Good luck, u'll need lots of it. 1 of the worst MG out there

The abomination that is MG GP02? Wow u guys like to torture urself eh?

But its ok i'll say go ahead, at least get to experience the worst that Bandai has to offer. Building new kits after that n u will appreciate on how far technology has advance.

Its not a good builder choice honestly. Buy it only if u really like the design, its not a must hav for the avid builder.

All those armor is just tack on without much engineering behind it, the chest armor is just hanging there......Proportion is horrible, leg too short, chest too big, fragile transformation, awkward pose, bad balance, u name it it hav it. Though i do salute the brave souls who dared to touch this kit.



This was mine, extended the thighs and remove some over bulky armor to giv it better proportion but even then its not very good looking. Too clunky to do any pose other than standing straight.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Jan 29 2016, 10:28 AM

dry 1st, the scotch tape will strip off any decals/stickers it overlaps. If the decals placement is closeby to 1 another and the overlap is unavoidable, coat 1st after every decals is applied.

scotch tape will remove some panel lines. If u dowan the hassle of reapplying the lines again u better just coat it 1st b4 u do any decaling.

decals work fine on gloss coat, not advisable on flat coat.

on an unrelated note, avoid using stickers if possible, it look horrible most of the time.

on white is better then on any other color since the discoloration is negligible, but the biggest gripe about stickers is the edge sticking out like a sore thumb. Over time as white color starts to turn yellowish and the sticker starts to degrade, the edge become very obvious even from afar.

OMG PG Fuunsaiki!!!! RG Turn A Cow!!! BELIEVE

Just nid to watch out on the usage, mini ones dun usually come with auto off n it will burn out if u use it continuously for hours on end. 30min of spraying and then let it cool down awhile b4 continuing is recommended.

Also usually dun come with moisture trap and regulator so the results may not be consistent.

Not true black, its very dark blue just like mk2 titan.

Bandai dont do many true black kit, oni a handful is actually black. Not counting those recycled plastic kit of course.

The run out of MS excuse is pretty weak tbh, expected more concise reasoning from Bandai. With the constant remakes / updates of old iteration every few yrs they can sustain it indefinitely. Who dont want a ZZ 2.0, 0083 2.0, Seed 2.0, and i've not even go into 3.0 yet. Its practically free money as fans of those series are begging on their knees for an updated design. Also the rise of gbf with its emphasis on kit bashing, ideas for new kits are endless. Heck IBO have 72 gundam frame in the story plus several valkyrie frame to rival it, want more design just pluck 1 from those. Not popular u say, make a side story about it (prequel mayb) n heavily feature in some magazine, there fix that for u.

They hav been making questionable decision these past few yrs, endless waltz kits as p bandai????? Genius, lets make 1 of the most popular series that hav a huge worldwide fanbase hard n 2 times more expensive to get, surely this will drive the sales up right guys right????

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 26 2016, 10:08 AM

Release MG on 2 month basis, staggered it with HG, RG, RE100, FM, sangokuden, etc in some month concurrently so u dont flood MG in the market while still continuously earning money from cheaper kits. This way in a year only hav 6 mayb 7 MG releases. IBO is currently running n u wan to focus on it, 3 IBO this year n sprinkle the rest with previous series releases like Wing, Seed, 00, old school 2.0s, GBF, ver Ka. Continue the trajectory the following year and u still hav plenty to spare from the previous series design. When new series appear, just replace it with IBO schedule and push IBO into the rest of piles continuing the cycle.

By the time IBO winds down new series will take its place and IBO with its potential for 72 suits + several more valkyries can b the next cow to milk. Of cuz 72 is just a number, there is no way all 72 appear in the series no matter how popular it gets, most will just skimp through by name only some may not even be mention at all. But it does giv an opportunity to extend beyond what will be seen by the series conclusion in the form of side stories. The magnus opus of some of these series is the long list of suits design, if IBO turns out to bomb just take a look at how much u hav left off the table from Seed / Destiny, Wing, 00. Each of those series can sustain u for a year by itself and in time all these too shall be 2.0s, 3.0s, whatever.0s. 24months? More like 24 years.

Heck u wan to pump up more sales, make it a theme. 2017 year of the villain all MGs are antagonist suits. 2018 manly theme. 2019 masked man theme. U can deliver the cheque to me later bandai, i wan it in USD denomination.

Also stop the p bandai crap. If they dun need it to pump up sales figures during dark days of G-Wing-X-Turn A era, they sure as hell dun need it now.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 26 2016, 11:53 AM

Sure so far everything is mostly ugly (even the OG Barbatos imo) but all that we've seen is just a handful of the 72. Even with a ugly OG design somewhere down the road along the story it could get an upgrade which might turns it into a beauty (like lupus imo).

The genius that is IBO is that all not all 72 hav any design set in stone, we just kno its 72 and the name is based on Ars Goetia. There is no way all 72 will appear in the story, and even if half of them do end up in the show that still leaves us with 36 kits, way more than any other previous series. The current design choice is down to the anime design team, and honestly to me there is plenty of other talented mech designer around that could do a better job, just giv them free reign on a side story or 2 set in IBO universe and just allocate some of that 36 unit for them. Voila, problem solve.

I discounted the EW kits as Bandai just thrust them into the limelight without giving the manga series some time to built up interest & worldwide release. Honestly speaking, how many % of the wing fans actually keep up with the EW manga? Wing fans are fans of the show and by extension the movie, all they ever kno about the EW design is its from a single sketch done by Katoki for his interpretation of the Okawara version many years ago and r being adapted into a new manga. By recognition alone it pales in comparison to the Okawara design n Endless Waltzs, and as a result suffer in terms of sales n fan followings. For example many are holding up from buying the Heavyarm EW because all it lacks is the color scheme and twin gatling gun to the Endless Waltz version and they expect it all to come sometime soon, little do they kno its gonna b in P fking Bandai. Heck most EW kits that sold well is because it so similar to the Okawara version, they just buy it n slightly mods it to look like 1 *cough*Tallgeese*cough*.

Genius move Bandai, pure genius, u took the design with the biggest fandom and put it in a line that will be hard to get for most ppl and 2 times more expensive due to "exclusivity" reason while pushing the lesser know design into the limelight as regular release. Nowonder what EW kits dont sell well, smh.

And i doubt they gonna chg their position anytime soon. Not just wing releases, but all of MGs appear to be dead on water atm.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Oct 26 2016, 08:36 PM

Only true if the kit in question hav very little interest from fans in the 1st place.

Whatever R&D cost, operating cost, overhead cost, promotional cost, etc, will be covered atleast 2 folds from sales if the kit is from a popular franchise. The point of contention is there is still plenty of such design still to b made from Seed, Wing, 00, 2.0s that is a sure fire hit and will sale like gangbuster if its widely available to the public (aka fk P-Bandai) regardless of interference from bootleg or not, yet till this day Bandai keep absolute radio silence, keep ppl waiting for years and years and years, keep it as exclusive.

Smart bootleg company can try to circumvent copyright law by changing the design, name, etc, but Bandai still holds the advantage from the fans perspective in its accuracy to the show. Accuracy their selling point, thats what they proudly advertise it as since ages ago.

Most bootleg china brand can only imitate, Bandai will hav the advantage in being the 1st one out in most cases and fans being fans will buy whoever comes first. They also introduces new technology 1st to boost their selling point. Being 1st matters, thats the way ppl mentality are, the "me 1st" mentality. Thats the whole reason why ppl preorder non exclusive stuff air delivered straight from Japan even if its more expensive than just wait it out couple of more weeks for regular releases or wait for reviews. But hey its their money so i wont judge them.

Hardcore bootlegger on the other hand will wait for the cheap imitation regardless, but here's the thing Bandai not gonna lose anything cuz they aint gonna get any sales from them anyway. They are dead set to buy bootleg even if they hav to wait, perhaps for financial reason or whatever but i wont judge them for it either.

Its the fence sitter that will be swayed into bootleg if there is no other choice and they cant wait any more. Keeping radio silence only pushes them into bootleg territory. Making the kit expensive as hell and hard to get (aka fk P-Bandai) will push the into bootleg territory. Keeping them wait for years and years and years despite popular fan vote (im looking at u ZZ 2.0.......) will push them into bootleg territory. And all of this is Bandai's own doing.

Finally Bandai give the people what they want.

Its much more convenient to held at USJ, there is a LRT train station right in front of the mall.

Cheaper is no doubt but the mall is pretty empty.

There is a newly open Litt Tak shop in the mall and previous year winners model is being display in the shop. No doubt the decision to held it at USJ has something to do with litt tak moving there, whether this will be permanent remains to be seen.

The only worthwhile kit is MG Delta Plus @ RM150, conversion rate at about 0.034.

Everything else is at 0.041 or above rate, which u can find better pricing outside.

Couldnt find Char Gelgoog 2.0 when i was there, if it is 148 then yes its a good price (conversion rate 0.033).

ARF not so much. When the 30th anniversary clear part kits was release it was bundle into the normal kit at no additional cost. ARF is still 5000yen with or without the clear parts, at 200 (conversion rate 0.04) its not a great price in comparison to Delta Plus n the aforementioned Gelgoog.



1. NG1/100 are upscale from HG1/144 right?
ANS: Depending on which NG u r referring to, but in general yes.

2. I tempted to get those 1/100 full mechanics barbatos lupus and vidar later, but is it on par with RE100 lineup except it'll have inner frame? or does it more or less NG1/100 line?
ANS: RE100 is no different from normal 1/100 NG, it just doesnt have a concurrent running series to accompany it and they can release whatever obscure kit from obscure MSV to satisfied the hardcore fans. Comparing RE100 to NG is oxymoron as it is essentially the same thing.

1/100 Full Mechanic on the other hand, while technically speaking it is the IBO lines for 1/100 NG, its slightly more advance than NG from other series. During the 1st season of IBO, all their 1/100 line are publish without a name just like ur typical NG. Now Bandai decided to re brand it to Full Mechanics for their 1/100 IBO kits. If u look at Lupus frame n compare it to OG Barbatos its has the same mechanics.

Why they do so? IBO kits has big emphasis in its frame as alot of mechanical parts is expose by design. It run counter intuitive to the idea of NG where everything is simple and frameless, just assemble 2 big parts together and done. In that sense IBO NG is alot more detailed than NG from other series hence the re branding. It lacks the detailed inner mechanical workings of MG but its not far off. Think of it as a MG 0.5.

This post has been edited by TheAdmiral: Dec 2 2016, 05:54 PM