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SuperSkylineGTR



Joined: 20 Aug 2002
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 12:51 pm Reply with quote
Hey, does anyone else here build Gundam models?
I have built about 50 including 8 (soon to be 9 when I get my Nu Gundam) MG's in about the past 3-1/2 years.
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Craeyst Raygal



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 2:01 pm Reply with quote
I do. I've got a couple of the 1/144th scale and a few 1/100th scale. What I really want now, though, is Hobbyfan's 1/72 scale Wing Zero Alpha, based off of the preliminary art sketches of the Wing Zero. That and their 1/8th scale Lady Une. They haven't had her in stock for the past year or so.
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Cgoten



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 2:32 pm Reply with quote
SuperSkylineGTR wrote:

Hey, does anyone else here build Gundam models?


I have a few Gundam Wing models. Wing Gundam, Wing Zero and Deathscythe Hell.
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HothJedi



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 3:43 pm Reply with quote
I also want the Wing Gundam Alpha designed by Hajime Katokie!! but it is too expensive.

I have built a few, including the Master Grade Gundam "Alex", and 1/100 Wing Zero Custom, Wing Zero, and Tallgeese III.

I want to build the Nu Gundam MG as well, but have yet to find it for a reasonable price.
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BC Anime



Joined: 21 Jul 2002
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 21, 2002 5:28 pm Reply with quote
i want to, but the ones i want are expensive Anime hyper

i just spent all my money at the comic con, so i have to wait till my b-day (february). by then i should have enough money =D
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RoundTop



Joined: 25 Jul 2002
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2002 12:01 pm Reply with quote
Yeah I do gundam models.

I have around ..uhh... 30 or so.

Of which, about 12 are master grade kits, 6 are Wing Gundam 1/100 scale kits, a few others, and only 5 1/144 scale kits.
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SuperSkylineGTR



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 9:19 am Reply with quote
I finished mt last MG model this weekend (I cannot fit any more models , hell, half of my models are in storage in my basement). But anyway.. it was an MG Nu Gundam... the kit is sweet, I highly reccommend it.
Maybe I should writ a review of it for ANN....hmmm maybe.
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HothJedi



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 10:00 am Reply with quote
That's the next one I want to get, though I have yet to find it for a good price. It looks really cool, and would look great on my entertainment center Smile

Did you order yours online, or buy it from a store?
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SuperSkylineGTR



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 11:49 am Reply with quote
I got it at www.houseofanime.com.
There prices are pretty good (59 bucks plus FREE shipping). Check that place out first
Gundam Shop (www.gundamshop.com) has good prices too, plus a 4.99 flat rate shipping, but I have no shopped there.
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RoundTop



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 12:43 pm Reply with quote
If you are in Vancouver, BC... go to JHobby. The guy who owns it has a brother in japan who sends him the kits. As such, the prices are VERY nice.

eg: Most MG kits are $55-60CDN. The larger ones (eg: MG GP02A) are around $75CDN.

PG kits are around the $200-400CDN mark depending on which kit, and the 1/144 kits are about $30CDN.

SD kits are from $10-$15CDN
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HothJedi



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 2:44 pm Reply with quote
Thanks for the info. For some reason those prices still seem a little high to me, mainly because I got my MG NT-1 for about $40.

$59 with free shipping is the best I've heard of though Smile

Has anyone built the new MG GM that was featured in 08th MS Team? It looks cool, but I'm wondering how it stacks up to other models.
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SuperSkylineGTR



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 2:49 pm Reply with quote
I have built the RX-79[G]Gundam and the Ez8, they are somewhat the same. The kits are overall are pretty easy, the only trouble is the leg beam sabre mount, plus if you want to use the beam rifle (I'm not sure if the RGM-79[G] comes with one), you are going to have to paint it.
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HothJedi



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 2:54 pm Reply with quote
Cool.

Wow, HouseofAnime is great! Not only do they have everything, they're retail store is also only a few hours away, and they'll be at DragonCon this coming weekend (which I might attend).
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RoundTop



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 4:38 pm Reply with quote
SuperSkylineGTR:

those are the 1/144 scale HG kits, right?

Hothjedi:

That is $40 USD, right? $40USD = $62CDN. And I have the the NT1 go for $55 CDN at JHobby. So :P
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LordByronius
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 5:16 pm Reply with quote
I tried building my own Gundam model. I really did.

The finished product resembles less of a Gundam and more of a decrepit mass of glued-together red plastic.

I call him, GUNDAM LEPROSY
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