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Point Factory Studio 1/100 MGEX Strike Freedom Gundam Wings of Light Upgrade Kit Clear Version
Point Factory Studio 1/100 MGEX Strike Freedom Gundam Wings of Light Upgrade Kit Clear Version [Comment]
Feb 24, 2023
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rico soul: People have gotten their review copies of these effect parts now and they're pretty nice but there does seem to be a couple issues.

Mainly it's just the weight. Since the MGEX isn't the metal build, it wasn't necessarily designed to support such heavy effect parts so the joints aren't super confidence inspiring. Point Factory apparently did say they are also working on a MGEX metal frame kit though so that will help I'm sure.

These things come disassembled and to attach them, they have to be assembled over the wings, sandwiching the reflective part and the MGEX wings in between.

Not much to say about the painted version otherwise but for this clear version, because it's clear, you're be able to see the pegs and also the edges of the reflective part if you look closely. That may bother some people.
[Pre-Order] Dwarf Workshop Booster Upgrade Kit for 1/100 MB RX-93-v2 Hi-v Gundam
[Pre-Order] Dwarf Workshop Booster Upgrade Kit for 1/100 MB RX-93-v2 Hi-v Gundam [Comment]
Feb 27, 2023
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rico soul: Kind of funny to see everyone get so excited over some fuel tank extenders, especially when the metal build hi-nu isn't exactly a common figure to own.

I think the most exciting part of this little part set might actually be the metal base adaptor. The plastic ones are notorious for breaking under the weight of these metal builds.
IN ERA+ Ruling Model Kit /w Metal Frame
IN ERA+ Ruling Model Kit /w Metal Frame [Comment]
Mar 06, 2023
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rico soul: Early review samples of this are already in and the quality seems to be pretty much as good as expected. There are some parts like the thruster flaps on the legs that can be a bit loose and would benefit from some glue but overall, people are pretty much saying it's as good as the Genesis and other high quality Chinese kits.

The full launch of this should hopefully be soon. Pretty excited to get this in my hands.
GOMO Wireless LED Lighting w/ Display Sensor Board and LEDs
GOMO Wireless LED Lighting w/ Display Sensor Board and LEDs [Comment]
Mar 09, 2023
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rico soul: These type of wireless LED sets are really quite an awesome way to customize and add some excellent lighting effects to your gundam and models without having to have any electrical soldering or modding skills.

Considering how reusable and easily customizable the LEDs are, they are well worth the price for people looking to add some lighting effects to their kits for photos and what not
Hammer Cat 1/00 RX-160S Byalant Custom E.F.F Prototype Mobile Suit Full Garage Kit
Hammer Cat 1/00 RX-160S Byalant Custom E.F.F Prototype Mobile Suit Full Garage Kit [Comment]
Mar 09, 2023
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rico soul: Awesome Byalant for skilled AOZ fans. The price is pretty solid for a Hammer Cat full GK too. This thing looks badass.
IN ERA+ Vanguard Model Kit Reissue
IN ERA+ Vanguard Model Kit Reissue [Comment]
Mar 12, 2023
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Kanaki: Excited to complete the trio. The Judge, Ruling and Vaguard all are using the Zero Gravity Judge metal frame, which is a very very good alloy frame. Sadly based on the Ruling they did not strengthen the connector to the base so I will assume that it will be as flimsy as usual so would be cautious with it as it is known to break in the Judge units.
rico soul: Judge is different company, different frame, and different base. IN ERA is a collab between Infinite Dimensions and Supernova/SNAA where most of the design is coming from Infinite Dimensions. I've only heard praises for the base so far, and considering it's not clear sparkly plastic like the Judge was, it shouldn't be as brittle. Could of course still snap with the weight of metal frames, but that's just sort of expected with Bandai Metal Builds as well
IN ERA+ Vanguard Model Kit Reissue
IN ERA+ Vanguard Model Kit Reissue [Comment]
Mar 12, 2023
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SpaceDive: Good looking kit. I wonder if this has a metal frame like the ruling.
rico soul: IN ERA+ hasn't released any actual info for this kit yet so it's all speculation at this point, but the general consensus is that since it was released under this collaboration brand rather than just Infinite Dimensions, it's going to follow the Ruling metal frame and price tag. But since it's displayed next to the Genesis as well, and because the grey model doesn't show any metal frame, it could also just be a lower priced full plastic kit. We'll find out more in the coming weeks I'm sure.
AA Model 1/100 3302B FA-010-A FAZZ ver. Ka Model Kit Blue Version w/ Decal
AA Model 1/100 3302B FA-010-A FAZZ ver. Ka Model Kit Blue Version w/ Decal [Comment]
Mar 13, 2023
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rico soul: Oh I didn't see this coming. Smart to actually make the full armor ZZ color using the FAZZ mold. I'm worried a bit about the plastic quality since the AA-FAZZ is mediocre, and the blue plastic is going to show marks more than the original white, but this should still be a nice option since even Bandai hasn't released the Full Armor ZZ yet.
DDB Model 1/144 ​​​​Effect Parts And Display Base For RG RX-93ff v Gundam
DDB Model 1/144 ​​​​Effect Parts And Display Base For RG RX-93ff v Gundam [Comment]
Mar 15, 2023
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rico soul: For a 1/144 display base plus effect part, the price is not cheap. But the effect part is pretty neat looking.

That's the effect part copied from the 1/144 robot spirit ff-Nu so the design is very....vigorous
Wanxiangjubian Model 1/100 MG Tactical Machine Apocalypse Model Kit
Wanxiangjubian Model 1/100 MG Tactical Machine Apocalypse Model Kit [Comment]
Mar 21, 2023
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rico soul: This is the first product of this company and this teaser photo was just announced / released a couple of days ago.  One interesting note is that they tagged SNAA in their announcement post so I don't know if that's any indication that this may be some kind of collaboration. Apparently this has already been in the works for quite some time and is just announced now, and more information will be coming soon.

From my perspective, the stance and general silhouette of the model definitely resembled the Sky Defender a bit, and the backpack halo wings looks like they could resemble the Providence Gundam, though it looks more like the AGE-FX to me.

Gundam SEED is a very popular series especially for Gundam designs overseas so it's no surprise that all these model kits bear some SEED resemblance. The main body here definitely has some similarities to kits like the Zero_G Judge as well. The clear green parts also reminds me of 00, another popular series in China.

In any case, 2023 seems to be the year of Chinese Gundam models and I will be looking forward to digging up more information on this kit.