MG Sword Impulse Review part 1 (boxart, manual and runners)

Alright, another new build. Basically this will another OOB kit that i going to build for my boss but before that i'm going to create my own review about this kit.

How the first photo look like? Sword Impulse was in WW2!!! Damn, i really love the way they design the boxart for MG Seed especially this one where it destroying Orb Fleet. This scene should be around episode 20 plus after Orb signing the treaty with the Earth Alliance and starting to assault Minerva after it sail of from Gibraltar. Whenever Shin put on the sword silhouette, that's the killing time except the first episode. 

So, the specification about the mobile suit itself, i'm sure most of you know what it got such as weapon, power output and other special gimmick stuff but i still want to cover a bit here. The mobile suit itself was design to be flexible which can equip with different silhouette for different ability such as Force Silhouette, Sword Silhouette and the Blast Silhouette (similar to Strike Gundam). One thing that improve the flexibility of Impulse gundam is it's separable body part which divide into chest flyer, core splendor and leg flyer (similar to RX-78 2, ZZ gundam and also Age 3 gundam). This flexibility enable it to change it damage part such as arm, legs, main censor or camera which is the head unit and also it silhouette pack during combat within certain duration. Impulse gundam itself already equip with beam rifle, expandable shield (with Force Silhouette mode), two "folding razor" (similar to Armor Schneider) anti-armor knife and CIWS mounted on the chest (instead of the head). Without any silhouette pack, Impulse gundam itself already quite deadly.

As for this kit, it come with Sword Silhouette which its more focus on short range or melee combat. With sword silhouette, it give Impulse additional weapon which is the 2 x "flash edge" beam boomerangs and 2 x "Excalibur" anti-ship sword. Although the sword was called as anti-ship sword and it look not as flexible as normal beam saber but it is more destructive compare to beam saber especially attacking strongly armored mobile suit like GFAS-X1 Destroy gundam. With the design of the sword which more "tangible" to beam saber, it can even stab through the shield of Freedom gundam. Even though the sword silhouette was made to enhance Impulse gundam in short range combat, Impulse still able to carry its original weapon which is the beam rifle and shield unlike Sword Strike gundam. The only pitfall for Sword Impulse might be the mobility which it can't operate as flexible as Force Impulse on the air combat.

Gundam Mid-Year Challenge 2012 (Malaysia)

I almost put the wrong name on this event as the theme/title of this event always change. Last year was GWBC and before that is BAKUC, this year should call as GMYC as short form. I was there on the day it set up. Luckily the day before the set was also the event for Power Ranger which host by the same organizer so the set up can be done a lot more earlier. Participants were only to display their work around 2 a.m. on 3rd June. 

At the same time, LYN which is Low Yat.Net forum also hosting a straight and OOB group build category with the theme back to basic. It is a very interesting category as there are many modellers still not master basic very well and straight go on customizations especially ME. The seller from M.G.S2U (Tkting) told me the same thing as well when he look at my submission.

Another good thing for me is able to meet rayloke from Lowyat.net which also one of the professional modeler  in http://forum.zerogunz.com if i'm not wrong. He is one of the who organize the group build for straight build or OOB category. I was sitting in a group who participate in that category but too bad i can have some chat with him for some.... gunpla mod.

So, lets check out the photo of the event and as for the detail rules, prize and others, please follow this link:

http://forum.zerogunz.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=11538

Painted Bandai Action base

I seldom paint the base for my gunpla since it was only use for photography purpose and most of the time i want it disappear from the photo but not this time. The reason i painted this action base was due to the gunpla competition in Sungei Wang Plaza starting on next Monday but modeller can display their gunpla by tomorrow night. For the previous entry which were the MG Vanator and MG FAZZ custom, i didn't use any stand because the MG Vanantor was something for fun while the MG FAZZ custom was too big for the action base. I'm not trying to say this base will help my coming entry win anything but it just some satisfaction or the feeling of completion for the entire project. I don't think i need to introduce much about this display base. I got few of this actually and it really got the potential for building a hangar diorama. And lastly, forget about the HotWeels in the photos, bought them from a promotion buy 2 free 1 ( guess its going to be my new line for collection, haha).

MG Destiny EBM AIF Detail Evolve version Completed!!!

Alright, its finally here. The name of this project is quite long since i want to create my own version of MG Destiny but remain its originality. The concept for this project is simple, maintain the original color scheme, accessory, parts and weapons with some minor customization such as adding detail and some armor trimmed to expose the inner frame. The only color that i change from its color scheme is replacing the gray to white which make it look brighter. From the previous post of this MG kit, most of the information bout box art, assemble process, articulation, proportion, detail, etc... were discussed. So, for this post will have less words and more pictures. Before that, here is the list of material and customization process:

Colors

-White (Mr.Color White mixed with Mr.color Flat white)

-Black (Mr. Color Metallic black)

-Dark Gray (Mr.Color Metal Siver mixed with Mr.Color Metallic black and Mr.Color Flat white)

-Blue (two layer, first layer with Mr.Color Blue mixed with Mr.Color Flat White and Mr.Color black, second layer with Mr.Color cobalt blue)

-Light Blue ( Mr.Color Cobalt Blue mixed with Mr.Color Flat White)

-Light Green (Mr. Color Green mixed with Mr. Color Flat White)

- Red (Mr.Color Metallic red mixed Mr.Color red)

-Silver (Mr.Color Metal silver chrome)

-Gold (Mr.Color Gold) 

-Base (Mr.Surfacer 1000)

-Added pla-plate in various area

-Added panel line in various area

-Added M.S.G part in various area

-Armor trimming 

-Armor Drilling

-Water Slide Decal (finish with Mr. Mark Softer and Mr. Mark Setter)

-Panel line with Uni pin Mitsubishi pen 0.2

Since most of the original decal was ripped off from this old kit, i have to replace all those decal by water slide decal. It can be said my first kit that fully applied with water decal using Mr. Mark Softer and Mr.Mark Setter. What i learn is the most important thing about applying the water decal is patience, must wait until the first water decal dry before apply another one on the same part or area. ( i mess up and destroy lot of those water slide decal).

The inner frame color was similar to the RG Aile Strike AIF which is going to be my story for this kit. (How should i start it?)

"After the final war, ZGMF-X42S codename Destiny was heavily damaged by ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice with most of the part were destroy except the main body which is the upper torso. The damaged Destiny was send to Orb after the peace treaty reached from all side in between ZAFT, Earth Alliance and Orb union. With the original MS capability, Advance Inner Frame which develop in the AIF Aile Strike was use adapt into Destiny for re-building the entire MS to increase the capabilities during the operation on Earth which affected by gravity. And this become the second ZAFT MS equip with both Ultracompact Hyper Deuterion Nuclear Reactor and Advance Inner Frame."

Enough for words and its time for photos, enjoy.

Will be back soon.....

I thought everything still can be normal even though i start my full time job but things really not happen as what i expected. Office hour? off on weekend? that will only happen in dream. What really happen is, reach home around 8 pm every night and almost working every weekend, it's really tired to focus on building gunpla after work and only able to work on current project during off day. Catching up with updates from various sites most of the time. Hope everything will get stable and get back to this hobby as usual soon (gunpla life). So far, this is what i've been busying......

From previous update, i mentioned that i'm working on this MG Destiny EBM detail evolve AIF version. Well, it can be said complete but i haven't got the time for photo shooting yet. I prefer to review it after the shooting complete and guess what, i think i'm going to participate the coming BAKUC Malaysia again (with this). Well, it's not going to win or get anything back for me but sometime it just fun to display our work in real to other. Complete album for this kit should be out around next weekend. So..... will be back soon.