rico soul: lol they really are making all kinds of things with these Lego inspired kits.

Personally I think these type of mechanical kits are some of the best ones from Lego and this typewriter from Mould King looks to follow the same trend. There's just something really cool about building working typewriter mechanics using lego blocks.

rico soul: Hmm, I kind of wish there was a better angle on this Zhang Fei. Typically, Zhang Fei is depicted as a bulky brutish figure so I was curious how that was going to look in this Lego style. He kind of looks right, but it's hard to tell with the promo photos available.

rico soul: Wow, this is a great set. It's like a doll house and lego set all combined. Looks like a fun build

rico soul: Like their previous Tekkaman blade model kit, orange cat isn't going for complete anime accuracy with the Blaster Tekkaman and has some redesigns. I think the bulkier nature of the Blaster Tekkaman form just works out a lot better for the sleek redesign that orange cat has taken.

Plus orange cat quality has improved by leaps and bounds from when they first released the Tekkaman Blade model kit so this is probably gonna be a really good kit.

Something interesting regarding this is the pricing. Base price is 278RMB which is a bit on the higher side for a full plastic model kit, but part of that could be due to licensing costs. However, Orange Cat is doing the promo where they are lowering the pre-order price based on the number of units pre-ordered, down to a whooping 118 RMB with 50k pre-orders which they should easily be able to hit.

I wonder if any of that will translate to Gundamit pricing.

rico soul: This Lu Bu metal build is amazing and massive but of course comes with an expectedly high price tag. This special Motor Nuclear 5 year anniversary limited color version is even pricier but man it look so good.

rico soul: This is kind of an interesting product as a color swap of the MG Phenex NT from gold to this sort of dark blue plated look. Daban advertised it as black chrome but obviously even from the pictures we can see it's more of a bluish purplish tone.

Now Bandai's original MG Unicorn/Phenex mold isn't the greatest to begin with. It's a very old kit and so a lot of the engineering do show it's age. Daban's bootleg will of course have more problems. Still, this is an interesting and fairly unique look for an Phenex NT so for those interested in it, it's not a bad display piece for the price, considering it's a plated kit.

Now the plating quality is fairly average daban and so the paint is uneven, there going to be imperfections in the plating due to dust and other particulates, and even some orange peel in the paint. Flash and shrinkage are also present as usual with Daban, which are further exacerbated by being a plated kit. This all comes with the territory.

Some other things worth noting:
- the original dark blue parts like the backpack and feet are not plated or painted
- the plastic underneath the plating is dark grey and there are places where the armor is not undergated and nub marks will be visible
- being a plated kit, it's kind of a fingerprint and dust magnet
- the psycho frame is a semi matte more purplish tone clear plastic and is not blacklight/UV reactive

Overall it's all within expectations for Daban and priced accordingly. Like many things Daban, it looks good from far away but doesn't hold up as well when looking at the details. At $50, it's still a decent kit for Unicorn fans and people that like this somewhat unique color scheme.

rico soul: Wow, that's almost as expensive as a real suit lol.

It does look really good but sometimes I feel like we have to take a step back and think about what we are buying here.

rico soul: A remote controlled double barrel mammoth tank from command and conquer red alert. My childhood is calling lol. Man I played the hell out of Red Alert as a kid. This thing looks awesome.

rico soul: Beautiful rendition of Athena. I like this depiction, it's a nice elegant figure and very obviously make you think of the greek goddess Athena with the spear and shield, the helmet, and that white robe.

rico soul: Wow this is a real badass looking redesign for Whiplash. Love it