Tamashii Web Shop Exclusive hahah

because it is suppose to be funny
prepare yourself at least RM2000 to get for it

because Tamashii Web Shop Exclusive = 2 times the price
the normal already at RM1000-1400

want cheaper go get the MG 00 Raiser and send it for commission paint build
less than RM600

To what extend do you consider as 'play'? Model kits have, and will always be for display purposes.

The Metal Build 00 Raiser in question, over Yahoo Auction JP:
http://page2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b160534180
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r117634323
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r117634323

Practically the same, but to me that is still what you normally do with model kits, posing them. By 'playing', it's more like what kids would do, drop them, hit them, throw them to the air like etc . If you build the gunpla, by right you should know where the possible high stress joints were, and should be careful when moving that particular joint. Case in point, Sinanju(/Stein) waist to torso joint.

both are models which are for display only. If you looking for action figure level of durability, can try look for Robot Damashi series.

Metal Build used die-cast joints which is more strong to hold the model in certain positions.
And the heavier body also helps the model to balance itself, especially for those kits with large backpack.

I personally highly recommend Metal Build series.

or maybe MSIA (mobile suit in action) as an option for you
or Robot Damashi series...
smaller in scale, but pose-able.

well then, Gundam is a bit more focused on model kits,
sorry for you.. huhu

I feel you too... would buy the heck out of pre-built gundam model since I have no patient to horn my modelling skill 
the even worse thing that pull me from collecting Robot Damashi is they are non-scaled... so I'll stick with HG.

if you said u played with hottoys before(money is not a problem),
why don't you buy an MG and commissioned it to pro modeler...

U were going in with an unrealistic expectation in the 1st place. Its a plastic model kit, an unpainted straight build of course look like plastic. Model kit is meant to be assemble piece by piece of course its fragile. Model kit is meant to be build, set a pose n be left alone 95% of the time, the appeal is not how much u can play around with it but how well it looked and that depends on ur attention to details, ur effort in putting in the finishing touches, ur skill in circumventing the kits shortcoming. Every model kit be it gundams, jet fighters, war ships, bikes, cars, etc is the same. U want playability, u want solidity, u want high details straight out of the box, then model kit is not what u should be looking at in the first place. Instead what u should be looking for is Metal Build or Robot Damashi or MSIA.

U dont expect bean paste to taste like 3 star michelin cuisine straight out of the can now do u?

example of pro modeler builts




hi selling thread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2844000

metal build is not for everyone...
it's a one time production (correct me if i'm wrong, not too sure bout it)

they also introduce formania for collectors, but then, it's just a bust display only... highly details...

what the? you talk about the durability issue now talking about weight
either way it still for collector purpose and not for playing

you already been spoiled from HotToys
how about continue collect HotToys instead?

Formania is a cool idea. super detail. but I guess the profits weren't good. they only made 2 of them...
I think it's impossible to find one of those with reasonable price already..

Maybe you can get this one which still taking pre-order.

chill down bro, jason_tan only asking comparison of MG and MB to HT since he only own HT out of these 3... He's not trash talking Gunpla...