With finals being just around the corner and last minute assignments due, I won’t have the time to work on anything until Spring break. Heck, I’m not even done with the Unicorn head display yet haha! All the parts are still a mess on the floor. Anyway… A rather unsurprising loot came a few days ago and I only took a glance over one of them…
MG Astray Red Frame: Cool decals… but damn those clear stickers look annoyingly obnoxious to apply ^^;. Maybe I should opt for the waterslides instead…
Gerbera Straight and Tiger Pierce!
it’s the same ****-colored-gold you see from Strike Freedom. Thankfully, I have a few choice of gold paint at my disposal (and so should you!). Got nothing to say for the 007S/G since I haven’t even peeked inside yet ^^;… but it has swords! That’s all that matters to know it is good stuff!
When will I get to work on this model? I have no idea. I am entertaining myself with many Gunpla ideas at the moment, from poses to fights, to even paintjobs (yes you will see a painted model from me this year) that I don’t even know which to make priority TToTT. I’ll definitely go astray after my Unicorn head display though…
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March 7, 2010 at 9:38 PM
I don’t think the waterslides are out yet but give it some time and I think bandai will release them by the time you are ready to go at it.
The astray frame does feature undergates on quite a number of parts, just a heads up work can go faster there. Though the huge tactical arms balances out the workload in the end. ^^;
March 8, 2010 at 12:47 PM
For some odd reason, Bandai likes to give the Astray underdate connections that no other gunplas have. I like it!
March 9, 2010 at 11:28 PM
its all for the gold frame. =D
March 10, 2010 at 10:27 AM
As ppm said. Though having just finished the inner frame of my BF, I can see the sheer number of parts to be coated means the gold frame’s price will be sky high whenever it comes out.
Tidbit for those interested. The Astray frame has 11 pieces for each ankle.
March 7, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Just a heads up, when you complete the red frame, their might be a few spare parts.
i think some of those spare parts are the parts wher you can re-build red frames tactical arms into blue frame (gattling gun + diff handle) :D
March 7, 2010 at 10:47 PM
extra parts.. nice..
March 8, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Oh…. I think I’ll keep the crossbow instead xD
March 7, 2010 at 10:42 PM
kewl. looking forward to seeing your reviews on these. hopefully sooner than the rest… thanks to the swords! ^^
as T said, you’ll probably have to wait for the waterslides tho…
March 7, 2010 at 10:45 PM
i’m having the same thought of my next getting list after my receive of HG reborn and MG GN-X (still on the way).. all about sword..
March 8, 2010 at 1:25 AM
Does yours have the clear parts? I think it should have, considering it’s clear part campaign now… I’m getting this by the end of this month. I didn’t preorder, waitin stores to stock-in, but I’ll probably build it earlier than you so… xD I’m having exams at the same time as you too… T.T End of April…
March 8, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Yep Z’s Astray Red Frame does have clear parts, as said so at the bottom of the front side box cover.
March 8, 2010 at 1:32 AM
Got mine three days ago. Damn the gabrera straight has a little black dot behind it…. i think it is a defect=.=
March 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM
The nub mark?
March 9, 2010 at 8:59 AM
Nope, it was there originally. Just noticed it after i opened the box. I haven’t even build my model yet.
March 8, 2010 at 2:31 AM
So, the Seven sword has persuaded you to get a 1/144 HG, which you don’t normally do.
These 2 were the top of my priority list since December, but I dropped the HG because I had already a few HG 00 Gundam.
March 8, 2010 at 12:49 PM
you’re right. under normal circumstances, I don’t buy 1/144′s but I have bought a few already… like the rest of the 00 Gundams in their GHWHWHWHWFJDH form.
March 8, 2010 at 3:54 AM
Nice get! 7S/G poisoned me too.. altho I already have 00 Raiser ORZ lol… not getting MG GN-X? its kinda cool and nice kit.. except some flaw.. lol… but still its a good kit ^^
March 8, 2010 at 12:50 PM
I do like the way the GN-X looks but that thing can wait…
March 8, 2010 at 4:48 AM
Well finally yours arrived. ^^ Red Frame is a good looking kit, hate to spoil what you will expect from him. -_-
so you decided to get the 7 swords too.. thought you are not fond with him to begin with. ^^
anyways good luck on your finals, I’m also experiencing the finals rush here, with pending work on the corner (damn Red Alert 3) I’m getting dizzy looking at them. fortunately I’ve managed to finish a few
March 8, 2010 at 12:51 PM
I am not fond of the 00/Raiser. Add a few swords and random melee weapons to it and that can usually change my mind.
March 9, 2010 at 5:12 AM
Yeah. almost the same with me^^
I’m not very fond of Graham crackers but I find myself collecting some of his suits. (Sekigake Ahead, and the Masurao) and for some insane reason I’m tempted to buy the Overflag… ^^
March 8, 2010 at 6:00 AM
Finally dude, the RF looks promising, but I juss can’t help but think of the BF’s flaws when I think about it… The Sevevn SwordG is a good grab, I bought the 00w/GN SwordIII, regret it when I went to Ngee Khiongs site and saw the Seven SwordsG.
March 8, 2010 at 6:03 AM
Nice get on Astray Red Frame as well as 00 7S/G~ I too am planning to get the 00 7S/G as well, and several other 1/144s possibly. There sure are a lot of good and/or interesting gunpla releasing even for the 1st half of this year, and I am anticipating to see how a lot of them will look like. In addition I am shifting more and more towards grunt machines recently.
But ack, at least you still get to play around with your gunpla; I don’t think I can seriously do anything about mine until the summer… Maybe at least 1 HG 1/144 kit in April but that will be about it.
March 8, 2010 at 7:02 AM
Yeah that was quite dissapointing since I’ve been willing to pay an extra 500 yen for chrome gold.
March 8, 2010 at 8:39 AM
The lack of chromeplating calls for airbrushing. I still need to get to work on my PG Astray. Just finished my Assassin’s Creed Gouf Custom for those who are interested. Pics on my blog http://rxsiu.wordpress.com
March 8, 2010 at 12:52 PM
Though i would have liked a better looking gold (or just plain yellow), I still wouldn’t like plated gold because of the nub marks. painted gold is better i think
March 8, 2010 at 1:38 PM
I ordered it from Rainbow Ten just days after its release.
I’d been looking forward to it since it was announced.
When I first saw the MSV illustrations when they appeared in Hobby Japan, I thought “Why the hell isn’t that in the anime?”
I still feel that way.
My Completed Picture:
http://mastertmg.deviantart.com/art/00-Gunadm-7-Swords-156631875
March 8, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Has anyone built the PG astray and the MG Red Frame yet? If they have, which one would you most probably recommend (literally, which one is more worth it for its price?)
March 8, 2010 at 5:33 PM
Can’t wait to build my 00\7swords, which is yet to come.
oh yeah, what kind of paintjob will you do? AB? handbrush? Gundam marker? Spray Can?
March 8, 2010 at 6:46 PM
Nice man, I ordered MG redframe a while back, can’t wait, and I think I will be getting MG wing.. And red frame was supposed to be the last. Damn.
March 8, 2010 at 6:55 PM
I’m not looking forward to the MG Red Frame too much but I really do wanna see the DOUBLE OH! I’ve seen a video review of it, but I wanna experience it in your clean photos. The Buster Sword looks awesome, not to mention there are 6 more and that the small GN Sword can shoot a SLASH HARKEN!
Aaaannnyyywwwwaaayyyyss…after all your studying and finals are over (I know they can really stress you out) can you work on the Lancelot ppllleeeaaaassseee?? I’ve been staring at your Future Projects page constantly and i think somewhere along the way I thought the Lancelot would just start putting itself together. >.>
March 9, 2010 at 4:16 AM
Good for you, man!
I got lucky with the Blue Frame as far as waterslide decals are concerned – I found a sheet of ‘em just a few weeks after I bought it. I hope to be just as lucky with the Red Frame. I’ll check back at the toy shop I got it from maybe next week to look for it.
I also don’t mind the rusty bronze-like gold on the parts (similar to the parts on the Shin Musha). It has some nubs and parting lines (that MUST be filed or sanded away, else they’ll show on the painted layer) that can be covered with paint. The gold need not be shiny chrome, but just shiny enough to stand out but not overpower the bling of the blades themselves.
The undergates are nice, but I sure wish they were implemented more on other kits that actually NEED them, like the ones with special coating. The Blue Frame has some parts molded in that cool smoky black that leave obvious nubs in spots that SHOULD have had undergates. As a result, they need to be filed or sanded and some of the texture suffers as a result.
March 9, 2010 at 4:32 AM
The gold runners are just fine, need no bother to strip off the chrome & repaint it with nicer gold color. & now I started to hold grudge on clear stickers for Astrays… Ridiculous !
March 9, 2010 at 4:35 AM
it shares alot with the blue frame so it should be able to pose really well
March 9, 2010 at 4:57 AM
2 in one kit get both red frame and blue frame weapon :D
March 9, 2010 at 6:38 AM
they were once in my to-buy-list, until i bought 2 GFFMC this month… But I’d look forward to your MG Red Frame Kai more than the HG 00 7S/G, prefer the former :D
March 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM
just got my red frame too, the 2 gerbera straight is the main attraction for me on this kit.
got to love twin katanas
March 9, 2010 at 10:42 PM
SHould’ve opened the 00-7S/G first, temptation to build wouldn’t have been as long and problematic, since it’s only seven runners including PC parts (I think). If I can build HGs OOB and study at the same time, I’m sure someone so much more experienced than I can, too.
March 10, 2010 at 4:57 AM
that’s the 1st time i hear sum1 study n build gunpla simultenously XD for me i’ll finish it within 1 night… for a hg
March 10, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Yea… it’s “only” seven runners… for a 1/144! The Gunpla world sure is amazing.
and I think “much more experienced” people tend to be slower on their models… or maybe that’s just me ^^;
March 10, 2010 at 4:08 PM
Yes, “much more experienced” tend to fix much much more slower than usual, ‘coz we want it look very nice & to be satisfied with the result of it. =)
March 10, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Hey, the 1/72 Armored Core kits are about the height of the MG Crossbone most of the time, and they don’t have an inner frame. But somehow you get swamped with fifty runners or more. No PG has that many runners.
Personally, what I’d do would be to straight-build it while working, check it out, and then think of what kind of color scheme to give it for the following week-end.
March 10, 2010 at 6:49 AM
I also bought the seven swords, due to well swords too. I will target the rf asap. Planning to build it very slowly and still preparing my custom coloscheme, so confusing
March 10, 2010 at 7:27 PM
Sweet, my own MG Red Frame will be arriving tomorrow or Friday at tops. I’m thinking about using Mica Red on it mmm. Anyways, given that I’m still involved in the VF-25S project it’ll be a while before I begin with it.
March 10, 2010 at 7:30 PM
I. Want. One. *daydreams*
March 12, 2010 at 2:38 AM
aaaaaaaaaaaaa
swordddd, sworrddd
i want it too ^^;
but still saving money for new unicorn…
March 12, 2010 at 2:41 AM
I’m still on the fence for the Red Frame. I know it’ll look really good next to my Blue Frame but…. I don’t know, the Tactical Arms looks so strange on it. Wish it was cheaper and just came with the 2 katanas. Doubt they’ll release a version like that though
March 13, 2010 at 1:12 PM
My red frame arrived today, but I wasn’t in to accept the delivery… *CRUSHING DEFEAT* T_T
March 13, 2010 at 9:44 PM
My pree-order arrived today, and i got the exact kits you got, unless you got more than those two.
March 14, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Cool! I got just a few more… ^^;
March 13, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Built MG red frame yesterday, you’ll love it. double katanas is very nice :o
March 14, 2010 at 4:04 AM
I heard from my friend who finished the red frame -something that i was surprised- despite the bulk on the rear it is VERY stable. O_O A lot better than MG Exia, Strike, and Freedom. Really surprised…
March 14, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Hey, something I noticed as I’m taking my Blue Frame runners out of their bags so I can start building it…
There’s only like…2 runners of ABS plastic on here! I expected the inner frame – which is pretty much everything blue on this kit (as opposed to red on the Red Frame), to be made of sturdy ABS.
Now I’m starting to understand the abundance of polycaps here. Normal PS plastic probably wouldn’t be able to handle the stress of the joints without some kind of smooth polycap surface to reduce friction. I’m a little disappointed in this regard, but I guess I’ll see what happens after it’s built.
I’m starting to worry about the Red Frame’s stability now.
March 15, 2010 at 8:55 PM
2 runners of polycaps. Mostly used up. The only issue you may experience is back-heaviness, but it can stand better than the Exia. Andi heard RF is a further improvement when you compare it to the BF.
March 16, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Just finished building, and I’m about to start detailing. I will say though that I didn’t enjoy the look of the tactical arms on the back of the RF. If anything it looks best when kept in bow form. I think I’m going to kit bash the backpack from my 1/100 RF onto this.