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I was worried when I saw the model of the Kshatriya without its wings/funnel hangers present. Then I clicked the link, and was greatly satisfied. That said, I wouldn't be able to afford something like that in my lifetime.

And I'm kind of mad at myself, because every time I enter this topic, I'm tempted to dump some cash on a real grade Zaku 2.
...And then they just went and released an HGCC 1/144 Turn A Gundam, my absolute favourite mecha...

Anyone interested in 1/48 Full Metal Panic kits? Aoshima's got you covered there. Laevatein is coming out fairly soon.



For that matter, Volks continues to be insane. 1/100 LED Mirage w/ Flame Unit from Five Star Stories. This kit has a full internal skeleton plus that awesome pearlescent armor plating.




Also, the Shamrock from Valkyria Chronicles



Also, they're doing a figure set and... something? I can't read Kanji. Reactive Armor set? I don't know, but that tank looks totally different.

Reactive armour is typically extra plating that helps to mitigate damage in a specific area by exploding on impact with weaponry.

As for the LED Mirage, 5 Star Stories always had some really badass mech designs (even if it is kind of ripped off from L Gaim), and this is just amazing.

You complaining Fafnir? Try living close to the source of temptation Went to Volks and had to run away to keep my wallet closed. Takara reissued the Dougram 1/144 and 1/200 collection in one box for 4000Y. I buy that box I die at the hands of my wife

M.

4000Y? That's what, $40? Tell her at that price, you were pretty much morally obligated to buy it.

 Fafnir wrote:
4000Y? That's what, $40? Tell her at that price, you were pretty much morally obligated to buy it.

Yep that's around 40$

The tank upgrade kit is 3,400 yen and the figure set is 3600 yen

Japan hates us (and loves our wallets)

M.

Ok, that tank, what and where can I get that?

 Pacific wrote:
Thanks for that mate, yes that does look like it has potential. Maybe stick a load of smaller turrets over it, then go in with the green stuff?

It's between that now and the Gundam UC M61A5 (although saw the price of that imported, around £100!)

And, ended up getting distracted by this, which would have absolutely no use in any game but has moved right to the top of my future buying list regardless!

It actually looks very much like the Bauhaus Grizzly from Warzone. Unfortunately, from what I have seen, this model is much smaller than the Grizzly.

I'm kind of annoyed I lost my Wave Engage Octaver FSS kit now.

 Lobukia wrote:
Ok, that tank, what and where can I get that?

You can get it here
https://www.volks.co.jp/page_ex.jsp?CONTROLID=SC0030&BUSINESSID=InitDisp&category=05&l=31&sp17=48&version=en

I just bought a tank... now I must have another! XD

Well, a bit of bad news. The Japanese site I linked to earlier, Hobby no Toriko has just announced that he will no longer be updating the site due to personal reasons and instead will just leave it up as a gallery. Shame. His was one of the better Japanese kit review sites.

Now, for more positive news! Bandai released info about a whole bunch of new kits coming out. I'll link to pics, but they're going to be pretty big, so I'm going to spoiler them.
First up, the HGBF Gouf R35 from Gundam Build Fighters


next is the Valuable Pod, a weapon system not seen in Build Fighters, but seems to be a variant of the Meteor Hopper based on a Gyan


No actual pics yet, but the Exia Amazing and the Wing Gundam Fenice Rinascita have both been announced as getting the HG treatment.

Best news of the day, HGAW Gundam Airmaster! Yes, it's finally happening!


HGUC Zeta Plus from Gundam Unicorn.


HGUC Schutzrum Gallus. This appears to be an entirely new design for the final episode of Gundam Unicorn. Nice to see the Gallus finally get a new kit, even if it isn't the Gallus K from earlier in the series.


That's pretty much it aside from announcing a new 1/20 scale Scope Dog and a golden God Gundam vs. Master Gundam set. There's a little teaser showing lineart for Mobile Suits that'll be in episode 7 of Gundam Unicorn and there's something very interesting there. There's a Mobile Suit from Hathaway's Flash in there! The Gustav Karl has been redesigned, but it will be in the episode. This is very odd as Hathaway's Flash, while it has been receiving a little attention from Bandai of late, has never been considered to be in cannon. I wonder if this means that they're getting closer to actually making it official?

To further Barzam's post:

HGBF 1/144 Gundam Exia Amazing & HGBF 1/144 Gundam Fenice Rinascita, estimated release, Aug-Sep 2014 (no shots of the actual kit yet.)

And HGBF 1/144 Gouf R35, estimated release Jun 2014, this is apparently a completely new and retooled kit, not an upgrade to the existing Gouf.

Very excited for the Gouf kit, one of my favorite MS types. Both of these images are from GundamGuy's blog, hes a really amazing modeler
that I highly recommend you guys check out. Here a link: http://gundamguy.blogspot.co.uk/

@Jehan Reznor
Great work on the VC tank so far Jehan, really makes me what to get one (and the shamrock), its actually a lot smaller than I thought would be, could
even be used for wargaming, maybe as part of a custom VC themed force. Oh dear lord.... what have I suggested, now I must do it!

If you don't mind me asking, whats the artbook in this shot of the tank (below), looks interesting, almost reminds me of Tsukasa Jun's early works.


Enjoy.

Really happy to see the Airmaster getting a HGAW, going to have to pick up a few of them..

Came across this bad boy the other night and I think I'm in love:

MG Jesta





The 1/100s are around 7 inches tall correct?

That Edelweiss tank is great, enough that I may have to go and buy the game. Any idea why the armour upgrade kit is so expensive though? From what I can tell its a relatively tiny change for 2/3 the price of the whole tank. Hopefully I'm missing something and can convince myself I really need it.

Wake me up when Bandai gets some sense and finally puts out an actual Vertigo model from X.

At least I think it was called the Vertigo. The white one with the bits? It was in the show for quite some time too.

Somewhere I've still got the Gunpla catalogs Bandai released around the time X came out, hyping those models up to the ends of the earth. Must have been around 95 or 96 probably. Around the time Bandai made those horrible "LG" kits for Eva, Escaflowne, and Ramune or whatever it was called.

I think they might have even made some kits of the armor from Kakugo no Susume, which I still think is a really bizarre decision. Someday I'm going to get me that manga though.

 Daba wrote:
I'm kind of annoyed I lost my Wave Engage Octaver FSS kit now.

I'm kinda annoyed that I didn't put the cannon barrel for my MSIA Dendrobium Orchis in the carrying case last time I moved and it's apparently floating around in one of the boxes in my room(or worse, lost altogether).

You think that's bad? I had to personally throw out all of my old gundam kits because I don't have any room for them anymore. A lot of plastic was lost that day.

I'm thinking I need some of those cool shields to convert some bullgrynns. Will have to check in the shop!

M.

RichS wrote:
That Edelweiss tank is great, enough that I may have to go and buy the game. Any idea why the armour upgrade kit is so expensive though? From what I can tell its a relatively tiny change for 2/3 the price of the whole tank. Hopefully I'm missing something and can convince myself I really need it.

Because Japan

Rolt the book is from Rockin Jellybean a Japanese artist who makes art inspired by Robert crumb and Ed Roth, but with its own Japanese flair.
Check him on the web but lot's of his stuff is NSFW he also has a shop in Tokyo http://erostika.net/howto.php

 Fafnir wrote:
You think that's bad? I had to personally throw out all of my old gundam kits because I don't have any room for them anymore. A lot of plastic was lost that day.

Don't feel bad, I've had to purge my collection on several occasions as well. I know that feel, bro.

Silly me, I should've at least tried to read the text accompanying the Valuable Pod pic. Apparently that set is going to be like the Amazing Booster in that it's actually an upgrade set for the HGUC Gyan. It's got all of the parts to convert the Gyan into the Gyan Vulcan. That's pretty cool. If I'm making out the text right, it looks like they were trying to style the Valuable Pod to look like something out of a Shmup. That's even cooler! I may have to get one of these now. And another HGUC Gyan since my old one was the victim of one of those purges long ago.

Also, the Gouf R35 is supposed to be an entirely new sculpt. I might have to get one of those, too.

I need to order cables and such to link my uber claw and fist and other weapons to the arms of the Leynos mechas

It does look a little bit like the Ikaruga (from the amazing Shmup of the same name)...



Speaking of which, not exactly news, but Kotobukiya makes models of that (both light and dark versions) and its sister ship, the Ginkei.

I was thinking the same thing while I was staring at the render of the Valuable Pod earlier today. It does feel very reminiscent of the Ikaruga.

And speaking of shmup fighters, why has nobody made a plastic model of the Raiden? Or the Einhander?

 Barzam wrote:
I was thinking the same thing while I was staring at the render of the Valuable Pod earlier today. It does feel very reminiscent of the Ikaruga.

And speaking of shmup fighters, why has nobody made a plastic model of the Raiden? Or the Einhander?

I saw these raystorm


Do you mean this one?

http://www.fg-site.net/archives/tag/einhander Sorry Scratch built
But they have released a plethora of shmup fighters lately but they are kind of expensive

YES! That's the Einhander. Well, an Einhander. And I've been wanting a toy or a model of one for YEARS!

I can get all sorts of Vic Vipers, the fracking Galaga, Ikaruga, various Darius ships, Xevious, even the Raystorm, but still no Einhander or, worst of all, still no Raiden? This truly baffles me.

 spaceelf wrote:

 Pacific wrote:
Thanks for that mate, yes that does look like it has potential. Maybe stick a load of smaller turrets over it, then go in with the green stuff?

It's between that now and the Gundam UC M61A5 (although saw the price of that imported, around £100!)

And, ended up getting distracted by this, which would have absolutely no use in any game but has moved right to the top of my future buying list regardless!

It actually looks very much like the Bauhaus Grizzly from Warzone. Unfortunately, from what I have seen, this model is much smaller than the Grizzly.

i have a friend that made one of these into a battlewagon. it's an excellent kit.

Made one of them into a battlewagon... ?! Of all the .. what the.... ?! Sacrilege!

Next up, those Fabergé eggs look like they would make good omelettes..*


* (not to be extreme )