Gundam in all guises

[Vector Prime]

I see what you mean by the quality of the later HG's Stompy... I may revisit them later on, but for now, MG's are the way to go for me (prefer the scale and the detail).

Avalanche Exia and Harute look nice - like the styling and look of them.

So I attempted to tackle MG Sinanju last night - spent 2+ hours and only managed to build his torso, head and one arm.

Love the intricate detailing and all the bits and pieces so far, but will take my time building this one since I want him to look as awesome as he does on the box.

MG's of Strike Freedom & Astray Red Frame are on order, so would like to finish Sinanju before they arrive - I've got at least a week I think.

Will probably tackle Strike Freedom next (when it arrives).

What's Deathscythe like? I like the look of him and may order him when I order Musha Mk-2

[Stompy]

Oh wow. Straight into the deep end of MG's for you huh? Enjoy Sinanju. It's one of the, if not the best MG's out. You will notice a bit of a dip in intircacy with Strike Freedom after Sinanju but you will adore Red Frame Astray.

If you are gonna go for Deathscythe make sure you go for the EW version with the wings. The wings actually hold up and is supported well. Regular Deathscythe doesn't have the wings and is white. It's from the Gundam Wing series and they are getting a lot of love the past year with MG releases for nearly all the lead mechs. Their engineering is ok. Nothing like Sinanju, but its all very clean and lean and satisfying.



MG is the bread and butter of Gunpla. There's no going back. Although, you do crave some quick builds every now and then. So a HG taking 2-4 hours compared to 6-9 hours of an MG. Plus the MG range is limited in mechs available. HG's have range 30x bigger than MG's.

Also don't forget Real Grade. MG detail in 1/144 scale. Worth checking out. Only 4 out at the moment: RX782, Char's Zaku 2, Zaku 2, Aile Strike & coming soon Freedom Gundam. Ace series.

[Fungal Infection]

I like MG too but because most of the lesser known Gundams tend to come out in 1/144 HG scale, HG kits tend to be the ones I get more often than not. Of course, thete are some kits that aren't available in HG (Shin Musha for one), but those ones deserve to be done in MG. I only get MG kits of the ones I really like (Deathscythe is one) and even then I'm hesitant because of their size (and my lack of space). Welcome to the club by the way!

[kurdt_the_goat]

Not enough people are singing the RG tune... gonna post some photos of Aile Strike later to help the movement!

[Stompy]

Not enough people are singing the RG tune... gonna post some photos of Aile Strike later to help the movement!

I sung the RG tune a dozen or so posts ago with RX782. Was my favorite kit of the past year. I've got the other RG's piled up waiting to be built. After all decals have been attached, they are just absolutely stunning. Only downfall is some parts tend to come off. So strictly a display piece.

But yes kurdt, I sing the same praises as you do over Real Grades. Can't wait until they start doing 00 mechs.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to be 1/100 scale 'no grades'?

Yes there are. They are like enlarged High Grades. No internal frames like MG's and proportions are different. So it will look lsightly different to it's MG counterpart if any. Since there are no Internal Frames, it can get too top heavy for the "hollow"legs to support and can have balance issues.

The best NG 1/100 are the 00 Series. Especially Avalanche Exia, Arios & Kyrios. The Seed/Destiny NG's are also decent. I wouldn't bother going back to older series for NG 1/100. Stick with Seed/Destiny & 00.

Highlights for me:

00 NG 1/100's - Avalanche Exia, Kyrios, Arios, a few pictured below and really all of them.

Seed/Destiny/Astray NG 1/100 - Astray Gold Frame Amatsu version (excellent!), Akatsuki Gundam (GOLD!) & Infinite Justice.

It's up to you whether you can justify the cheaper option over the MG versions, but in the long run, you are better off with the MG's. Although there are NG 1/100 mechs that aren't and unlikely to be a MG. The 00 Series NG's are pretty darn good.

NG 00 - 1/100 Tieren




NG 00 - 1/100 Overflag





NG 00 - 1/100 Nadleeh



1/100 Virtue (Nadleeh Armored)



Sheesh. I get carried away don't I. Unashamed Gunpla fanboy here.

[kurdt_the_goat]

Just a couple pics of RG Aile Strike Gundam!

[Vector Prime]

@Stompy - thanks again for all your wisdom and info mate. I think I will probably get a few NG 1/100, simply because I like the scaling (so they all look 'right' lined up against the MGs).

I like the look of Avalanche Exia & Arios, but Astray Gold Frame Amatsu & Akatsuki are sensational!

(VP scurries off to eBay in search of the 'bling' Gundams )


@Kurdt - man, that RG Aile Strike Gundam looks fabulous!

Hard to believe how much detail there is on a 1/144 scale, now that I've seen one up close in detail.

[Vector Prime]

Oh wow. Straight into the deep end of MG's for you huh? Enjoy Sinanju. It's one of the, if not the best MG's out.

Yeah, I couldn't resist opening it up and building it... the pic on the box (and your pic of him earlier in this thread) was just screaming at me to recreate the awesomeness of him.

If you are gonna go for Deathscythe make sure you go for the EW version with the wings. The wings actually hold up and is supported well. Regular Deathscythe doesn't have the wings and is white. It's from the Gundam Wing series and they are getting a lot of love the past year with MG releases for nearly all the lead mechs. Their engineering is ok. Nothing like Sinanju, but its all very clean and lean and satisfying.

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Yep, that's the one I was looking at - the black EW version.

Something about his design just screams sinister and 'cartoony' at the same time.

MG is the bread and butter of Gunpla. There's no going back. Although, you do crave some quick builds every now and then. So a HG taking 2-4 hours compared to 6-9 hours of an MG. Plus the MG range is limited in mechs available. HG's have range 30x bigger than MG's.

Also don't forget Real Grade. MG detail in 1/144 scale. Worth checking out. Only 4 out at the moment: RX782, Char's Zaku 2, Zaku 2, Aile Strike & coming soon Freedom Gundam. Ace series.

I get what you mean by craving to do a quick build... might pick up a couple HG's (or RGs) further down the track, but plan on sticking with the 1/100 scale MGs at the moment.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to be 1/100 scale 'no grades'?

If so, are they any good?

Welcome to the club by the way!

Thanks mate. Seems like a very exclusive club (at least around these parts)