Gundam GB 2005 - To March 1, 2006

@I-Beam - From everything I've heard about them, once you've got the EX kit in hand they won't seem pricey. You are getting two ships in there and they're good models. It's cool to have a non-mobile suit entry.

QUOTE: Originally posted by archangel571 nathaniel, I totally agree that for underwater MS, the Hygogg and ZGok from the cyclops team in 0080 War in the Pocket are so good looking that I absolutely have the need to get those 1/144 HGUC kits to make a diorama...

Like this?
http://homepage2.nifty.com/kajipon/art/gundam2.htm

Nathaniel
(I've got my kit sitting on my desk waiting for the 15th...)

QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7 the 1/100 RX-178(G) - the ground type Gundam form the 08th MS Team series (my fav, too).

You meant the RX-79[G]... RX-178 is Gundam Mk.II !!! , I am not in anyways trying to be anal or nitpicking hee though.

nathaniel, I totally agree that for underwater MS, the Hygogg and ZGok from the cyclops team in 0080 War in the Pocket are so good looking that I absolutely have the need to get those 1/144 HGUC kits to make a diorama... Still trying to control myself from building another kit so what's said here will be forgotten in about an hour or so...

Thanks for the links everyone.
Allright I'm in now.
I wimped out on scratchbuilding and went ahead and ordered the EX-23 Salamis & Magellan kit.
I like the "old school battleship" look of those 2. Kinda pricey but I'd probably spend the same
amount of money and at least 10x more time on scratchbuilding them.

Hey Aurora-7,

I think 08th Team is my fave Gundam anime also. I'm very tempted to get that hover truck, but I'd like to see a revew of the kit with better photos. You can't tell what you're really getting from that ad.

Hey I-Beam,

Check this site out. They have scans of most of the kit contents and instructions.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/gundam/

Aurora-7, I updated the participants list.

That's a pretty cool kit. It'll be perfect for the hover tank/truck that is the recon part of the 08th MS Team.

While I love the 08th MS Team cartoons, my new favorite is SEED & SEED Destiny. Both excellent series where some of the beloved designs of the Universal Century Zeon forces are actually decent fighters. In SEED Destiny, the Zakus and Goufs are the top of the line mass production units of ZAFT. It's great to see Zakus and Goufs kick but instead of just being shredded all the time. The only thing that's bad is that none of the underwater mobile suits are anywhere nearly as cool as the Gogg and the Z'Gok. Those things are amazing:

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN71693

The kit to follow my Duel Gundam:
http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN933915

Alright, Nathaniel, I'm giving into an impulse here but I'm going to change my build from the 1/144 Gundam Astray to the 1/100 RX-178(G) - the ground type Gundam form the 08th MS Team series (my fav, too). I just ordered a 1/100 hover truck model from the Starship Modeler web site - just saw it about 10 minutes ago and my just got to excited. Plus my son just bought the DVD to the series so guess what I saw last night.

Here's a link to the kit:

http://www.starshipmodeler.com/cfstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=486

The store talked about earlier also has some ship kits.

http://www.gundamstoreandmore.com/guseexmo.html

I have no clue where you'd get paper plans for them though. It certainly would be a cool scratchbuild project though!

I-beam,

There are a few ship kits available. The cream of the crop are the Banda EX kits. They have crisp detail and the parts fit well.

This link is to Hobby Japan to their Bandai EX kits in 1/1700 scale.

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?word2=&series2=All&scale2=1700&btnSearch=Narrow+Search&Dis=2&GenreCode=Gun&MacroType=GunKit&Maker1=BAN&SeriesID=All

Here's a listing for smaller, cheaper kit:

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?word2=&series2=All&scale2=2200&btnSearch=Narrow+Search&Dis=2&GenreCode=Gun&MacroType=GunKit&Maker1=BAN&SeriesID=All

A few others in a slightly smaller scale than the above:

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?word2=&series2=All&scale2=2400&btnSearch=Narrow+Search&Dis=2&GenreCode=Gun&MacroType=GunKit&Maker1=BAN&SeriesID=All

More in 1/1200 scale:

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?word2=&series2=All&scale2=2400&btnSearch=Narrow+Search&Dis=2&GenreCode=Gun&MacroType=GunKit&Maker1=BAN&SeriesID=All

HLJ is a great site that I have made many purchases over the years and never had a problem. You could also use the site's search utility to see what had been available and try ebay if it's not in HLJ stock.

Hey you all. I'm interested in this group build but I don't want to build a Gundam figure. I was thinking one of the big ships instead. If there are any good drawings/diagrams out there a paper model might be a good choice for me. Does anyone know of any such drawings out there or a list of the ships that there are kits out for already?

ok I'll be starting off with a 1/144 Gouf custom from the 08th Ms team. i loved the episode where Norris went HOUSE on the team as they were protecting a team of Guntanks

If gundamstoreandmore.com sold internationally I'd order all my stuff from them. However, they only ship within the US. I find I have a pretty decent selection being on the west coast of Canada though. So far I've been able to find every kit I've gone out to find. I pay a bit more though than if I could order 5 kits at a time from gundamstoreandmore.com

@Aurora-7 - Awesome link! Thanks for sharing it.

I'm going to definitely be spending a lot of time getting the surface nice. My main decision to make is whether or not I want to cut and rebuild the knees to make them posable and if I want to stick with the Duel's colours or come up with my own scheme (I'll be airbrushing it either way). If I do stick with the colours, I may want to get a Strike and have a Kira vs. Yzak diorama.

Here is another great place for buying Gundam decals. It is my favorite place for buying Gundam models. I bought 2 on a Saturday and recieved both during the week.

http://www.gundamstoreandmore.com/littlethingsmeanalot/gumode.html

QUOTE: Originally posted by nathaniel Oct 15 to March 1, 2006 is actually about four and a half months. Do you think that's too short or too long? Nice to see another simple 1/144 being done. Are you planning on getting it done quickly, converting it, spending a lot of time finishing and painting it? Think you'll have time for a second before March 1? I'm contemplating either heavily converting mine (make the leg joints work for starters) or just getting it done fairly quickly and getting on to my HG Zaku. Nathaniel

It should go together pretty quickly but I do want to take my time to get a nice finish. If I make good progess then I'll also do the Blue fram and put them in a duel diorama.

Here's a site with some amazing work with tips, how to's and links to other sites with more amazing work. This was my single biggest influence in 'Going Gundam'.

http://www.gamerabaenre.com/gameramodelpage.htm

Oct 15 to March 1, 2006 is actually about four and a half months. Do you think that's too short or too long?

Nice to see another simple 1/144 being done. Are you planning on getting it done quickly, converting it, spending a lot of time finishing and painting it? Think you'll have time for a second before March 1? I'm contemplating either heavily converting mine (make the leg joints work for starters) or just getting it done fairly quickly and getting on to my HG Zaku.

Nathaniel

Hmmm, March 2006. 6 months.

A Bandai 1/144 Gundam Astray, Red Frame.

i'm in i'll decide what to do and post it i think i have an "Alex" around here as well as a few Zaku's and GMs i'll have to post a few pics of the GM Command "Spec Ops"team ihave been working on

QUOTE: Originally posted by jcheung5150 I'm in with the 1/144th Mobile Suit Gouf Flight Type MS-07H8 by Bandai, or at least I think that's what its called?!

Excellent choice! I loved the MS 08th Team cartoons. Gundam meets Vietnam. I've added your entry to the first post.

Nathaniel

Glad to have you aboard!

ok, I'm not at all familiar with the cartoons, but I do like the models, so I've accumulated 4 or 5 over the years but never finished them.

I'm in with the 1/144th Mobile Suit Gouf Flight Type MS-07H8 by Bandai, or at least I think that's what its called?! I started it years ago and never got around to finishing it. I can already see mistakes I've made before, with uneven filling of seams and what not. but this will give me incentive to finish this and some of the others as well.

QUOTE: Originally posted by ClumsyModeler QUOTE: Originally posted by archangel571 It is not as ridiculous as those feather armored wing zero, sword silouette impulse, or any of the close combat weaon equipted ones in Gundam Wing. Let's not even mention the whole G Gundam thing... sheesh. But I like the feather armored wing zero and G Gundams...

Haha, I was talking in a battlefield practicality sense. Truth be told, I LOVE wing zero in endless waltz. The design was bold and just simply cool. Same goes for the D.Hell custom. I hated the 1/144 HG model kit for it though. Crap of a kit.

Excellent links! I've saved them. I'm sure they'll become invaluable in time with all the kits I've got to build!

Okay, some reference material and How-to pages that might be relevant to this group build:

Modeling tips & how tos:

A guide to Master Grade kits:
http://www.fichtenfoo.com/02GiantRobots/02c-MGHowTo.html

General tips/FAQs
http://www.fichtenfoo.com/02GiantRobots/02c.htm
http://actionfigures.about.com/library/weekly/aa070700a.htm
http://j.parsons.edu/%7Evirapat/the_church/Article/FAQ.html
http://j.parsons.edu/%7Evirapat/the_church/Article/RAAM/index.html

An excellent guide about seam lines:
http://www.keenix.com/inprogresspages/in-progress-seamlines.html

And about shading Gundam stuff with an airbrush:
http://www.keenix.com/inprogresspages/in-progress-max-technique.html

A general guide of the goings on of the cartoon:
http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/gfd.htm

QUOTE: Originally posted by archangel571 It is not as ridiculous as those feather armored wing zero, sword silouette impulse, or any of the close combat weaon equipted ones in Gundam Wing. Let's not even mention the whole G Gundam thing... sheesh.

But I like the feather armored wing zero and G Gundams...



To each their own, I'm too new to Gundam to be critical of any designs.

hehe. but come on, it's Mk-II!!!! aside from Zeta Gundam this is my favourite one. I mean there are cooler and higher powered gundams out there, but being the first multi-purpose one to NOT to have the whole combination between core fighter and crap stuff, it was just awesome of a design. Well there is also the NT1 Alex and GP03 Stamen with that 360 degree view cockpit, but they didn't really go through a lot of combat. MkII was combat proven till the end of zeta series. Included with it there are also its wave rider for earth atmosphere combat/re-entry, the mega beam canon rider thing, and the whole Super Gundam outfit with the battleship class canon n missile pods. It is not as ridiculous as those feather armored wing zero, sword silouette impulse, or any of the close combat weaon equipted ones in Gundam Wing. Let's not even mention the whole G Gundam thing... sheesh.

hehe, enough bashing for the series other than universal century stuff. i really don't mean them since i thought they were cool while watching them. but the point is that.... MK-II is something that defines the whole gundam thing for me, so i will be using exposy putty to repair the wounds and finish it up.

QUOTE: Originally posted by archangel571 My master grade MkII ended up getting half melted on the arm pieces thanx to my trial run to sand the putty with a dremel.... terrible idea.

Just chalk it up to beam saber or rifle damage.

did u putty those seams up for the GP01? Only kits so far from just looking at the parts that doesn't need much putty will be the rx79 ground type (last time i looked at master grade gundams was 3 years ago...) My master grade MkII ended up getting half melted on the arm pieces thanx to my trial run to sand the putty with a dremel.... terrible idea.

COOL! I'm in!

I've never done a Group Build so this should be fun. The hardest part for me is picking which kit to build. I've literally got a closet full of Gundam kits ranging from 1/144 to Master Grade to Perfect Grade. I've also ordered a crate of paints and supplies that should be here just after the build starts. I should know by then what I'll build first.

I just finished a Master Grade RX 78 GP-01. No paint, just different marker types for panel lines and some coloring to test out different techniques. I may strip it down again and paint it at a later date.

Sign me up with the MG 1/100 Zeong.

I don't have any problem with that. The point of a group build is to share ideas and get a kit done alongside other people doing similar things. Sounds like it would fit to me.

As for the start date, it's just to give people some time to finish off a project, clear their workspace or go shopping for a kit. If you start a little early, it's not like one of us is going to send the Gundam Group Build Police to confiscate your model and break your fingers