New Stuff

I mentioned in a previous post I had gotten a few new Gunpla items.  I wanted to wait until I had all of the 'haul' before I posted about it (damn snail mail from China).

First thing I got was TT Hongli's MG Sinanju Ver. Ka.  This is my first knock off.  I have Bandai's Sinanju Ver. Ka, but, I had gotten it right when I got back into Gunpla a few years ago.  It has a lackluster spray can paint job and a mix-match of decals.  I have a set of the Bandai waterslides for Sinanju.  So I plan on basically doing a straight Ver. Ka build on this one.

I was actually really surprised at the plastic quality.  One thing to note is that TT Hongli (Gao Gao)'s plastic has this odd semi-matte finish to it.

Next thing was the Robot Damashii (Robot Spirits) Wing Gundam Zero.  I picked this guy up used for around $30.  Being my first RD figure I really didn't know what to expect.  I was pleasantly surprised however.

Oh yeah.  Since this guy was used it did have one issue.  Only one side skirt.

I used the leftover skirts from my HGAC Wing Zero.  They fit onto the ball joint kinda ok.  They are a bit loose and aren't quite as sharp looking as the RD skirts.  But they will do.

Not sure if its just my figure or if it's a common theme with these.  It has this weird tight looseness to it.  Like if you but it in a pose it stays just fine, but when you're handling it it just flops around.  

Next up is the HGUC Victory 2 Gundam.  I had some money left in my PayPal so I nabbed this guy.

Good solid kit but nothing really spectacular.  On that same note no real problems except... no wings of light.  I see no reason why Bandai didn't include these and just bump up the price a few hundred yen.  I think people would have no issue paying a bit more for it, especially since the wings of light are the signature thing of the V2.

So, with some help from my wife I made my own.  Took a beam shield from a Seed MG (I think it was Destiny) and chopped it up to get two even-ish wings of light.

It's not perfect by any means but it's better than nothing and looks good enough imho.

Side note: If you look inside the wing binders on back there's even what appears to be peg holes and a slot where the wings of light should go.  Seriously, what the hell Bandai.

Next up, a MG Zaku I Black Tri Stars I picked up used/built off of eBay.  It was really cheap so I figured it could just bulk up my collection.  Ugh, those nubmarks tho...

Last but not least, the Build Custom GP Base display stand.  I grabbed this for my Build Fighters custom Wing Zero.  Looks to be a decent little HG stand actually.

Well that's all the Gunpla stuff I've gotten in the past couple weeks.  Probably be the last stuff I get for bit.

You can expect to see my completed Wing Zero post up tomorrow morning.  I plan on taking pictures tonight and uploading/posting in the moring before work.

Til next time...