It doesn't make sense if people didn't care about scale. But for those of us devoted 1/144 collectors, the RG is a good buy.

that is true^^ if you are a 1/144 collector than the RG line is pretty much the best thing ever XD i mean, the RG kits are even more detailed than MG kits in some spots...
but if you dont care about the scale then in this case you should really go for the MG version. the RGs that have been made so far are only a little bit less expensive than the MG version. the difference is like 10 bucks.

I would rather spend the $10 more and get a MG kit.

Simple.

You get bigger parts, more articulation, etc etc. 1/144 scale kits are so so IMO

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That really depends on the type of kit. The 1/100 00 Gundam for instance has a lesser range of articulation than the smaller 1/144 HG. From what we're seeing of the RG, it will have nearly identical articulation to the larger MG.

Also, some of us like our parts small. :heh:

I like SD kits and MG kits only...considering the 00 1/100 NG though for kits that haven't gotten a MG yet like:

O Gundam Type ACD
Astraea
Exia R2

We know that you'd like those as MG's.....

I'm kinda curious if Bandai'll keep playing it safe by releasing hit-suits as RGs, or if they're gonna diverge a bit, and release things like the Aegis, Justice, maybe even a Ginn or a Virgo (assuming they'll jump to wing sooner or later)

I think Bandai will play it safe and do similar kits with a few part changes here and there. They've done it with the 00 HG, MG, SD kit... They're gonna keep doing it.

i think they diverged from their usual path already with the RG line^^ usually its alway RX-78-2, chars zaku II, green zaku II. this time we got a strike gundam before the green zaku II! i think its obvious that bandai has a LOT of faith in the RG line.

im certain that we will see a little more diversity with the RG line. bandai promotes it because of its "incredibly flexible frame". but lets be serious here, bandai probably just wanted a new line of models which are incredibly easy to plan and cheap to develope. with the RG line all they need to do is make new armor for an existing frame and they have a new kit^^
and i think because of that they can take more risks and release kits that probably wouldnt sell very well in MG form but still make a lot of money with them.

bandai always loved selling us the same runners over and over again. with the RG line they now actually have a line thats build around that very concept! XD

also, my airbrush is on the way! im really excited about this! :O

Meaning like the RG's inner frame is basically or is the sme with all kits??

I never bought one nor saw one in real life...

yup, they are pretty much all the same. there are some slight alterations for the strikes frame to get the armor on but the basic frame is still the same.

you can look at the runners of the frames on dalong.net. compare them there if you want to^^

edit: lemme post them here as well:

rx-78-2
http://dalong.net/review/hg/rg01/p/rg01_r08.jpg

chars zaku II
http://dalong.net/review/hg/rg02/p/rg02_r07.jpg

aile strike
http://dalong.net/review/hg/rg03/p/rg03_r07.jpg

zaku II mass production type (same as chars zaku obviously)
http://dalong.net/review/hg/rg04/p/rg04_r06.jpg

the layout on the runner of strikes frame is a little different but the pieces are the same.

Dude. Your pix don't work.

Add the tags to them...

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press enter to get it work

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Exia Repair 3... Now if that was a real MG kit... If only~





















I especially like how they show off the Exia, Exia Repair 1, Exia Repair 2, and Exia Repair 3...

The basics are similar yes, but they're not "the same" Advanced MS joint runners. It's quite clear that there are noticeable design differences between each inner frame that would prevent each frame from being interchangeable with another mobile suit design. For instance, the Strike's inner arm frame is noticeably thinner than the RX-78's, and of a completely different design, and the Strike actually has an entire torso piece that is not present on either the Zaku or the RX-78 frames.

What I like about 1/144s are that there's so many of them, so I can pose the RG alongside more kits than I can with the 1/100. A lot of suits don necessarily get the 1/100 scale treatment, relative to the 1/144. Posing suits of different scales next to each other feels weird to me. Also, RGs save more space and are likely much harder to engineer with such articulation and detail for that size. If one truly does not care for scales though, it may be better to go for the cheaper one which is the RG in this case since it's already cheaper.

Oh RG 00 Raiser, my lonely heart longs for you......

Well, at least, for R3 there is a GN Long Rifle Kit if the Hobby Japan also released it.

woo! just got my airbrush^^

first off, i am amazed what you can do with just 2ml of acrylic paint and the same amount of water! :O this is SOOO much cheaper than buying spray paints!

but as i suspected, the brush that came with the set eats^^ you cant control how much air flows through it, you can only control the amount of paint that comes out by twisting the nozzle. i will definitely pick up a new one today, even a cheap one for 5 bucks or so would do just dendy for me.

:confused: its included with this month's copy of hobby japan?

By the way, where do you guys go to buy GunPla the cheapest in the US? o_O

MG 00 Gundam Seven Sword G boxart: :love:

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4499/007sgu.th.jpg

SD BB Senshi 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G - Box Art & Official Images
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...wordg-box.html










MG 1/100 GN-0000GNHW7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G – Box Art & Official Images
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...-seven_30.html

nice cool custom paint job...

MG 1/100 00 Qan[T] - Painted Build by Katsumi Kawaguchi
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...-build-by.html



* more images at the link

finally some heavy arms ew images...

1/100 XXXG-01N Gundam Heavyarms EW & Other Images - Hobby Magazine (Oct. Issue)
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...-ew-other.html





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And other related stuff...

Rebirth of the Endless Waltz Poster



MG 1/100 Gundam Sandrock EW (Release Date: Oct 2011, Price: 3800 yen)

please dont post 3 times in a row...

Sorry. Just that a lot of new stuff were recently posted and they are certainly very very interesting.

I split up the posts by relevance... I didn't want to mash up 1 huge ass post. ;)

that would have been better though than posting 3 times in a row :I even just double posting gets many people and mods really worked up XD

also, i started painted the HG exia avalanche with the airbrush. i decided to keep that brush for now, even though its a total pain in the butt to clean...
works rather well, i have painted a bunch of pieces with the enamel primer for now and will do the rest later.

nice, how much is that air brush?
lately i've been so busy, don't have time to paint and the worst part, weather didn't help me too, just got hit with a hurricane :(

Glad to hear it works properly. could you show some pics, I'd like to know how the results of a novice airbrushing are, as all other airbrush-paintjobs seem done by pros.

i will post pictures when im done :P that will take some time though since i will visit my family for 5 days tomorrow and i want to order a new brush when im back home. so probably one or two weeks until im done with it.

Just Finished

enjoy

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/6...7318resize.jpg

I remember you posting the WIP pics, but the finished version is looking very slick. Great job upgrading the NG, I can't tell it's not a HG at all!

MG 1/100 Gundam Sandrock EW - Hobby Magazine Large Image (Oct. Issue)
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...-hobby_31.html




RG 1/144 ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam - Hobby Magazine Large Images (Oct. Issue)
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...gundam_31.html






MG 1/100 GN-0000GNHW7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G - New Images
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...-seven_31.html


* more at the link




Bandai Hobby Division - September Gunpla Release Schedule Confirmed
http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2011/0...er-gunpla.html

~lots of stuff here~

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WWoBjPGzDu...gM/s1600/1.jpg
hehehe, even bandai cant make the wing gundem hold its weapon properly XD

Wow, Looks like Sandrock just became my second favorite Gundam from Gundam Wing. Other than Shenlong, I like that sandrock has a tiny beam rifle. Instead of a huge one that cant be held like Wings. :D



screams perfection :p

The price is cheap and Heat Shotel possesses, makes this one Gundam became one of the my Gundam's hunting list.

Moreover, I expect MG Tallgeese and Tallgeese III.

Regarding the picture above, from Wing Gundam itself, as perfect as any Artbox describing his buster rifle can hold perfectly, it was even in the real world can not.

I noticed that they changed the pelvis joint, now it's like the MG/PG.

the proto sinanju...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fDsNRnmRIi...Y/s1600/ss.jpg

I WANT A MODEL OF THAT! O_O

!!!!! Me tooo!!!!!

DEAR. GOD.:twitch:

Holy shit. And I thought the Sinanju was awesome.

COME ON, BANDAI. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.