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I've only one word for BANDAI....

Cheapskate.

Why spoil an otherwise beautiful model with the horrible old fashioned elbow joints? Those puny polycaps are never going to last, and it'd probably slide out when posing with weapons, esp those heavy rifles...

Meanwhile the Amatu is just same as any other astrays, with new backpack and head.... it looks real nice, but I won't buy an 1/100 with the price of an MG. Even with bling-blings.
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My HG 1/144 Strike Freedom with LED.



More Picture

wht about his chest? no led? >< that make it looks better.

Wow yeah, your Gouf is looking real happy with the new toy you made for it . Realistic redesign, close to a real-life version. But I don't think Doms are ever meant to use such flight assistance... uber hovercraft feet, see? Skating's much cooler...

Not only cheapskate, but UGH... what the hell is wrong with the proportions of Bandai models these days? Is there something wrong with their CAD programs, or do we really need corrective eye surgeries? My older 1/100 F91 looks much more gorgeous than this version. And the face?! Phail. Hope MG fine-tunes this 'masterpiece' before putting it through the production process...

And I definitely agree about the inflated cost of the Amatu model, better buy an MG instead; moar satisfaction...

This post has been edited by Fodder Soldier: May 24 2006, 03:36 PM

Me new to here. just wanna share some of my kits with u guys
This is the first model kits which i really done besides a few of snap fit models i had. I took part in the Asia Cup2004 in Malaysia but definitely win nothing lar!!!
Only little mod with my knowledge, skill and oso the material availablity!! Mainly on the back pack, neck and chest.
Actually it is only about 75% completed according to my initial plan!! Run out of time. only proceed after my fren finished his models to lend me his compressor.

Please help to comment then i can improve better!!!

The original snapfit MG model with HGUC model


Photo taken in the asia cup 2004



more details photo pls visit here.

here to share my 2nd kit done in 2005.
Ok, first let me intro about this kits:
it is a upgraded fire power of EX-S, eliminating the transformable system to for lower body load (all wing have been eliminated). then replace the waist beam cannon with twin booster and add 2 propellant tanks to increase the speed and accerelation.
so it will become an assault/defend type MS, with high speed and great fire power. For assault, it attack deep into the enemy troops, destrop target(s) and retreat. for defends, the massive missle systems can easily eliminate incoming troops of MS and the Hyper Mega Cannon is a anti fleet medium long range weapon.
here is the japanese version of the background story (those who know japanese better pls help to check if i said anything wrong :shy: ):


ok here are the photo. please give your comments so i can improve. sure u can find a lot of defects and uncompleting works coz i really rushed to submit this kit for the competition. a lot of my first try in this kits like applying water decals(i screwed up this due to didn't spray the clear coat to protect it.)
maybe later i might retouch the kit again. thx!!

This is how the original snap fit kit look like:


I dun like the proportion of the head and shoulders, so the major mod are size down the head and enlarge the shoulders. others are details up, sharpen the face, vent, customized mega cannon, add missile pods, side thrusters, propellant tanks.




for more photo pls go to http://s12.invisionfree.com/ScaleModelsMal...hp?showtopic=88

Anybody has yet got their hands on the MG ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom (Lightning Edition) yet?

There is an MG Strike Freedom? I thought it was a 1/60?

That'd be cool in my 1/100 collection...

LOL... CAD program cacated...

However i think the new MG F91's head is better looking, although it doesn't resemble the original lineart. In fact it looks more like something from CE

Can you post a pic of your 1/100 F91? I've never seen one before, only a 1/144

http://www.geocities.jp/a2crafts/just.htm
After modding it, the body looks better... but the puny head.... aarrrrrggghhhh....

I wouldn't really call it MG...

yeah, i've seen it before too.. it is definitely not an MG..

so call Real Detail 1/60

I personally dun think it is near to an Real Detail 1/60.

wher can i find IWSP?? did any1 noe IWSP?? strike rouge full armour version?? did any 1 hv? wher can i get it?

Mmm, about the helmet, I like it too, but I still favour the previous 1/100 F91's face, which accurately follows the anime lineart designs. The one shown in the prototype MG model from the pic you posted makes it look like the Gundam is holding it's breath or something, LOL; what the hell is with the bloated facemask? And the MG openface mode reveals even moar yuck redesign. The original face shows a somewhat 'grim expression', whereas the MG prototype version shows a 'smug expression'. Ack!

See the pics of the original lineart of F91 below to see what I mean - the original designs had the nice vertical length of the face, and not the horizontal stretch of the MG prototype face.


O'rly? A 1/144 F91? I never knew such model exists, unless it's B-Club's garage kit, ant that was just the F77 G-Cannon. Maybe you'd mistaken the 1/100 for a 1/144; they are small, y'know: post-UC 0093 all MSs are scaled down from the standard 18m head height to the new 15m dimensions, so no surprise there.

It's a wonder Bandai took this long to finally venture into the 15m-tall MS domain. Maybe MG boxes can finally get smaller? (hence cheaper?)

So here's pics of my older 1/100 Gundam F91 as you requested (sorry if some of them are below average quality, my current camera can't take nice macro shots )


The size of the F91 compared to the First Gundam according to the 1/100 scale
The F91 with the beam shield and beam launcher
The F91 with the mask open mode head (yes, another head unit with the different face mode is included)

IWSP?? You could get it anywhere I suppose.... But it's only in 1/144 HG

I suppose it's a 1/100 then, coz of the small size I thought it was an 1/144 Nice F91, but for 15m MSes I think V2 looks nicer... Small and sleek with only the beam wings, although the assault buster makes it look bulky.

Duelling stand?
http://kirahoby.j-mx.com/z/shs45/IMG_4801s.jpg

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: May 26 2006, 09:44 AM

Yep, can't wait for MG to make the awesome V2 Gundam; if they do, hope they can replicate the transformation functions and still manage to maintain good proportions...


Anyway, Oy Yay!! My 3 recently-purchased model kits has finally marks the acquisition of the 180th model kit for my PlaMo collection. These 3 kits are also special because all of them are WAVE kits, and each kit is truly valuable to me, especially the rare 179th and the Uber-Rare 180th.

May I present to all my fellow modellers, the 178th, 179th and the best of the 3, the 180th:-

-The 178th


-The 179th


-The 180th


(dj898 and Guyver, I know the two of you are probably the only ones here who're familiar with FSS, so I bet you guys know what model 179th and 180th really is... )

Of course, upon reaching the 180th mark, I believe I'll have to take a breather and stop making model purchases for the rest of the year, and concentrate on the kits and projects I'm currently working on. Not to mention after spending around RM600 on these latest 3, I'm pretty much , ha ha . So for the next half of 2006, I'm going to concentrate on restocking my savings, and aim for the one purchase I've promised myself upon achieving the 180th model mark: a complete airbrush set . It's about time to get real serious, I say... . Soon I can begin learning the art of airbrushing and be as good as dj898 . Wish me luck.

My Destiny Impulse, still missing something at the back.

OMG, StormV you really made Destiny Impulse!!!

I personally like tis design but unable to custom build it.....

Cool man! Can't wait for u to finish it to c the complete Destiny Impulse! Ganbate!