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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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that wasn't cotton in beargguy san
Lostconfused
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Dozel has like no personality in the show or the movies. At least the book gives him some.
Megalosaro
Banned
He had much less time in the novel. All you see of him is that he's rash, and boneheaded and fights on the front lines with his men.
You get that in the show as well, but you also get the portrayal of him as being a loyal family man.
They really screwed up by
having Dozle die by stupidly getting prideful because the Pegasus ignored Solomon, and chasing after the ship with part of his fleet.
Barnes and Noble is getting into the Gunpla business.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...e-stores-nationwide-to-sell-gundam-model-kits
That seems like a really weird and random combination.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...e-stores-nationwide-to-sell-gundam-model-kits
That seems like a really weird and random combination.
Hm? They carried anime figures a few years back so this isn't too suprising.
They've been carrying them since last year at select stores. Sadly the only one near me (Eugene Oregon) is to small to carry them
I'm scared to google this.
Agent_ShortBus
Member
To bad all the Barnes and Nobles in my area closed a couple years ago. There are some hobby shops around here that carry gunpla but their way overpriced. The Gundam novel you guys are talking about, is it the same as the new re release harcover Gundam the Origins books? Have the first four books but havent had time to start them yet.
Megalosaro
Banned
No. Gundam: The Origin is a manga drawn by the original character designer for the first Gundam series, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu. It originally ran in Gundam Ace magazine from 2001 until 2011. Vertical has been publishing an English release since March 2013.
The novel we've been talking about lately, which I recently completed, was written by Yoshiyuki Tomino, who was the director of the original series (and many other shows/movies in the franchise). The book was originally published in 3 parts, from 1980 until 1981. The first novel came out right before the series originally ended, while the last book came out right before the release of the first Compilation movie. It's quite different from every other version of the One Year War story (which is longer than one year in the novel). Also worth mentioning is the fact that the novelization was the very first english-released piece of Gundam media, being first released in 1990
Agent_ShortBus
Member
Thanks for the info, gonna try and read the original before starting Origin.
you could buy a GM instead
Agent_ShortBus
Member
I think I'm finally done with Sazabi Ver. Ka, or at least with what I'm willing to do to it. Maybe in the future I'll try my hand at actually painting a kit some day. This was also my first time dealing with water slide decals only, and they were really easy to apply. I'll take water slides over stickers or dry decals from now on. Anyways here's some pics.
Edit: I think I'm gonna buy that cool looking green LED for the mono eye.
What he looked like right after putting him together.
This is right after doing some panel lining( I'm not that good at it).
Last one of him with the water slide decals applied.
Edit: I think I'm gonna buy that cool looking green LED for the mono eye.
What he looked like right after putting him together.
This is right after doing some panel lining( I'm not that good at it).
Last one of him with the water slide decals applied.
Megalosaro
Banned
Kit looks pretty good actually. You did a great job
That looks real good for an OOB kit.
Probably not. Those old HG kits are ass.
I have the old Turn-A and Turn-X 1/144 kits, Would not recommend at all if you're expecting an actual quality kit of any sort. They're very simplistic and crummy. I only got them cause we were visiting a Gundam store in Japan while on vacation ages ago, and they were just a couple of bucks. I remember building them when we got back in the hotel for fun.
Megalosaro
Banned
They are getting ready to release a new HGCC Turn A Gundam as part of the "All Gundams" Project. You might as well wait for that. Probably 1000x better than some crappy NG that was released during Turn A's run
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN989480/Gun
never mind the lack of colors in their product page. That figures just a prototype. The actual release will be up to standards with modern HGs
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN989480/Gun
never mind the lack of colors in their product page. That figures just a prototype. The actual release will be up to standards with modern HGs
The most modern of HGs, the Unicorn HGs, are mind-blowingly fantastic. They are about on par with Master Grade from the early 00s in a 1/144 scale package. If the Turn A is going to be like that, definitely wait.
Megalosaro
Banned
I think the cutoff is around 2005-2006. Pretty much any kit made after 2006 is pretty damn good. Before then, it's hit or miss. There ARE good kits released before then, but they really stepped up their game around then. Any kit made in the last few years is amazing
It's actually a few pieces of plastic, and it's more expensive than the kit itself because the wings are clear parts with holographic coating. It's definitely a premium bonus thing for hardcore kit builders, and not something for the mass market.
http://p-bandai.jp/hobby/special-1000003502/
http://p-bandai.jp/hobby/item-1000087315/
It includes the left and right wing, joint parts for the Turn-A's back so the wings are adjustable, and a stand for posing the kit in flying positions.
Megalosaro
Banned
Does it come with a nuclear bomb?
EvilKatarn
Member
More importantly, does it come with a cow?
It's actually a few pieces of plastic, and it's more expensive than the kit itself because the wings are clear parts with holographic coating. It's definitely a premium bonus thing for hardcore kit builders, and not something for the mass market.
http://p-bandai.jp/hobby/special-1000003502/
http://p-bandai.jp/hobby/item-1000087315/
It includes the left and right wing, joint parts for the Turn-A's back so the wings are adjustable, and a stand for posing the kit in flying positions.
So that's 17 bucks just for the accessory, right? Not the accessory and the model?
Correct.
EvilKatarn
Member
Yes. If you think that's stupid then go look at how much it would cost to get RG Destiny's wings of light.
I should go look up how much I paid for the Star Build Strike's Universe Booster, cuz I'm sensing a pattern here. But at least the booster is a little ship in addition to the nifty gold star.
I mean a Turn A with the Moonlight Butterfly wings is a model I'd love to have.
But I can't shell out for that. I mean, I was wondering if I could afford the crummy 5 buck one, haha.
I mean a Turn A with the Moonlight Butterfly wings is a model I'd love to have.
But I can't shell out for that. I mean, I was wondering if I could afford the crummy 5 buck one, haha.
Universe Booster also has the blue wing parts. So much value!
I think so; well that's what I'm lead to believe from some gundamguy posts.
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2014/03/mg-1100-universal-booster-released-in.html
How is it worse though?
Is there even a MG Star Build Strike or is it just a repackaged bundle of Full Package + Universe Booster?
I edited my post. We're talking about the Master Grades right?
Ah, I have that same kit but I haven't built it yet.
I was confused when you said
because I forgot they made a standalone HG Universe Booster too, and then was trying to think of a Star Build Strike kit without wings and couldn't come up with anything (because there's only the HG SBS and that has Plavsky Wings right in the name). Confusion cleared! @_@
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Interesting promotion but I need to save my munies for MG Unicorn and 00 stuff. D:
Passive Assassin
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Gundam ZZ 1-18
oni-chan~~ oni-chan~~ ...
oni-chan~~ oni-chan~~ ...
Judau Ashta will find and protect all the world's imoutos.
I gotta say, as overpriced as it is, the Moonlight Butterfly accessory looks really awesome on the HGCC Turn-A. On display at the HK toy fair today:
That's the worst part! It's so cooooooool.
Passive Assassin
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ep 22 was where shit got real. and people got slapped... a lot.
I gotta say, as overpriced as it is, the Moonlight Butterfly accessory looks really awesome on the HGCC Turn-A. On display at the HK toy fair today:
How very......breakable
Megalosaro
Banned
The wings arent big enough. I want the version where they are huge
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