Sunday, May 25, 2008

Code Geass Model Kit Guren Type-2 and Vincent

Wanted to update all you ppl earlier, but last week was a bit messy week for me. All the stuff tat i purchase through frens and online all pop up suddenly, causing a total chaos to my room (due to dunno where to place them). Finally now i have got some time to share with you ppl wat i have got.



Last week the items tat arrive at my place are Code Geass Model Kits Guren type-02, Roro's Vincent, MG Unicorn Novel vol.4 with gatling gun, Conversion kit Zeta Gray Wolf, and Nightingale. I will start with the Code Geass Kit first.

As for all that are local Malaysian, you should know by now our faithful local Bandai distributor, did not import any of the Code Geass Model kit, making it unavailable to the local Code Geass fans, I was also disappointed with their poor marketing strategy, they should have push this items into market while the anime was so hot worldwide.


Now lets start with Kallen's Guren Type-02, the box-art is terrific but the images on the first page of the manual is more stunning! It makes me want to collect them (lol and this is unusual i usually throw all boxes away).


Stunning box art as well, Bandai getting better doing box-art!


Kallen in action.....The hand of the kit need to used darker color

The standard of this kit is similar with most HGUC kit, colors are not completely molded right but it does come with the pilot but as most Bandai kits, they are molded in one color, how i wish there did it like Kotobukiya SRW series.

The maroon red is really stunning and the PC comes in red



Small Kallen....onli if it was painted....

This Kallen's Guren Type-02 is also the first Code Geass kit that came with a stand, the stand is similar to those Gundam Seed HG kits. You can mount ur Guren with Lancelot to do a fighting scene.

This is one of the reason why this kit is more expensive than the others Code Geass kits

Now comes Vincent! You saw the anime and you will notice Vincent is just a simple kit with no extraordinary weapons, the reason for its godness is becoz of the pilot's Geass power (making him invisible if fighting in close range, i think he can even pawned Suzaku and Kallen).



Mechas of the Code Geass R2 are listed here, will they be produce into model kit?

Similar like the Lancelot kit i bought earlier, it has those "poo" looking yellowish color to replace its gold color! Unless you are going to buy the coated version or else you will have to paint the thing yourself.

Yes pooooooooo color

This kit is also the first Code Geass R2 model kit, you will see the word R2 in the box part! The box-art and the manual book art is really stunning! It is even better than Kallen, and Roro does give you some cold blooded look! Like it really much.

the cool look of Roro, really love the art of the box and manual

Same as Lancelot and Guren Type-02, it does come with a Roro small figure. But it overall it does look better than the Lancelot (maybe becoz this kit was made 2 year later than Lancelot).

Mhmmn the Red seems to have metalic effect like Armored Core Kits


And now who is gonna paint this small person again.....

Ok that all for the simple review on the code geass model kits, later will have a section on my working in progress Lancelot, currently is 30% finish, need to finish snap fit it and AB it together!

Monday, May 19, 2008

Revoltech Regult

Those tat read my last post, should know that i am gonna update my post again with my Revoltech Regult. So far i hardly see any of my friends buying this dude, maybe it is becoz it is a baddie mecha that only have 2 legs........



I just bought this dude becoz i think it is kinda cool, beside that it is also one of the legendary mecha that i remember since my childhood day (Macross or some may know it as Robotech).

Anyway compare to Gurren Lagann this dude has really few accessories to play with, onli come with 2 separates cannon, and really have a few Revol Joint (7 Revoltech Joints).


Overall details on this Macross Revoltech is much much better than those Macross VF-01 series. Not to mention the size of this kit is huge, just the standing pose alone is taller than the VF-01 on its stand!


Round 1 fight!


Round 2 fight

All this scene reminds me of the Macross Episode 1! Anyway how many of u are watching the Macross Frontier? So far i think this is the highest quality animation i have ever seen. Full 3D mecha fight which are super smooth, nice character designs, great colors, and also lots of great songs. It sure beat the crap out of Gundam OO.

Now lets start playing with Revoltech! Revoltech is fun for its super articulation and can combine with any of those other Revoltech Figure.

Regult with VF-1 hands, looks cool and maybe they wont get beaten up so easily by the Variable Fighters!


This is what happen when Regult get hi-jacked by Simon's Lagann! Regult Lagann!!!


I am gonna pierce the sky with my DRILL!!!

Thats all! Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for my later update (p.s. this time will be my work on Alteisen 1/100).

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Revoltech Gurren Lagann

Yesterday finally got my Gurren Lagann and Regult! In the same time i PO the Figma Mikuru and Itsuki, now i feel that this JP action figure is really burning my cash faster than any other stuff! Gunpla i also did not spent so much!



The Revoltech Regult box is much much bigger than all the usual one! Big big big box but with onli 2 accesories! Gurren in the other hand has lot of accessories compare to Regult, and could be said one of the best made Revoltech figure i ever owned!


This review will focus on Gurren Lagann first, safe Regult for later! It come with 4 extra hands, 1 giant drill, 1 giant sunglass, and a head patch (or Chest patch???) for the removing the sunglass in the chest part!



Giant sunglass boomerang!

now lets go through the detail of Gurren Lagann. First the back part, it has 4 holes and man i getting the feeling an add on weapon pack is going to be release for Gurren later, just like the Eva movie version.


This dude legs come with 2 revolt join and this is the first time i see a kit doing so.....not sure any others Revolt before it has 2? Anyway with this 2 joint, Gurren Lagaan can now bend more than 120 degrees above.


The mouth part of Gurren is darn cool! It comes with a revol join in it and can do the open and close mouth expression as in the anime! I think this really pawns my Kotobukiya Gurren Lagann!


They are three joints in the waist armor part! Similar to the Revoltech 2ng Generation Saber!


The logo on the armor plate! Always so coolsome, sry for the noise in the picture been trying to set something on my Digicam...


They is 2 face expression for Lagann, one is the steady and cool looking another is this one which is like it is in the battle mode!


Now its time for posting some cool pose! Lets start with the drill, wat fun it is if Gurren Lagann have no drill.

This is just the normal version, i was too late PO the wonfes version drill that came with the night glowing effect!


Oh yeah, my drill can pierce the sky!

Time for Sunglass Boomerang! To make it look normal u need to change the Gurren Face first take off its sunglass then put the giant sunglass in its hands! Here it is:



The face expression just look so cool


yah pointing to the sky!!!

I remember i saw Revoltech Gurren Lagann with its original wing pack some where before, its either special addition or some add on later, all u have to do is wait! But now i found something to replace it! Something even cooler!

Shin Getter 1 wings! The devil wings looks better than the original Gurren Lagann Wing!




Thx for the 4 holes behind gurren!

Before i end today review, lets have Gurren Lagann VS Shin Getter 1!



This pose really good.

Originally i thought that Gurren Lagann was just some dumb animation, everything was like stupid in the first 7 episode until Episode 8 all things change. Since then i chase the animation non-stop and i kinda of think that having a face in the mid of the robot body looks super cool! All of those that did not watch or watch till episode 6 pls watch on, you will notice the GAR in u!


Just stay tuned for later updates on my Revoltech Regult

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Gundam Thrones Eins

Recently I have been playing too much game and causing me to post less on my blog! Which so not good, really got to control myself in playing TF2 and GTA4. So today post is about gunpla which i think i have not posted any since last year when i finish my Hi Nu gundam!


As in the topic today main character is the new innovative design of gundam, Throne Eins, the big bro's mecha of the Team Trinity which got pawn by Mr. Ali.


Recently i find myself addicted to this HG kits, they are small and easy to assemble. U can really built them fast, and even mod them since of their low cost. However, there are also some major cons, that is it lacks a lot of color.


The long riffle that is hold on his shoulder is the part where lacks the most color, according to the original it should come in 3 colors (Just like the one i did) but the original model kit just came with grey color! So conclusion is hell lot of masking and painting.


So like most HG kits a lot of those small minor minor parts are not color and required u to touch up. Like the leg part and those white parts on this kits, almost 80% of this kits white color are required to be painted by yourself.


You guys should have notice that the pink color on the kits are directly frm the sticker. I just cut the pink color frm the sticker it came with leaving out the rest of the color that came with it, this not onli make it look better, it also make ur job easier.


I also added on some water decal and for ur info those are original Bandai make water decal not third party ones.


The backpack is also really cool and can be connected with its 2 sibling mecha.


I did mention it is an innovative design for gundam right in the starting, i nvr saw any gundam has such sexy legs besides Turn A before. Really some ppl might said there look like chicken legs but to me it is something new for gundam and also cool compare to those skinny leg that OO gundams have.


So this is all for Thrones Eins, i will be starting my Thrones Zwei right after i finish my Alteisen 1/100. Similar to this Eins a lot of color is not included so i also feel a bit lazy..........will update u ppl ASAP.