy being radiated by the psycommu of the RX 93.

 

[Deadly]

It 00's hard. This is coming from someone who enjoyed both shows though for what they were.... for the most part.

Perfect comparison. S1 of A/Z was alright, ends quite promisingly. S2 turns out to be shit.

 

[PaulExcellent]

Might as well post some progress pics!

Here's my first actual detail paint job with the HG Gundam Barbatos. Easily my favorite HG of all time.

Then my latest build, the Turn A Gundam Shin. I actually didn't want to build him because I didn't want to mess him up after all I paid for him. LOL
Sadly, he's just an HG Turn A with a different head and added details. Not worth it at all. :/

 

[Peco]

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/02/...fans-awesome-crossover-models-【videosphotos】/

Sorry if old but these models are incredibly cool.

 

[CBTech]

Meh honestly given the way arc 3 plays out I would have been pissed if Asemu would have been a woman.

Between what Asemu is both as a person and abilities it would have been a major slap in the face to have him be a woman, plus as arc 3 treats its woman even worse then baby factories this is the one time I think women dodged a bullet given Hino's writing.

Oh fun. I'm going to be happy when I'm done with AGE.

 

[Chilikar]

Hey guys I've been building gunplas for a very long time and to be honest I probably have more than 15 models at this point. I recently purchased 7 new 1/100 scale models since I finally had the opportunity to go to Japan, but this time I want to actually build them properly and read up on sanding. Before I only sanded on a high abrasian sandpaper, meaning I scratched the heck out of my gundams and didn't know any better .

Anyways I've read that there are 3 basic levels of sandpaper that can be used to make nubs practically nonexistent, but I know from experience that this method will likely destroy my new Phenex model. Do any of you guys have some advices on how to handle models with a shiny or transparent paint?

PS: I would love to share a photo of my models and new purchases with you guys as soon as I get back to my home country

 

[TheFlow]

Hey guys I've been building gunplas for a very long time and to be honest I probably have more than 15 models at this point. I recently purchased 7 new 1/100 scale models since I finally had the opportunity to go to Japan, but this time I want to actually build them properly and read up on sanding. Before I only sanded on a high abrasian sandpaper, meaning I scratched the heck out of my gundams and didn't know any better .

Anyways I've read that there are 3 basic levels of sandpaper that can be used to make nubs practically nonexistent, but I know from experience that this method will likely destroy my new Phenex model. Do any of you guys have some advices on how to handle models with a shiny or transparent paint?

PS: I would love to share a photo of my models and new purchases with you guys as soon as I get back to my home country

I use 1500 and 1000 grit sand paper that works wonderful. There will be some minor scratches but top coat takes away the blemishes. The paper that I use was recommended by gunpla reddit but I have to wait till I am home to take pics of it l. Shun and the others will tell and link you guides though

 

[davidwhangchoi]

I might go down the Zeta Honoo route with some gold trim.

ooo, i can't wait to see it finished.

There was no explaining why Char went evil after Zeta, it's one of everybody's biggest complaints. Animation, mechs, soundtrack and action are top notch just bad from a plotting standpoint. You almost can't discuss CCA without weighing in on Quess Papya. I think the zeon's helped because they were under the influence of all that newtype energy being radiated by the psycommu of the RX 93.

Quess was like some random crazy... you know that anime tradition of how a boy randomly falls into a mobile suit and becomes it's pilot? this was like a clueless spoiled rebellious rich crazy version doing the same thing. =P

 

[JadedWriter]

Quess was so fucked in the head.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Quess was so fucked in the head.

yeah, i just rolled my eyes...
sounds like the writer wanted to portray irresponsible humans that have power is like handing a gun to a baby.

 

[JadedWriter]

yeah, i just rolled my eyes...
sounds like the writer wanted to portray irresponsible humans that have power is like handing a gun to a baby.

That's exactly what Quess was. At first I thought Char was a borderline pedophile dealing with her but he was just manipulating her. Where's Donkey with that "it's like a 1000 people inside of me" jpeg?

 

[davidwhangchoi]

so... who's the worse character in ZZ?

 

[JadedWriter]

so... who's the worse character in ZZ?

Beecha, Mondo and that woman captain thirsty for Bright

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Beecha, Mondo and that woman captain thirsty for Bright

ah, there's more than one. lol

 

[JadedWriter]

ah, there's more than one. lol

It's really hard to pick just one person for ZZ.

 

[The Sum of Zero]

Yeah, been taking my time with the RG 00 Raiser. Upper body done yesterday, right leg tonight. Left leg and weapons tomorrow, 0 Raiser on Wednesday.

If I didn't have work I'd have finished it all tonight.

And because I'm bored, let me take you on a journey back in time. Zero's History of 00 Gundam

HG 00 Gundam [2008]

HG 0-Raiser/00 Raiser [2009] (GN Sword III version bought later but omitted here)

HG Trans-Am Raiser [2009]

PG 00 Raiser [2009]

MG 00 Raiser [2013]

RG 00 Raiser [2016]
Coming soon...

 

[davidwhangchoi]

It's really hard to pick just one person for ZZ.

i'm still hum ho on watching ZZ after hearing about the bad first half of the series...

Yeah, been taking my time with the RG 00 Raiser. Upper body done yesterday, right leg tonight. Left leg and weapons tomorrow, 0 Raiser on Wednesday.

If I didn't have work I'd have finished it all tonight.

And because I'm bored, let me take you on a journey back in time. Zero's History of 00 Gundam

since, you own PG, MG and RG of 00 raiser's, i'd like to hear your thoughts on the RG compared to the MG and PG.

looking forward to seeing the build =)

Spoiler

but the decals are hell for RG

 

[JadedWriter]

i'm still hum ho on watching ZZ after hearing about the bad first half of the series...





since, you own PG, MG and RG of 00 raiser's, i'd like to hear your thoughts on the RG compared to the MG and PG.

looking forward to seeing the build =)

Spoiler

but the decals are hell for RG

Watch it to get to Chara Soon's crazy bullshit. Haman's legit and Glemy's well...he's Glemmy.
Here's Hama fanboy Mashymere Cello

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Watch it to get to Chara Soon's crazy bullshit. Haman's legit and Glemy's well...he's Glemmy.
Here's Hama fanboy Mashymere Cello

what's after ZZ? is it unicorn?

 

[JadedWriter]

what's after ZZ? is it unicorn?

Yes Unicorn takes place a couple of years after ZZ.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Yes Unicorn takes place a couple of years after ZZ.

k, cool... i'll try and start ZZ tonight after some gaming heheh

 

[JadedWriter]

k, cool... i'll try and start ZZ tonight after some gaming heheh

It's not that bad. Though I will admit that I didn't like it completely till my second viewing of it.

 

[Chilikar]

I use 1500 and 1000 grit sand paper that works wonderful. There will be some minor scratches but top coat takes away the blemishes. The paper that I use was recommended by gunpla reddit but I have to wait till I am home to take pics of it l. Shun and the others will tell and link you guides though

I've definitely looked at some pretty useful guides, but some links from the others would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately I'm only confident enough for OOB builds with panel lining in general. I doubt I'll be doing any panel lining or painting for this particular model so I'm assuming that without the top coat the Phenex will be heavily scratched

And because I'm bored, let me take you on a journey back in time. Zero's History of 00 Gundam

Wow you really liked the design of 00 Gundam huh? The only ones I have is the HG trans-am and MG 00[Q]

 

[davidwhangchoi]

I've definitely looked at some pretty useful guides, but some links from the others would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately I'm only confident enough for OOB builds with panel lining in general. I doubt I'll be doing any panel lining or painting for this particular model so I'm assuming that without the top coat the Phenex will be heavily scratched

unfortunately, you can't sand metallic finished kits. the best you can do is use an exacto knife to carefully shave off nubs and
use touch up paint over the areas. but for transparent parts you can. use an exacto blade. next, 2000 grit sand paper. then use a polishing compound after sanding to make the parts look polished.

pledge (future) floor polish works miracles.

 

[The Sum of Zero]

since, you own PG, MG and RG of 00 raiser's, i'd like to hear your thoughts on the RG compared to the MG and PG.

looking forward to seeing the build =)

Spoiler

but the decals are hell for RG

If I can remember anything about the PG. I don't have it anymore. It was left at my old house with some other old MGs and got thrown out (not that I was terribly sad about it, I had fucked it up anyway. Those fancy new joints it had that needed screws and springs, I lost a few springs so...the joints were fucked).

Wow you really liked the design of 00 Gundam huh? The only ones I have is the HG trans-am and MG 00[Q]

I suppose I do, lol. I've got the MG 00 Qan[T] as well, along with the HG.

The HG 00 line was when I really got big into Gunpla. Before I'd just done a few old SEED HGs and maybe 2 or 3 MGs.

 

[Chilikar]

unfortunately, you can't sand metallic finished kits. the best you can do is use an exacto knife to carefully shave off nubs and
use touch up paint over the areas. but for transparent kits you can. use an exacto blade. next, 2000 grit sand paper. then use a polishing compound after sanding to make the parts look polished.

pledge (future) floor polish works miracles.

Hm that makes sense to me, I figured I would probably have to use a Gundam marker to cover cut nubs. Transparent parts sound like less trouble, but I'm not sure I will be worried about those because they will almost be completely covered by the Golden parts.

I suppose I do, lol. I've got the MG 00 Qan[T] as well, along with the HG.

The HG 00 line was when I really got big into Gunpla. Before I'd just done a few old SEED HGs and maybe 2 or 3 MGs.

I actually really liked a lot of the hg 00 models too, but I couldn't really afford them at the time. I really got into it through the cheaper NG SEED Gundams. My first HG model was a Strike Freedom Gundam my cousin bought and had me build.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

It's not that bad. Though I will admit that I didn't like it completely till my second viewing of it.

i watched episode 1-2 after gaming, need to sleep but will post more later.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

hey guys,
hope your builds are going well. posting my impressions of ZZ so far:
up to episode 11:
i just gotta say it's pretty over the top in comedy. the guy w/ the rose is pretty funny and there's capt. bright catching a chicken...
it's sad to see Fa leave the kids...
the le vie en rose core fighter chick is pretty rude to capt. Bright.

the zeon escapee getting ejected crashing into an asteroid is ridiculous. i don't know what else to say...

not sure how much i can take... i'm still holding out w/ the hope from everyone that says it gets better the second half.

 

[JadedWriter]

hey guys,
hope your builds are going well. posting my impressions of ZZ so far:
up to episode 11:
i just gotta say it's pretty over the top in comedy. the guy w/ the rose is pretty funny and there's capt. bright catching a chicken...
it's sad to see Fa leave the kids...
the le vie en rose core fighter chick is pretty rude to capt. Bright.

the zeon escapee getting ejected crashing into an asteroid is ridiculous. i don't know what else to say...

not sure how much i can take... i'm still holding out w/ the hope from everyone that says it gets better the second half.

You still have to get through the Moon Moon bullshit before it settles down into normal gundam mode...have fun. I didn't like it the first time, but I did like it the second time, minus Beecha and fucking douche bag Mondo. Bright really should've ejected their ass into space without a normal suit.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Moon Moon? sounds like i'll have to grind it out a bit more...

yeah Mondo... i wish the Titans were back just to beat the crap out of him.

 

[JadedWriter]

Moon Moon? sounds like i'll have to grind it out a bit more...

yeah Mondo... i wish the Titans were back just to beat the crap out of him.

You just know Jerid would've field goal kicked him in the fucking head. I don't think it starts getting better till maybe 20 something...I can never remember the episode numbers cause I just marathon stuff and it's blur to me.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

why did ZZ do this, was it to appeal to a younger audience? it just seems so off base compared to zeta...

 

[CBTech]

You still have to get through the Moon Moon bullshit before it settles down into normal gundam mode...have fun. I didn't like it the first time, but I did like it the second time, minus Beecha and fucking douche bag Mondo. Bright really should've ejected their ass into space without a normal suit.

Yep. Those two get off way too easy for almost getting everyone killed on multiple occasions.

The super light tone of the first half is really jarring especially if you are coming in straight from Zeta. You've just had Kamille become a vegetable and everyone is messed up and then you have Judau and gang swoop in steal the Gundam while making sound effects straight out of a Hanna Barbera cartoon. I wouldn't mind the tone shift if it wasn't so extreme and if ZZ wasn't set immediately after Zeta. That and ZZ's increased focus on transformations and simplistic comedic villains made the show feel like Super Robot and not Real Robot. I will admit that I actually did find Mashymre Cello pretty funny.

ZZ isn't all bad though. The second half is significantly better though difficult to reconcile with the first especially with Beecha's and Mondo's constant presence. The Full Armor ZZ and the Quin Mantha are two of my favorite Gundam designs ever (partially due to Gundam Battle Assault) and Judau is one of my favorite protagonists.

 

[donkey show]

hey guys,
hope your builds are going well. posting my impressions of ZZ so far:
up to episode 11:
i just gotta say it's pretty over the top in comedy. the guy w/ the rose is pretty funny and there's capt. bright catching a chicken...
it's sad to see Fa leave the kids...
the le vie en rose core fighter chick is pretty rude to capt. Bright.

Roux Louka is best Gundam lady.

 

[JadedWriter]

why did ZZ do this, was it to appeal to a younger audience? it just seems so off base compared to zeta...

I think mainly cause Tomino wasn't depressed out of his god damn mind while making ZZ. During Zeta and Victory he's just at his worst state when it comes to depression.

Yep. Those two get off way too easy for almost getting everyone killed on multiple occasions.

The super light tone of the first half is really jarring especially if you are coming in straight from Zeta. You've just had Kamille become a vegetable and everyone is messed up and then you have Judau and gang swoop in steal the Gundam while making sound effects straight out of a Hanna Barbera cartoon. I wouldn't mind the tone shift if it wasn't so extreme and if ZZ wasn't set immediately after Zeta. That and ZZ's increased focus on transformations and simplistic comedic villains made the show feel like Super Robot and not Real Robot. I will admit that I actually did find Mashymre Cello pretty funny.

ZZ isn't all bad though. The second half is significantly better though difficult to reconcile with the first especially with Beecha's and Mondo's constant presence. The Full Armor ZZ and the Quin Mantha are two of my favorite Gundam designs ever (partially due to Gundam Battle Assault) and Judau is one of my favorite protagonists.

Even Yazan is reduced to comedy trying to capture a pig or something in this show, it's just so inconsistent, and then it eventually gets watchable. He hasn't even been subjected to Chara yet...

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Yep. Those two get off way too easy for almost getting everyone killed on multiple occasions.

The super light tone of the first half is really jarring especially if you are coming in straight from Zeta. You've just had Kamille become a vegetable and everyone is messed up and then you have Judau and gang swoop in steal the Gundam while making sound effects straight out of a Hanna Barbera cartoon. I wouldn't mind the tone shift if it wasn't so extreme and if ZZ wasn't set immediately after Zeta. That and ZZ's increased focus on transformations and simplistic comedic villains made the show feel like Super Robot and not Real Robot. I will admit that I actually did find Mashymre Cello pretty funny.

ZZ isn't all bad though. The second half is significantly better though difficult to reconcile with the first especially with Beecha's and Mondo's constant presence. The Full Armor ZZ and the Quin Mantha are two of my favorite Gundam designs ever (partially due to Gundam Battle Assault) and Judau is one of my favorite protagonists.

l felt the same way... right after a major conflict i wouldn't be in the mood for this...
just too extreme contrast. watching capt. bright smack everyone in Zeta and his son in Char's counter attack, i wanted him to do a slap fest.

Roux Louka is best Gundam lady.

i didn't know AE issued scantily clad uniforms... lol

I think mainly cause Tomino wasn't depressed out of his god damn mind while making ZZ. During Zeta and Victory he's just at his worst state when it comes to depression.

wow, i didn't know he was depressed... i guess it's good to have comic relief a bit...

i'll try and get to episode 20 and hope it gets good after.

 

[Megalosaro]

The transition from comedy to drama in ZZ is handled so well IMHO. You don't realize how serious the show has become until you go back to the first episodes.

 

[JadedWriter]

l felt the same way... right after a major conflict i wouldn't be in the mood for this...
just too extreme contrast. watching capt. bright smack everyone in Zeta and his son in Char's counter attack, i wanted him to do a slap fest.


i didn't know AE issued scantily clad uniforms... lol


wow, i didn't know he was depressed... i guess it's good to have comic relief a bit...

i'll try and get to episode 20 and hope it gets good after.

You haven't seen depressed Tomino till you see his crowning opus called Victory Gundam, just...damn. I heard Space Runway Ideon is fucked up too.

 

[coredecepts]

I have amassed a bit of a backlog.

RG Gundam MKII AEUG
HG Gundam AGE Spallow
HG Gastima from G-Reco
HG G Arcane from G-Reco
HG Unicorn Destroy Mode
HG Kamiki Burning Gundam
MG RX-78-2 Gundam v 3.0

I don't have a point to this post, other than to say that y'all are a bunch of enablers.

 

[JeffZero]

Sorry I haven't popped on in a few days. It's been a really busy week -- been looking at rentals with most of my free time. So, I've still got that remaining 13-14 episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam to go, but Cooper and I knocked out some more SEED on Sunday, and... holy crap, this show has gotten hardcore.

Gundam SEED #35-38 (?) Thoughts

Somewhere around there, anyway.

I've got three words for you fine ladies and gentlemen: Kira and Athrun. I wanted this to happen so badly, but I'd thought I'd have to wait until the end of the series. When Athrun's Justice came buzzing by during yet another tense battle, I figured it was the rematch of the ages. But instead I got what I really wanted: revelation. There are things about SEED that are choppy and awkward. This is not one of them. Kira's heartfelt discussions with Athrun were absolute highlights of this stretch and it has been especially rewarding to see Dearka really come into his own as well.

And the battles. Goodness gracious, the battles. They've all got that decidedly Wing-ish over-the-top candor to them, what with dozens of pilots exploding every half a minute, but it suits this show just fine. Everything is gorgeous and makes up for all the copious flashbacks.

Cagalli! I knew it! Cagalli and Kira! Yes! What a way for Izumi to go out, though. Talk about ultimate Gundam troll. He decides to bring down the entire Orb homeland and perish alongside it, so he hands Cagalli the truth from the opposite side of a window and shoves her off into the future. What in blazes... literally, I suppose.

"You love him, don't you?" -Athrun
"Of course!" -Cagalli
"Alright. I get it. When Kira comes back, I won't get in the way." -Athrun
"It's not like that. He's my brother!" -Cagalli

Admit it. You wanted this dialogue to happen, too.

Le Crouset is not gender-choosy about his harems, is he? Yzak and Flay. What a bunch he's building. Flay's super-weirdness about constantly seeing her father in Le Crouset is so many dimensions of disturbing. So. Many. Dimensions.

My man Mu is still shacking it up with Murrue, so hype. Lacus' radio broadcasts and Zala's hunt to end her are cool too, and that new guy, Azrael... talk about a Baccano! character pre-Baccano. The tables have all turned so quickly that I almost wish there were an extra cour. SEED has gone from "okay" to "enjoyable for what it is" to "genuinely cool" and it's been a lovely trajectory.

Badgiruel is back in exactly the spot I'd hoped she'd be in -- at the helm of a deadly-looking Archangel knockoff. Everything about this show's positioning is super-nifty now. The world is coming undone and these young folks are going to be all that's left -- those that survive.