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2014/10/27 19:47:00
Subject: Re:Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Jehan-reznor wrote:you are right here is another side by side comparison
That's why I recommended using a 1/144. Back when they first came out, someone posted a pic of one next to an old Endless Waltz 1/144 and they were the same size.
Eumerin wrote:
Barzam wrote: I kind of suspect that the Jahanam may possibly wind up being a good guy MS. It seems like the show is playing up the Capital to be the bad guys and the Amerians as the good guys since the pirates all have ties with the Amerian military and government
Possible, but I suspect it's going to be a bit more complicated than that. The Gundam appears to have literally come out of nowhere, and it's unclear where Monday came from. On another note, the art style for the mecha reminds me of AGE...
>.<
The previous episode seemed to hint at the Gundam and Raraiya possibly coming from the colonies. They haven't come up yet and it wouldn't surprise me if the colonies still maintain a higher tech level than the Earth.
Thanks for the info! Also what is that Zaku-esque looking thing up there? It's dope! The massive chainsaw thing works really well for being a knight too
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2014/10/27 20:01:31
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
It's from Assault Suits Leynos, a pair of sidescrolling action games. Only the original came out in the US as Target Earth for the Genesis. The sequel was on the Saturn. Assault Suits Valken/Cybernator on the SNES was somehow related to it as well. Plum made models of both Valken and the Leynos.
Thanks for the info! Also what is that Zaku-esque looking thing up there? It's dope! The massive chainsaw thing works really well for being a knight too
That is the Leynos AS 5E3 battle suit it is listed as 1/35 scale with an added on Kotobukiya Chainsaw weapon and it winds up and actually spins!
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"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/11/02 23:00:36
Subject: Re:Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
The set includes three versions of Snake (standing, running, and crouching), Skull Face, Chico, and normal and poncho-wearing Marines. Additional pieces include three AM MRS-4 rifles, two AM Type 69 rifles, Skull Face’s gun, night vision goggles, an iDROID, and a cassette player. The models and accessories can be combined in various ways to reenact scenes from the game; for example, the game’s opening can be created by putting the night vision goggles on the crouching Snake model.
The plastic model set retails for 3,200 yen, plus tax. It will be released in January 2015.
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The quiet hum of the earth's dreaming is my new song."
2014/11/20 03:59:04
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
I have that set. It isn't that good. That's the standard HGUC Zaku, whose sculpt was based on the original anime design. The model kind of sucks. As far as standard Zaku HG kits go, the F2 from 0083 is a MUCH better kit.
Anyway, I measured one of the tanks. Not counting the guns, the tank's body is about 2.5" long. Does that help?
Also, it doesn't show it, but there's two of those tanks in that set, plus little Zeon "hover bikes" and infantry.
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Bandai produces so many different SKUs that it cycles what kits it produces every few months. So barring something being reaaaaaaaaally old, it will be restocked in a few weeks~months.
there are minor differences between them and the mass production version, mostly with weapons and other bits included. (and also Shin's is a HIgh-MObility version)
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Looks like it scales well enough with 40k tanks, has many, many weapon options, and though it may be a little simplistic, a good lick of paint would get it battle ready. I have one on order because, at £5 including shipping, if it turns out to be as good as it seems, there is a metric ton of potential for cheap IG tanks.
2014/11/20 19:11:30
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2014/11/20 20:42:38
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
I was in the same boat, having take an interest in the models until I watched Unicorn (the latest one irrc) and I had fun with it, some of the giant stompy robot combat is a lot of fun!
2014/11/22 01:25:03
Subject: Gundam, Mecha and other SF Kits for possible use in 40K.
Alpharius wrote: Slightly off topic here but...
...I've never watched a Gundam series.
Which one should I watch?
Wing and Seed are good starting places, they're both stand alone series.
0079 shows its age, but is still a good series, and is really where you want to start with the Universal Century continuity. Followed by Zeta Gundam.. you can pretty much skip ZZ Gundam, and then watch Char's Counter attack. That wraps up the Char vs Ammuro storyline.
Alternately, Gundam: The Origin starts up next year, which is a retelling of the original series.. and should be good if it follows the books.
Other good watches are the 08th MS Team, 0080 and 0083 OVA series and the F91 Movie. These are all UC timeline, but are self contained. F91 is fantastic.
Other good stuff:
Turn-A Gundam, if you enjoy victorian era stories with giant robots.
G-Gundam, if you want HOT BLOOD, COURAGE, AND GUTS with your giant robots.
Gundam Build Fighters, set in 'za real worldo' is about kids building gundam model kits and using them to play a kind of tabletop game. It features a lot of little references to almost all of the previous Gundam series, but you can enjoy it without having to know them all. Its second season just started running.
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