your kit now have that "RX-78-2 China Special" vibe

isn't all manuals at the last few pages hav the guide to decals? Unlike parts which uses letters and numbers, decals use japanese word to identify which is which but its easy enough just match back the words and do it patiently. RX-78 shouldn't be too hard there isn't much decals anyway so the japanese words they use should be diverse and different, if say u hav decals sheet like FAU then u may hav lots of words that are similar due to the sheer amount of decals given.

Oh ya i saw the page already. Did not notice that before this. Thanks.

Actually I just gave example of RX-78. Mine is a 1/100 MG heavy arm.

new gunpla Expo

Do you guys think will there be any new pg coming out this year?

Not a chance.

this year? if it is, Bandai would have been banging about it the whole time

absolutely 0%. The calendar is already filled, how u gonna cramp in a PG? I've said it 1000 times and i'll say it again PG is not Bandai main line, if there is nothing to be release they are not gonna bother, unlike MG HG and RG those can be cheaply produce and can withstand a bomb or 2 so dun expect it to be release every year. If a PG does not sell well, Bandai would lose alot of money in RnD not to mention time that could be spend on making other stuff that would rake in $$$$$$$$$. What are they gonna release? AGE? That would confirm bomb. Seed stuff? PG SF (main protagonist)does not sell well u think Bandai would touch that universe again with other non main protagonist design? Unicorn? If u r Bandai would u release that next year to coincide epi7 and finale or this year that has only 1 epi and it aired in the middle of the year? Dun hav to think hard, business 101.

also may i remind you that in the past PG is release once in a blue moon, we even hav PG drought for several years b4 it make a comeback. Infact most modeler at that time speculate that Bandai had discontinue the line. Only recently is PG release quite frequently but that is also due to the success of the Strike frame. Subsequent PGs are very flawed (00) hav bad reviews and bad pricing (SF), if u r a businessman or Bandai exec would you churn out PG regardless of what suits from what series just to make it 1 PG per year quota despite the fact that u could earn a crap ton more on MG/HG/RG?

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 21 2012, 10:09 AM

I think Bandai even said that they have no plans to ever make a PG Unicorn. The only PG I can see them making any time soon is PG 00 Quanta, and ONLY because Quanta and 00 Gundam share a lot of parts with one another.

i recalled that they hav no plans but they hav the prototype made. Dun rember when could be last year but it was from an interview during a hobby show. That news was release along with a prototype MG Kyshatria and how improbable it was to be release at that time, and MG V2 and how Bandai plans to wait for tech to mature to fix the flawed that is MG V. But lets assume that the plans were in place for argument sake, and even then releasing it this year still doesn't make business sense.

quanta yes very likely but the more time passes the less its chances are. The movie ended long ago, its hype faded, its popularity no longer at its peak, should Bandai release it during the movie airing it would sell like hot cakes but Bandai miss the bot. The new badboy in town is Unicorn and between that and quanta, Unicorn hav much bigger chances and would sell like hot cakes, probably would sell even more then quanta could. Assuming ofcuz that Bandai wanted to make PG Unicorn that is.

that's exactly what I'm thinking too. no point if Bandai even released the PG 00 Seven Swords (this one shares a lot more parts with 00 Raiser compared to 00 Quanta) if it wouldn't sell well. it's not about what they can do, but more to what they can actually sell

it has always be like that, almost all MS that you can see in the series/movies are released in HG first, later of all the HGs, the main/popular (read: profitable) MS are being released in MGs, and so on

I agree. With Age-2 Dark Hound in November, Nu Gundam in December, and Tallgeese in January, the next three months are gonna be pricey for MG collectors, and that not even taking into consideration HGs and the RG Zeta. A PG now would be suicide, especially with it having to go up against Nu Gundam.

ohhh that Nu Gundam Ver. Ka

tot pg was an annual thing... at lease they have nu ver ka

*in my dream*

Bandai announced Perfect Grade Sazabi... ...

I hate to be the one to ruin your dream, but even if that happened, enjoy spending at least 400+ dollars on your dream. That kinda ties into the discussion we had earlier. A PG Sazabi just would not be profitable. A MG Sazabi ver. ka on the other hand would be far less expensive and far more attractive to the general Gunpla community, whereas the only people who would buy a PG Sazabi would be diehard fans of CCA or Char suits.

i think they would release a Sazabi ver ka to go with the Nu.. but a PG would be epic beyond words

I've been thinking about this, all of us have been discussing about Nu and Sazabi, but why no one mentioned Alpha Azieru? That is also a very impressive MA, an MG version would huge, maybe a 144 scale can still tahan right? Just me thinking, since it's also featured in the Char's Counterattack movie.

There's no way in hell that's ever going to be made in MG or even HG form. Even in 1/144 scale, that would still be about a 70cm tall model kit. That'd be approaching HGUC Dendrobium price.

This post has been edited by TaurusOxford: Oct 22 2012, 04:48 AM