Monday, November 12, 2007

MG Unicorn: Good News & Bad News

I saw these two photos of the upcoming MG Unicorn from Hong Kong Model League some days ago:


Good news: The backpack can mount the bazooka in the same method as Nu Gundam! Now that's something new :)
Bad news: The interior of the spread V-fin needs painting.


Notice there are only three colors for the different part trees: white, gray and clear red.
By the way, if you're wondering about the uniform worn by these two Bandai employees, checkout this posting.

In the same forum, the transformation of the face is explained:


Kind of simple, but effective nonetheless. Great! but what about the cheek?

Also, let's have a look (again) at some of the HG Gundam Double O kits. Some of them might be available in the market already. Images from Dengeki Hobby December issue.


HG 1/100 Exia: The beam daggers can be twisted horizontally, as seen in Episode 6! Also, Exia's hand can reach for the beam sabers of his opposite shoulder! For a 2,300 Yen HG, that's super awesome!


HG 1/144 Dynames: The head visor can slide down for the sniper mode, and look at the leg articulation! I bet he can pose in that beautiful sniper mode as seen in Episode 1 ^^


HG 1/144 Kyrios: A separate part is included to hold his legs in MA mode. That will surely improve the sturdiness of the transformed Kyrios.


HG 1/144 Virtue: The chest pieces can be opened to mount the huge beam bazooka. Nice! The shoulder cannons seem a bit too short for me ^^;


HG 1/144 Tieren Ground Type: The huge knee shield helps Tieren to kneel down quite nicely. Plus, judging from the joint on the leg, I believe the shield can be switched onto the other leg as well. Also, I think the part inside the head allows the mono-eye camera to be turned as well. Cool~

From the details of each kit, these Gundam Double O HGs sure are much more sophisticated from all the previous HGs. Maybe Bandai should come up with a new name for their next line of HGs to depict their high quality ^^