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As for RGs I don't expect them to replace MGs either. I think they'll just remain as the PGs for 1/144 scale with limited releases of only the main mobile suits. I have a feeling that the quality of MGs will reduce in the future, with it being more of a better alternative to the NG 1/100 especially for the newer series. As for UC MGs I expect them to be of comparable quality to previous MGs. :) Can't say much about PGs. lol, maybe just the main mobile suit of each series will be made into one... and only if it was super popular. |
People here had surely noticed the extinction of the 1/100 NGs line. Theories are abound that Bandai retire it because they are stuck between a rock and a hard place for the 1/100 line. Make it too good and it'sll threaten the MG line. Cease improvements and consumers will be offended.
The 1/100 Overflag and 1/100 Tieren was borderline MG as you can see. Bandai tried to cut slack with the 1/100 OO Second Season Gundams with no waist articulation and pissed their customers off, enough for them to retire the 1/100 line and jumped straight to MGs. But what about the rest of the model kit lines lines ? Thw way I see it :- 1) HGs will always be around. Bandai needs something in the 1000-2000 yen range for those teenagers who had no financial means to get the top of the line MGs. 2) MGs will go on for those who need to see their kit in the bigger scale of 1/100 3) RGs will train on for years to come due to the appeal for great details in a small package. 4) PGs are experimental pieces for Bandai to cheat their hard core consumer base for extra fundings. So they will be there, just on a very limited basis. The only line that are endangered are the Mega Size kits which are blown up HG kits that are too big, too expensive and lack details. |
I'd argue that MG is the new NG 1/100. Looking at the MG Age-1 Normal, I can see stuff you'd normally expect in NG 1/100 kits (like sliding the arms and legs into place). And given that Bandai has confirmed 9(!) MGs so far this year when it's still only January, this seems to indicate they're going for quantity over quality. Not that I'm complaining though.
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I think Bandai is just trying to keep costs low w/ the AGE series kits without compromising too much. So with the AGE Master Grade kits, we should just expect something in between usual Master Grade quality and No Grade 1/100 quality. Not that bad, but whatever. =P It'd be easier for kids I guess, and I think that's what Bandai is trying to market these kits from the AGE series at.. |
the last NGs that came out were sometimes even better than the old MGs.
and when you look at the prices, the NG OO raiser is only a bit less expensive than the MG version. from a strategic standpoint it simply makes no sense for bandai anymore to keep that line alive. and i think they took the right way by simply giving us really awesome 1/144 scale kits in the form of the RG line. they are just as expensive as the NGs and offer three times as many features :P or just look at the 1/144 NG line! that one died as well because the HG line picked up so much. this is simply part of the evolution of bandais toy line. the models get better, new lines get made and old ones die. its that simple^^ |
I'd rather them not even bother with NG either and just release MG kits. =)
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Another thing; the HG line would never stop. It's Bandai mass production line. |
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But I'm just a bit annoyed that these RG kits take up the MG kits' release slots. However still, I've noticed Bandai and Sunrise designing GunPla and Gundam anime series to make it so that a lot of rehash type of kits are possible.. Example? Gundam AGE AGE-1 Normal --> AGE-1 Titus --> AGE-1 Sparrow Very limited changes, yet they're all "new" MG releases. Speaking of the AGE series, I hope that we get the MG G-Exes (spelling?)...the suit that Woolf pilots. =) ... and if we get that, we might even get the MG Genoace guys. . . . And by "rehash" I mean "cost cutting measures". I think we're going to see similar things for a while, and Bandai cutting corners with the MG kits. And the PG kits... I think they're just a waste totally. - high cost to make - high cost to buy - ridiculously large amount of parts - ridiculously large kit Yea they're nice, but I'd rather get like 4 MG kits than 1 PG kits (give or take). |
New model pics from Hobby Japan:
MG Duel Gundam Assault Shroud Spoiler for size:
RG Skygrasper + Sword and Launcher Strikers Spoiler for Size:
RG Gundam Mk.II Spoiler for Size:
HGAG Gundam AGE-2 Double Bullet Spoiler for Size:
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I wish they'd give G-Exes in MG form. Does anyone think it's gonna be done?
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I feel like they're gonna go back to Unicorn, 00, Seed Destiny, Seed, Wing, G, X, etc... and do ver 2.0's, MG's, HG's, RG's, etc from those and skimp out on the Age. I ws going to get the AGE Master Grade kits, but lookin at the AGE-1 Normal, I keep getting the vibe of slightly improved & larger scale HG kits or 1/100 No Grade. Am I being crazy or has anyone else gotten that feeling? I mean it doesn't feel like a full MG kit. I was expecting like a full inner frame and at least LED's to light up the A in the chest. |
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also, if they would regret it then they wouldnt have announced so many HGs for the second generation already! AGE wont bomb and they dont regret anything. |
Does anyone know yet what that gimmick on Double Bullet's back legs is? Can't say I really like the design, but it does have some potential, since you can pose it with four beamsabers simultaneously which is always awesome *cough*like bandai is giving us four effect parts, cheap bastards *cough*
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The HG kits are pretty good, but the MG kits...wow...just wow... |
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b) Nope, HGUC will never become extinct. Among all the lines, it's Bandai's biggest with having the most choices and the cheapest (except for cheap AG, EG, FG and NGs) c)I don't think RGs will stop. Though it's slowly produced, I think it's due to the fact that it's more pricey and it's not an ideal buy because of its price. Of course, it's a space saver, in 1/144 scale, but there are people like me who prefer 1/100 than 1/144s. Besides, they are not supposed to be "anime accurate" with having many extra lines and looks pla-plated versions. |
I think that's more than enough examples. =P But what he's more referring to is the actual kits themselves. They're losing complexity and quality.
Evidence. MG Age 1 Normal Looks more like an HG kit. Anyway, they're definitely scaling back and cost cutting left & right. |
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