I’m afraid that every pre-order on http://bandai-hobby.net/site/onlineshop.html seems to have a specific order cut-off date but then just the vague month of release.
There may be more information if you order directly from there or get on their mailing list but I can’t say for sure 🙁 .
Some say he builds a Gyan as soon as he wakes up, others say that he builds a bazooka every night before he goes to bed. All we know is he’s called the Todd!
“Some say he built his first kit when he was still in the womb, others say he once built a PG, cutting with only a butter knife. All we know is; he’s called The Todd.”
Awesome work, very clean. Do you think you’ll do a RG-style pain scheme on the MG Char’s Zaku II? The masking you do for those kinds of paint jobs is a great learning experience.
For your first one I would recommend one of the two MK-IIs or GP01s. RG frames are super fragile, so if you aren’t used to working with them then there is a good chance that you’ll break it.
The MK-II and GP01 frame is a lot more durable than many other RGs, so it would make sense to start there.
I feel like Bandai had a hard choice deciding whether the Hyaku Shiki or the Unicorn would be the 200th HGUC.
One one hand the Hyaku Shiki is “type 100”, a milestone in its own name.
On the other hand, the 100th HGUC was the very first Unicorn, I wouldn’t complain if we got the same kit 2 milestones in a row 😛
I really love the Unicorn and Banshee, but I haven’t built all the ones you suggested.
If it helps, I enjoyed building the Unicorn so much that I instantly pre-ordered the Banshee when it became available 😀
I think it’s that Bandai doesn’t really mind add on sets. They don’t sell a copy of Bandais work, rather they get people to buy from Bandai more.
Companies like TT Hongli just steal the models from Bandai and print them for cheaper so there’s definitely a reason for Bandai to stop them.
Hmmm, then I guess that’s why Bandai also ignores the unconventional size releases like 1/72, 1/35, etc. If they feel there is nothing wrong with them then it’s fine, I guess, though I wish they would just come out and say so. 😛
They nearly always aren’t officially licensed. With that said, official Bandai ones will be from the company “B-Club”, who do resin conversion kits for older models.
Seeing as these were all in limited print I can’t imagine finding one is easy let alone cheap, so the closest thing you can probably get would be a 3rd party recast of a B-Club.
Yeah, I know about B-Club but I was really hoping at least G-System would be licensed; they follow a similar-ish naming convention after all! 😛
I know Bandai went after TT Hongli for making copies of existing Bandai kits (which they are somehow still making… no idea how…), but does the fact they are not doing anything to G-System mean…[Read more]
I think it’s that Bandai doesn’t really mind add on sets. They don’t sell a copy of Bandais work, rather they get people to buy from Bandai more.
Companies like TT Hongli just steal the models from Bandai and print them for cheaper so there’s definitely a reason for Bandai to stop them.
Hmmm, then I guess that’s why Bandai also ignores the unconventional size releases like 1/72, 1/35, etc. If they feel there is nothing wrong with them then it’s fine, I guess, though I wish they would just come out and say so. 😛
So basically just wait 🙁