Stolen from Sandrum.
The Red Frame looks like an old clunker next to the Blue Frame! What's with all that bulk!? At least the Blue Frame as the "anorexic" design we're used to seeing from CE suits. To be fair I'm not completely satisfied with either of them.
What does it say when the MG's have better proportions than the PG's? Hell I'd take the 1/100 proportions over the PG Red Frame's (I already have both of them though...)
And don't get me started on the PG 00 Raiser and how it's wing binders don't even move making it inferior in some ways to it's HG counterpart! Put the PERFECT back in Perfect Grade for goodness sakes. Are the day's of the quality of the PG Strike behind us? Is this the 'new' standard? I'm not impressed.
I kinda like the aneroxic design of the previous SEED MG releases, but blue frame seems too slim for its own good =(
ReplyDeletenice post ^^ I didnt notice the difference until I read ur post... Red Frame does have a rather 'Tanker' feel to it despite it being a lightweigt MS
Bandai pretty much sacrificed mobility, articulation and proportion, for durability, since I dont have a PG,I have no idea how strong its plastic quality is.
ReplyDeleteits pretty sturdy!
ReplyDeleteI like the bulkier feel of the Red Frame to be honest, I guess it kind of gives it an armored samurai kind of feel? I agree about the PG Strike though- apparently it's so damn good I can't find it here in the states. :(
ReplyDeleteNot impressed much with the PG 00 any more, though I'd probably eat up a standalone 00 for 150-180. By the by, what the hell is up with the stand? It's pretty dull...and huge. I know it's got a lot of weight to support but geeze, the 1/100 action base has more flair than that thing.
In fact, i've noticed that HG level kits are surpassing higher grade kits now. I'm sticking to MG and waiting for MG Red Frame...
ReplyDeleteIndeed, the qualities of HG these days are really good that I have dropped my personal bias against them and bought a couple of them myself.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that Bandai is rushing out the release too fast recently for a good QC check. No doubt it's the 30th Anniversary this year but quality will beat quantities anytime.
lupes - out of the 4 PG's that i own, Strike is hands down the best. and from what i've seen it beats all other versions of it too which is how a pg model should be imo.
ReplyDeletestand alone PG 00 i'd go for too. i never really like the 0 raiser design and how it attaches. just seems like its too much. too bulky. i really wish they did it like the strike and the skygrasper.
jacques - i with you too. quality over quantity every time!
So what if the 00 raisers binders dont move forward? Would u rather the kit built sturdy or just given as much articulation as the feather-weight HG at the cost of durability and stability.
ReplyDeletePGs of old have been surpassed. The MG RX-78-2 Ver 2.0 is better in every way than its PG counterpart.
the technology is there so that they wouldnt need to sacrifice stability for the extra movement in the wing binders. its a simple mod, but its important for posing. i think its something they could have put in with minimal effort. i cant see one reason why they wouldnt.
ReplyDeletebut i agree. pg's of old have definitely been surpassed by their smaller and more modern counterparts.
The PG Red Frame's proportions are really that bulky? I almost couldn't tell even from all the reviews I've been through. It looks like it is wearing baggy jeans D:
ReplyDeletehaha thats a good way to describe it!
ReplyDeleteThen you should have a look at my comparison of PG Red Frame and MG Blue Frame as well as 1/100 Blue Frame...
ReplyDeletei did! pretty intense!
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