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The Official Gundam Thread of Gunpla, Origins, and 35 Years of GUNDAMUUUU!
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I think every mecha show ever has a scene like that.
Rahxephon91
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AGE has cool suits?
Dedication Through Light
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G-Exes, Original Gundam/Spallow, Zeydra, Zedas R ( a cool flight mode), are all cool.
Did I miss an announcement where they fired Hino from writing the series?
SonicX_Zero
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felt tacked on and too short, when I think they could have spent another episode to build this on. I think the problem with the 2nd half of AGE2 was dealing with Asemu and Flit at the same time, to me it felt like Flit was still the main star of the show while Asemu was all too busy finding himself until the drop.
marriage portion
The good thing with watching the HD version is that you're spared from the recaps, SEED for the most part is pretty tame in its depiction of war.
Dedication Through Light
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Perhaps its too early to say as it seemed like both needed a gen to find themself then actually did epic things in the subsequent gen, which most likely doesnt do well for Kio, unless he somehow gets way more episodes than Flit and Asemu had, and I guess a time skip built in?
sixteen-bit
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I really like the way Nu Gundam from Char's Counterattack looks. Do any of you guys have the Master Grade Nu Gundam? I was thinking about making that my next Gunpla purchase, but it's a kit from 2000 so I don't think the articulation and quality be all that great. Should I just hope for a 2.0 version sometime in the future?
My oldest MG kit is the RX-79 Ground Gundam (also from 2000), and it really can't compare to Bandai's modern stuff. I mean, it's limited articulation especially with regards to the legs and polycaps everywhere.
My oldest MG kit is the RX-79 Ground Gundam (also from 2000), and it really can't compare to Bandai's modern stuff. I mean, it's limited articulation especially with regards to the legs and polycaps everywhere.
Lostconfused
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Your best option is this http://www.bluefincorp.com/catalog/...irits/115-nu-gundam-char-s-counterattack.html
sixteen-bit
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Whoa, that looks really nice, but is it 1/100 scale? I don't want it to look out of place if I pose it with my MGs
Robot sprites are scaleless, and are usually between 5-7 inches tall.
Get the Hi Nu Gundam Master Grade instead. Lovely kit.
Love mine. Though I remember people complaining when it came out about how it was not proportioned correctly.
sixteen-bit
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Get the Hi Nu Gundam Master Grade instead. Lovely kit.
I considered it, but I don't like the new funnel designs or color choice.
sixteen-bit
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Thanks for the heads up!
I just recently started playing through the Gundam PS2 games I picked up while in Japan, and man, I can't believe how they look brand new when they were all under 400 yen and used. They really take care of their stuff there >.>
The games were the two Seed games and ACE 2. I'm starting with ACE 2 and working my way from best to worst. (Next up after ACE 2 is Federation VS ZAFT and then lastly Never Ending Tomorrow)
The games were the two Seed games and ACE 2. I'm starting with ACE 2 and working my way from best to worst. (Next up after ACE 2 is Federation VS ZAFT and then lastly Never Ending Tomorrow)
Gratitude, sir.
donkey show
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Oh god Never Ending Tomorrow? You should probably play that next and have Seed VS clean that bad taste out of your mouth afterwards.
Listen to this man. Never Ending Tomorrow was soooo bad. It will make this mission so much more enjoyable.
Which version of ACE2 did you bought, out of interest? Normal one, or vocal songs one?
But yeah, Japanese used games are amazing. The first time I bought one onsite was almost two years ago, when I bought Gundam Senki along with my PS3. It was already cheap enough (1200¥) but then there was also a warning on the slipcover about how the disk and manual were damaged. So I go to the counter to check and... I couldn't see the fault(s). The guy would show me and it'd be so minimal it could as well be that way with a brand new copy. Yet, for the "damage" I got 400¥ off the already cheap, cheap 1200¥ price point! Crazy stuff.
I remember spending way too much time on that game. Gameplay was horrid, but having all dat Astray in it was awesome.
Same reason I played Generation of C.E. a few months later, actually (which came out while GSD was still airing and because of that had strange/funny stuff like Destiny Gundam firing beams from its palm lol).
I totally forgot about that. The horror.
distantmantra
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Never Ending Tomorrow was pretty bad. The 2.5D sidescrolling SEED game was pretty fun, though.
Speaking of Gundam games, someone else buy Unicorn (PS3) dammit. I've been having a blast with Custom Cast mode.
donkey show
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Does the JP DLC work with the Asian version of the game like EXVS?
distantmantra
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I would assume so. I've got the JP version.
The DLC costs more than the game does. Shocking, I know!
nicoga3000
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I picked this guy up today. Kit seems popular. There was a big stack when I first saw it last week but they're almost gone now at the local Bic Camera.
Oh I'm jealous! :|
I haven't had time to work on my Gunpla since I've been helping get my fiancee moved in. Soon though!
Post pics!
sixteen-bit
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I picked this guy up today. Kit seems popular. There was a big stack when I first saw it last week but they're almost gone now at the local Bic Camera.
Nice. Will you show off the final product when you build it?
Sure. Won't be able to get to it for a while though. I have some other non gunpla kits I've been working on. But this one looks really good in the box. It's tempting. I may just snap it together and let it sit on the side and go back and paint it later when I have time/willpower to do so.
I believe it's the normal one. Here are the photos I took back in the Fall of the Gundam games I bought while in Japan.
distantmantra
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You know there is an English version of Never Ending Tomorrow, right?
Yup, but I probably wouldn't get a complete copy for 300 yen. I stuck to bargain bin games while in Japan, as tempting as the more expensive stuff was, it was neat to find so many Gundam games in the bargain bins. (It also helps that I enjoy the Japanese voice acting for Gundam, so playing the English one would probably just be even more grating)
distantmantra
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Bargain bin shopping in Japan is tons of fun. Here's my most recent 1,000 yen challenge from April 2010:
I got loads of other games (Gundam and non-Gundam), but these ones were purchased for less than 1,000 yen total.
When I was there in 2006, I snagged the ACE2 LE for 400 yen.
Urban Scholar
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Raises eyebrow...what?
Femmeworth
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Man those 8 minutes of Unicorn, even if it's mostly just talking, has me hyped. Shit's going to go down this episode.
Whoa it got Gundam X'd?
Whoa it got Gundam X'd?
... or 0079'd?
distantmantra
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Duckroll must be orgasming right about now.
Wow. Didn't Bandai just last week say how commited they were to AGE regardless of the low ratings?
Aside from that, Real Grade Freedom came in the mail today and my wife went ahead and ordered me Final Battle Banshee Ver Ka and Bandai Online Strike Real Grade.
Edit: I'm eyeing the hell out of the G System Wing Gundam EW Early Type. I haven't seen any real reviews on Youtube for it and hardly anything online and I know G System has a pretty good Rep but it seems like almost no one bought the Wing so I was wondering if any of my fellow Gaf Gundam lovers has heard much about that kit?
Aside from that, Real Grade Freedom came in the mail today and my wife went ahead and ordered me Final Battle Banshee Ver Ka and Bandai Online Strike Real Grade.
Edit: I'm eyeing the hell out of the G System Wing Gundam EW Early Type. I haven't seen any real reviews on Youtube for it and hardly anything online and I know G System has a pretty good Rep but it seems like almost no one bought the Wing so I was wondering if any of my fellow Gaf Gundam lovers has heard much about that kit?
There have been rumors of AGE getting cut short all week now actually. Hino even responded to it on his twitter denying it, saying they are bullshit rumors. But of course, the man can't be trusted because right after that he went on to shill his crappy show on twitter as well, telling all "fans" that each generation of AGE is different, and now that AGE-3 is starting, all Inazuma fans should tune in because they're going to like it.
No Hino, stop the lies, NO ONE likes AGE, NO ONE wants to pay a cent for AGE, NO ONE wants the models, NO ONE wants the manga crap, NO ONE wants the DVD/BDs, NO ONE wants to watch it on TV. The only supporters you have at this point are 4 guys on NeoGAF who do not contribute to any of the above.
Just put it out of its misery already!
No Hino, stop the lies, NO ONE likes AGE, NO ONE wants to pay a cent for AGE, NO ONE wants the models, NO ONE wants the manga crap, NO ONE wants the DVD/BDs, NO ONE wants to watch it on TV. The only supporters you have at this point are 4 guys on NeoGAF who do not contribute to any of the above.
Just put it out of its misery already!
While I don't always agree with you in FF threads, I always find myself laughing whenever you post about Gundam Age.
Honestly though, apart of me still wants to think that you paint a way darker outlook on AGE then reality. Well at least it gives me hope that Frozen Teardrop and Glory of the Defeated wouldn't be the first on the chopping block since AGE is still around.
Well...
Sales for Gundam Unicorn so far (DVD+BD combined):
Vol1 - 183,726
Vol2 - 183,315
Vol3 - 176,311
Vol4 - 181,803
The only sales figures for Gundam AGE so far (BD only, DVD doesn't even chart):
Vol1 - 2,343
Vol2 - 1,655
Vol3 - 1,380
At this rate even if Gundam AGE is a hundred volumes long, the ENTIRE SERIES will not be able to outsell a single volume of Gundam Unicorn!
Dear god.....
Even the complete shit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Blu Ray that they put no work in did around 10k if I remember right.
To be fair to Age though, G/W/X/Turn A likely wouldn't make it look nearly as bad as SEED/Destiny/OO do let alone it having to be going up around UC.
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