bigger box? is it because it comes with bazooka?

original never came with the headstand.. unless it says headstand included on the box

i am also a student.. but hnnnnngggg... PG SF is damn nice, but b*ndai ver is too damn unaffordable

as the others, i also prefer if it was PG Strike, or Red Frame.. those are the 2 PGs i want the most.. but i definitely welcome PG SF.. since i'm bored of the MKII and WZC already besides, it's by daban, what could go wrong

expecting the worse, which is about 300.. if WZC pearl price.. dont need to think twice

i also agree too bad daban decided to go put in the 'Freedom"

also my opinion is the same as yours when it comes to B brand.. too damn expensive for too little gimmick.. but china brand, a PG for the price of about B brand MG Ex-S.. i ask.. why not?

shi- must get the lighting base for this PG.. otherwise it will just look like crap all the blingz must shine! i hope they give us bling

haha.. why...? i would love to attempt one

patience paid off again definitely will pick one up!

might take them some time to get the whole GN drive tech which is why i don't know why they didn't go for something other than SF.. ARF and people would praise them forever

i mean PG 00R the GN drive is actually one whole piece with a motor and all ma.. surely they need time to copy that tech... but actually PG 00R is said to be very floppy and not very stable.. but if china come up with one 1/3 the price of ori, i don't mind having one

^ best remove links to sellers.. i think it's not encouraged here.. just mention of the price, and anyone with questions can pm you

yeah the black and red terrible look for SF.. i was looking for poison a few days ago when they announced PG SF.. saw that one.. my least favourite custom of all

damn, anyone got the silver castle SD Sazabi in hand yet? the parts separation, superb.. much better than b*ndai can offer.. even the yellow emblem, you can bet b*ndai is going to give a sticker.. SC gave a part for it!

i have in hand, will assemble later after i've done with my assignment today, should have short review up tonight

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

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

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