My very first gunpla has shipped from Amazon today! I ordered an RG Astray Red Frame.
Just wanted to share
Nice. Are you going to give it the Duckroll Custom treatment?
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The Gundam |OT2| Another 5 years of Gunpla, Origins, and GUNDAMUUUU!
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Nice. Are you going to give it the Duckroll Custom treatment?
Megalosaro
Banned
My first post in this thread was
"I like Riddhe. He had cool suits."
Ugh...
"I like Riddhe. He had cool suits."
Ugh...
I'm fresh out of Q-Tips!
It's my first kit so I'm just going to do a straight build to get used to things and if I like it, do more customization work on the next one.
Looking back, I complained about how the OP is such a mess, which it still is!
heh.
I cought a bug recently that could only be cured by watching some Tryon 3. Man it's such an awesome suit. Try might have been a disappointing follow up to Build Fighters but if there's one thing that redeems it it's the Tryon 3. Everything about it was so well done. Music, combination sequence, attacks, the works.
Minato was also a cool pilot and overall fun character. It's only held back by the lack of a worthy rival to clash with. Even the Gunpla Grand Prix champion didn't cut it!
Beth might not like it but then again she's probably just mad it outclasses the ZZ and the earlier attempt at a super robot inspired ZZ, the Try Zeta.
davidwhangchoi
Member
^ is that predaking?
No you fool that's Tryon 3! The fruit harvested from the experience and work of countless generation of masters from the Gunpla Shingyo School. It represents all that is holy and good in the world of Gunpla. Behold!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twJTHpZnTSI
Brings a smile to my face every time :')
Well that depends on what kind of look you want. Many recommend the HGUC RX-78-2 Revive but I recommend you take a look at Dalong's catalogue of HG (high grade) kits and tell us which design you like and we'll provide feedback. Here are links to some sections.
http://dalong.net/review/hg.htm
http://dalong.net/review/bf.htm
http://dalong.net/review/ib.htm
Oops, i meant the anime...
Ohhh~
In that case, that depends on what you're looking for. The most popular starts are either The Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy, Gundam Seed, or Gundam Wing.
Mobile Suit Gundam is what started it all and is followed up by several series and spin offs. It has the deepest mythos and is the fan favorite.
Gundam Seed came almost two decades later and brought it a lot of new fans. It was followed by Gundam Seed Destiny but that wasn't received as well by fans.
Gundam Wing is what introduced most western audiences to the series but I don't think it's looked back on as fondly now.
davidwhangchoi
Member
you aren't trying to trick me? that's a predaking repaint.
I'm pretty sure. This is a Predaking repaint ;p
You know, I think I have a fondness for mechanical animals that combine into a robot...
Megalosaro
Banned
For the main series (Universa Century)
MObie Suit Gundam (1979)(Movie or TV series. I prefer series)
For Alternate Universe
I guess Ironblooded Orphans since it's okay. And it's the most recent
davidwhangchoi
Member
JadedWriter
Member
That OP is fine. You won't get half the gifs till you've seen more Gundam.
Valdfellgar
Banned
Yes! The last of my Christmas haul has arrived! This is going to be a good year for my Gundam collection:
I'll probably build them at 1 a month in this order:
Gerbera (Already built as seen in photo)
Gato's Gelgoog
Char's Zaku II
The Black Trinity Zaku II
GM Custom
GP03
and finally the White Ogre
I'll probably build them at 1 a month in this order:
Gerbera (Already built as seen in photo)
Gato's Gelgoog
Char's Zaku II
The Black Trinity Zaku II
GM Custom
GP03
and finally the White Ogre
Valkerionseven
Member
Glad I'm not the only one who loves the Tryon 3. Never picked up the kit for this guy but wanted to in a larger scale if it ever gets made with "titanium finish." It's such a slap in the face to Gundam and presented as such but thats why its so awesome. Loved the attitude the maker had in the show when he used it too. One of the few bright spots in the otherwise kinda bland Try Fighters.
Nice haul looks like you will have a nice set of kits on your shelf this year.
Personally backed out of the MG Sniper this week. Could not settle on a way I would want to make it so either will try later or something further down the line.
good shit.
Megalosaro
Banned
That string of episodes was hype as fuck.
Btw. Atra is best girl. I hated her at first, but now she's my favorite. I'm pulling hard for her.
It is a DM like this:
I'm half way through on that kit. Only need to build the legs and weapons.
Apart from the shoulders, so far so good.
I saw the comparison of the Daban one and wished i bought that instead. The gold color of the daban is much better looking.
Unmasked Ferret
Member
We are friends now.
I'm so happy there are so many places to buy gundam stuff nearby now. Before it was just Hobbytown USA and then the two Barnes and Noble, but now the Board game store in the mall, the comic book store in the other mall, and the main Comic Book Store all sell gunpla and Robot Spirit figures. It's almost overwheming.
donkey show
Member
lol duh. What do you think I was planning on picking upBut a 1/100 is on the way...
I might have to just buy it now, because the stand is only for the first wave.
Unmasked Ferret
Member
lol duh. What do you think I was planning on picking up
I might have to just buy it now, because the stand is only for the first wave.
It's just a basic white action base right? You could still get that seperately.
lol no. It is an action base 2. rarer, and hard to find. the action base 2 is amazing by the way, I use it to display my V2.
davidwhangchoi
Member
bandai milking IBO with all these new lines (high resolution, full mech. etc.) then they will release MG p bandai and then RG with 10 p-bandai kit attachments.
$$$
$$$
Supaidaman
Member
Also curious about the meaning of Full Mechanics :v
What is the difference? All references to action base 2 I find look like the 1/144 stand.
1/100 action base 2.
action base 2 doesn't require screws, plus better adjustability.
so far the action base 2 only comes with kits/pbandai stuff though I haven't checked gundamplanet
Since I was sick today I decided to binge watch MS IGLOO.
The whole thing being in CG was an interesting experience. Mobile Suits in combat looked pretty decent but the characters themselves looked terrible, especially the facial expressions and mouth movements.
It was very interesting seeing the start of the invasion of earth. Would definitely like to see more of this (any other series that cover this specific part of the war?).
Wasn't a very big fan of how some of the Federation grunts were portrayed during the 603 arc though. They felt kind of comic book evil with them laughing at Zeon soldiers on open communication channels. I thought it was rather odd to see this in a Gundam series. When the Federation arc started I was expecting things to get switched around with the Feds being "the good guys" and Zeon being "the bad guys" but instead, it shows the human sides of both.
Also, I never realised just how unsubtle the link between Nazi's and Zeon is from an aesthetic viewpoint. I mean, Zeon's infantry is just carrying freaking Lugers and Sturmgewehr 44's. Zaku's are even equipped with oversized Panzerfausts!
(This probably isn't a surprise to anyone though)
The whole thing being in CG was an interesting experience. Mobile Suits in combat looked pretty decent but the characters themselves looked terrible, especially the facial expressions and mouth movements.
It was very interesting seeing the start of the invasion of earth. Would definitely like to see more of this (any other series that cover this specific part of the war?).
Wasn't a very big fan of how some of the Federation grunts were portrayed during the 603 arc though. They felt kind of comic book evil with them laughing at Zeon soldiers on open communication channels. I thought it was rather odd to see this in a Gundam series. When the Federation arc started I was expecting things to get switched around with the Feds being "the good guys" and Zeon being "the bad guys" but instead, it shows the human sides of both.
Also, I never realised just how unsubtle the link between Nazi's and Zeon is from an aesthetic viewpoint. I mean, Zeon's infantry is just carrying freaking Lugers and Sturmgewehr 44's. Zaku's are even equipped with oversized Panzerfausts!
(This probably isn't a surprise to anyone though
)Megalosaro
Banned
Marry that girl.
Unmasked Ferret
Member
Megalosaro
Banned
I don't like the Hi Nu. It's a downgrade
Valkerionseven
Member
Still less than $trike Fr$$dom merch a year.
Unmasked Ferret
Member
I love whoever wrote the Gundam Planet product description for the MG GM Sniper II.
Dedication Through Light
Member
I am a bit confused on Turn A and gundam wiki is not providing clear answers, but what is the Dianna Counter, I thought it was just another name for Dianna, but in episode 29 they use it so much, even more since its about the two Diannas's.
Dianna Counter is the Moonrace faction that openly rebels against Dianna's authority and wants to take over Earth by military force against her wishes.
I love that in its reveal only only kids were excited to see it and everyone else was left puzzled, lol.
Oh, I see. Then yeah having weak joints would make sense.
I mean, it is one of the better GMs.
Valdfellgar
Banned
Paltheos
Member
Yeah, it's devoid of personality. It's big and chunky and has 'wings' and a couple colors and... I can't think of anything interesting to say about it outside of that base description.
The Nu Gundam on the other handlooks like a personal mobile suit. It's asymmetrical, storing a bunch of presumably heavy equipment on one side of the MS. It has a single, high-powered blade (all an ace might really need) but another one hidden on an arm in case of emergency. Its color scheme and layout is very distinctive too.
I could look at parts of the Nu Gundam and understand why the designer did things the way they did it. The Hi-Nu Gundam just looks like any other 'grand' MS. 'Why are the funnels on wings?' I don't know. 'Why is it bigger than its supposedly inferior counterpart?' I don't know. The Sazabi can get away with being big part, indeed, because it's a bad guy suit, but also because it wields some pretty heavy weaponry and it has that chest cannon too.
Megalosaro
Banned
Pretty but eh.
Ah yes, I'm excited.
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