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| Topic Started: Aug 24 2010, 10:26 PM (1,899 Views) | |
| GriffithAzure | Aug 24 2010, 10:26 PM Post #1 |
Fly me to the moon...
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Over the year I got really nice kits, but every now and then people I know run into a gundam that just stinks with the majority of it's aspects. What kit's were your guys bad buy? I'm starting this thread so everyone will be well aware XD |
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Aug 24 2010, 10:31 PM Post #2 |
Ever the obvious...
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It's not really bad but the MG Gouf Custom is a disappointment. It's unable to hold it's shield properly without reinforcing the joints. |
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| Foxhead556 | Aug 24 2010, 10:36 PM Post #3 |
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The mg gp02a i was hoping for a epic shield pose but the thing can't even hold it right so i just took it off and made him hold the bazooka and a beam saber |
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| Gold Ranger | Aug 24 2010, 10:39 PM Post #4 |
When lightning strikes, IT'S GOLD RANGER!!!
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Idk if i'm alone on this but MG Unicorn. It's not bad, but it just isn't that great. The transformation makes a lot of the parts very floppy, the white parts hardly cover up the pink/red in unicorn mode, and the articulation really limits the epic poses you can get. |
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| AdamL316 | Aug 24 2010, 10:51 PM Post #5 |
Gundam Meister
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I would stay away from the MG F 91, the most floppy piece of crap I've ever bought |
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| GriffithAzure | Aug 24 2010, 11:04 PM Post #6 |
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Actually, my F91 is pretty stable. The pointing finger would get loose every once in a while but nothing a nice coat of paint on some joints can fix. sorry I mean nothing a nice coat of paint on some joints CAN'T fix. Try it out |
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Aug 24 2010, 11:11 PM Post #7 |
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I've actually got one, and I've got to say that there arent any problems with it. Unpainted too. One kit not to touch imho is the crossbone full cloth, the main body is passable, but the full cloth armor is horrible, so loose. On mine and my cousins |
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Aug 24 2010, 11:15 PM Post #8 |
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Crossbone painted is fine! Edit* Disregard this didn't read the post properly. Sadly yea the clothe just falls down even with paint. Unless you literally paint it, pose it, and NEVER change it's position. :/ Edited by Squee, Aug 24 2010, 11:21 PM.
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| AdamL316 | Aug 24 2010, 11:17 PM Post #9 |
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Well, maybe I got a bad one, all of the joints were loose, couldn't hold his beam rifle, a lot of the armor fell off, I glued and stiffened all that I could. It's pretty much a brick now... Needless to say, I was pretty dissapointed with it. Another addition I can add, HG Exia. Yes, as much as I love Exia, the shoulder connectors are terrible, they're on the loosest ball joints ever... I'm glad I have the MG though, one of my favorites  btw Griffith, if you need to edit a post, there's an edit button at the bottom of your post |
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| GriffithAzure | Aug 24 2010, 11:20 PM Post #10 |
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Thanks for telling me. And don't you just hate having the only bad one >.> It happens, but it sucks.... By the way. I came across a few OLD sd kits that had parts *how do I describe??* parts that hardly connected, and when they did they either had a small gap or look like one part was overlapping another. I'm bad at describing -.- The first edition SD Zeong had a bit of the problems Yeah. I heard alot of people saying how any crossbone has trouble keeping a pose. Edited by chetario, Aug 24 2010, 11:36 PM.
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| WenHan | Aug 24 2010, 11:26 PM Post #11 |
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MG V Gundam. (Btw you want to use the edit button)
Edited by WenHan, Aug 25 2010, 12:31 AM.
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| GriffithAzure | Aug 24 2010, 11:27 PM Post #12 |
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Fly me to the moon...
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Unless it held the shield with both hands, but then it wouldn't look as good. |
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Aug 24 2010, 11:37 PM Post #13 |
 
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MG Sazabi. Don't have it, but I've heard enough people gripe about it |
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| NeuesZiel | Aug 25 2010, 12:04 AM Post #14 |
Zeon MS-Fanboy
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MG Gelgoog 1.0. I bought the Gato version which is just a recolor of the original and the skirt armor is terrible. It's not articulated like on the 2.0 but that's not the problem. All of the 5 external skirt parts attach to 2 big internal skirt parts beneath them, you can't call them an internal frame 'cause they're molded in the same color. Anyway, getting the exterior pieces to fit in without one getting pushed a bit out of place is just impossible. That's my only really big gripe with the kit, the rest is due to expecting way too much from an old kit after being spoiled by new ones. |
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| tenx10 | Aug 25 2010, 12:15 AM Post #15 |
Char's Apprentice
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MG Victory gundam ver ka. |
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| mobilesuit101 | Aug 25 2010, 12:49 AM Post #16 |
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ZETA GUNDAM 1.0....that kit is a piece of shit |
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Aug 25 2010, 12:52 AM Post #17 |
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Ever the obvious...
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NG Blue Frame Second L... It's almost impossible to hold the sword upright. |
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Aug 25 2010, 12:54 AM Post #18 |
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Agree i trashed mine |
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| meadeslemicah | Aug 25 2010, 01:38 AM Post #19 |
SD Gundam Mastah
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MG Zeta plus C1 type. the hip connector/lock doesn't do its job.... SD Chouko Zaku III....lacking wow factor. |
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| Gold Ranger | Aug 25 2010, 02:14 AM Post #20 |
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1/144 Rising Gundam... Idk why anyone would buy it but i got it for free because a shop i go to gives free stuff when you buy a certain amount of kits and this was just horrible. |
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| yami4ct | Aug 25 2010, 02:31 AM Post #21 |
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Aw, I really like the V Gundam kit. Sure, it's hip joints are absolute crap, but if you pose it and put it on your shelf you can make it look rather cool. I've got mine on an action base posed like it's flying forward with a beam saber and shield. I really love the look of that suit. |
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| Blargg | Aug 25 2010, 03:59 AM Post #22 |
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@Yami4ct I love the Victory kit too. Apart from the lack of waist articulation, I have no real problems; the bottom locks into the top perfectly fine for me - I can shake him and he won't come apart. I do dislike the fact that the vents on the back don't have thrusters in them, but whatever. A lot of SDs are simply crap; no amount of putty can fix those seam lines. There's shocking amounts of flash as well, and the dreaded empty parts SDs are so famous for. I'm still very pissed off about the Byalant kit I bought; I have no idea what design the makers were looking at. EDIT: @Griffith Is that avatar from that Advance Wars game? The non-cartoony one? I think I recognise it, and it's annoying the heck out of me that I can't fully place it. Edited by Blargg, Aug 25 2010, 04:01 AM.
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| tc012009 | Aug 25 2010, 04:05 AM Post #23 |
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MG Crossbone Full Cloth has a lot is articulation issues. It is also almost incapable of holding its weapons. |
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| vegeta8259 | Aug 25 2010, 08:27 AM Post #24 |
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MG Gouf Custom (mine hold it's shield fine, but the knee and hip joints are loose as hell) MG V Gundam (falls apart like a week old zombie) MG GP02A (I really want to like this kit, but it's got so many stability issues and it's sooooooo 1.0) MG Zaku II v1.0 (just because there's so many other better Zakus out there) PG 00 Raiser (unless you find it for under $200 (unlikely) don't bother...) |
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| Zurh | Aug 25 2010, 08:42 AM Post #25 |
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and to think, I was considering buying that to go with my ng red frame 
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| Samurai Graham | Aug 25 2010, 08:44 AM Post #26 |
Back To The Past
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The funnels are so weak |
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| Bearded-Stranger | Aug 25 2010, 09:07 AM Post #27 |
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Zaku 1 and 2 1.0/ Both are the same piece of crap. GM and Gundam 1.0 really just a 1/100 high grade |
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| NoZaku | Aug 25 2010, 12:53 PM Post #28 |
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The 1/60 V2 Gundam Some of the parts were very brittle and broke easily. I don't know if it's because it's an old kit or the way the parts were made. Some the MG Gundam F91 parts feel very loose, or it could be the way I put it together. |
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| wewe | Aug 29 2010, 11:09 AM Post #29 |
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My f91 and f91 Harris are both floppy now.  Here's my gunpla beware list based on my experience with them. 1990-2010. HG Aura Battler 006 Leprechaun: Production error. ABS is brittle. HG 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame 2nd. L: ABS parts are produced with PS. HGUC GP01 GP01fb: Lots of small and brittle PS parts. MG Hi-Nu: Beware of the all ABS pelvis joint connections. Also, very tiny easy to loose thrusters for the fuel tanks. MG Guncannon: Pelvis joint construction is prone to breakage. Poor engineering. MG EX-S: Has plenty of easy to break points. Complicated transformation. MG ReGZ: Bluish plastic being thin and brittle. MG Kampfer: Leg joint prone to breakage. Poor engineering. MG Gogg: Peg connections make armor removal difficult. MG Z'Gok: Ankle joint construction is weak. Poor engineering. HGUC Quebley: Flimsy shoulders with no locking tabs. 1/100 HG Victory Gundam: Overall flimsiness. MG Guntank. Threads can easily get dislodge. MG G-Fighter: Complicated convertion. 1/144 Gundam Leopard. Misleading modified finished product pictured on the box. 1/144 Wing Gundam series. Turn-A kits put these to shame. They're cheaper too. MG Zeta. Katoki redesign that reeks with build issues. Ver. 2 solved everything. HG 1/144Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R: Loose PS to PS connections. MG Type 100 w/ Balute System or any "Gloss" kit: Shiny plastic is brittle and may present trimming issues. Edited by wewe, Aug 30 2010, 10:23 PM.
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| vegeta8259 | Aug 29 2010, 11:22 AM Post #30 |
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define "hard to work with".... I didn't have any problems with mine... |
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