I'm planning to buy MG Gundam Wing Zero Custom, inm the brand is TT/Hongli.

Just received this, and the box is SO BIG that it's hard to believe it's just an HG... but as you can see, it's quite kosong inside



Will put this aside for the time being, kena beratur dulu....

This post has been edited by onnylam: May 31 2013, 01:56 PM

still got many empty space. should make the box smaller for recycle.

box besar and always got premium feel to it... i do not mind

MCmodel kits are very hard to resist when u see the packaging is somewhat premium styled, plus all the goodies in the first batch

Build mine dy.juz straight build tho.wish it bigger.

Besar punya box is starting to give me problems, as I always like to keep them. But last night only just threw out some of them, now comes ANOTHER big box

still in the process of assembling the SD Sazabi.. all i can say is the inner frame improved SLIGHTLY.. the plastic feels slightly tougher than Epyon's and the peg does not give me quite an uncomfortable feeling when snap fitting, unlike the Epyon.. however it still is not very well molded and would require some trimming.. DO NOT force it or you'll probably break the inner frame

however, parts separation is fantastic, while i think B's SD Sazabi's shoulder yellow vents are stickers, SC gives you individual parts that fit into the slots on his shoulders (will probably show later)

BUT.. i advise when u buy the SC Sazabi, take the manual, go out, use it to start a fire, have a nice BBQ then come back and assemble your Sazabi.. the manual still tak boleh pakai.. you'll have higher success figuring it our yourself, they still label wrong parts at wrong places

so here's a short review of the Silver Castle SD Sazabi, right away i would like to begin, parts separation, fantastic.. all the small parts you'd expect to be a sticker, is not a sticker.. in fact the only stickers (in terms of colors, not decals) is the eye and the camera lens

PARTS SEPARATION!


2x yellow plates! one clear yellow, the other normal yellow.. find it a bit redundant as even the vents are in clear yellow as well.. the only ones not in clear yellow are the emblem pieces.. even the beam effect is given in both colors


i have to say the waist pipes are quite a bother.. little thing to note, the back skirt uses a thin peg to peg into the waist piece, which is f***ing retarded.. i broke the peg because it was too tight, so be sure to trim it down before you put it in, the peg itself is already so thin and the waist armor is prone to a lot of movement due to the legs being so massive.. in any case, BEFORE you put on the backskirt, put on the yellow pipe and peg the bottom half of the body onto the top half first.. otherwise you'll risk breaking the back skirt and even if you don't, it's MUCH harder to peg the 2 halves together with the massive back skirt in the way


great eye sticker, can feel/see the texture too


so far so good, amazing head detailing (but it's going to get covered up anyway


done! conclusion, BRICK! while it looks amazing, the build is horrible, every part feels tight and uncomfortable to pose.. mainly because the arm still uses that stupid pin joint Epyon had and is very prone to breaking


i love the gun though, very filled out, no hollow bits, it's one entire piece only but it's covered on both sides, unlike B's older SDs which have one side hollowed out

so final thoughts

POSITIVES
-amazing detail
-excellent parts separation
-very nice looking, water decals i think? felt like water slides have not applied them though
-very bulky, very Sazabi-like
-clear beams!! and even clear arms to hold the funnels
-some extra pieces to make Sazabi Evo if you feel so inclined

NEGATIVES
-still uses the same stupid system as Epyon, although it is slightly tougher now, joints are still very uncomfortable to move, especially when you have the stupid pin joint on the elbow and a very tight shoulder joint, can't pose much when you feel the elbow will give way before the shoulder ball joint turns
-fragile construction, overusage of single pegs (seems to be only one the skirt armors) that can break easily.. my backskirt's peg broke and i had to fashion another peg to glue it in place
-only 3 open funnels but 6 arms (3 clear yellow 3 yellow)
-funnel holders/arms can peg into the base BUT CANNOT PEG INTO HIS BACKPACK like B's Sazabi, meaning if u want to launch the funnels, you need to use the provided base

unsure positive or negative
-panel line channels are VERY deep.. might need to go in there with some paints, but very good detailing.. too bad it's hard to pick them out with my panel lining marker

i think that's about it, the verdict, i'd say, get it.. he looks amazing.. but you really need to spend time with this one, some trimming needed to make him properly posable, otherwise he's going to end up difficult to pose and a brick, but that doesn't make him a terrible display piece
SC is on the right track, i love their detailing and design, but the only thing i hate is their horrible inner frame tech.. they really need to do something about it or scrap it entirely, it's much too fragile to be properly used IMO

This post has been edited by HxiiiK: Jun 1 2013, 12:22 PM

Great review there, thanks.
Just watched the review of B*s Sazabi by rrobbert184 and technical issues aside: IMO The SC one looks better in terms of detailing and has more effort put into it to make it look cool OOB.

Great review bro, nice to see such a good parts separation, but the only thing that is stopping me from getting this is still those fragile inner frame, and also those pegs that you'd mentioned.
I still remember my experience with the Epyon, and unless they fix that problem, I'm staying away from these....

yeap i've also seen the review, and SC wins detailing by a mile.. just the inner frame, their tech is very badly executed

agreed, most would stay away from SC due to its inner frame, but details are definitely top notch.. which is why i can't stay away from it.. but a bit of patience and some work will get him looking great

i open up the boxes, as in the flaps that are glued together, just take them apart and flatten them, then store on top of my wardrobe, so at least i still have the boxart and it saves space.. runners i throw/recycle.. some nice colors i may be able to use i keep in a storage box

Ok, this question again... Last time was posted by DuelMasterNg if I'm right, and now I will post it again. Use the runner to build the gundam you want. For box, you could just cut out the boxart then stick to your wall or just keep it, the rest send to recycle.


This post has been edited by TheGreatBahamut: Jun 1 2013, 07:26 PM

I still keep all the boxes intact, then collect all the runners send for recycling
but my room will soon burst from too many boxes
maybe I will keep B*nd*i brand boxes intact, while fold up china brands boxes

can always fold up all of them, if u feel like u like to keep a certain box then glue it back together
i only keep exclusives boxes and Mcmodel boxes

i dont glue the box.....i use stapler instead. saves me time from waiting to dry and the risk of flimsy box

UHU glue works for me, quite fast acting and it stays together properly for me
after all even all my archi models i use UHU.. trusted glue brand

Daban HG.

do some minor paiting only ^^

the box i jaul sama dengan old paper...btw nice sinanju..cant wait for mine.

do they sell the head stand only??