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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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There's a new GM kit coming too that looks interesting (from what can be seen)
Burning doesn't look very impressive but this is it's basic starting form so I'll withhold judgement until I can see it's modified form later in series.
I like Lightning the best of the three. When I first saw the silhouette image months ago I was hoping it was based on Xi but guess not. Still looks best.
Not a huge fan of SD kits so a bit disappointing that an SD is one of the main suits.
The team battles are interesting. If they are always going against teams then there's going to be a lot of different suits they go up against. More chances for kits from the series. Hope we get some good kits/designs like first season.
Lightning will have a weapon pack too:
Burning doesn't look very impressive but this is it's basic starting form so I'll withhold judgement until I can see it's modified form later in series.
I like Lightning the best of the three. When I first saw the silhouette image months ago I was hoping it was based on Xi but guess not. Still looks best.
Not a huge fan of SD kits so a bit disappointing that an SD is one of the main suits.
The team battles are interesting. If they are always going against teams then there's going to be a lot of different suits they go up against. More chances for kits from the series. Hope we get some good kits/designs like first season.
Lightning will have a weapon pack too:
Lostconfused
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It certainly looks like Kunio Okawara drew the new design. The shoulders are still super wide but not as big. The upper torso is still huge but the lower torso is more visible compared to the older designs. The head is still the high point and stands out like Shining. It has no other obvious attachments, even less than Shining really. It has a lot of soft round edges unlike Strike which was all hard edges. It sure as hell looks more like older Kunio Okawara designs than anything else.
It certainly looks like Kunio Okawara drew the new design. The shoulders are still super wide but not as big. The upper torso is still huge but the lower torso is more visible compared to the older designs. The head is still the high point and stands out like Shining. It has no other obvious attachments, even less than Shining really. It has a lot of soft round edges unlike Strike which was all hard edges. It sure as hell looks more like older Kunio Okaware designs than anything else.
Fucking hell that Wing Gundam is so fat and bulky for a 16.3 meter suit it's disgusting.
Still after seeing the model kit, I will agree the head does have a softer look like that of Shining and Wing compared to Strike.
distantmantra
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Really digging Lightning. The ReGz is also one of my favorite mobile suits ever.
Parts of it feel influenced by the ReZEL too.
Glad I passed up on a Build Mk2. Going to grab a kit of Lightning Gundam when they get to it.
There's a new GM kit coming too that looks interesting (from what can be seen)
Nice. I hope we get more super mooks in the vein of GM Sniper K-9.
Build Burning Gundam is the one of the three where the description doesn't indicate that the Fighter also built it. It only says that Sekai pilots it and that he's a beginner. It's also stated that Build Burning Gundam is a very polished model, which definitely suggests that someone else made it.
Lightning Gundam is built by Yuma, China's younger brother. He's a talented young builder who won the grand prix prize at the Artistic Gunpla Contest.
Winning Gundam is a new original SD Gundam design built by Fumina to participate in the Japanese national tournament. She also heads the Gunpla Battle Club in school, and she's looking for new members.
Fumina is a third year, both Sekai and Yuma are second years. Sekai is a transfer student, so he could have come from anywhere... hmmm....
Lightning Gundam is built by Yuma, China's younger brother. He's a talented young builder who won the grand prix prize at the Artistic Gunpla Contest.
Winning Gundam is a new original SD Gundam design built by Fumina to participate in the Japanese national tournament. She also heads the Gunpla Battle Club in school, and she's looking for new members.
Fumina is a third year, both Sekai and Yuma are second years. Sekai is a transfer student, so he could have come from anywhere... hmmm....
Pay2win
No actually I think it might be his sister building it or something.
http://gundam-bf.net/staffcast/cast.html
The cast list has 4 characters, but they've only shown 3. The extra character is Mirai Kamiki. Sekai Kamiki, Mirai Kamiki. Sounds like siblings to me!
Megalosaro
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"Future" and "World", huh?
Maybe his sister charges a premium. :x
This show'd better make some Mrs. Bright Noa jokes, then.
Me too. I like the custom suits that come out of this series. Though Miss Sazabi from last season could have been done better...
Mr. Pointy
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So, will we get BUILD BURNING KNUCKLE for 25 episodes?
Also, I guarantee they'll fight a team called The Black Tri-Stars.
Also, I guarantee they'll fight a team called The Black Tri-Stars.
kiunchbb
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Gunpla diary:
So I finally gave up on the stupid brush on primer, it is impossible to balance the dam color. The only way I can get a consistent flat coat is to overlay it until panel line start getting more and more shallow. That's only the primer, I still haven't put the paint yet. To be fair, on one of the part that I painted well(the shield), the color went on beautifully with just a single layer. The paint is so strong I can't even scratch it with my nail.
I decided I can't be cheap and just use tamiya primer spray instead. So I had to scrape the old primer with toothbrush and alcohol to prepare for my tamiya overlord. I had to stop after an hour of scraping because I got dizzy and lightheaded from inhaling so much alcohol.
After being forced to take a break, for some reason I start arranging my gundam pieces seeing if I can rebuild it from memory. It is then I realized that one important piece in the foot is missing. Needless to say I spent rest of the night looking for it.
So now I am tire, sleepy, sad, dizzy, and questioning my life decision. The missing piece may take 2 to 12 weeks to replace from some website.
Gunpla is so fun.
So I finally gave up on the stupid brush on primer, it is impossible to balance the dam color. The only way I can get a consistent flat coat is to overlay it until panel line start getting more and more shallow. That's only the primer, I still haven't put the paint yet. To be fair, on one of the part that I painted well(the shield), the color went on beautifully with just a single layer. The paint is so strong I can't even scratch it with my nail.
I decided I can't be cheap and just use tamiya primer spray instead. So I had to scrape the old primer with toothbrush and alcohol to prepare for my tamiya overlord. I had to stop after an hour of scraping because I got dizzy and lightheaded from inhaling so much alcohol.
After being forced to take a break, for some reason I start arranging my gundam pieces seeing if I can rebuild it from memory. It is then I realized that one important piece in the foot is missing. Needless to say I spent rest of the night looking for it.
So now I am tire, sleepy, sad, dizzy, and questioning my life decision. The missing piece may take 2 to 12 weeks to replace from some website.
Gunpla is so fun.
tensuke
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Yeah, it's got a full SD Sinanju with the shield, bazooka, gun, beam saber, and two axes with effect parts. Pretty nice bang for your buck, I got it for about $22 on Amazon.
Son of Cervantes
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It's just Grand Prix. Otherwise you're saying he won the 'grand prize prize.'
Couldn't Kousaka's brother be the one who built Build Burning? Sort of taking over Sei's role from season one as the modeller?
The model kit was pretty bad, but it looked decent enough in the show. The kit needed an entirely new mold to look good, not recycle the old Sazabi.
It still looks like the unit is capable of having something dock in it, though.
PaulExcellent
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I guess the Build Burning Gundam is pretty cool...?
Lightning Gundam is neat, but not really as interesting as I hoped it would be.
G-Self Gundam is looking 10/10, though. That's always nice.
So... I think I'll get the G-Self in MG form if it comes out and wait until the show is over to pick up the Build Burning.
Lightning Gundam is neat, but not really as interesting as I hoped it would be.
G-Self Gundam is looking 10/10, though. That's always nice.
So... I think I'll get the G-Self in MG form if it comes out and wait until the show is over to pick up the Build Burning.
EvilKatarn
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Started building the RG Destiny today.
It's a hell of a surprise for me in a lot of ways considering the only RG I've built is the Zeta. Destiny is far far far easier to build and most importantly it is as solid as a rock, at least right now.
And holy shit at that leg mobility.
Notice the knee slide gimmick. Master grade level stuff at the same stability. Which I can't say for the Zeta, and which is precisely why this Destiny has really surprised me.
Can't imagine me not buying Strike Freedom and the hopefully inevitable IJ after this. RG line is the best.
Now excuse me while I go play some Destiny in Full Boost.
It's a hell of a surprise for me in a lot of ways considering the only RG I've built is the Zeta. Destiny is far far far easier to build and most importantly it is as solid as a rock, at least right now.
And holy shit at that leg mobility.
Notice the knee slide gimmick. Master grade level stuff at the same stability. Which I can't say for the Zeta, and which is precisely why this Destiny has really surprised me.
Can't imagine me not buying Strike Freedom and the hopefully inevitable IJ after this. RG line is the best.
Now excuse me while I go play some Destiny in Full Boost.
Lostconfused
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Yeah I have an MG destiny, got it just for the hell of it. I actually enjoyed building it, was a very solid kit. It was also absolutely shocking to enjoy putting something together after MG Crossbone kits, ughhhhhh.
Maybe you just didn't experience the joys of Master Grade Zeta.
Yeah, RG Destiny is like a ROCK compared to the other RG's.
That said he still has some weird ass issues. Like his Toe, they didn't do well with it like the other RG's and he just has a weird opening and his feet are so large it's like clown shoes.
These all look awesome! Looking forward to this show.Also got a better look at the HG kits coming for G no Reconguista
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donkey show
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And a hamrabi team, druggie team, Gundam team (from ZZ), etc.
Lostconfused
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Plenty of teams to go around. Especially since later shows started adding multiple gundams per show.
Kinda want an SRW Z team with Destiny + Zeta and well plenty of choices for the third slot.
Kinda want an SRW Z team with Destiny + Zeta and well plenty of choices for the third slot.
The Grimoire looks really nice. Might be tempted to pick it up if they make an MG.
It does look pretty similar, but this is not that uncommon a robot head-shape.
Sure this has been said before but the Grimoire's head looks like an RK-92 Savage's.
It does look pretty similar, but this is not that uncommon a robot head-shape.
redhairedking
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I am really liking the Burning.
You're probably right. Just the first thing that popped into my head.
Oh jesus MG Crossbone Full Cloth is probably my most hated MG. A lot of MG's have issues, but the horrible connection slides for the front left and right armors that you hook into the Cock Pit are so BAD on FC that I just pose it as another X1.
If that happens they would have to have them go up against Nu/SF and an extra.
I really wish the crossbone was a solid kit, the design is so good.
What else is wrong with it?
Some of the weapons are complete trash to hold, but that is because of them being legit odd designs for a model kit to hold so there is very little they can do about that with the 3 Finger/Trigger split.
Outside of the Cloth Armor though, my Crossbone is very sturdy and holds together very well.
Yeah, but I want the cloth Armor.
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