Bandai Hobby BAN230363 Char's Counterattack Sazabi RG 1/144 Model Kit, Red

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Before I started I had a good handle on what was required to successfully install these, however what I didn’t fully understand was how easy it is to tear them. I may, or may not have (but definitely did) tear the largest and most prominently displayed decal by being a bit to rough with a Q-tip trying to rub away the water. My bad. I'll start off by saying that the RG Sazabi doesn't feel like a Real Grade, it feels more like a 1/144 scale Master Grade. I mentioned that feeling several times during the two streams ( Part 1, Part 2) over the weekend. My reasoning is that it: Topcoat (Mr. Hobby recommended) can be used to protect applied decals. (Water-based topcoat is recommended due to the kit having PP parts)

I built this kit over the course of two sessions, the first being nearly six hours and the second about an hour and a half. I don't recommend building this kit in this way; this build really deservesto be savored. After enjoying episode 7 of Last of Us with the wife this evening I sat down to power through the rest of the legs with the goal of at least getting this behemoth standing on its own feet before the end of the weekend. This absolute unit of a model kit is every Gundam builders dream, words cannot describe how much fun I had in assembling this kit.Lines which depict a place where one panel overlaps another have no depth at all, which in most cases make a line extremely difficult to define with the paint (this may be an area where the marker would work better, but I’m not interested in testing that hypothesis on this kit) The Hasegawa hologram finish sheet is attached to the forehead sensor, and it is painted in clear green from above. The detail of the mono eye is improved with the aurora and SP plate of the GEM dome which is a high queue part. Not only was this kit gifted to me by a friend along with several others, and the one my 8-year-old has been most excited for because “it’s so buff,” but it represents a few firsts for me in the short time I’ve been enjoying this hobby;

Apparently, some builders have encountered issues during the assembly of the chest and shoulder connection. The three segments of this joint are each directional, so pay close attention to the instructions when building this segment. Additionally, when inserting the joint into the chest, it needs to be pushed all the way down into the peg. In a partially assembled state this area is a bit fragile; use common sense and be gentle! The RG Sazabi's manual begins the build at the feet and works its way up the body. I'll follow the same pathway for the purpose of this review.A twin pipe is embedded in the muzzle, and the sensor on it is laminated with two hologram finish sheets painted in clear green. One of the least-grounded technologies in Gundam, the psychoframe is a kind of psychically-reactive metal. It’s never explained how any of this works, but the upshot is that if you think hard enough about murder while sitting inside a Faraday cage, you become a wizard. Neo-Zeon developed it for the Sazabi exclusively, but here Char’s evil masterminding runs directly aground on his self-defeating dipshit tendencies. Classic. What happens is that after thrashing Amuro in an early battle, he decides that it would be cool to have a “fair fight”, and just gives him the plans for the psychoframe. This has two major consequences, one that anyone could have seen coming, and another less predictable. GKC Featured Custom Build: MG 1/100 Wing Gundam Zero DEVATA ver.Dree@2016 [GBWC 2016 Indonesia Entry] In case the product, there may be cases, under certain situations, where the delivery date is changed or delayed , the company cannot take responsible for any loss or detriment involved in the use of the service.

First, obviously, this leads to Amuro beating the everloving shit out of Char. In mobile suits on an equal footing, Amuro goes absolutely beast mode and stomps him into the dirt. When he tries to eject (the Sazabi has a basketball-shaped escape pod in the head), Amuro just grabs the thing and dribbles it around for a while. There is basically no stupider move in the entire Universal Century than trying to step to Amuro Goddamn Ray, a lesson that Char should have remembered from their showdowns over the years, but evidently needs to be re-taught regularly. The weapon and the specialized manipulator from the Long Rifle for HGUC Moon Gundam can be used on this Gunpla. After seeing how an improperly handled decal starts to flake, I decided to invest in some Mr. Super Clear Matt top coat spray. I was pleasantly surprised to find some at a local chain hobby store. I also grabbed some alligator clips while I was there. Now that I have settled on adding still another step to my finishing process I’m certain that I’ll never finish the build and this post will never see the light of day… There’s just a lot of everything, to be honest, because the Sazabi is a lot of mobile suit. It contains almost twice as much Gundam per Gundam as any other Gundam. The robot, she is quite large. The soles are masked for fine iron color coding. The vernier is color-coded with silver inside and iron outside.In addition, metallic color is also applied to the inner frame molding, it is a special spec for Real Grade release. I started this kit with zero experience with any kind of customization or finishing. I was a snap-builder through and through. But after seeing the scale with this I started to realize this kit deserved more than I was yet capable of. I didn’t go crazy by any means, but I am extremely happy with my choices for finishing. A variety of hand parts and weapons that symbolize Sazabi are included, and the various hand parts and high range of motion allow you to recreate the poses in the play, such as the two-handed pose! Since the product has a limited production run. When the number produced has been reached, we will stop accepting applications for reservations. The detail, engineering and articulation present in this kit is just mind blowing. I would reccomend this in a heartbeat to anyone who's looking to buy their very first Perfect Grade kit.

To date, this Gunpla has yet to be redecoed into the "GPB Color" version of the unit from Gunpla Builders Beginning G. If using matte/flat-finish top coat, it is advisable not to spray on the clear/translucent parts - can be done by masking or spraying top coat while the said parts are separated. Since the advanced MS joint parts that are used partially move finely, I paint with a multi-primer to prevent biting and improve the bite. I know I keep yammering about how heavy these metal parts are, but now that it’s 95% assembled, I really can’t stress enough what a dense piece this is.The RG Sazabi we made this time has been modified with a small amount of work, such as simple details such as mono eyes and small thrusters, mold reshaping to erase the parting line when sanding.