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Monday, April 12, 2010

MG RX-78-3 ver 2.0 review

Hooray! The epic review of the G-3 is here!

(Sorry about the low light in the pictures.)

Front View:
Back View:
I decided not to use the ankle guards because they rattle and fall off easily.
Bust View:
Does the break show up too well?
Epic head, right?
(Wow, the purple looks really blue in these pictures.)
Ultimate inner frame of doom!
Ultimate bust of doom!
Ultimate back of doom!
(This is getting old isn't it?)
Weapons excluding the Beam Javelin.
(I don't want to build it until I get some pink paint.)
(What's with all the parentheses?)
The extremely beautiful shield.
The decal is pretty crooked isn't it?
The Super Napalm launcher that does not have a decal because I messed it up!
The Beam rifle looks really cool with the matte coating.
The incredible decal on the Beam Rifle.
The Hyper Bazooka also looks very cool with the matte coating.
The decal on the bazooka.
(Why is this picture sideways?)
(Why am I asking so many questions?)
Fully armed G-3!
There are some weight issues with the SNL attached but it's not a big deal.
The back of the fully armed G-3.
The pegs on the weapons are compatible with the shield sockets and vice-versa.
Both weapons can be stored on the back or on the inside of the shield.
Since the pegs are also square, the weapons can be flipped vertical.

Ooooh...
" Die!!!!!!!!!"
The G-3 also has incredible hip mobility as shown here.
And here.
(But you have to remove the skirt armor piece.)
This Gundam can actually do a full split!
Some cool shots of the shoulder mobility.

The final shot of the Gundam.
"Die Char!"
Cool action pose.
The palm has a peg on it that can be attached to any of its weapons.
...
Flexibility:
21/20
Ease of build:
10/10
Inner frame:
22/20
Color scheme:
10/10
Weapons:
6/5
Gimmicks:
6/5
Proportions:
9/10
Accuracy:
20/20
Total
104/100
To wrap it up, this Gundam does not take too much effort to make it look good.
It is definately worth its price of 4,200 Yen (although I got it for 2,800).

Sunday, April 11, 2010

MG RX-78-3 ver 2.0 Build Review

The G-3 and two stands finally came yesterday in this box.
G-3 box side.
Another side.
Action stuff.
Picture of G-3 unpainted with everything around it.
Opened box.
Manuel.
Some plate.
Some more plates.
Beam Sabers!
Another plate.
It looks like blue on camera but it is actually purple.
finished core block.
Core fighter mode on stand.
Oh no! I dropped H-13!
In this box of kit-bashes!
(don't worry, I found it.)

Mini-Tutorial:

Use your plastic nippers to cut the piece off the sprue...

Then shave off the excess with your craft knife.
The shoulder mechanism:
Can move forward...
And then up!
Aaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
It's fine.
"Hatch Open!"

"Hatch Open!"
Head: almost done.
Done!
Epic hand.
Really...
Really...
Epic.
Both arms done.
Reach for the beam sabers!
Nice toes.
The piece that goes here is very loose and rattles. I might decide just not to use it.
Inner leg with foot.
"Hey, where is my waist?"
Almost done!
Completed Gundam!
When you cut a part off the sprue and it has discoloration (also if it's grey or black).
Go over it with Gundam marker...
Wipe off the excess...
Hooray!
Completed Beam Rifle with Super Napalm Launcher attached.
Putting on decals.
Yay!
Uh-oh, a little crooked isn't it.
SNLA doesn't have a decal!
The Next Day:

I remove all the armor pieces and get them ready to Top-Coat.

Pieces ready to Top-Coat.
Inner frame!
Cool head.
One leg.
Full inner frame!
Be ready for a finished Gundam review soon.