I'm actually worried that Bandai cop out on the waist of the Noir.

1/100 Akatsuki Full Set

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/3...fullsetyj8.jpg

There is a stand!!!!

Gunpla news
From Hobby Search:
MG MS-06J Mass-Produced Zaku Ver. 2.0 - April, 3,675 yen
http://www.1999.co.jp/dbimages/user/.../10055446a.jpg

HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2 - April, 1,575 yen
http://www.1999.co.jp/dbimages/user/.../10055456a.jpg

EX Model Oggo - April, 3,675 yen
http://www.1999.co.jp/dbimages/user/.../10055463a.jpg

BB Senshi Verde Buster - April, 630 yen
http://www.1999.co.jp/dbimages/user/.../10055460a.jpg

Frm Gunota

wow 3 rifles + 2 beam pistols + 2 Plasma Canon .....just wow......:eyespin:

looking forward to it....so sad no stand for it :(

i got a huge feeling that Bandai might milk out GAT-105E + IWSP

damn strike noir looks nice, well you could get a action base that's a nice stand ;)

for Zaku II 2.0 translation

Some highlights:
1. New frame (I assume like the recent ver.2 frames), common to Zaku.

2. Kit comes with usual equipment for land-based Zaku, eg. machine gun, bazooka, heat hawk, leg-mounted missile pods.

3. Movable mono-eye of course.

4. Inner frame will include shoulder section(?)

5. New ankle joint (as shown above).

6. Foot has a double-joint/new mechanism.

7. Something about the cockpit hatch can open on either side. (sorry will get help to translate, or if someone can do it... please go ahead).

8. There's a lever on the rear which detaches the backpack(?)

http://www.katoots.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36937

Does it mention anything about First Editions? PLEASE don't...

lol I don't think there are LE's or normal versions, this kit pretty much has most of a LE requirements covered. I mean, we already know it's plated, and includes both packs, although I'm not sure about a display stand, but it would be pretty worthless to make a LE w/ a display stand as opposed to a normal w/out a display stand. Well it does show a display stand.....

Light up eyes for a LE? :heh:

Whoa, Bandai finally updated the ancient Zaku II.. but still, I would've preferred a MG Destiny. :( Looks nice though, I'll get the Char version whenever that comes out.

1/100 Akatsuki looks shiny and nice as expected, but I don't think I'll ever be able to convince myself to spend that much money on a non-MG/PG kit. It would've been better if they separated both packs to cut down on the cost.. maybe.

Hopefully we can put the IWSP pack on the Strike Noir . Now that would be awsome....

Uhm....just a thought, but who here can tell me which MG is the 100th one? :heh:

Zaku? Naaawwww....Strike Noir? Too new.....or am I late and it's......:heh:

Neither. Judging by these months, I dare not to imagine that it could be a recolour of the Zaku II 2.0 to Char's Zaku II.

[QUOTE=kuraishi;822868]well i finally finsihed my freedom ... i acually finsihed it like 4 days ago but didnt have a camera soo ... here it is .... feedback would be nice. ^^

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6202/freedom1nt2.jpg

So yr finally done eh? looks good. But why no decals?:confused: Good Job anyway!

I would spew if Bandai's doing another LE thing on the already BS price...

Hmmmm FA Hyaku Shiki Kai for the 100th MG...bling bling for bling bling...

MG Noir looks nice and all, though I wonder if it'll be able to shoot things out of its palm like it did in the anime.

Aw, they should've made a MG Akatsuki instead. The MG Noir looks a lot like the HG...with more weapons...

You're right. It really looks like the HG version. Maybe that's the HG version?

Yea I must agree the more I look at it the more and more it looks like a hg. But it has the MG symbol in the bottom corner. And it is most certainly not priced like a hg.

That works...but I'm just waiting for a V2 Assault-Buster. :P

Here is a pic of the 1/144 HG Strike Noir.
http://i9.tinypic.com/3zjkkeo.jpg

The Master Grade Strike Noir is much much better. It bigger, has more detail, higher posability, internal frame that's covered up by removeable armor. It will look and feel totally different. The only thing that make them look similar is that they are both Strike Noir. The price isn't all that much higher either. It normall just double the price of a 1/100 HG.

Since the MG Strike Noir will most likely be using the same frame as the MG Strike you can look pics of MG strike for reference.
http://i5.tinypic.com/43y3myq.jpg

Detail pics here http://dalong.net/review/mg/m65/m65_p.htm

And there's a comparason of a HG strike and a MG strike.

http://dalong.net/review/mg/m65/m65_c.htm