Speaking of weapons, the new K9 Backpack kit looks like a marvelous release.

You get an awesome looking sniper rifle, trigger hands, 1/144 units and of course, dual hand guns. Plus, backpack adapters.

Did they give the secondary rifle too? Or maybe that one came with GM Sniper K9?

Also, my friend bought HG Unicorn and severely disappointed that it doesn't have partial frame, like, at all. I told him unicorn came in 2006.

Even most of the newer kits don't have a partial frame, they're HGs

If he REALLY wants a HG with some sort of frame, the first thing which comes to mind for me is are the Jagd Doga's (check out Dalong for pics)

Yea but he meant something like later SEED kits, 00 and AGE

Both my Akatsuki and Stargazer has functional leg frame, while Destiny and Forbidden don't.

Oh, wait Sinanju have them too.

Seed and 00 don't have proper inner frame @ HG. The only way to get an inner frame at 1/144 is to scratch build or buy RG line.

Speaking of scratch build: http://www.gundammodelkits.com/model...-ver-kaku.html

Banshee and unicorn are essentially the same thing except for the color and the antenna. I must say black looks better then dark blue, but i am not a fan of the unicorn frame. it is not that great.

I, on the other hand, have a hard-on for the Kampfer and not afraid to admit it :D

- Tak (Speaking of which, I need to buy myself another one)

I think what Obelisk mean was that, despite all previous painted pictures officially released by bandai showing a dark navy-blue coloured banshee, it's odd that they now release a picture of it that's actually black.:uhoh:

Yea so probably the deer horn that got into me

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CnRwZ3gEfK...w/s1600/33.jpg

As I thought, not bad at all :)

Nice the K9 Sniper is nicer than I thought from those other pictures. Glad I havnt grab the build strike yet. Star Build Strike and Plavsky power gate is way more interesting than the full package. :D

I am confused.
Can someone give me a quick explanation of the Astray 'frame' Gundams? Which ones are the main ones?

Why so many?

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Black, White, etc?

Because Bandai wants more money.

Originally there were three Astray Frames, which were built from data gleaned from the EA's GAT-X series: the Gold Frame, the Red Frame, and the Blue Frame. Then Heliopolis happened, and the Frames were scattered. Sahaku managed to keep his Gold Frame, sans an arm, and Lowe Gear of the Junk Guild got his hands on the Red Frame, and the Blue Frame wound up in Gai Murakumo's hands. Then later a Green Frame was revealed to have been part of the original Frame series, as was another one that eventually resulted in the Mirage Frame.

And later ones I guess were just called Astray Frames by Lowe because he keeps building them or something.

K9 didn't came with red visor :(

So are these 2 the main ones and best Masterpiece versions of the Gundam models?

I'm fine with the stickers normally but I had hoped the red hue was close to the RG GP01's metallic red knee sticker.

http://i.imgur.com/bT1co5b.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jCoPrGN.jpg?1

Nonetheless, K9 sure as hell made me want to get a Blue Destiny Unit 1 :p

Got myself first gunpla. Bearguy III

Got any quick advice for beginner?

I probably won't do iffy trick like spray paint

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT, use your hands to get the pieces out

At least use a knife

LOL

Do not twist with hands

At worst you can use is boxcutter or nail clipper

But best you can use is actual plastic nipper + hobby knife

It's nice to see someone who understand me ;).

Anyway, yeah, K9's color is not bad at all.

Yes, the review photos by other people, show the colour as being, far closer to the original anime's.

Sadly, I won't be able to buy any gundam for the next 8 months... I'm off to college starting Feb 24th lol. I might, MIGHT, be able to buy the k9. If I scrimp and dig out all the coins in my couch lol.

Here's a tip, get a change jar and label it "models"

For 3 terms of college I dumped whatever coin change I had in my pocket at the end of the day into the jar

Had enough to buy a HGUC Kshatriya by the end of the academic year

Trust me, it really does build up over time :D

I want to save to get a car in 8 months or so. No gundam unless it's gifts from others... lol

Haha, do you think you'll still be checking on Gundam news often for the 8 months? I'd imagine the nice surprise (or complete horror at the cost) of staying away from Gundam for 8 months and coming back to see what Bandai released in that time frame.

Eitherway, I'm definitely feeling a sudden love for GMs, attributed to the K9 spectacular performance. Recently picked up the Thunderbolt GM.

http://i.imgur.com/06RnKVd.jpg?1

The insulated limbs looked rather decent surprisingly. The kit seems pretty detailed and I was surprised by the articulation. I've not started the weapons and the multitude of thrusters but I must say, it makes me want to get the other kits in the Thunderbolt series. I am still reeling over the fact that I got a 1/144 Wave FSS Engage SR-3 over the FA Gundam Thunderbolt last weekend.

Just ordered Kampfer Amazing. Now I have to save up money for the extra Amazing Binders.

Finished HGBF Build Strike Full Package

And I Loooovvveeeee itttttt, such a nice solid kit, and looks great if you put in the time to add in the color apps which are missing (I did mine with gundam markers as always)

Not gonna post any pictures though, I really want to get a few action base 2's so I can display them more properly at angles and such



BTW, which site is better for image hosting so I can post on here? Imgur or Photobucket? Pro's and cons? Ease of use? etc.

And Im a bit concerned about picture quality........all I got is a crappy 5 megapixel camera on my iPhone5

All I can tell is Photobucket a shit

Better use ImageBam, Imgurl, Postimages

Also, how does it compare to old strike (if you have one), especially proportion?

Imgur is really convenient but I find that it reduces the image quality too much, especially after size resolution reduction.

Photobucket on the other hand, is a hassle since you need an account but it seems to upload better images.

PS: I think iPhone's camera is much better than my Xperia Z :p

Testing

http://i.imgur.com/TGOUarJl.jpg

Ehhhhhh.......not too bad, Im really wishing for a higher quality camera though =____=

And this is proof that Im not just a talker :P I really do build these

Gundams are fun to collect. But I really like grunt suits. GM, Jegan. So the new GM design for Gundam thunderbolt probably my new favorite and cant wait to see more from Gundam Thunderbolt. :D (for a file host site I use Flickr seems to work good)

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(I'm trying methods to make pictures look good, along with poses)

I have difficulty finding the proper pose for Sinanju, with it's rifle and shield on :(

Many UC suits actually looks the best just standing there, with a slight head turn here and there/posed at an angle

As opposed to this AU series tend to look better in dynamic poses (SEED/DESTINY is a prime example of this), or for example the Build Strike picture I posted






On another note, Im satisfied with how my gunpla pic turned out, I'll get you guys more stuff from my collection later on :)

Another question

The red sticker on the build booster didn't appear in Dalong's info, does that sticker came from Build Strike's? :confused:

The Build Strike Full Package comes with 4 red stickers, 2 for the sideskirts (skipped these and used paint pen) and 2 for the side vents near the cockpit of the Build Booster, which I used :) (painting red on blue is a bitch, so i used stickers)

As for the sole Build Booster pack on its own, Im not too sure if it comes with stickers :/

FFUUUUUUU-

< (Frustrated because he haven't mastered the art of THIN UR PAINTS)

Thinning is pretty easy, u just need to know what ratios for what paints and what thinner ur using, and taking into account how fast the paint u use dry so u dont pour out too much and waste it
._.

I went 9 years without buying gunpla at one point lol.

What kind of paint?



So yeah I have a feeling the next RG with be Build strike.

I wouldn't surprised about that, but I hope the do something different. IMO, Build Strike doesn't RG. I'm actually surprised that we're getting all that Build Fighters MG's. It's kinda funny, that they release 1/100 model kits of a Mobile Suit that is actually a 1/144 model kit itself^^

Full blog post: http://gamerabaenre.com/?p=2932

Work continues, I got the torso, head, and shoulders painted, decaled, and cleared. The assembly f-ed up some of the right shoulder pieces, so those are being repainted, but for all intents and purposes, this section is done. Note, not pictured, I do have the inner shoulder lights in place. The wires still need to be threaded into the main body where all the wiring will eventually meet.

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The head

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Also included in the above post is the work on the rifle. It's not finished, but primed so, close enough. I did some beginner 3D design and using the 3D printer at work, printed out the a master rail, that I then molded and cast in resin. Fun with learning a new skill and tool. And sort of functional to the kit in progress too.

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It's local brand but actually made for modeling purposes

also, HG Destiny turn out to be less disastrous than I expect, so it's only a matter of my painting skill. Will post photos when I got a new MMC for my phone.