I know I’m well behind the times, but I’ve finally finished my MG Red frame.
There are a lot of little details here and there that I forgot to do. Since I’ve been working on this kit off and on since it came out I’m not surprised more fell through the cracks. I regret not going with a darker shade of red.
It might be hard to tell from the photo, but paint is the red equivalent of the blue I used on my MG Blue Frame. The decals are, of course, from Samuel Decal.
How about some more WIP shots of my 1/48 RX-78-2?
In what could be the most important Gunpla event of the year, Bandai has started an official poll to see which suits have the most demand for a MG release.
You can vote multiple times, with three choices per vote.
Can’t understand Japanese? The choices on the list are as follows…
1. The O — “Gundam Zeta”
2. Psycho Gundam (O_O) — “Gundam Zeta”
3 Baund Doc — “Gundam Zeta”
4 Marasai — “Gundam Zeta”
5 Doven Wolf — “Gundam Double Zeta”
6 Dreissen — “Gundam Double Zeta”
7 Turn X — “Turn A Gundam”
8 V2 Gundam — “Victory Gundam”
9 Gundam Double X — “Gundam X”
10 Gundam Virsago — “Gundam X”
11 Nobel Gundam — “G Gundam”
12 Gundam Deathscythe — “Gundam W”
13 Gundam Heavyarms — “Gundam W”
14 Gundam Sandrock — “Gundam W”
15 Shenlong Gundam — “Gundam W”
16 Gundam Epyon — “Gundam W”
17 Tallgeese — “Gundam W”
18 Legend Gundam — “Gundam SEED Destiny”
19 Akatsuki Gundam — “Gundam SEED Destiny”
20 00 Raiser — “Gundam Double O”
21 Cherudim Gundam — “Gundam Double O”
22 Arios Gundam — “Gundam Double O”
23 Seravee Gundam — “Gundam Double O”
24 Reborns Gundam — “Gundam Double O”
25 Susanowo — “Gundam Double O”
26 Arche Gundam — “Gundam Double O”
27 Kshatriya — “Gundam UC”
28 ReZEL — “Gundam UC”
29 Stark Jegan — “Gundam UC”
30 Geara Zulu — “Gundam UC”
31 Others
What we have here is Bandai’s 1/48 scale Mega Size Model Gundam RX-78-2. As far as I know it’s Bandai’s largest general release kit. At 15″ tall it dwarfs even Perfect Grade kits.
In general the kit is very simple. No internal frame, no special gadgets or gizmos. All the joints are done with poly caps which feature a unique toothed design. With these little notches the kit does a fantastic job at staying in place. Even the arm has no difficulty holding the large shield in place.
HobbyLink Japan’s spree of Gundam sales continues today with Bandai Gundam Goodness on Special Sale!
I’m still digging through what’s out there, but it’s a bloody lot. Click here to dig through it yourself.
Some items of note, MG Exia Ignition Mode and MG Gouf Ver. 2.0 are 30% off.
Everyone’s favorite, MG Zaku II Ver. 2.0, is also 30% off.
There’re a lot of HG kits on sale as well. Most at 50% off.
The first seven minutes of the soon to be released first volume of Gundam Unicorn. Video’s been released by Bandai.
I think it looks pretty good, even if it’s a YouTube presentation whose source quality wasn’t that solid to begin with. Apparently on Bandai’s site you can view it with subtitles, but the video isn’t working for me to begin with.
Just saw these listed on HLJ with a 15% Early Bird discount. Their release is news to me, haven’t seen any pictures beyond the first batch released…
February
Hi-Nu Gundam ($65)
God Gundam ($23)
Ball Ver. Ka ($19)
YMS-15 Gyan ($33)
MS-09 Dom ($27)
Kaempfer ($37)
March
MSN-04 Sazabi ($74)
RX-79(G) ($28)
Gundam Exia ($35)
RX-75 Guntank ($44)
If I missed any please let me know!
One kit I managed to acquire recently was the re-released MG Nu Gundam w/ clear parts per Bandai’s “Clear Part Campaign.”
I say re-released because unlike the MG Victory w/ clear parts, which featured the initial release with an extra runner thrown in and a slip on the box, the MG Nu box is all new. Well, and all new print. The design is the same, just a yellow banner around the outside, some new tags, a picture on one side of the clear parts.
Welcome to my review of Bandai’s Master Grade Victory Gundam, Ver. Ka. Since this isn’t a straight build I’ve broken up my review into two segments. The first talking about the kit itself and the second a review of my design and paint choices.
Note that for some images in my review I use images from dalong.net’s review. Let’s just say I’m too frustrated/lazy to transform and photograph.
The Kit
The Victory Gundam is one of my favorite Gundams from a design perspective. To me its simple design and functionality are more aesthetic than anything from SEED or 00.
Just saw this floating around,
Should be an awesome kit, assuming you don’t mind an inability to stand up.
