I don't think it does.

That was one of MANY problems with the handling of the franchise over here.

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I'm surprise that it took so long for Gundam to come to the US. America didn't get Gundam until the late 90's. I wonder why a company like Harmony Gold or World Events Productions never brother to bring over Gundam in the 80's? Mecha animes like Robotech and Voltron where big hits at the time. I think Gundam could have been a popular show at the time.

I get the feeling the political/social climate wouldn't have been very kind to it. That's kind of what caused it to die off here back in 2003.

Also, would you REALLY want Harmony Gold to hold the license for Gundam in the US?

I can think of two reasons:

1. The oversaturation occurred AFTER Wing, when they were releasing UC stuff.
2. Canadian distribution.

Hahaha... no.

To me, it just is too busy. The blue isn't needed at all. That's what was so great about the original Unicorn design in my eyes. It was pure white and when it transformed it gave it just enough color with the frame showing that it worked.

This just throws too much at you. If the kicked out the blue and just kept the extra equipment on, then I'd like it.

I think the original Unicorn looked way too bland in unicorn mode. IMO it could really benefit from a two or three tone RG-style deco.

I didn't count on it being a dirty cheater with the partsforming V-crest.

I have a hard time calling it bland when that's clearly the intent.

"Oh look, what a sad, bland Gundam with it's one horn, no face and no colours, it's so unremark-OH MY GOD PINK EVERYWHERE NOW IT HAS GUNDAM FACE"

Like the design is transformable, you can't really judge the one mode independant of the other since it's clear the purpose was to be unassuming and "surprise" you with it's destroy mode, IMOMOMOMO.

That's a good point. If Gundam came out in the US in the 80's then the show could have been popular but still pretty terrible at the same time. They would have water it down a lot. I guess it's better late then never.

I kind of see where you're going with that. I guess it's just so noticeable on the HG because it doesn't transform.

Anyway, I built the HG Arios over the weekend and thought I'd share my thoughts on it. It's probably my favorite transforming HG I've built. There's pretty much zero partsforming, and it looks like a convincing aircraft once you're done. The build is unique too, with lots of unexpected uses of standard polycaps (shoulder PC in waist, ankle PC in shoulder, etc.). The articulation's good, and the gun's pretty neat, even though the gimmick is kinda odd. And it has a stand, just like every gunpla should. Oh, and it looks like a creamsicle. yum. The only downside is the stickers on the wings. I'd give them about a month before they start peeling, and that's generous. Bottom line: it's a great kit that I highly recommend. I've got my eye on the MG RX-78-5 now. It an older kit, but it looks like the forgotten child of the RX-78-2 and the Heavyarms. Thoughts?

Just finished building RG Destiny Gundam. It was a fun build overall.
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I'm curious how it compares to the old MG.

You guys think that for the 10th anniversary of 00, Bandai is going to resissue the season 1 kits? I ask this because the prices of those kits on amazon are ridiculous but I'm not sure to wait it out.

That's a HG Size kit they had to make two different Unicorns Kiwami for Destroy and Unicorn mode like the original Unicorn HG Kits since neither Unicorn form or destroy mode transforms. So it doesn't cheat anywhere when the Transformable gimmick was never present in either HG kits.

I have no idea why you went full on "jerk" mode with your opinion. Unicorn pulls off being a 2 in one machine great, in Unicorn mode it's meant to look like a grunt suit and then of course a full on Gundam in Destroy mode. You call it bland but he's one of the best transformable MS out there.

Ah, that would explain it. I just assumed it was the MG when the guy posted it closed up in response to my comment about not Transforming.

Um, probably because I didn't? I was joking about it being a "cheater" and I was defending Unicorn mode.

Uh dude, I never called it bland. At least not in a bad way. I was defending Unicorn mode, saying the idea of it going from a grunt-looking plain suit to something bombastic and cool was the point. You're preaching to the preacher.

Maybe make sure you're arguing with someone who actually disagrees with you first before getting all angsty.

Reissues? Pfft. I wanna see full remakes of 'em with modern engineering. New Thrones that don't need hella painting, new Kyrios that doesn't partsform, new Dynames with GN Pistols... the list could go on forever.

My bad on my part, sorry.

Man, I thought they closed down the original Gundam Cafe when the old Bandai Museum got shuttered nearly a decade ago.

I got an RG Exia!!!!

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Did some panel lining and slight stickering for RG Destiny Gundam today.
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Careful with the clear filament that needs to go on his torso...those are a pain in the ass.

So, how's the art in the 0079 manga adaptation? I'm thinking it might be a good alternative to the show that won't cause optical agony.

looked good from what I read.
wait, I'm talking about the origin.

The Origin is a 0079 adaptation? I thought it was a prequel.

I've been wanting to build a Gundam lately, but I haven't really got any to build, nor money to buy one right now.

So I DLed the MSG series. I have previously seen the movie trilogy, but I wanted to watch it in its original form, see if I got more out of it.

I've seen 2 episodes, and so far, I'm pretty hooked. It's all stuff I remember from the Movies, but even so, it feels less rushed, bordering on a little too drawn out in spots, but nothing bad yet. I think I had a problem with the Movie Trilogy in that it felt like it moved so fast, my brain sometimes didn't register that the setting had changed, or that time had passed, or what was really happening, really, all these unfamiliar terms and such.

Again, only 2 episodes, but so far, I'm liking this slightly slower feel to it, so I have time to absorb what's going on, who is who and what they're saying.

I still wanna build a Gundam, though.

-HGBF Build Burning
-HG Red Frame Astray
-HGCE Aile Strike

You can't go wrong with any of these three, and they aren't that expensive.

Thanks.
But I prefer 1/100 scale. Though RG Aile Strike was a good build. And while the ones I want are also not terribly expensive (~$50 on Amazon), I just don't have money for them right now. :(
Hoping I can buy one next month, though.

Have you built the MG Blitz and Buster yet? The SEED Remaster mold they share is fantastic, and they're available on Amazon for ~$40 or sometimes a little less. I totally understand the money thing, though.

It's an alternate take on the events of the show, so basically think of it like the "Ultimates" version of 0079.
Iirc the main changes are the mechs though.

So, could you watch the OVA as an alternative to the original show?

Yes. Same way you could watch the old movie trilogy instead of the actual show.

Not sure, so far it seems like they'll stick to key scnes to flesh out 0079 rather than tell the whole story of the manga.

I built Buster last year, I really like it. I definitely want to get the other 4, at some point. Blitz is the one I would go for before the others. Sidenote: why isn't there a 1/100 scale Skygrasper? I don't really need it, since i have the RG and the PG, but I'm surprised there isn't one.

Right now I'm a more focused on UC, ideally my next would be one of RX-78 ver 3 (because I have GunTank and GunCannon), Char's Zaku or Char's Gelgoog (because I already have Char's Z'Gok), or Nu ver Ka to go with Sazabi ver Ka (which is awesome).

I agree that you should do the Blitz someday, that thing's a masterpiece. As for the Skygrasper, I didn't even know there was no MG until a couple months ago. I just assumed that if it was an RG, there was a MG too.

I've actually been considering the One Year War game version of the RX. It's older, but it looks good enough to fit in with the other modern MGs, and it's $10-15 cheaper than the 3.0.

You know what would be a cool premise for the next Build Fighters? If all of the gunpla have individual personalities, or the personalities of their pilots. And the personality of their owner is imprinted on them based on how much they are customized from a straight build.

Or maybe it sounds too much like SD gundam....

So basically Medabots? :lol

Medabots was the damn tits so absolutely.