GUNDAM GUY

Monday, August 10, 2009

G.F.F. Tamashii Collector 1/35 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. Ka

The G.F.F. 1/35 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. Ka seen at the Damashii Nation 2009 was also on display at the recent Comic-Con 2009 at San Diego last month.

Here are some images. It was said that this production will be a limited edition item. But I can't confirm until more information is provided. Hope to get a release date & pricing on this soon.

This figure will stand about 50cm tall.

Images from ToyNewsi.com

Friday, August 7, 2009

PS3 - Mobile Suit Gundam Senki U.C. 0081 (Update 7)

The official Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Records U.C. 0081 website has been updated with new MSs info. Here is the list of new additions:

Earth Federal Forces: RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type, RGM-79SC, GM Sniper, RGM-79N GM Custom, RGC-83 GM Guncannon, RX-77-2 GunCannon, RX-78NT-1 Gundam Alex, RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type

Zeon Remnants: MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom, MS-14A Gelgoog, MS-14B High Mobility Gelgoog, MS-14C Gelgoog Cannon, MS-14JC Gelgoog Command, YMS-15 Gyan, YMS-16M Zamel, MSM-03C Hygoog, MSM-07E Z'Gok

Also a game update from Dengeki Online:

Apparently, there will be much more commands available for player to lead either CPU controlled characters / online player modes. The screenshot below really speaks volumn. And just to translate a few:

Group Commands: Attack, Breakthru, Attack at all cost, Retreat, Attack Target, Protect Target, Move to Location

Objective Commands: All Attack Target, Hit & Run, Dug in, Long Range Attack, Evasive Manuevers, Attack from Opposite Direction, Cancel Command, Resupply

Formation Commands: V, A, D, S, G formations

There will also be commands such as Ground Artilleries & Air Bombardment attack when mission allows. This game is coming together very nicely, and seems to be the MUST HAVE Gundam game of all time. =)

Here are some character screenshots from the game's story mode (Hope I translate the names properly):

Phantom Sweep

Coumaric Kamal, Jaime Carmona, Rob Hatorei

Liang Mao

Darrel Godwin

Invisible Knights

Eichmann Otto

Gusuta Abell (left)

Nietzsche Hilde

Firine Isuteru (She looks clumsy, better let her stay off the team.)

Some updated game screenshots:

Command to attack a single target!

Ground Artillery Support!

Air Bombardment Support!

GM Cold Climate Type

GM Sniper in Action! (With this game, I will gladly put down my PSP Senjou no Kizuna)

GM Custom & Gouf Custom

Gundam Guncannon with it's mid range bombardment attack

GunTank with long range attack

Gundam Ground Type

Gundam Alex battling in the city

Z'Gok attacks!

Gouf Custom on the prowl

Dom with it's famous bazooka

And it's beam saber!

Gyan rushing a foe

Gelgoog Cannon spinning blade attack!

Hygoog fights well both underwater and on ground

Images from Gundam Senki 0081 Website & Dengeki Online

Robot Damashii (Side MS) 00 Gundam Seven Sword

A couple of new images for the upcoming Robot Damashii (Side MS) 00 Gundam Seven Sword
Release Date: Oct. 09
Price: 3,675 Yen

Images from ToyWorld Forum

Thursday, August 6, 2009

An Angry Gundam Guy....

The photo below tells a few stories...

First, yes I am still working on my customize Astraea Gundam. It has not been going well at all. This has got to be the most problematic project I've ever built. The kit itself, or even the mods itself is not that bad. It is the bad luck that I am having that is causing me big headaches and much inner anger.

So I took a lot of time to add further detail to the kit, and also did quite a bit of masking in preparation for the painting phase, only to be halted due to extreme hot weather in LA duirng the past few weeks (I airbrush in my backyard, cuz I don't wanna die from all the fume). This week I finally get to start painting.....and it was going all so well. Until today......when the wind knocked over my newly painted parts, which also knock over a bottle of paint that was uncapped. As you can imagine, painted parts falling on top of spilled paint does not equal to good news. Oh I am so angry just thinking about it. So now I will need to spend a bit of time to sand off all the damaged parts, and repaint them..... most of them are from the upper torso. But at least you can get a glimpse of a 80% percent painted legs (see below). As you might noticed...my paint scheme is akin to the Vardant (Linebarrel), which I recently enjoyed looking at.

Secondly.... since the Astraea kit came with 2 heads, I am currently heavily modding the second head to make it look a bit like a GM's head. You can also see from the picture below the progress on that, and this head will also be an accessory head for my Astraea kit. Two heads is better than one. =)

Lastly, I am also in pre-building phase for both the GNX-III and the MG Sinanju. You have a glimpse on the GNX-III in the image below, but the Sinanju stuff is in my room. My gunpla building room is running out of space. Even though I am pretty late in starting the Sinanju Group Build Project, but at least I've begun.