Been hearing a lot of good stuff from this 1/144 HG Gundam AGE-1 Normal model kit that is why we bought one to give you an out-of-the-box-build review and to see what is good or what is new for ourselves. It seems Bandai have done a nice job on this one. The articulation is great, the color separation is good and the details are sharp! I think I will recommend this kit to those who wants to start on with collection Bandai Gunpla. For us this is comparable to an RG (real grade) model kit. I think now I know why Bandai was all out on advertising Gundam AGE.
Today we have an out of the box build review of MG 1/100 Rick Dias Quattro Vageena Custom. This is the first unit of Char Aznable in the Gundam Zeta series while disguised as Quattro. It is colored RED which is typical of Char’s mobile suit. Overall we are satisfied with the kit. Though I have to say that being part of the first series of MG kits, this Rick Dias has room for improvements like on the plastic quality, color of plastic and inner frame detail. Also there were some pieces that keep on falling which disappointed me a bit but not enough to give it a bad rating. I give it a rating of 8/10.
We have here another out of the box build review of an SD kit namely SD Gundam Zeta Plus A1. This was finished a long time ago, but somehow I forgot to post this one. Well, better late than never… hehe. This SD kit was one one the few items we were able to buy from the last Toy Kingdom yellow tag sale on Gundams. It was only possible because of the Gundam Modelling contest back then.
SD Gundam Zeta Plus A1 belongs to the old SD kit series. Meaning it is the really short. Unlike the recently released versions that actually have legs while this one only has a feet attached to the small torso…
Moving forward….
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Box art – yellow tag is still attached… Priced at 90 pesos.
We have here an out of the box build review of HG 1/144 Gaza-C which made its first appearance on the novel series Gundam Sentinel. We bought this kit first because it only costs 250 pesos during a TK sale at SM Mega and second is to be a member of our so-called pink squad. It is more of a dark pink but that will do just fine. Belonging to the new breed of HG kits by Bandai, this HG 1/144 Gaza-C has good part separation, nice articulation and durable plastic quality. Plus this kit can transform similarly to the wave rider mode of Zeta but not as complicated as that since Gaza units are known to be flimsy and breaks easily in Gundam battle (has a lifespan of 3 missions only) ^_^
Bought this kit months back because of the fact that it was PINK! Finally, we were able to have time to build it. So here is our little review of the HG 1/144 Tieren Taozi Gundam kit. This mobile suit was piloted by Soma Peries on the series Gundam 00. This kit really stands out on the 00 series because of it’s color. Sadly there is no 1/100 version of this. Fortunately, this 1/144 version was nicely done by Bandai. The articulation though not that dynamic is good for my taste. Also the color separations, plastic quality, polycaps and gimmicks makes the kit worthwhile. Definitely needs painting, but I believe the stickers will do well…
Today we are going to feature a review of the MG 1/100 The-O from the series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. You know – the big yellow mobile suit with extra arms under it’s front skirt armor? Haha! Well, There is only one word for this kit – HUMONGOUS! Also, unfortunately, the price is also “humongous” that is why a lot of people hated the kit on a “quality versus price” argument. But I got this kit for 4000 pesos only. It stands about 10 inches high and is wider than MG Sazabi (another big kit). The internals are not so bad at all. And all I can say is that it was all worth it especially if you are a Zeta fan. 🙂
We finally decided to build the 1/144 HG Pink Bearguy Gundam Expo Limited Edition we got a few months back. So here we have an OOB build review. All we could say is that this is one really nice kit. A charm for GIRLS indeed… A nice idea to have your GF or Wife into Gunpla Building. Pink really looks good on Bear Guy!!! Well I give a 10/10 for an HG kit this cute! Got only two of this Pink Bearguy kit. Now that we have seen it built, we are thinking about building the other one (the box with the autographs that we bought during the MAC meet). I think I might have strayed too much… Let us move on with the review shall we? 🙂
Due to popular demand, I now present to you a 1/144 Devil Gundamout of the box build review. This kit when built is as tall as a regular 1/100 scale Gundam. Sadly being a no grade 1/144 kit, it is nothing but a hollow shell, inside there are only polycaps. Still, I give it a 8/10 rating. The Devil Gundam 144 scale model kit was known to be a rare kit because it has been discontinued for a very long time. But I guess Bandai does reward its fans in many ways — why??? It seems obvious that a re-issue of this kit has been made. Thanks to Bandai OR if ever somebody did hoard the kits and released them recently :). I heard that when it first came out it was only 350 pesos or something like that. When it became rare, prices could reach up to 2500 pesos. But this time we were able to get it for an average price of 850.
It has been a busy week for me at the office. Well, that does not stop me from building my beloved Gunpla. This time we have an out of the box build review of Model Comprehend SD EX-S Gundoom. This is the latest kit released by Model Comprehend. Bandai does not have a SD EX-S kit so I am glad MC made one. This kit looks like the B-Club/Level F Deep Striker, well without the big gun and tons of boosters of course. Overall I will give the kit 9/10 because I really hated the knee part, it keeps on falling “accidentally” most of the time.
Finally! I have here a review of a snap-fittedMG 1/100 Sazabi Metallic Coating Version. This version is the first Titanium-like finish I have ever seen. MG Sazabi Metallic Coating Version should have been called Titanium as well because they are really the same as the Sinanju Titanium finish. I used to have this box opened at the hobby store just to take a look inside and compare it to the sinanju. Maybe Bandai decided to change name to Titanium to properly distinguish the finish. Its unfair for this model because most metallic finished kits are sparkly underneath, hurts eyes and hard to see details — in short very “CHROMY“. While this MG Sazabi is very attractive and looks like a smooth gem. Well you will see later in the pictures what I am talking about. I give this kit 10/10!
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