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Fengyue Model 1/100 MG Great Sword Joan of Arc [Comment]

Sep 21, 2023

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rico soul: Ok, to clarify, this should be a KO of the Metal Build, so it is a metal frame figure, NOT a model kit.

This is mostly a good KO and a chinese video overview of it can be found here: youtu.be/G-Y4mWC8G_0

It's the Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Hana and the included bonus is an extra sword.

For the most part, the decals and paint quality are good, the joints are all tight, and this reproduces all the gimmicks of the metal build so it's a pretty sweet figure for Gundam Astray fans. It even comes with a KO of the original metal build packaging colored box which is rare to see in these bootlegs. A pretty bold figure.

[Pre-Order] Core Cast 1/24 Pre-Painted & Pre-Assembled Ex-S Gundam Electric Garage Kit [Comment]

Dec 24, 2023

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rico soul: The EX-S is a massive and just mechanically awesome Gundam and probably one of the most legendary designs from Gundam, and 1/24 scale is crazy....but that price tag lol.

In all fairness though, I can't really imagine building, painting, detailing, and shipping a 1/24 resin kit of a massive gundam like the Ex-S but I really have to wonder who's going to be paying 30K for a massive Gundam statue. That's is hardcore.

IN ERA+ PMD Aurora Model Kit /w Metal Frame [Comment]

Dec 25, 2023

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rico soul: As always, we have the final massive photo dump and information release from IN ERA+
Interesting to note that there is no display base explicitly mentioned with this one, but I also haven't noticed anyone saying it doesn't include a base.

In the announcement, they highlighted that all the photos was only taken after basic assembly and decals. No additional top coat or panel lining. Some of the runners are pre-painted with the overall goal of the product to achieve an almost painted level of finish with just regular snap building. That seems to be the popular marketing goal currently.

Box Contents:
- Pre-assembled gold plated alloy inner frame
- High precision metallic decals
- Foil stickers
- Plastic runners

Price: 368 RMB
For reference, Ruling was 388 RMB so in theory this should be cheaper than the $90 USD that originally launched at, but given Gundamit's recent pricing inflation, I guess we'll have to see.

Releasing January 2024

Personally, I feel like the action photos makes it look a bit too busy and the details blend together, but that may be due to the lighting used here. It is kind of the fine line IN ERA+ models tread where there's almost too much detail with squeezing resin kit level designs into a model kit.

Play Toy 1/6 P021 Sexy Humanoid Robot 2B [Comment]

Feb 13, 2024

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rico soul: hmmm, ok, so this looks like a great 2B figure and I like the idea of using a silicone wrapped figure to recreate 2B's most defining feature, but that massive mold line down the side takes alot away from what is otherwise a very high quality look. Hopefully that is something they can adjust and fix before mass production

Motor Nuclear MNPQ-XH04 Gan Jiang Chibi Version Model Kit [Comment]

Mar 15, 2024

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rico soul: Ok, I have to commend Gundamit for putting a fair price so quickly for this MGSD style motor nuclear GanJiang.

This was just announced two days ago, although we did know this line of products was coming from an earlier preview over a year ago.

Anyways, details released so far:

- Height to top of antenna: 16cm
- preassembled alloy frame
- some prepainted parts for color separation
- seven total swords
- 1x slashing effect part
- new action base, with hand storage
- msrp: 149RMB
- release date: TBD

$49 is pretty fair for this, compared to the WeiYuan which had a msrp of 99RMB
This is certainly a much more fair price than the almost $80 that's being charged for the 199RMB NeZha lol.

I'll attach some of the announcement photos that gundamit missed here
but also, you can see the inner frame from MotorNuclear's youtube preview video here: youtu.be/GHYD2FHAeRo

Zao Workshop 1/100 MG Saint Armor Oracle Model Kit [Comment]

Mar 19, 2024

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rico soul: Zaoworkshop released a video showing the articulation and transformation of this Oracle and it does looks pretty neat. Here's a repost on youtube: youtu.be/4id5pwIFdRM

They've also released photos of the box art for this as well as some more color accurate promo photos.

Release for this seems to be kept fairly simple and there isn't any first batch bonus or anything like that.

Domestically in China, they are now cutting off the the first batch orders on 03/20 and will begin shipping in April. Lets see if Gundamit decides on a price soon. Hopefully the keep it fair.

[Pre-Order] Monster Industries 1/60 Hyperspace Godzil & Unicorn Model Kit Special Limited Edition [Comment]

Apr 03, 2024

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rico soul: So this is believed to be inspired by the execution custom built godzilla unicorn which I'll attach some photos of here for reference.

Obviously, this kit retains a bit more of the original unicorn kit than the custom.

This is still early in the concept stage and the images really don't give us a good look of the godzilla aesthetics but we do have some information.

- The frame is going to be the PG Unicorn frame and will be compatible with PG Unicorn LEDs
- The outer armor is all new and will be a soft plastic like many godzilla figures
- The godzilla tail thing is removable

Hemoxian Over Zero NBD-009 Tactical Neuron Synchronization Avatar Lone Shadow Model Kit [Comment]

Apr 28, 2024

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rico soul: So a bit of clarification needs to be made on these brand names since this one gets a little complicated.

- Hemoxian: the brand can essentially be thought of as like a publisher. It's the overarching brand name but they have a lot of different subdivisions that makes all kinds of different styles of kits and figures.
- None Zero Studios: This is the design team behind the Thor and the Tastier. They also made the Knight of Dark Sky before being becoming a subdivision under Hemoxian.
- Over Zero: This is a product line created by Hemoxian that includes this Lone Shadow and the previously announced Tastier. The idea is a cyberpunk work with kind of android/cyborg style humanoid model kits.

A video game comparison that people are probably familiar with would be something like Dark Souls (Over Zero), From Software (None Zero Studios), and Bandai Namco (Hemoxian). It's not exactly the same but close enough for understanding the different products and design styles.

At this time, I don't know if this Lone Shadow kit is actually designed by None Zero Studios. The aesthetic is certainly very different from their previous work if it is. Like the Tastier, the first thing to drop is a CG video promo so we'll need to wait for more information later. What we do know is that this is part of the Over Zero product line, next to the Tastier.

here's the video for people that haven't seen it: youtu.be/4uY-y582i3w

[Coming Soon] IN ERA+ 1/100 RMD Series Lizard Model Kit [Comment]

May 04, 2024

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rico soul: This was leaks around the end of march so the prototype and mold test builds are already completed. Knowing IN ERA+ and their policy of not making any formal announcements until the product is at least 80% complete, we should be hearing a lot more about this kit in the near future. Currently the theory is that it will be available by June.

The name of this kit is a phonetic romanization of the Chinese name, which is actually a combination of a character for Kshatriya, Sazabi, and possibly Jagd Doga. Despite people seeing Sinanju in there, it doesn't appear to actually be much of an inspiration, probably just that Sinanju also shares a lot of design elements from Kshatriya and Sazabi.

This is part of the RMD series which means that like the Thunderbolt, it should have a detailed all plastic inner frame design and likely a similar price tag. 900+ parts and prepainted metal parts.

For those that haven't seen the official CG announcement trailer, there is a reupload to Youtube here: youtu.be/wUFxg_CcfcM

Tornadohobby Einta Courage Head Sculpt for Sky Defender Colored Printing Head Modification Parts [Comment]

May 14, 2024

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rico soul: It's pretty amusing to see how many Hi-Nu heads are being make for the sky defender to more or less change it back to a Hi-Nu. I like this one a bit more than the AOK resin kit one since this is a more stylized design rather than truly a hi-nu head. Still an expensive mod either way though.

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