On 2/13/06, Dr. Core <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, good move. There're so much "wasted" plastic inside the color-molding models anyway, why not mold it into a shape that can hold a AA battery?
Remember those Zaku-Gundam model "porn"?? :-)
Check out the chromed parts on your Hyaku-shiki kit, or check out the part tree. Look at the "underside" of the parts. You'll see some are is just silver, without the yellow tint. That's one hint.
Second hint: to wash off the chrome on the model you need a 2-step process, one to wash off the paint and another the plate.
I think no one would think a HGUC ZZ is "wishful thinking", given there's no time frame... I think we pretty much can agree a HGUC ZZ will appear, just don't know when. HGUC for some minor MS (like my GCMP), THAT'S wishful thinking!
Back for Psycho II. Yes, there's no concrete evidence. The only concrete evidence for any Bandai kit is the lineart/prototype showing up on HJ/DH 2 months before it comes out.
Boaz wrote:
> LED light space reserved? wow, when was the last time we see it in a
> 1/144 model.
I'm tempted to say never, as far as I can remember. But that got me
in trouble before...
I think it's a bit symbolic, if the kit only provide space for LED but
not battery and switch. Nevertheless it's a nice symbolic move,
instead of pushing ever into "a monkey could snap this kit together"
direction, Bandai is acknowledging that they could do a bit more to
help the lazy modders.
Yeah, good move. There're so much "wasted" plastic inside the color-molding models anyway, why not mold it into a shape that can hold a AA battery?
The double stand is also interesting that it's a gimmick that works
with another kit, something that seems to be forgotten since the early
days of gunpla.
I'm pretty sure I would cut the stand into two independent stands.
Mounting one MS so intimately behind another MS just seems a bit lewd.
Likewise for Triple Dom's combo-stand.
Remember those Zaku-Gundam model "porn"?? :-)
> I wonder if kits like Hyaku-Shiki should be consideried 2-step
> processed coating... one for the silvery plating and one for the
> yellow overcoating.
Are you sure that's how they make the gold plating on Type-100 and
Akatsuki etc? Anyhow any kind of plating on plastic product is
inherently a many-many-step process. Presumably Bandai is marketing
this new Quebeley as something novel, above and beyond the existing
plated kits, EF's and EHM's. Time will tell how novel it really is.
Check out the chromed parts on your Hyaku-shiki kit, or check out the part tree. Look at the "underside" of the parts. You'll see some are is just silver, without the yellow tint. That's one hint.
Second hint: to wash off the chrome on the model you need a 2-step process, one to wash off the paint and another the plate.
Wave and Hasegawa keep releasing new robot kits, I said several times
in the past that they should (hopefully) be lighting a fire under
Bandai's butt. I would say I am starting to see Bandai responding
with various tricks. Cranking out 5 new HGUC (not counting recolors
and minor/major variants) and 1 new MG in 5 months is one trick,
cranking out rerecolors like Quebeley Special Coating is another
trick.
> > Based on what? Wishful thinking? Or "signs" like GK or HJ/DH polls or
> > interviews?
>
> Based only on there're more traffic talking about it and in general
> in Asia aread they do pick up more info. I'm just reporting the event
> of it.
Sure. I'm asking if they really picked up SOME info, or it was
similar to the regular wishful thinking threads we have here, e.g.
HGUC ZZ.
I think no one would think a HGUC ZZ is "wishful thinking", given there's no time frame... I think we pretty much can agree a HGUC ZZ will appear, just don't know when. HGUC for some minor MS (like my GCMP), THAT'S wishful thinking!
Back for Psycho II. Yes, there's no concrete evidence. The only concrete evidence for any Bandai kit is the lineart/prototype showing up on HJ/DH 2 months before it comes out.
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Boaz
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