Comments on: RD V2 Assault Buster Gundam

By: answerer1

answerer1 — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:46:20 +0000

is this a master grade or somthing it looks damn good i want it .

By: Alex T

Alex T — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:27:23 +0000

Really? I thought the boxes would be the same in size

By: Z

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:20:55 +0000

yes, the original parts are also provided hence the bigger box and higher price tag.

By: Alex T

Alex T — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:37:28 +0000

Bandai is having a MG clear part campaign right? I wonder whether original parts will be provided along with the clear parts.

By: me

me — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:12:45 +0000

Somehow monocolour ms are always look awesome to me…

By: EXkurogane

EXkurogane — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:10:09 +0000

I’m waiting for the MG version of this too…

By: Ahya

Ahya — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:01:13 +0000

@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

By: Siroh32

Siroh32 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:33 +0000

…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.

By: Siroh32

Siroh32 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:19:05 +0000

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*

By: Derringer

Derringer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:44:24 +0000

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.