rico soul: lmao someone actually already made an infinite justice recolor of the grey model and it actually looks pretty close. This is very clearly influenced by the infinite justice and eclipse gundams and the gold frame is of course strike freedom.

Anyways, this should be another nice kit from IN ERA+

Official information so far:
- This is part of the PMD (perfection metal design) product line which should be the same line as the Ruling
- Like the Ruling, the inner frame will be a pre-assembled metal frame, which we've actually seen shown off by IN ERA previously
- A lot of the outer armor will also be pre-painted this time though obviously IN ERA+ hasn't revealed the colors yet or which specific parts. We have seen that there are gold runners for this kit potentially.

This should be another great kit from IN ERA+ and I'm looking forward to seeing more information get released in the coming days

rico soul: So all of the information on this model so far is based on initial trial copies and things may still change in the final product. Currently the price has not been announced.

Like their previous 1/72 Zaku release, this is primarily scaled up based on the HGGTO model kit but they've made some additional tweaks.

- The majority is based on the HGGTO RX-78-2
- The shoulder, backpack, and beam saber handles also reference the MG Ver Ka
- The head, shield, and leg designs reference MG 3.0 / 1:48 Mega Size design
- More specifically, the head is based on the 1/35 Exceed Head, including the same opening gimmick
- The Core Fighter is fully realized as well and some basic hatch opening gimmicks are added to the front and rear skirts and the calves.

- LEDs are on the head, chest vents, four backpack thrusters, beam sabers, rifle sight, and the bazooka sight
- LEDs are a mix of push switches and magnetic switches currently

It is about 51cm tall head height (pictured is a comparison with the daban 1/60 Nu, the daban PGU, and the solomon GP02)
weight is roughly 2.8kg or about 5lbs
Joints are a ratcheting design for added stability

In total there are 35 runners

More news should come after Chinese new years.

rico soul: Pretty awesome to see this. The Fortune Meow resin kit that this was based on was really popular back when it came out so this kit with the articulation shown in the recent promo videos should be a pretty nice one to build, paint and detail

rico soul: Gundamit really should have also included the completed product promo images that Hammer Cat put out for this. I'll attach some here since they help with seeing the product and some size scale.

For those not familiar with the Shamblo, this is from Gundam Unicorn. This is not just a large mobile suit like the Kshatriya but actually mobile armor like the Neo Zeong. While not quite as big as the Neo Zeong, it's still fairly large which is why the price is so high. You can see a HG rx-78 and zaku for size comparisons in the promo pics.

I'd imagine anyone willing to shell out this much money for this kit likely knows what they are getting into but for those that don't realize this is a full ground up resin kit so a lot of work is needed to build it, sand it, and paint it. And also realize this is a long and wide mobile armor so it will take up a lot of shelf space.

But man, it's going to be one hell of a showpiece for whoever get it built up.

rico soul: I wanted to post some more photos of the kit from various Chinese reviewers, and also give a bit of a comparison of this kit vs the AoBing. (TLDR: buy the AoBing if you have to pick one)

These MotorNuclear kits seem to be getting the most international upcharge from how much people are interested in them. Their internal Chinese marketing put this entire line as one of the highest value model kits with the retail price set at a low $199RMB. By comparison, the Infinite Dimensions Genesis was a more premium price from set at $238RMB and $298RMB for the regular and collectors editions respectively. While the current pricing here on Gundamit is still fair when compared to Bandai gunpla kits, I wouldn't say it's as much of a must buy for everyone as the previous $65USD price tag on the AoBing. Still, if you are interested in this line then this CaoRen is certainly still worth pre-ordering. I placed mine already.

However, if you are unsure and just want to try one MotorNuclear kit, go with the AoBing instead if it's available. The kits uses very similar approaches, with the runners being partially pre-painted for color separation details, and some highlights being in clear plastic for effect. And of course both comes with that alloy internal frame. The AoBing being the first in the line also comes with a colored manga/manhwa in Chinese to help establish the lore for these suits. the CaoRen does not come with this.

The main body of the kits are very similar in shape and structure. In the first comparison pic, that's the CaoRen next to the special coating version of AoBing. Both standing at about 20cm tall. Aesthetics are individual preference, but I tend to think the blue on the AoBing looks a bit more interesting than the mostly white CaoRen

The main differences in the kits really comes down to the backpack and accessories. The AoBing comes with a standalone dragon that can be combined with main body in several different ways or displayed separately. The CaoRen really comes to life with it's backpack, effect wings, and phoenix transformation. Still, in this, the AoBing simply offers a bit more ways to play with. For weapons, the AoBing has two polearms, the CaoRen comes with a sword and shield, and the tails of the phoenix can also be held as whips.

Now for the main unique draw of this kit, the Phoenix Transformation, I think it's a great looking transformation but it's a bit of a parts formation. The main body structure is pretty much the same as the AoBing afterall so there's not really any built-in transformation, but it's also not going to be loose like transforming gunpla tends to be. The legs fold up towards the head. The backpack breaks into wing and tail sections, and the wing parts attach on the legs while the tail attaches behind the head. The hands are replaced with phoenix and the arms becomes the phoenix legs. The separate phoenix head attaches at the crotch and the mobile suit head is just left hanging as the butt. It looks good overall but once you see the upside down robot head, it can be a bit silly. But this is the same way the metal build worked originally.

Both kits were based on the older 1/72 scale metal builds, but both have seen some updates aesthetically and are high quality model kits. It will be interesting seeing how the BaiQi turns out in model kit form which was very similar in design to CaoRen except it was yellow and transformed into a western dragon.

rico soul: So...it almost feels like MJH kind of just dropped this out of nowhere. There's been rumors that they were working on a bootleg HIRM God Gundam for over a year now but there wasn't any news until a couple of weeks ago it feels like and now people have received their copies and built them in China already.

A couple of things to note:
- the promo pics on the Gundamit listing here are misleading since they are of the original Bandai HIRM. You can tell because it's glossy shiny plastic. The MJH bootleg like their previous ones has a more matte finish
- As always, MJH didn't include any stickers or decals by default and since it's such a relatively unexpected drop, there's not even really any 3rd party water slides available yet. Gundamit here even says no decals, but the God Gundam especially kind of need foil stickers for the iconic King of Hearts chest crest. So I'm personally waiting for the decal included kit which do exist. Hopefully Gundamit will be stocking them.

- From all the reviews, the molding quality on this is really quite good, even for MJH. All the molding is sharp and crisp and much better than anything one would typically expect from the average bootleg quality like Daban
- The HIRM God Gundam design is one of the best Bandai HIRM designs to begin with so this bootleg is equally nice. Well balanced, great aesthetics, and great articulation
- Fit and finish on the kit is mostly good as long as the nubs are cleaned up well. The front skirts are noted to be loose by everyone, the hip joint have been reported to be loose by some people, and some small parts like the vent piece on the shoulder armor may need a bit of glue to keep secure.
- The price on this kit is and should be good since God Gundam is a relatively simple design without massive weapons or backpacks

rico soul: Ok, these pictures are very misleading and aren't even from Machsour Toys.....
This is NOT the Bandai MG Kampfer, at least not completely. I don't know why gundamit decided to put random pictures of the MG Kampfer on this listing.

Anyways, it's hard to tell how much of an original design this actually is. All we have so far is an initial announcement with CG pictures but we do have some information about the contents: Price it good and being pre-assembled, the shipping cost should be low too. Hopefully gundamit doesn't over charge for this.

Product name: 1/100 fighter
Specifications: 17.7cm pre-assembled model
Material: ABS, alloy, PC, POM (alloy frame model kit)

Contents:
Main body x 1
Shotgun x 3
Bazooka x 2
Leg-mounted missiles x 2
Chain mines x 28 (including spare chain mines)
Chain mine backpack x 1
Brass missile head x 2
Missile special effects x 2
Bazooka special effects x 2
Shotgun special effects x 3
Nozzle special effects x 19
Price: 228 RMB
Shipping time: Expected Q2 2025

rico soul: For anyone wondering, this is pretty much exactly the same as the regular version, just painted/plated on the runners. So it makes for a better looking kit for people that just snap build. It also comes with a limited edition box art.

The msrp on this is double the price of the regular one so we'll have to see how that translates to international pricing.

rico soul: This is a great price even if it is a copy. Consider the FAZZ Ver Ka is one of the most expensive kits Bandai makes with a large amount of unused plastic packed into it.

The kit really doesn't have much useable articulation with the bulky armor on and is pretty much a statue even without gluing everything. So since it's pretty much purely a display piece, a third party copy for less than half the price is a great option for a lot of people.

rico soul: I'm kind of surprised to see in the comments that people don't recognize the perfect strike gundam. So here's some information about this figure.

This is a modified knockoff of the metal build strike gundam from bandai, 1/100 scale.
what MK did here is modify the aile strike pack to allow the perfect strike configuration with the copied sword pack and launcher pack.

The aile is extended backwards to allow for attachment points for the sword and launcher. The battery packs are added using the same metal build battery design with the rack being more or less designed from the MG aile strike RM. It mounts to an existing hole in the aile strike pack. Other than that, I think the only modifications are some optional extension parts for the sword/launcher mounting arms.

Everything else is an exact copy of the Bandai metal builds and compare to the initial MK strike release, the fit and finish are greatly improved. It's apparently pretty damn close to Bandai.

The one thing to note however is that it does NOT include separate backpacks for just the sword strike or just the launcher strike, or the . So you can only mount everything on the rack that comes with the standard striker pack add-ons. So this can only be mounted and displayed as the perfect strike gundam.