Comments on: GFF Full Armor Gundam MK III

By: Nightslash3535

Nightslash3535 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:15:33 +0000

So far, as being a successor unit to the MK-II, I think this is a pretty unique-looking Gundam, I bet this will be my new favorite design, which is disappointing since it lacked any representation in plastic or resin, gotta love those Zeta legs.
Another thing to say is that the sole purpose of the GFF is to “Stand there and look good at your shelf.”, it’s not meant to be flown around going all “Pew-pew, Ima’ shoot ya.” with it’s weapons$

By: Siroh32

Siroh32 — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:08:27 +0000

I always used something like elmer’s glue for the joints of my MSIA figures. At times I have to do so repeatedly when articulation is done so much. It works even for legs, though it doesn’t work as much on where the hinges are that are behind the “knee” guard, since I’m not as used to trying glue on something like that. I still try that on a couple of my figures (that have loose hinges/joints in those areas) and it does work.

As far as aesthetics go, I guess I can get used to the color scheme of the Gundam Mk. III pretty well; at least more than others. My problem is the beam sabers at the front of the shield, but that’s a small nitpick of the kind that gets one’s self to just losing it after getting to asking what usefulness giant-looking mecha are in real life.
While I like the Zeta Gundam and related designs, I would prefer the Zeta Plus A1 to the Gundam Mk. III. However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that this isn’t a bad design, as far as aesthetics go. Though when comparing a photo of the figure to Kazumi Fujita’s illustration (which I’ve seen on the MAHQ website), I find Katoki does improve the design a bit.

By: Z

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:26:22 +0000

I would definitely need to look into that! Thanks for letting me know ^^

By: Mechwarrior

Mechwarrior — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:24:37 +0000

Found your site after looking for some reviews for GFF. About the parts staying put, did you try to use removable adhesive putty? The one that I have peels off pretty well. The stuff is works by reducing the gap between pieces and increasing friction. It comes off pretty well too.

By: Z

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:45:16 +0000

The MKIII is quite a standalone Gundam and I also had a hard time figuring out which Gundam to put it next to on my shelf ^^;. How about another FA-type Gundam like the FA MKII or FA Hyaku Shiki Kai? better yet… a Deep Striker :D. Big guns go well with big guns.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:21:08 +0000

hey there, got linked here somewhere (see the comment above) and i found out that this page is a good place to read about GFF. Like ur review. This Mk-III is my first GFF and i’m thinking of buying another one to pair it up. Any suggestions?

By: Gundamaniac | GFF 0038 MSF-007 Gundam MK-III

Gundamaniac | GFF 0038 MSF-007 Gundam MK-III — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:01:46 +0000

[...] This GFF was also reviewed by Z on A home look on Gunpla and GFF [...]

By: Toy review roundup : Fanmode

Toy review roundup : Fanmode — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:25:57 +0000

[...] Z reviews the Bandai Gundam Fix Figuration Full Armor Gundam Mk. III set. Excerpt: “… looks simply incredible.” (See also.) [...]

By: Z

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:37:56 +0000

Rodrigo, you’re actually not that far off on that idea ^^. Just look at the shoulder, body and legs. They do give off a Mk II vibe. I think the full armor was newly designed just for the GFF. I could be wrong since I don’t even know this Gundam existed before its GFF ^^;

AceWhatever, I think if we’re gonna get an MG for it… it’ll be probably only like the Zeta Plus. No Full Armor. Sorry to hear about all the defects yours have, I thought first batches would be the one to be free of most of the errors. I destroyed the stiffness simply by forcing it to pose, spreading the legs farther apart (which it wasn’t meant to be able to do) ^^; if you look at the first shot and compared to the last, you see the legs are farther apart. It has to be that way because if I put it back in the original pose, the top would fall back with or without armor. I managed to put both bazookas on the back straight after some fiddling but I forgot to take pics of it. As for the chest and skirt pieces, I think you’re better off just not touching the Gundam after putting it on display. Sadly, there’s not much you can do about those parts since they literally just hub on but without actually being pressed flat against the Gundam so gluing doesn’t help as effectively. Yea… I love how long the beam rifles are! The Zeta, the Z Plus, and this MK III. It looks good and all but not quite practical and easy to pose with.

By: AceWhatever

AceWhatever — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:52:12 +0000

The MK.III was my second and probably last GFF. I had entertained the possibility that they’ll make a MG for it like they did with Shin Musha and the Crossbone X-1 but I was too impatient and in love with this MSV to wait. I had seen the FA lineart a long time ago but my mind tricked me into thinking that the main body was repainted white instead of keeping its original color.

I had this pre-ordered on HLJ for months and that rush probably cost me. On top of the faults you mentioned mine came with a ton of factory defects. The v-fin was crooked, one arm was stiffer than the the other, the top right binder was loose and comes off, one of the back cannons won’t pivot forward as far as the other one, one of the FA leg parts left a seem.

After I opened it I put it on the stand in FA mode (keeps leaning to the right for some reason) holding both beam rifles with the beam blades on the shoulder cannons and haven’t touched it since. What’d you do to mess up the leg stiffness? And did you ever manage to mount the bazookas on the hook impressions on the backpack? It’s damn near impossible.

I’m resisting the temptation to just glue the FA parts on and keep it that way. Is there a method to make a permanent sticky layer on the inside of the armor parts? Especially for the chest and skirt armor.

Also, as a fellow owner of several Zeta-era kits, have you ever noticed that their beam rifles tend to be extra long to the point where you always have to tuck their butts under the arm pits in forward poses?