Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Gunpla - #3 - RG Justice Gundam Review


Justice Gundam. The grand daddy of my gunpla fleets. Everything was started from this kit, when I saw it for the first time at one of Akihabara streets, in the middle of November 2012.

Justice is the first gunpla I've ever built, as well as my first RG kit. I didn't know the different types of gunpla when I bought it for the first time. I even thought that the kit was already assembled inside the box :-P


Simply speaking, I spent 5 days in order to assemble the Justice, the longest ever among my other kits. It was a frustating night inside my hotel room, when I tried to built it. 'My weapons' for assembling were only a scissor and a cutter (LOL). There were so many little parts which keep falling down to the floor, and I spent almost 5 minutes for finding each of them. What a night.





In my opinion, RG Justice Gundam is an amazing kit. The details are awesome, especially for shoulders and sub-flight lifter/backpack. I made some mistakes during the construction, which caused the backpack parts could not snapped tightly. Well, it was the first time I built a gunpla kit and it's a REAL GRADE, so  i think it's OK :-P

My only complaint came from the shield. I don't know why, but the shield could not be attached tightly to Justice's arms. It's just keep falling and falling. It seems that the peg joint between arms and shield is loosed. The backpack is also soooo heavy, to the point that Justice could not stand unless I put the wings to support the backpack.

After all, as expected from a Real Grade kit, Justice is just awesome. So many details, so many accessories and wonderful gimmicks. However, due to the weight of its backpack, it's better to buy an action base for better posing purposes.




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ZGMF - X09A Justice Gundam

Pros :
  • Awesome details and gimmicks.
  • So many accessories; two closed palms, two open palms, two 'free' palms, two beam sabers, two beam boomerangs and a huge backpack/sub-lifter. There is also a stand for assault mode pose.
  • Unique red color scheme.
  • Tons of decals and markings.
  • Wonderful articulation.
Cons :
  • The backpack is SO HEAVY, which makes the kit looks fragile for posing. An additional action base is recommended for the kit.
  • The shield could not be attached tightly to the arms.
  • So many little parts. Especially for decals. Patience is needed. 

Monday, February 25, 2013

Gunpla - #2 - HG Buster Gundam Review

This is the fourth gunpla I built after Justice, Freedom and Hi-Nu. I bought this kit at the new years eve of 2013. While everybody else was out with their fireworks, I was sticking up with Buster in my room and it was completed exactly at midnight, in the middle of the explosion of new years fireworks ... beautiful :-)


Buster was my second HG kit, as well as the cheapest one. I bought it at the toy shop with the price (after 30% discount rate) of IDR 120,000 or around 1200 Yen. Despite the cheap price, Buster is my favorite kit. I love MS with big guns, and Buster is one of the MS which has most badass guns in the gundam history. The color scheme of Buster is very cool to see, with the combination of white, green and red, the MS looks so militaristic and vicious.




Ah yes, Buster was also the first kit which I panel lined. I have so much fun to play with this kit, especially by posing Buster with his two guns :-D

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GAT - X103 Buster Gundam (HG 1/144)

Pros :
  • Cool 'militaristic' color scheme.
  • Two badass guns; Gun Launcher and High Energy Rifle. The guns could be combined into Anti-Armor Shotgun or Hyper-Impulse Long Range Sniper Rifle.
  • Nice articulation for posing.
  • One of the cheapest HG kits.
Cons :
  • Less details compared than its MG counterpart, as expected from a HG kit.
  • Fragile missile pods. The covers will fall, if you're not carefull when you open them.
  • Stickers on the cheeks. It's annoying to put them there.
  • Too few accessories. No open palm.