the amount of plastic I already expected it, but the parts for colour separation
never expect the knee vents, the cannon ports and the pipings are separate

Also don't forget the number of funnels you get.

A great MG Raiser with LED... damn shining @_@

Hmm actually The-O use more plastic; even if the height is the same, every part of The-O is bulky, while Ex-S has thinner legs and arms. One more thing, from my observation, JP company seems to have rule of not selling older release at higher price than what it was when they first release. If Ex-S is first released this year instead of several years back, the price might be same or almost the same with The-O now.

well one thing about JP company is when they put a price, it stays that price.. which is a really great practice
even on the side of the box, the price of the kit is marked.. so the only change comes from the exchange rate and our local hobby stores raising the prices
normally even when they re-release kits, it stays the same price as before, no mark up or down

do remember plastic is made from petroleum XDDD

still the most worth cheap old MG for me, Zeta Plus

Ex-S actually has more parts. The leg may be skinny but unlike The-O its not several big panels stick together, the leg is actually more complex then it looked. From Dalong, u can c that Ex-S has 639 parts to The-O 485.

Ex-S also hav more runners, 33 of em compare to The-O 21.

The-O bulkyness is balance out with Ex-S external fuel tank + BFG + 2 enormous backpack + pg style display base. Plastic volume wise, Ex-S has more if not equal The-O.

Yes Bandai would not sell older releases with adjusted pricing, ppl would rage n tey would lose alot of cust. For kit like Ex-S if release now it would reach FAU level pricing not The-O cuz FAU actually has more parts n runners then The-O (and Ex-S for that matter, Ex-S now ranked 2nd most runner MG kits).

I still could not brain why The-O cost so much when both Ex-S n FAU has more parts, more runners, more accessories and yet cost much less.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 1 2012, 05:26 PM

the volume of plastic matters

and we normal consumers do not know how does things affect the cost of creating the moulds
but as i seen from Discovery Channel, the creation of the mould is the most costly thing in the whole process
n usually it's not up to quality after certain amount of usage, then they have to replace it

yes the volume of plastic matter that goes without saying but Ex-S hav roughly equal The-O. Take into account of its backpack, the external fuel tank, the BFG and the display stand would those not enuf as equalizer? Even if its slightly less then The-O plastic pricing is not the biggest factor. Certainly not enuf to offset the thousand of yen differences.

Plastic volume hav no relationship with the number of mould, the number of runners do. More runners means more moulds which means more nid to be replace for every cycle and more chances of bad moulds and yes moulds is the most expensive part in creating a kit. For Ex-S it has more then The-O so from that view point, Ex-S cost more to produce.

Lets take Ex-S out of the equation due to its age n cost of inflation we do not know how much it actually cost right now, n compare it to FAU a more recent kit. FAU like Ex-S has more parts n more runners then The-O, yes The-O is more bulky but due to the amount of weapons, the base jabber + the 2 huge fuel tank, surely the amount of parts given would equalize if not surpass The-O in terms of plastic volume, yet its much cheaper. Why?

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 1 2012, 05:53 PM

iphone case and charger head

like i said, we dunno what actually affects cost of mould, not necessarily number of moulds

I'm not sure with The-O, but Ex-S fuel tanks are hollow inside, maybe The-O's plastic thicker
what I'm trying to say is there's many possibilties which affect the price of the kit, and we may never know

but 1 thing I'm sure, milking old moulds(FAU case) does reduce costs significantly, as you skip the designing, prototype and testing phase
that's why Lego company whenever they design new sets they try to use old bricks as much as possible

This post has been edited by General_Nic: Oct 1 2012, 06:03 PM

let's not forget Ex-S mold can be used to make S as well

anyone knows where i can buy the ex-s with the 3rd campaign sticker and barcode? i wanna try my luck one last time...see can win or not

i don't think old releases have that..
only the newer ones.. in this case.. most of the AGE kits
way to sell the less sellable, bandai.. well played

oh....is that how it is? damn. i dun like any of the AGE kits. so like this how la to enter the 3rd campaign.

i have been aiming for the ex-s for quite some time now..... anyone have one to showoff ? spam pls!

not mine, but just tease



and some of the new SEED MGs may have too, such as buster (hopefully.. fingers crossed!)

since we are on the topic of GUNPLA and EX-S . please check out this 1/35 custom kit from the koreans!
i simply cannot believe how big this thing is!!

http://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=97146

seen it on several occasions.. that one is just a dream! haha... would be great to try that challenge one day..

there is no ex-s with 3rd campaign sticker but u can get the 3rd campaign lottery ticket from some hobby shop with this old kit.