My advice for a first MG would be to choose one that fulfills the following requirements:
If you exclude the tread and it's wheels the lower part of HGUC Guntanks body isn't much more than two big pieces. Even the treads aren't that complex and the build spends more time on the wheels than the tracks that are a single piece.
Hehe, I knew it wouldn't be too complex in hg, but I paid 10 bucks, and wanted to finish off the classic trio and it gives me a quick build this weekend so I'm not complaining.
Thanks for the great suggestions! That first one seems pretty good, I'll definitely have a good look at his videos once I decide to try painting/weathering.
The Asshimar kit is fine, it's not as old-school as kits like the HG Guntank. Additionally, the probability of an MS with a secondary role receiving a revive kit is practically zero. Those are limited to extremely popular MS which usually means the ones piloted by protagonists of the most popular series even if there are exceptions like the Gouf or the Gyan. But the Gouf is already very popular by itself: see all the variants it has both in HG and MG.
Ah whoops only saw a overpriced reseller and thought it was out of print, double checked and found it in the proper price range. Does look pretty fun, but I'm already set on my next pair, maybe the pair after that
I hope I can find a good a shop when I move up to a metropolitan area next month
Reporting in...*checks watch* exactly a month after my last build post with gunpla number 2!
I stopped in at a Barnes & Noble during a trip and grabbed the most interesting-looking HG they had, which happened to be this Cherudim Gundam SAGA from Gundam Build Fighters. It might be a while before I get a day dry enough to apply topcoat. I'll put shots after the first behind spoilers so as to not spam the thread.
These ones were taken in my bedroom where the lighting isn't so great. Sorry for the crummy quality.
Well, they definitely learned from the RG Sinanju. The RG Sazabi looks to have a brand new inner frame. Honestly it looks like an MG frame.
The Mk.II had an amazing frame wherein you build it first then stack armor on top of it. They figured they can just stack even more armor on it to make the Sinanju.
This looks insanely good. I don't particularly like importing things from Japan (mostly because dealing with customs is kind of a pain), but this looks so good I'll likely make an exception. Plus it would let me order some other Japanese kits I've been looking at.
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Well Picolo got released last month and Bandai side series can get sporadic(one piece grand ship line gets 2 kits a year if they are lucky) so wait and see. Thinking I'll get Picolo next month
Well on new and recent stuff, older stuff I'm having to import, but I also haven't found a shop yet for getting older stuff. Any tips for finding shops that carry gunpla(other than B&N)
Don't know how big your area is, but just do an online search for local hobby shops. Most decent hobby shops, especially mom and pop places, that carry models carry some selection of gunpla. At least from what I've seen.
I'm moving to the periphery of a good sized state Capitol next month, so yeah big area so I'm not too worried
Well, I'm going to be south or east of Sacramento so not worried at all, in basically the suburbs/town areas to the side of it
Unfortunately, I'm not.
