The Bonkurasu Brigade

The display area (Gundam Workshop is behind displays to the left)

Made my way down to the Sangokuden Fiesta last Wednesday after being remindered by LEon’s comment in the 12 weapons post.

The picture up there is what I saw as I enter the atrium of the mall.

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Not sure if I’m late or not but I just found out about this today.
The 12 weapons campaign item has hit the shores of SG…

The 12 weapons that has been talked about since last year.

Finally its out but the catch this time is $100 worth of Sangokuden kits for a full set of the 12 weapons. Thats what was on the printout shown at the hobby store. I asked the lady boss of the shop and she said that other methods can be one Sangokuden kit for one random weapon or deposit $100 then over 4 months buy the ‘new’ Sangokuden kits for the set.

“Stock up” on extra kits for the weapons? Dive into the “Shin” series?
My wallet is crying T^T

Anyway I got the book for the Sangokuden finale, will start on it soon.

Let’s have a run-down on the kits that appeal to me in this 1st quarter 2010:

MG Unicorn OVA Ver. SP Pack

Like Ngee Khiong, I’m quite disappointed at the level of improved articulation that the MG gave. But then again, the MG version didn’t and couldn’t have much improvement without omitting the transformable gimmick. The cage is nice, though. And it looks like it might have the capacity to house in the Beam Gatlings as well. I, for sure, would not like to get this kit again. Maybe I’ll just order parts to create the cage from Bandai directly or something.

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Yes, its time for another round of Sangokuden manga update again!
Since its the last day of the year and I kind of have some habit of doing something to cross the year.
(Kind of a remuneration for being alive? lol, too much DTB :P)

So this time I’m spliting the manga post to two!!

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Following on from the previous article, I shall touch onto the specifics on the Master Grade, Perfect Grade and SD kits that are labeled onto Gunpla these days. For this article, the bulk of it is taken from the Gunpla wiki page over here. My opinions are written in italics.

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Apart from Bandai giving each type of Gunpla a flashy name, I believe they want to allocate the types and difficulty grade of each gunpla they build. Here’s the lowdown of what each grade actually means, but first, let me list down each type of ‘grade’:

Part 1:
NG (Non-Grade)
First Grade
HG/HGUC (High Grade/High Grade Universal Century)

Part 2:
Master Grade
Perfect Grade
SD

NG and First Grade kits are usually released before the rest, and impatient veterans will purchase and modify them as they are cheap.

I’ll be touching on Part 1 in this post, more to come in the next post!
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Saw the news off at NgeeKhiong’s blog, and Bandai churns out more attractive releases AFTER Christmas. lul. Below are some gunpla that are interesting/worth mentioning.

Not keen, but worthy mention:-
MG Unicorn OVA Ver. SP Pack – March release, 7,350 Yen (inclusive of tax).
MG Unicorn OVA Ver. – March release, 5,250 Yen (inclusive of tax).

I wonder what kind of difference would it be for the ‘OVA ver.’ of the MG Unicorn would be like – better mold/design to rectify all the problems the former MG has? The SP Pack poses what type of ‘equipment’ would the Unicorn have. Perhaps the Full Equipment armaments? LEDs aren’t worth it for the Unicorn, it will only spoil the feeling of the kit, as the white plastic will let light seep through.

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With the impending release of the MG GN-X, the whole Gundam 00 mecha and storyline concept gave me ideas on a kitbash:

“Using the “Twin Drive System”, and in order to look for a way to create GN drives without the conditions needed in Jupiter, the GN-X was used as an alternative development to the Thrones’ – Arche Gundam. METIS uses the backup 3rd Exia not revealed as it was one of the prototype frames for the final Exia.

Using an entire GN drive for the main cannon, the METIS is able to provide dedicated output as compared to Seravee Gundam, which needs to recharge. Output of each beam shot will be much higher than 00’s Trans-Am mode’s beam, in addition to its multi-shot capabilities. It can also run Trans-Am mode 2x longer than the 2nd Generation Gundams. METIS is built to create a bridge of its Innovator-changing capabilities with 00 Gundam. Mobility-wise would be equivalent to the 00 Gundam Seven Sword system, as this prototype model is used to compliment the Seven Sword’s capabilities.”

From this description, I’m going to use GN-X as a core body, while using Exia’s body as a ‘cannon’ akin to Seravee’s. Probably scratchbuilding some parts? Most likely shape the legs to be dual cannons/jumbo beam sabers. Hollowing out the thighs and connect it to the forearms to create a beam-centric melee beast or something, similar to Seraphim Gundam. The main body can be attached to the back as boosters/external battery add-on to fuel the beam cannons. The desired color scheme for it would be Dark Grey, Neutral Grey, Red and Gold.

Having said that, I think this concept will only surface if I do end up buying both kits. But for now, the upcoming kits will be from Gundam Unicorn series (SD Unicorn, HGUC Unicorn both modes, HGUC Kshatriya), as well as Kotobukiya’s non-scale Granzon.

Oh, well. o_o/~

Ok, just came back and found out of the new SD releases.
So a fast rough translation, detail info after the jump.

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This almost eluded me if not for my trip out today.
Here it is, the next campaign item to make you buy more extra kits :P
The Bushouza(武将座)!
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