Gundam Tank

What is "gundam"?

cthulhu77 wrote:

Yeah, I know it is sci-fi...

Build log?

Don't tease.Ofcourse we want to see that!

Doog - Gundam is an anime series based upon the use of giant armoured suits. i.e., flying man operated robots. Its been around for a long time with many types of Gundams presented as kits by Bandai.

Mike T.

where is Smeagol when you need him.............

100 bucks for vinyl tracks?

Satori wrote:

100 bucks for vinyl tracks?

Tasca Shermans are close......

I've got the Hummer type jeep that goes with that series. The quailty of the sci-fi kit is top notch.

Bandai used to make military models. Perhaps there will be a comeback in the future.

cthulhu77 wrote:

Yeah, I know it is sci-fi...but you all have to see this thing to believe it:

There's SO many things wrong with that thing IMHO, I don't think I'll even begin, other than to say ,"Oh well.. It's your money...". 

 

Satori wrote:

Bandai used to make military models. Perhaps there will be a comeback in the future.

Yeah, they were the only source of 1/48th armor and vehicles for a long time in the 70s... Finding two Bandai Jeeps one day in a dusty bin at a hobby shop was like finding the Holy Grail for me...

looks cool to me i have seen a few of these type things done on other forums and they look awesome, good thing about these is you can do whatever you like with them and no'one can say its wrong

Gundam are also know as Gunpla from Bandai

Armor's Armor, Greg!  Nothing saying that armor can't be ficticious, is there?

BUILD BUILD BUILD!

You mean like the E-100? or the Maus in service schemes?

I like the sci-fi armor, no experts to pick apart the inaccuracies.

I personally don't like Sci fi stuff, but when i saw this done by the Doc, WOW! i would like to do one know, but $100 is too much for me.

Take a look here -  http://www.geocities.jp/shige122112/090131.html

Lufttiger wrote:

I personally don't like Sci fi stuff, but when i saw this done by the Doc, WOW! i would like to do one know, but $100 is too much for me. Take a look here -  http://www.geocities.jp/shige122112/090131.html

Wow that's $50 bux a barrel!

Satori wrote:

100 bucks for vinyl tracks?

I know, right? That seems to be the pattern with these kinds of kits - minor or background sci-fi machines from hugely popular shows - they always wind up really expensive - and the cost is only somewhat justified by kit quality. Mostly it's about scarcity. 

I need to get myself one of these, the first time I saw one of these in 8th MS Team I went nuts and always wished they would make one!!! Here is a more detailed look at this monster, go to www.dalong.net, once there on the top click on ETC, scroll down three sets until you see the caption 1/35 UCHG, it will be on the bottom right of the set.

 

Looks pretty interesting to me. Are the instructions in English?

Some are some arent, even if they are not they are just as easy to read as english instructions.

My two cents... I build armor and sci fi kits and have done so since the 1970s. Been spoiled by many years of Tamiya fit and excellence...that being said, I have to say that Bandai makes the most brilliantly-engineered kits that I have ever built! Their Batmobiles were incredibly complex and fit like a dream.

I've been lucky enough to built (or be building) all of their sci fi U.C. Hardgraph series and the fit, detail, and value is also top notch. That being said, $100.00 IS pricey for any kit, but given how much I have enjoyed this series of kits, I would consider saving up for it. Even Tamiya, Dragon, Bronco, Tasca and Trumpeter armor kits are often priced in the $60.00 plus range, or higher these days... These kits ain't getting any cheaper!

By the ways, I know absolutely nothing about the animated TV series that these kits based on --- my interest in these kits stems from my love of armor and sci fi kits. The fact that the kits are 35th scale also was another big plus for me --- this allows me to utilize all sorts of cool armor stuff.

Cthulu, if I can ask, where did you buy the kit? Can't wait to see this sucker built up and posed next to an Abrams or Leopard! :)

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.

Mostly likely got it from Hobby Link Japan, http://www.hlj.com

That 1/35 Bandai Batman Begins Batmobile was quite a gem to build, wasn't it?

here is a sprue shot...about 1/2 of the plastic that goes into this fantastic kit:

I googled the name of the kit, and this came up:

http://www.ectalking.com/discuz/thread-534045-1-1.html

The site and all the scans are in Japanese. First page of the scans look to be background descriptions, perhaps someone could translate that for us?

See also this for more information on the kit...

cthulhu77 wrote:

here is a sprue shot...about 1/2 of the plastic that goes into this fantastic kit:

...so ya gonna build it here or what?!?

Your insaine for buying that.  The kit is absolutley gorgeous but its so expensive, here are shots of what it looks like.

A bit of background about it.  In the storyline, the earliest gundam series' are in the One Year War, which is the first showing of Mobile Suits, Zeon creating the first, the federation follows suit after, but slowly.  In the gap between when zeon starts using them, and the federation design their own, the federation developed and modified many weapons they had for infantry and armor combat to anti MS roles, the EFGF M61A5 (Type 61) being one of them, they were totally outclasses and turned out to be pure cannon fodder.

Latley There has been a new series produced, 100% in 3D, very gorgeous 3D actuially, about the one year war that wasnt shown in  the origional cartoons, alot focusing on and around their new hardgraph line of kits in 1/35th scale. 

 

 

As far as that comment about being spoiled by tamiya's fitting, you really need to try some bandai kits, I have never seen such clean and perfect fittings in all my life