It's out of box with literally nothing done on it (it's one of those "I'll snapfit it now then paint in the future" kits that will forever be in the in-progress pile). It doesn't even have eye stickers. Though it has really good color separation and the only color correcting stickers are the green stripe on the horn and green stripes on the arm flaps. And then another sticker for the NERV logo on the shoulders.
I cut over the glass. The idea is that the nubs almost always fall inside. I dislike rogue nubs on my mat because they have a tendency to end on stickers adhesive side when you less expect them.
Some stickers, Gundam eyes being the prime example, are applied as you build, though. I'm not going to disassemble a Gundam head just because I couldn't be bothered to apply its eyes as I built the face.
Nice nice nice. I like the BB Senshi more because it's transformable, but that is seriously nice. I wasn't planning on getting the Phenex SDCS, but now you've convinced me.
Yup that looks really good. Callibretto , I assumed the kit is painted? I happened to have metallic gold and titanium gold spray paint, that I can use on the kit.
Yeah that is painted, otherwise it's the usual glossy yellow plastic bandai used
Yeah that is painted, otherwise it's the usual glossy yellow plastic bandai used
If I decide to top coat it, I'll use matte. I think it works better for the Sazabi. Building the weapons and accessories were pretty damn fun!
How's the funnel holder gimmick working for you? I find that it doesn't really work and I have to open it manually.
LOL we shall see. I didn't even consider getting 1 in the first place so it can only be good surprise, no disappointment.
I think I tried it out once and it wasn't particularly intuitive but it's not something I care too much about. Still beats transformable RGs that start to fall apart when you transform them, lol!
I built PG Exia. It's a really cool build but honestly I kinda wish I'd just gone with more MGs or something instead. PGs are not really for me, don't think I'll buy another.
I've only finished the PG RX-178 MkII, and maybe the torso and feet of PG RX-0.
IIRC, the one year war Gouf is exactly the 1.0 Gouf but recolored to match the look of a videogame so I'd assume it's relatively bad.
In general the HG kits for The Origin are really good. They were clearly designed for older fans who would appreciate extra details and a certain classic look to the mechs rather than the sleek overdesigned stuff some of the newer Gundam stuff for kids are. Check out of the prototype Guntank. It's one of my favorite HG kits!
