i like blue better haha... more ganas...
The stand provided with the AEUG MKII is indeed nice, especially with the rising platform. But it is more suitable for standing poses, like the mecha stored inside a bunker... The Zeta / Strike's launchpad stand is better looking.

But I kinda like the rafflesia of F91... very unique.
Meh... my RM1 clothes hanger stand will do just fine

Clear version models look really cheesy, if not ugly IMO. Extra finished models are also not as good as the plain colored one. My friend's extra finished Zeta looks really cartoonish, and the panel lines effect are not as nice. Furthermore the increased price is not really worth it, not forgetting the little bits of damage to the parts when you trim the excess bits from the runner.

6K yen for extra finished 2ndL compared to the normal 2500 yen. OMFG... might as well get a few more MGs.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Aug 28 2006, 02:40 PM

U're from JB too? JB is a desert for gundam modelling... There used to be a model shop at 5th floor Plaza Pelangi which have been present for quite a long time, but it's no longer there. The only other modelling shop I know is at AEON Tebrau City Mall, beside the GSC cinema, but the price is appalling.

The alternative would be Jaya Jusco outlets, which sells at Litt Takk prices but often with 10 or 20% discounts during sales. The Store, Lien Hoe Complex used to have some for sale, but mostly 1/144s NG or HG...

Dunno about other places in JB... dang we need more modelling shops around.

^ wah what a nice friend... give MG for present

Freedom and Strike (both aile and rouge) are good MGs... Strike has a better looking stand, ie the launchpad, while the Freedom has more guns, of course. Both are of great quality, so at the end of the day, it depends on which model does your friend prefer. The price is same though... 3900 yen i think... somewhere around that.

Check back a few pages, we had some small discussion on MGs earlier on.

Meanwhile... thanks to duotiga from animesuki.com...
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4994/ets9.jpg
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5381/dak0.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3175/cng9.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6739/bus5.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/1962/auc1.jpg

Hm... B-Craft Saviour is not as nice as initially thought. The cannons are far too large and heavy, while the shoulder plates are gigantic, kinda out of proportion.

And WOW for the Blu Duel... maybe future models could all have the rotating pelvis for more posability.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Aug 30 2006, 02:40 PM

I like Strike more, even though I don't like both haha

Yes the stand is a bit turn off, when you consider the Strike which is the same price provides the launchpad...

Or you can twist and bend a clothes hanger

Or try out other MGs... Besides my biased view on the MKII Titans, maybe can get a MKII AEUG? Ok I'm still biased twds the MKII.... Zeta ver2.0 is superbly nice...

Ah hell... get a giant Sazabi....

walau... stupid price only drop now... now we shouldn't even be thinking of buying anything lower than MG Still remember last time even an 1/100 costs RM 120

Graffiti?? times square... near McDee... U won't miss it coz it's like a warehouse.

Dannychoo's site has some interesting stuff... scroll down to see torso of Stargazer... No blings blings...
http://www.dannychoo.com/blog_entry/eng/602/Mobile+Suits/

Wah.... i wonder when will we ever have this kind of gundam showroom in msia...

Whoa... it looks like Saviour !! Looking forward to seeing the backpack

Looking at the Blu Duel... it seems like HG 1/144s are getting better and better. The rotating part of the legs is a great idea, allowing MG-like articulations. Sometimes you wonder why BANDAI didn't include these in the first place...
http://www.1999.co.jp/dbimages/user/hobby/...g/10050784a.jpg

But it's too bulky... I prefer the original Duel. And the Mudie's uniform is horrible

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 8 2006, 10:47 AM

Is it??? One year ago I saw them selling for S$45-47 at the same shop...

are they any cheaper shops in spore???

1/100 Destiny is a better choice than the 1/144 HG. The 1/144 is simply too small, and there are much more uncolored areas such as the shield and the light blue parts of the chest. Of course, you get more gimmicks like the stand, beam wings; but less beam blades. I still prefer 1/100s than 1/144s though the smaller kit gives more goodies... 1/144s are too small and skinny... unless they are the newer MG like HGUC of course.

But since the prices for MG are so low, why spend 80+ on a 1/100 when you can get an MG for RM 100-130?

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 12 2006, 12:27 AM

Yup... but I would say it's not necessary a good thing to do so. I cut my MKII's left palm so that all the fingers move seperately, but this caused the left hand to have a weaker grip. Even with the peg at the palms, the left palm grips less tighly compared to the right palm which I left it untouched (hence the 3 lower fingers move together)...

ver 2.0 MGs are superbly made. And by ver 2.0 I mean MGs from OYW RX78 onwards since they utilise newer frame designs. And now you can get them for around 100+... who would want to buy 1/100s anymore?

Does anyone has good pictures of a 1/100 Tall Geese 1?? I've found couple of TG3s, but personally I still think the TG1 is the best looking in GW. Old school and retro it may be, but beautiful...

^ erm... IMO no. For that price, you could get something better... a HG 1/144 is much lower in price, and brings more fun in assembling.

OMG... less than 20 bucks for a HGUC Rick Dias and Hizack? shit... please Jaya Jusco JB... please have a members day like this.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 14 2006, 01:58 PM

http://old.rfdh.com/dal67/hg/hgi2/hgi2.htm
what's a gross injection kit?? It seems that the parts are smoother and look more sturdy

at least we are getting reasonably priced mecha over here. My friend in Australia always complains about the lack of models there, and the prices are always sky high...

Too bad the modelling scene is still very focused in the Klang Valley, other cities doesn't have much modelling shops around. JB's shops just cannot survive, maybe due to Spore's competition perhaps?

Wow... clean and beautiful... did you make any mods? seems like the surface is not so shiny as unmodded mecha...

LOL... engrish...

1. MKII ver2.0
2. Strike
3. OYW RX78
4. F91
5. Freedom

and... Nemo

since the main factor here is "affordable", hence I suppose EXS, nu, sazabi which is much more expensive is not really suitable, unless u have cash to burn.

MKII doesn't have much weapons too... rifle, sabre, shield, only an additional bazooka, which is not very large anyway. Just a simple short bazooka. But I like the bazooka most, much more than the rifle.

one thing though, the articulation of the MKII will be affected by the armor. You can move the parts quite a lot, but once the armor is put on, parts like the shoulder and the waist will have less range of movement due to blocking by the shoulder, chest, and hip armor. I guess this happens in most, if not all, MGs.

erm... it poses less than OYW RX78... the 78's armor is less bulky.

meanwhile... behold Strike Justice !!
http://www.k2.dion.ne.jp/%7Eg.m.s/i-justice.html

BANDAI... faster release this ...
http://shiro-pura.main.jp/V2AB.html

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 19 2006, 02:54 PM

RM 10 bucks for an RM8 magazine? where are u buying it from???

the march 05 issue of Hobby, which has a special report about previous MGs, shows a custom-made MG Impulse using the MG God Gundam's frame. Apart from the core splendor, every other part fits well (but of course minor changes here and there)