Monday, May 17, 2010

MSIA: YMS-16M Xamel - Remaster Project

As I begin to work on my HG 1/144 Astraea Type F, I am also simutaneously working on a few other projects as well. One such project is my decision to finally do a remaster work on the MSIA (Mobile Suit In Action) YMS-16M Xamel. The MSIA Xamel is consider a pretty rare figure that was released way back in 2003. At the time, this toy costed me 25USD, but now it cost about 3 times that amount or more.

I really love the Xamel. It was one of my favorite Zeon's grunt long-range artillery unit in the OVA Gundam 0083. Appearing only in a few episodes, but the impression of the mobile suit stayed in my head for a long time, just like the lasting impression the Stark Jegan gave me in Gundam UC Ep.01.

The toy is pretty detail and well made, but now I shall now give it a makeover using pla-plate & new paint. One of the item on the agenda is to remake the head, which I am quite excited about. Update on this later.



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7 comments:

  1. Dennis aka KatsudenMay 18, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    Just look at the size and heavy artillery! It's no wonder even captain Burning had a hard time bashing it with RGM. It's unfortunate that due to its huge size, it makes retreat unlikely. The fighting spirit of Zeon is really admirable!

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  2. G.G.May 18, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    Yeah the fighting spirit of the Zeon is indeed admirable. It is better than Keith running around yelling & whinning in his headless Zaku. I also like the Kamakazi demise of Gato during his last sortie.

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  3. AnonymousMay 18, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    Looking forward to your progress on this one - are you going for the "fresh out of factory" look or will you do some weathering? I think adding rust, heavy use, etc a'la FichtenFoo would really suit this MS.

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  4. G.G.May 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Originally I was thinking of a 'fresh out of factory' repaint as I usually do. But now, I am leaning toward doing shading (shadowing) & perhaps weathering.

    FichtenFoo is definitely a master modeller. His works are very good.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 31, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    Man that thing is amazing, I personally find it my favorite unit.
    My only problem with the Xamel is that, since it IS a prototype, there is no space variant. I mean, come on, the range of the cannon would be nearly quadrupled, with accurate range-finding equipment it would be almost unstoppable.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2014 at 3:39 PM

    what scale is that? 1/144?

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  7. AnonymousMarch 11, 2014 at 7:41 PM

    MSIA is a little bit smaller, I think 1/171 according to google searches.

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