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Saturday, April 16, 2011

RG 1/144 GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam - Review (Part 3)

RG 1/144 GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam (Release Date: Apr. 30th 2011, Price: 2500 Yen)

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REVIEW (PART 1): HERE, REVIEW (PART 2): HERE, RUNNERS PREVIEW: HERE, HOBBY MAGAZINE IMAGES: HERE

Preparation for painting the RG Aile Strike Gundam is underway. This includes the initial sanding and priming of the kit.

Here are some images of the kit after it had been primed with a can of surfacer. A lot of details can be seen now. Some parts on the legs I had loosely put back together to allow me to easily take them apart again for the painting phase.

I know I had already said this in my previous review, but would like to mention again just how amazed I am that the RG Aile Strike Gundam could be packed with so much small details. A lot of these details cannot be painted using an airbrush, so I will need to resort to handpainting all the small intricate parts.

I had also mentioned that the upper torso (chest) of the RG Aile Strike Gundam looks a bit bare in term of details when compared all the other parts on the kit. I am looking into adding some panel lines on the chest area to look like the ones on the PG 1/60 Strike Gundam. But not sure if I would do that yet.

I am planning to spice up this build by adding a simple diorama to be the display base for the RG Aile Strike Gundam. The diorama is consist of parts from various Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base & Wave 1/144 Moble Staff set. Some of the parts I need to customize myself like cable that the maintenance workers are attached to using a very thin bendable pla-plate (tube), and will also apply additional pla-plate to detail some of the diorama parts.

The cockpit could fit a 1/144 sitting figure inside, which would be quite nice to have for this diorama. Currently I am debating whether to do some extra details inside the cockpit area.

Maintenance crews are buzzing around working on varous tasks... Painting these 1/144 figures is going to be a challenge since they really are quite tiny.

Here are more shots of my simple diorama at various angles...

Next: Painted Build.... Is going to take at least a week to finish painting the RG Aile Strike Gundam. And then I will work on the diorama. Stay tuned.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Brave Commander Test Type - Review

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Brave Commander Test Type (Just Released, Price: 3675 Yen)

Review by Schizophonic9 (View HERE)

PSP: Gundam Memories ~ Tatakai no Kioku - Official Website Updated

PSP: Gundam Memories ~ Tatakai no Kioku (Release Date: Jun. 23rd 2011, Price: 6279 Yen)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://psp-gmt.channel.or.jp/
Game Modes: HERE
Gamplay Images: HERE
Initial Announcement: HERE

MS-Shift System:

The game system mechanic allows player to set up 3 mobile suits to tackle each mission. Mobile suits are categorized as Melee type, Shooting type & Speed type, and player will need to chose wisely according to the mission objectives. The MS-Shift system allows player to quickly swap between the 3 mobile suits according the the situation in combat.

Image from psp-gmt.channel.or.jp/ms/

50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011

The 50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011 will be held this year from May 12th - 15th in Japan. This event is where all the well known hobby companies come together to display their latest & greatest. I am quite looking forward to all the great photos that is sure to populate the web during the course of this event, and will definitely be consolidating those photos on this blog as I had for the past 2 years.

Wonder what Bandai will be showing off this year? We know they are definitely gonna display the RG Aile Strike Gundam, MG 00 Raiser, MG Epyon & other new/soon to be release kits. But I just wonder what other future release they might possibly announce at the event.

A new PG? Maybe a little too early. Who knows... =/

A new MG? Last year, they teased us with the EW Ver. of all 5 Gundams from Gundam Wing. Maybe they will tease us again with some possible MG Wing releases (hopefully the Tallgeese will make it). I hope a new Gundam UC MG kit would be announced (Delta Plus anyone?). Or possibly MGs from the 0083, since the series is celebrating it's 20th anniversary.  But for sure their primary focus would be to fully glorify the 00 Raiser & Epyon this year.

A bunch of HGs? Thats for sure.  What they intend to show us at the event could very well tell us if the HG 00 line is indeed dead.  I feel they might tease us with new HGs from the upcoming 4th episode of Gundam UC, possibly the Jesta & Zee Zulu. And probably kits from the 0083 series, would be nice to finally get the Xamel, Dra-C (so they can milk us later with the pinkish Gundam UC ver.), and the Gerbera Tetra!

Well anyways, what do I know..... But whatever Bandai intends to show us... we know is going to be great. And I also look forward to all other displays from Kotobukiya, Wave..etc.  Is just a month away. =)