SD Gundam NEXT 04 - Promo Images

SD Gundam NEXT 04  (Release Date: Oct. 2011, Price: 200 yen each)

Set Includes:  Gundam AGE-1 Normal, Gafran, Gundam Mk-III, ZZ Gundam, Qubley Mk-II (Ple Custom), and Qubeley Mk-II (Ple 2 Custom).

Images from Muso Photo Gallery

The Second Gundam UC x Gundam Visa Card Promotion Had Begun! (Japan Only)

The Gundam Visa card, a collaboration between Sumitomo Mitsui Visa and Mobile Suit Gundam, mark Mobile Suit Gundam UC episode 4: At the Bottom of the Gravity Well with a new promotion beginning October 10th.

During the promotion, members who use more than ¥20,000 worth of iD will be entered to win one of sixteen Mobile Suit Gundam UC prizes.

This promotion is available to new as well as current cardholders, so take this chance to sign up!

■ Second Gundam UC x Gundam Visa Card promotion 

[Period]
October 1st - December 31st, 2011

[Eligibility]
Gundam Visa cardholder on or before December 15th

[Requirements]
Spend at least ¥20,000 of iD between October 1st and December 31st, 2011

[Prizes]
Sixteen Mobile Suit Gundam UC prizes are available!

Mobile Suit Gundam UC episode 4: At the Bottom of the Gravity Well Blu-ray (1)	HGUC 1/144 Jesta (5)
HGUC 1/144 Dreissen (UC ver.) (5)	HGUC 1/144 Jegan (ECOAS) (5)

[Disclaimer]
※ Drawing will be held in February 2012.

※ iD must be purchased with Gundam Visa card.

※ iD cannot be used

  for cash advance or similar services.

※ Winners must be cardholders in good standing 

  as of the drawing.

※ In the case of delayed processing,

  some purchases may not qualify.

※ Offer may not be combined

  with other Sumitomo Mitsui promotions

  except as governed by law. 

 

Now, Gundam Visa cardholders receive an HG 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam G30th (Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Card ver.), featuring the Gundam as illustrated on the face of the card. Supplies are limited, so be sure to apply fast! Don't let this card get away! Use our convenient online application! ◆ Gundam Visa card special site ⇒ http://www.smbc-card.com/rd/gundam.jsp

Gundam Visa Card

Annual fee: ¥3,150 (including tax)

Issuer: Mitsui Sumitomo Card K.K.

Now accepting applications

※ Applicants must be age 18 or over and high school graduates
※ Applicants subject to credit check

Link: Gundam VISA card special site

SD BB Senshi 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G - Review by Team GG

SD BB Senshi 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G (Release Date: Sept 2011, Price: 800 yen)

Review by Team GG [Falldog]

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When I was writing this SD Gundam 00 Seven Sword/G review for gginfinitenews.com, I tried to remember the last time I built a SD kit. It would have been well over a decade ago, maybe even as long as 15 years. What did I remember about them? Well, they were incredibly easy to build, even more so than NG/HG kits, and had a lot of stickers. After so many years not much has changed. What has changed though is my prospective on the SD kits...

The SD  007S/G is incredibly easy to build and was able to complete the kit while half paying attention to last week's CSI. Bandai designed the kit in such a way that you can actually pull the pieces out from the runner instead of using cutters or a hobby knife. The traditional 'nub' we've grown to love and hate over the years doesn't exist. I didn't understand why until I noticed a section in the guide indicating that the pieces can just pop right out.

In my reviews I try to present the kit as how a proper straight build would look, aka nothing more than some simple nub removal and whatever main stickers are required to 'finish' the kit. Since this snap out method is new to me I figured I'd give it a shot. The results, for better or worse, you can see in the photos. All this, though, wraps back to my thoughts regarding SD kits. In my opinion they are both the easiest kits to build, and the hardest.

Perhaps I should explain? SD kits appeal to a very young modeling base. They're cute, adorable, and very easy to build. No sharp instruments are required, no precision piece fitting. They're suitable for any age, granted your youngin' doesn't like to eat small things. Stickers are easy to apply and most kits aren't too concerned with fine details. Yet, to achieve those details, that requires a lot of talent.

The SD 007S/G doesn't consist of a lot of different pieces. Where a HG or MG kit would feature additional pieces molded in different colors at most you're offered a set of stickers to help the kit's appearance. Honestly, I think they look like rubbish. While in a lot of areas Bandai's sticker methodology has improved, using them to cover large areas, especially when they butt up against each other isn't practical or pretty. To achieve the same color separation and produce an amazing SD kit one is either going to need to tackle the guy with a slue of hand brushed details, immense masking & spraying, or a combination of the two. There are a few folks out there who consistently produce amazing SD kits and their work and skill should never be understated.

Thus my main conclusion with regards to SD kits simple, young or old, they're an unexpected challenge.
Wait, shouldn't my conclusion come at the end of my review? Perhaps after all of the pictures and commentary on the kit itself? Guess I should spout off some info about the kit itself!

The SD 007S/G is built off the previously released SD Gundam 00 Raiser so you will find some residual pieces left unused on the runners after completion. The kit's stoud nature and solid design means that it's quite posable in ways the HG or MG isn't (namely, it doesn't have a problem standing up!) Unfortunately it lacks elbow or knee joints like many SD kits. The GN engines, like the rest of the kit, are sturdy and stay in place thanks to some nicely snug poly cap joints. The waist armor, though a solid unit, is independent of the hips and torso which I thought was a nice touch.

As one would expect the kit comes with the seven sword armament (though, including the beam sabers, I think there are actually eight?). Of all of this kit's components the weapons feature the least amount of color separation. Green metallic stickers make up several of the blades and the largest sword's blue is allllll sticker. I look forward to seeing someone in the community give this kit all of the paint it deserves.

When not reviewing kits for GG, Falldog is the owner of OtakuRevolution.com and the author of the Layman’s Gunpla Guide.

1/100 XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms [EW] - Custom Build

1/100 XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms [EW]

modeled by Infinitymyself Blog

HG 1/144 Gundam AGE-1T Titus - New Image

HG 1/144 Gundam AGE-1T Titus  (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1200 yen)

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Images from Gtoys Blog

Gundam Seed HD Remaster Project - Renewed HG SEED Gunplas Coming This November

Gundam Seed HD Remaster Project

Official Website: http://www.gundam-seed.net/

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed television anime, a high-definition "remaster project" is launching. Details of the remastering, including release date and price, have yet to be revealed.

With the launching of this remaster project, a 'renewed' line of HG SEED gunplas will be release beginning this November 2011.  What can we expect from these remaster gunpla?  Here are some details:

- Redesigned packaging

- Include parts to be attached to Action Base 2 (Action Base sold seperately) to allow the gunpla to display in various action poses

- Colors will be molded to match the color from this animated HD remastered series

- Additional markings (stickers) will come with the gunpla kit, such as affiliation insignia, numbers and identification markings.

Some of the initial gunpla to be released for the Gundam Seed HD Remaster Project:

- HG 1/144 R-01 GAT-X105A Aile Strike Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1200 yen)

- HG 1/144 R-02 GAT-X102 Duel Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1200 yen)

- HG 1/144 R-03 GAT-X103 Buster Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1000 yen)

- HG 1/144 R-04 GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1200 yen)

- HG 1/144 R-05 GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1200 yen)

- HG 1/144 R-06 ZGMF-1017 Mobile Ginn (Release Date: Nov 2011, Price: 1000 yen)