That just looks badass!
I kinda think it looks better in gray like this than in color judging from the other photos I see of it…
C’mon Bandai… I know I bash you a lot and all but since I know you probably want my money, then you would not delay releasing a MG Assault Buster V2 Gundam right ?! There are others who share my sentiments too! :D :D :D
Oh yea, I forgot to mention this little hot piece of plastic comes out next march for… ~$50. … …
Images from Ngee Khiong as usual (can’t thank him enough for mining these news everyday ^^)
November 3, 2009 at 12:47 AM
My wish. IT CAME THROUGH~! @_@
Must… resist…. urge.. to .. the… toilet…. X_x
November 3, 2009 at 12:50 AM
If the MG doesn’t come out before this, RD gets my buy… well as long as it comes to my local hobby store. Makes me think twice why should I even consider buying the MG V in the first place. ^^;
November 3, 2009 at 1:06 AM
? No pics of both parts on the V2 together? I imagine it’d be really bulky…but still more posable than, say, Virtue.
November 3, 2009 at 1:55 AM
You can be sure it’ll be a brick in Assault Buster configuration, an epic brick, but a brick nonetheless.
Good to know it’ll come with the standard beam rifle. Now what about the beam saber and shield…
It’ll be a miracle if a MG V2 comes out with both packs, more so if it comes with the beam wings effect part. I doubt Bandai will make it that easy for us. Those slimy bastards… =/
November 3, 2009 at 2:20 AM
looks great…yup…i agreed wif u…it would b better in ths grey color…n add some black a bit…heheh…hope this guy out @ my local store…
November 3, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Haha, my thoughts exactly when I saw these photos. Totally different compared to the coloured version seen earlier. It’ll be so cool if it’s a MG.
November 3, 2009 at 4:09 AM
whoa..50$? What is the scale?
November 3, 2009 at 7:08 AM
(I need to catch up here since you’ve already pitched out the review of the White Doll, Z.)
I’m sure since it’ll be non-scaled figure I can expect to see it towering over my EMSIA RX-78-2, should I ever get one (though the price dictates unlikely for now).
I was about to give the aesthetics of the MG Victory Gundam (adding the “ver. Ka” at the end sounds redundant given it is his design to begin with) the benefit of the doubt until I saw these pictures. Maybe it’s just the way they pose the model? *shrug*
Personally, I think Katoki needs to exert more control into how the models with his signature at the end are made (and he should do the same for his GFFs, too). The RX-78-2 ver. Ka MG looks a lot like his design, but it seems so lacking (especially compared to his GFFs) because it borrows from previous MGs such as the one directly before it (the 0080/0083 RGM-79 hybrid), thus–for example–the more traditional/OYW/Beecraft rounded feet rather than the more squared duck feet I’m used to seeing on his OYW-era EF designs. And while I still love his Wing Gundam ver. Ka design and treasure my GFF (despite its imperfections, shared or otherwise) and like the way it looks as a GFF or MG, if you look at the lineart for each and compare with the final product, it doesn’t have the exact same proportions (at least as far as the wings go, but they still look very good, and I’m not much bothered by it in comparison to the RX-78 ver. Ka MG’s non-squared feet).
So while this is the V2 and not the original Victory RD is producing, I think they could’ve made the Victory a little more attractive than whomever is crafting the Victory MG. If Katoki gave a thumbs up, I’d be a little disappointed at him, as I would be with his RX-78 (for some reason, I didn’t mind that MG for the most part, then after comparing to the GFFs and lineart, I seemed to grow a little less fond of it, though I’d probably still get it since the Metal Composite or 1/144 GFF is likely more expensive still).
I remember one time stumbling onto someone using the Wing ver. Ka MG to make a 1/100 Victory or V2 Gundam model. I should look for it if it’s still out there…
November 3, 2009 at 8:45 AM
hello there….u sure my stuff gt attraction a….bt hw come im nt satisfy the quality yet….wen i compare mine v jpn product..i juz c the diff btween heaven and earth….am nt dare say that was good stuff….anyway i still in processing doing more new stuff…hope can show u all soon…:)…have a nice day
November 3, 2009 at 12:51 PM
@siroh32
Katoki is still in charge of his things. Most of the time it’s dictated by what they want to accomplish on the kit. The Victory’s design for example is dictated by its ability to split up into its separate forms. The mobile suit mode and these transformations don’t match up 100% without some enlargement or shrinking of areas of the body so some liberty has to be taken to accommodate both. As far as I can tell, the transformation on the MG Victory is flawlessly replicated even though the proportions of half of the kit don’t match the original lineart. There’s also the issue that stylization changes over time. Katoki’s EW designs back in 1997 look different when he draws those same designs again in the MG wing ver Ka booklet. A more radical example is the Hi Nu. Izubuchi came up with the original design, and also the radical redesign on the MG version.
November 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM
This Robot Damashii V2 AB will cost about the same as a large MG gunpla…
Some comments from developers regarding on V (and V2)’s development, not gonna list all of them:
– V Gundam MG will have 2 core fighters (one for normal head, one for Hexa I suppose?)
– Minimum armament in this MG due to the fact that they want to keep the price below 4000 Yen
– Core Booster and V-Dash being considered (I think)
– As for MG V2, apparently the technology for attachment and detachment of Assault Buster is insufficient at the moment (DON’T ask me what this is about or why)
– IF MG V2 is to be considered to release soon, there are considerations of having Assault Buster to be sold seperately, like the Super Pack for Messiah (Macross plamo), but I don’t think they really want to do that though
So basically V2 is not likely to be released in the near future, but before people go ranting and bashing again (which I honestly start to get tired of), V2 is indeed being developed at the moment. That’s all I know so far judging from translations of this site:
http://ivesound.ddo.jp/modules/d3blog/details.php?bid=621
November 3, 2009 at 2:18 PM
according to that site that MG V also took about 2 years development time, V2 will probably take about as long while the transformation and articulation of small sized models matures.
Also Bandai is interested in releasing kits from V, G, W, X
November 3, 2009 at 3:13 PM
@ derringer
*crosses fingers* dear lord, if they ever release an mg tallgeese I’d have to go change my pants.
November 3, 2009 at 4:32 PM
I think the MG V2 may come out sooner than some would think… Come on, Bandai is gonna do some half assed job on the planning, throw it at us and say “You want it, you got it. Bastards.” Charge us about 50-60 bucks too.
Though I would love for them to release a MG Wing Gundam, screw the Ver.Ka it ain’t that great, Wing would be… epic!! For me that is. Hahha
November 3, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I….WANT ONE
Too bad it’s an action figure….I want a model kit!
November 3, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Wow…that’s some news. Though I would love to see more from V, X, and W, ver2.0 of G Gundam might be nice…
November 3, 2009 at 8:14 PM
@ChrisEXE- 2.0 G Gundam, eh the MG of God, Shining, Master, and Spiegel are like superior to most MG out now. The articulation is juss amazing on my God Gundam. Bandai should make more kits based off the inner frame design. c:
November 3, 2009 at 9:07 PM
@Ahya: I was thinking ver2.0 hands for G Gundam. Movable fingers for shining finger would be nice. And it could use a fresh redesign too. More gimmicks perhaps? Like the ring on the back.
November 4, 2009 at 3:55 AM
im really wishing for an MG V2 gundam!!!!!!!!! i love it’s design……… the RD alone looks badass already…….. imagine a V2 with MG impulse proportions………. now that’s sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet……….. XD
November 4, 2009 at 5:29 AM
Amazon Japan has a pic of the V2 equipped with Assault Buster and in color:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002V8GXFA/aoimokeiten-22/ref=nosim
November 4, 2009 at 1:01 PM
That is a very colorful Gundam, Sixwalrus.
Derringer: I get the explanation regarding the MG and how it can’t be as sleek as a Robot Damashii figure can. I also get the stylization-changing explanation, but I don’t think you exactly get my point on that. If you allow me to digress… You mentioned Katoki’s EW-esque designs for the first five GW Gundams back in 1997. I remember most of them (with the exception of Heavyarms until the MG manual in ‘04, and we kind-of got shafted about Shenlong as it was obscured in the group picture) had a second image of its design in action. Notice how Wing’s standing picture and action picture are different, not just because of the introduction of the now-different shield and buster rifle, but the details all around in both how there’s more exposure to the inner frame in small areas, and a slightly different paint scheme. I’d like to know how the original shield and buster rifle looked like in full (beyond the B-Club conversion parts, or did they basically get it accurate?), but I’m digressing…
…Because despite the changes (further color scheme differences in the wings, decals, shield/buster rifle), if you compared the GFF lineart at the back of the cover and the figure itself, or the more-accurate MG lineart and the MG itself, notice how even with the stylistic changes, if you compare with his actual current art, they’re not exactly the same as the product (though the GFF and MG, despite scale, looks pretty much the same, and still looks damn good and attractive). I noted the same for the MG RX-78-2 ver. Ka, which might’ve borrowed from the previous MG to cheapen cost, and I’d get that, but still nevertheless deviated a bit from Katoki’s lineart of the RX-78, whether initial or current. Like Wing, not by much, yes, but compare the MG to its GFF equivalent; one of the 1/100 Metal Composite RX-78s. Notice how the GFFs are a bit sleeker and more consistent with Katoki’s lineart(s) of the RX-78… Especially his angular/flat duck feet, compared to the rounder traditional feet for the RX-78. Katoki managed to get the GFF right, but why not the MG? Why not a 1.5 or 2.0 of his own RX-78? Not just for posing around, but for looking a bit more like his sleek design?
Maybe I’m just complaining out of ignorance, and is something I should get over. People still get the MG, and I might as it is cheaper than a GFF of the same design (though I’m attracted to the thought of getting another GFF someday), but I’d rather have an accurate model of Katoki’s RX-78 out of the box. I guess it’s close enough in spite of the feet and other small details I might spot, so maybe I should get over it. I may get the OYW instead given that people praise its articulation and modern looks, both of which appear to be good.
I may still get the MG Victory one day, if only to experiment with it and make it a Gun-EZ or something. *shrug* But I think I might get the Robot Damashii V2 first. I’m only dreaming out loud, though, and I currently have my eyes on a certain upcoming game…
November 4, 2009 at 1:44 PM
No no, I completely understand and agree with your position. The Ver Ka kits though he is personally involved, don’t really end up looking quite like his designs. This is because he is dictated by what Bandai wants his models to incorporate for future releases. The GM C theory is probably correct. Bandai wanted him to utilize the pre-existing MG GM C mold. But my point was that his own designs sometime change from what they originally were like, which is why updated renditions of his past work look slightly different regardless of business constraints. I didn’t mean the first 5 GW gundams, I meant the EW designs. The MG wing ver Ka has updated lineart for the Nataku, DSH Custom, Sandrock Custom, WZC, Heavy Arms Custom. Put these side by side with the OVA lineart from 1997 and you’ll notice there have been small tweaks here and there. It doesn’t necessarily radically change the design, but they are noticeable. As for the shield and Buster rifle, yes there are changes for Katoki’s Wing. One of the Gundam Wing encyclopedias released after EW has schematics of the Wing Early Type, and there are a number of small changes. The shield for example is supposed to “open” up to reveal the beam saber.
Besides the Gundam ver Ka MG, there’s also the Sentinel model kits. All of them while looking similar to the mechanical drawings, are off in their execution. There are at least 4 different lineart interpretations of these designs, from the original Model Graphyx, the lineart for the MG kits, the lineart for the HGUC kits, and more recently the lineart for the FIXX series. The S and EX-S are the most obvious of this. The shoulder to head size has been tweaked slightly for each rendition, and yet outside of conversion kits, the products by Bandai have always deviated.
November 4, 2009 at 2:19 PM
I get your points and understand them, Derringer. I probably should look up the EW designs in question now that you mention it, but again, the same point can be applied to Wing ver. Ka in if you compared the original 1997 lineart by each other, or with the ‘02 GFF and/or ‘04 MG lineart. And we can apply it to Okawara, too. Hell, didn’t he–the very guy who originally designed Gundam–redesigned the Gundam for a manga series that re-told the original anime’s story (in a different way)?
I also got your point about Bandai having a hand in things, or how it’s not always how the lineart looks, and so on and so forth. I get it, but I just still feel irritated at that sometimes, such as with the MG RX-78 ver. Ka model (which I mainly ragged on in these recent comments without even touching the thing myself, but given how every figure and model is photographed and reviewed nowadays…).
I think we’re going in a circle while agreeing here, and I think I put six cents on the MG RX-78 ver. Ka after two cents on the MG Victory, and one or two more on the RD V2 figure, so… *shrug*
November 4, 2009 at 2:27 PM
…But let me put three more about the V2, now that I’m thinking about it (one more than two for the penalty of double-posting)… It’s such a sleek and somewhat graceful design while looking very intimidating as well. I think–given the similar design aesthetics–they could base a Wing ver. Ka (or Wing Zero) figure out of that and make me want to dish out the same amount of money that the MG itself (or two HGUC 1/144s, or three/four NG 1/144s from specific Gundam anime) to get it.
Though if they make a Wing Zero ver. Ka/EW out of it instead of a Wing, I might hesitate; I already have the EMSiA Wing Zero, and I’d rather show Okawara some love on that specific Gundam first. I’d sooner dish out money for the RD Turn A, which I find appealing.
November 4, 2009 at 8:01 PM
@ChrisEXE- That would be nice, the hands that comes with them are crap. Hahha some nice high detailed hands would be great, hopefully Bandai won’t jack up the price juss for a few tweaks.
Bandai is evil, milking for me all I’m worth juss for some reused designs. T.T
November 5, 2009 at 12:10 AM
I’m waiting for the MG version of this too…
November 7, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Somehow monocolour ms are always look awesome to me…
November 8, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Bandai is having a MG clear part campaign right? I wonder whether original parts will be provided along with the clear parts.
November 8, 2009 at 8:20 PM
yes, the original parts are also provided hence the bigger box and higher price tag.
November 9, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Really? I thought the boxes would be the same in size