Excillon

Yeah I realise that PG are not an easy task to make and that they are not every mans cup of tea. But I get this feeling that the current interim between the Strike and the possible next one seems to be extra long. How long was the last interval between GP-01 and Strike?

I'm trying to collect my favourite mechs in one scale (not easy), that's why I have been staying away from MGs (PG 1/60 goes nice with valks). But my interest in these have been growing lately. Would the Nu Gundam be a good first purchase or should I just wait for the Hi-Nu (maybe even a Ver2 Nu)?

I have the Nu and I for one think it's great. I'd recommend it, as it's a middle of the road priced MG. I think I paid 45 for mine. It's worth it, but to get a Sazabi to go against it will run you about 80 bucks, but that's worth it as well. I'll give Bandai credit for the fact that while I own some 1/48 valks, I question whether the product is worth the pricepoint. Even with my Gundam PG's I question it sometimes. But I've never questioned it with my HG or MG 1/100's. For the most part, if you pay 50 or more for an MG kit, you know it's worth it. Same goes for the cheaper ones, but they're still good. If you don't have a whole lot to spend, but want to test out an MG kit I'd recommend the RX-79(G) kit. You can buy one for about 30 shipped, and even though it's an older kit, it's still one of the great ones in my opinion. Actually, it's probably still my favorite with the Mk.II Titans 2.0 and Freedom being close seconds.

a PG VF-1 Would need to be at least 1/48 for it to have room for all the detail of a PG kit.

Aren't PG's 1/60?

Yeah but a Gundam is much bigger than a valkyrie. Valks are like 30-35 feet, and Gundams are 60 or more feet. A 1/60 PG Gundam is about the same height as a 1/48 valk.

I think the Turn A MG would be a nice change of pace from the usual UC stuff. Even better, I'd like to see the Gundam X divider given the MG treatment.

Actually, after thinking about it, a VF-1S Stealth would be nice. I bet that would look badass.

I used to be into PG kits, I have the Wing Zero, RX-78, Strike Gundam, Green Zaku, Red Zaku, MK.II, and MK.II Titans. The only ones I truly believe were worth it were the Mk.II's. I still look at the Mk.II Titans PG and love it. I also bought an EVA PG and man, talk about your disappointments...

I agree with the whole no room thing. My PG's are in boxes in the closet because of lack of room.

I'd like to add Stamen0083 to the SSL. He gave me an incredibly sweet deal on a Master Grade Freedom Gundam kit, and not only that but paid extra to ship it to me ultra fast when he could have used Parcel post instead. A really great seller who definately needs to be on this list!

OMG.. yeah imagine with all those LEDs built-in the PG Valk... *drool*..

Just take a second and really imagine the PG Valk. Inner skeleton, easily customizable...hell they could steal an idea from banpresto and add different heads so you could have a 1S or a 1J, even a 1A. And the articulation, along with the fast packs...damn I want one so bad! Finally, a truly decent variable Macross model could be made. They could even throw in a Launch Arm for display! I haven't even started visualizing PG GBP armor! Bandai needs to get with it and make a new Macross product, it's been to long and they could show Yamato how it's done!

Yes yes yes...they'd be shipping each Dendrobium in it's own freight container.....

Nope. It's a NG (No-Grade).

I've got a question about the "No grades". I've built PG's, MG's, Big Scales, Real Details, HG's, and 1/144's. How are these "No Grades"? I just assumed the lines like the Turn A, F90, and F91 Shilouette were just like the 1/100 High Grades. Don't get me wrong, I like High Grade kits and have several, but I'm a little wary of these No grades. Anyone built one and have any advice or input?

I assume you're ready to bend over for that as well?

Yeah, and I'm not the only one.

MG DENDROBIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, I can dream...

I learned from MPC's. I dumped them all off, blew the money on Yamato and Gundam stuff,, and I'm a much happier boy today because of it. I did keep my Scott Alpha, but that's because it's the only Alpha fighter I own.

Damn, there's a mustang I'd buy!

If Hasegawa do the 1/48 scale, regardless of transformable or not, expect to see a mad scramble for the.... DECALS!!!

I've been praying for years for Bandai to make a Perfect Grade Valkryie kit. Hell I'd settle for a Master Grade Valkyrie kit.

Oooh yeah....he deserves it.

Do not. Jesus, just because I don't like one lousy anime. I actually have good taste in anime as well, you know. As we all realize that Gundam Wing was no 08th team, I accepted it for what it was, just like Seed. It's basically the equivalent of pop music in the anime world. Sure no one admits they like Justin Timberlake, but we all know the words to "rock your body" don't we? By accepting it for what it was, I enjoyed it more for it's strong points like cool mecha, a couple semi-interesting characters, etc. I also like other Anime like Patlabor, Wrath of the Ninja, Evangelion, and so on. I'll give Wings credit for one thing, it was beautifully drawn, and easily one of the best anime's I've ever seen artistically. But for me the story just totally sucked.

Give the kits a chance Excillion, they are great, fun to build and not that fragile if you handle them with care. I built two IMAI kits back in 2000 and they were my first attempt at model building.

I painted them with a brush enamels and the paint is holding great so far and all the joints still work!!!

Obviously they're not toys but I prefer them over the Toynami which is a copy of the IMAI kit. I always go for lineart accuracy, and the Toynami legioss has ridiculously big feet and the canopy is completely wrong.

The Gakken is still my fav Legioss, but that's just my opinon

I probably will. I have a little extra money for it. How big are these kits anyway, in comparison to the MPC (the only Alpha I have)?

Fixed your typo.

No here let me fix it once and for all:

Wings of Honnemaise: The most pointless, nauseating, god awful boring anime ever. If there was a cartoon version of what a valium overdose felt like, this would be it.

I'm kind of in the air on this one. I really would love a variable blue Alpha model, but I don't know. I'm a modeler first before a toy collector, and I have built a lot of Gundam/Evangelion HG's, MG's, and PG's. Hell, I even did Patlabor's patlamp kit and the Armored Core kits. I don't know though, I've always been disappointed by Macross models except for the Macross 7 1/100 kits. I have some of the VF variable kits and they're just sad really. If Hasegawa or Wave would make variable kit, I'd be all over it but I just don't build non variable kits. I want to build Mecha, not aircraft. Anyhow, the point is that while I certainly wouldn't play with it a whole hell of a lot, I would change it's poses from time to time and it would really piss me off putting that much work into something that would be so delicate.

Why the Hi-Nu? I like it and all, but I still want to see more gundams get the MG treatment, such as the D Hell, H arms custom, Epyon, Leopard Destroy, Airmaster, X divider, V2 Gundam, Turn-A, and a Guntank along with most of the mecha in F91.

Kinda agree on that. A couple of months ago, there was a surge of people that wanted 1/60 VF-1s again.

I'll agree as well. I had the VF-1S 1/60 which I paid 40 dollars for, but then about 5 months ago I landed a 1/60 strike so I figured hell with it, sell the original. I actually sold it for 58 on ebay. So I made 18 bucks on a decaled, transformed multiple times toy.

I'm on the 1/55 side as well. I have a few 1/48's, 1/60's, and the 1/72's, but they're nothing compared to my armada of 1/55's, Only difference is that I only have one Brownie, so I use all my cheap banged up Jetfires as fodder. Besides, articulation wise they were top notch compared to TF's and all other transformable toys at the time.

You guys keep holding out hope. I'm hoping for a Regult!

yet another bump!

Don't own one, but I do collect the Final Fantasy swords (the full size ones) and so far I have Sephiroth's, Clouds Advent Children sword, Squall's Gunblade, Tidus and Auron's.

Karas...that's what I get for buying an Anime at Walmart.

Wings of Honnemaise (possibly the most boring Anime of all time)

On the other side, why does everyone blast every Gundam series that isn't Universal Century? Destiny and G Gundam weren't great, but I for one liked Gundam Wing and Seed. Those series have given us probably the coolest mecha in the Gundam Universe (Deathscythe Hell, Heavy Arms custom, Wing Zero, Epyon, Freedom, Strike, Red and Blue Frames....etc.) and the stories aren't all bad, I've seen far worse.

Ok, here's what I would recommend, although I only know the US release names:

1. Gundam: Encounters in Space (It's a Zone of the Enders knock off, but a really good one)

2. MS Saga aka True Odessey (If you like RPG's, you'll dig it)

3. Gundam: Zeonic front (Never felt so good to be bad)