That said, even though my personal life as been somewhat of a whirlwind recently I still make time for Gundam! This MG Red Frame was a spur of the minute purchase. Not in the plans at all but a few of the guys around here made some comments, namely Z, said that I'm the only person that loves the Red Frame as much, if not more, then him, and Sonar who said that he hadn't seen me this excited about a model since when the MG Red Frame was announced (referring to when PG Strike Freedom was announced). Then I saw what Z did with his and it got me thinking... Why the hell didn't I buy it? This is a model I should have. Now I do.
No full gallery just yet but I have to post about this before I allow myself to talk about the PG Strike Freedom which I just picked up today.
Couple of comments about this kit. I ****ing love it. The mechanical details on the parts are superb. The parts are small and there are a lot of them so it makes painting and detailing a bit easier. Initially the proportions threw me off a bit (because I was so used to the 1/100 version I think) but now they've grown on me and I like the way this kit looks a lot. I made a couple of changes to this kit already. Can you see them? I only changed two things concerning the weapons. I'm so glad they included the extra parts from the MG Blue Frame! Not enough though... I need just one part to get the Blue Frame's feet but that wasn't included... but I'll take whatever I can get. Lovely, lovely kit. Highly recommended. I'm really looking to giving this kit the attention it deserves someday. This write up doesn't fully express how I feel about it the suit and this kit but I'll write more about it sometime later.
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Cool, Now you have almost all the Red Frames ever made, I think...
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing you got something that you feel so passionate about. There are models that I say that I need to feed this inner desire lol
ReplyDeleteSo you finally got the PG Strike Freedom, eh? That's quite the catch, but you might want to make the wings something else, like Fin Funnel binders, or something Vardant-style. They really take up alot of space.
ReplyDeleteThis article now has me thinking, though. Why the hell didn't I get the MG Red Frame, either? Oh right, it's almost 100$ around here.
Add-on, apologies for double-posting, but I was washing the walls in my house when a fantastic idea came to me that would possibly motivate you to finsih a project of yours...
ReplyDeleteAstray Red Frame vs. Musha Mk.II. And if Zhi reads that, even better.
haha you figured it out. thats EXACTLY what im planning. plus one more thing.
ReplyDeleteNo way! That's two times we've been on the same track. Even greater is that not even google turned up anything under "musha vs astray". You'll get the first one, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI'm feelin' ya about the "really busy" and "out of circulation" part. It seems like a little bug that passes from blogger to blogger until everyone has had their moments! Just take it easy, bro. The last thing we want is you being burnt out like some other bloggers *cough*. ^^;
ReplyDeleteo0o I see what you did with the MG RF. Glad that you finally decided to pick it up and developed more feelings for it! Model looks great but seeing a straight-built from you seems just a bit off... we need to see that "disgustingly meticulous" enthusiasm of yours injected into it as well!
As for the Astray vs. Musha Mk II... Seems like great minds think alike :D. I originally wanted to do Astray vs. Shin Musha for my RF's omake but scrapped the idea given how ugly my Shin Musha is in comparison and realized how much I can expand on the storyline with Gold Frame (which ended with that "Astray vs. Astray" thing). It'll be awesome to see what you can come up with it!
Speaking of the Musha Mk. II... what happened to it? ^^;
woah... tl;dr. Take care and have fun with the PG Strike Freedom!
Tom - yeah i have all the versions that are bigger than 1/144 scale.
ReplyDeleteshaomu - not planning on doing too much with the dragoons outside of a custom paint job. there will be times when i remove the backpack all together though. i need to build it first before i decide what im going to do with it. and $100 is a lot for the red frame. as good as it is... i dont think its worth that.
and yeah im surprised that no one has done the mg red frame vs. mg musha thing yet. that was one of the reasons WHY i bought the red frame!
z - z yeah man life really gets in the way. btw i havent forgotten about that email you sent me. i'll get back to you but... looks like you're not an a set time limit either. yeah i felt my burnout days coming. not because of my blogging schedule but just the stage my life is in right now.
yeah you know im not really a straight build guy... like ever. trust me man i got BIG plans for this thing! just need the time...
my mark 2 is still around... also got plans for that too but i need to go back to canada first before i can do what i want.
samshio - definitely feel passionate about this one! its one of my favourite suits ever! cant believe im getting to this one so late...
Welcome back BB, gotta say I was getting a little concerned too. My days have been pretty dull without updates from your good self.
ReplyDeleteRed Frame's looking good! You really put me to shame, i've had this kit for ages and I'm nowhere near to completing it :( I get very little time these days, hardly managed to work on any kits since my GM, quite depressing!
So, you're not gonna get the 1/144s for a complete set? ^^;
ReplyDeleteBtw, can I add you to my blog roll?
Nice to see a post from you Bb. I hope the holiday season finds you well and you are able to find some time to get away from work, uncommon though it may be in Japan to have a break at xmas.
ReplyDeleteI think if I said MG I may have meant PG, but either way is good. You have the 1/144 too right? So now you do officially have the Astray Red Frame collection, unless there's a SD/BB version as well...
After reading I can't believe you didn't get this sooner as well. Kinda just slipped under the radar didn't it? I think if you enjoyed building this kit you would likely enjoy the MG Blue Frame as well. Fun build.
I too will add an MG ARF to my arsenal one day...
james - thanks for your concern and for your kind words. time really is a luxury isnt it! to be fair i did have a bit of help with building this.
ReplyDeletetom - i doubt it. i have enough 1/144's as is and im not so keen on the proportions. i do like the hg blue frame because it comes with the bazooka.
sonar - i do have a bit of time off and i hope to put most of it into paint the pgsf. and yeah i might have been confused about that. i do NOT have any off the 1/144 astrays so my collection is incomplete but thats ok.
and yeah i am thinking about getting the mg blue frame sometime down the road. not anytime soon tho. if i can get it at cost then i'll think about it.
tom of course! i'll add you to mine too.
ReplyDeleteSweetness.
ReplyDeleteI got my MG Red Frame as soon as it came out but so far only my MG Blue Frame has been built.
Some concerns I must point out:
- The ball joint/socket connection of the waist that allows the side skirt armors to swing back is EXTREMELY tight - these are plastic-on-plastic and not ball joints-on-polycaps, so please be careful when snapping the ball joint into the socket in the rear section. I topcoated the joints and when I snapped them together, it left stress marks on the sockets.
Mind the tab connector for the backpack - it tends to pop off easily despite the polycap, especially if it gets heavy due to the Tactical Arms attached. I suspect it needs to be deeper in to hold it more securely, but the tab is a bit short in that regard.
Otherwise, this kit is awesome. When I first got the MG Blue Frame, my reaction was "What the heck?! These parts look SMALLER than the 1/100 no-grade! Did Bandai pack a 1/144 kit in here by mistake?"
I really like the Blue Frame's version of the sword handle, as it doesn't look as awkward when holding the Tactical Arms with the one that came with the Red Frame kit.
I gave Z a suggestion with his Red Frame concerning the leftover parts from the Blue Frame: the feet with the Armor Schneiders can be assembled to a certain degree, but you're missing some parts. You could buy spare parts for the Blue Frame feet from Bandai then paint them red, and with the four Armor Schneiders, the Gerbera Straight, Tiger Pierce, and the Tactical Arms, you'd have a GUNDAM RED FRAME ASTRAY SEVEN SWORDS!
Just a thought ^_^
Funny but where would you put all of that? the side armours would have to be modded to hold weapons and that still leaves two slots that need to be filled for the other two.
ReplyDeletei thought about parts to make the blue frames feet but i actually like the shape of the red frames more. just seems like a waste of parts tho so i wanted to use them somehow.
i noticed some things about the side armour as well. it popped off a lot. but i'll keep the things you said in mind. thanks for your comment!
When I was talking of the four Armor Schnieders, I was referring to the ones on the feet - there's two on each toe and two on each heel if you use the Blue Frame's feet parts, right? Nix the hand-held Schnieders in favor of the two katana, and have the Tactical Arms mounted on the back and that's seven.
ReplyDeleteIf you extend the Schnieders on the feet then, have Red Frame hold the two katana, and split the Tactical Arms into the twin Sword Arms mode and peg them into each arm, that makes EIGHT - and all of them are wielded at the same time!
^_^;
wow now i see where youre going with this! that would be pretty damn intense. in that case blue frame is already in its seven sword version!
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