transformers.. more than meets the ..

wait a min..

yeah, this one changes between two modes, but it aint no transformer, and it has a pilot

why haven't they built giant robots for real yet.. it's so sad that they haven't..

and not just a statue, or one that stands there, transforms, but can't do anything..

a REEEEEEEEAL one..

the only real issue with trying to build a real Gundam, or Mobile Suit, or Giant Robot, is a power source, you just need a strong enough power source to power it through it's paces.

I think that carbon fiber, and also aerogels, and other fantastical nano technologies, will enable us to do more with less power.

Boy, I'd sure like to tackle building a similar Gundam model. I especially like the ones that can be converted to fighter planes, tanks or spacecraft. I was puzzling about the them of "Mecha Power" waaaaaaay back in the days of Robotech, and figured we'd need a technical revolution similar to that of the Microchip, but in a mechanical sense. Some of those moving joints would need engines or motors the size of pennies, yet be powerful enough to provide thousands of tons of torque and comparable horsepower. If we ever figure out how to create repulsor technology, and find a practical solution for turning energy into matter and vice versa, then these huge battle machines might come to be.

I really like the work you did on this. One thing I like about the bigger, more expensive "Master Grade" Gundam kits is that most of them look great built right from the box, and look even better with just a touch of detailing.

My son wants to invent a hover board.

With these new lazers that literally create plasma in the air for light shows, I think it may be possible..

yes, but they require a massive power source, we need a compact, power source that could power a city in order to bring something like this in full scale to life

oh yeah, and there is also a ton more posability in them as well, this is my second one, and I love the newer designs Ban Dai has put into it

this isnt exactly the newest MG model, but that doesnt change that it is a good kit^^
personally i only paint the necessary parts on my gundams. like the beam rifle on my RX-79(G) because otherwise it would just have been a grey chunk of plastic: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/7527222
the quality of bandais plastic is just so great that one or two layers of flatt top coat and panel lines are more than enough to make a kit look great.

my only issue with this kit, well, I have 2, the bad nubs from the runners, and the fact that the mechanism in the arms for the transformation into Bird Mode, well they kinda fell apart, so they had to be glued shut

the nubs are indeed pretty bad on many newer models. but on gundams with the traditional colors (blue, red and yellow) they are pretty easy to fix. just get a cheap permanent marker in these colors and you are good to go^^ at least thats how i am doing it.
but since you fully paint your models that really shouldnt be an issue in the first place.

true, but I havn't painted this one fully yet, only panel lines, although I do plan to paint the entire model, and add some weathering

Who is this? I can't immediately recognize him and my boyfriend is Gundam obsessed and talks about them about 50% of every day xD

this is Wing Gundam, from the series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, it made a sweet Master Grade model

Oh! xD It's a very beautiful model. I went to LA a few days ago to Jungle, a shop in Little Tokyo, and they had a whole half a wall dedicated to Gundam kits, and a 5' tall Zaku II model. I'd have a photo but sadly you can't take a single photo in any of the shops in Little Tokyo 3= The statue was even holding a "No cameras" sign.

damn that sux, wonder why they dun letcha take pictures