MrProd Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Got back into modelling during Lockdown Vol 1 and have built several planes and a helicopter,. Fancy something a bit different and stumbled across this. https://www.amazon.co.uk/GODNECE-Mecha-Model-Kits-8cm/dp/B08149TQC2 Looks like a decent starting point for the addition of some details, an unusual paint job and loads of chipping and weathering. Am I wrong? I like the look of the Maschinen Krieger kits but they seem pricey and I don't know where to start with Gundam, so many of them look a bit too waspish and too much like they're wearing high heels. I wish someone made kits of the ABC Warriors from 2000AD. 1/6 scale Hammerstein would perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I agree that kreiger kits are overpriced unless you can source them from Japan. But there's a new Customs thing coming up. Which means that they will be taxed at source. Previously sometimes they were imported and customs missed them. That's why I've been scratchbuilding them for some years now. More fun anyway. I agree about the Gundam too! The one you've found looks a bit toylike to me. But could no doubt be modified. Put robot model kits into ebay. Some interesting choices at about the same price. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sbsAAOSwHbpfpJaa/s-l1600.jpg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAPANESE-ROBOT-MODEL-KIT-RARE-IRONFOOT-MIB-FROM-THE-DOUGRAM-SERIES/233801561586?hash=item366fa8b5f2:g:7l8AAOSww95fw9UB https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/hVkAAOSwVhFfuqi6/s-l225.webp https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/MvgAAOSwhKVfw92r/s-l225.webp This one is a 1/20th kreiger at 25GBP You can search SF3D or Kreiger or Maschinen Kreiger. All the same thing, but they get different results! Cheers, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVoidDragon Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: I agree that kreiger kits are overpriced unless you can source them from Japan. But there's a new Customs thing coming up. Which means that they will be taxed at source. Previously sometimes they were imported and customs missed them. What do you mean by this? Things will become more expensive to import from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Possibly. Here's a link to the subject in chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 7:44 PM, TheVoidDragon said: What do you mean by this? Things will become more expensive to import from there? Not if you keep them under 15 quid not including shipping *Just now*. If I may be so bold to suggest something simple like the 1/35 MODEROID Outcast Brigade Exoframe you could probably get it cheaper abroad but not by much. They also have the 1/35 Moderoid USMC Exoframe. They are from an anime that can be found on Youtube Called Obsolete. Obsolete Anime (Links are clickable) Plenty of choices and cheapness when it comes to Gundam in 1/144th scale from the likes of HLJ and Hobbysearch. I am sure i posted some pics of kits here awhile ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Pilgrim_UK said: on Youtube Called Obsolete. Thanks for the link. It's a new one to me. Nice animation and some of the suit greeblies are easy to spot. That has to be the quietest C-130 ever if you can hear a cellphone in flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrProd Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Thanks for the suggestions guys. Been looking at Frame Arms as well, but still a bit "spiky" in that gundam style. Got the godnece figure on its way, may have to buy the Gro?er Hund as well. I fancy a go at a Knight or Rook from Industria Mechanika but I'll need to have a fair bit more cash lying around before I can justify that sort of outlay. The godnece thing is moulded from ABS plastic, will this be a problem for any regular modelling products ie liquid poly cement, mr surfacer, tamiya putty etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kushan_Farsight Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Ditto to the thanks @Pilgrim_UK for showing me this Obsolete series, had not heard of it before. Some of the styling reminds me of Gasaraki, which i really enjoyed many years back, but any model kits for that universe are ridiculously priced! (quick check on ebay proves thats still the case even now!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrProd Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 It's arrived early. In some ways it's better than expected, in others it's a bit naff. Apart from anything else because it's push fit there are 'pegs' sticking out all over the place as attachment points for ancillaries. Nothing Mr Sprue cutter can't fix. It's a starting point. Soon to be a work in progress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 👍 Is it supposed to be the same as the one on the box or do you get options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrProd Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 On 24/12/2020 at 19:10, Pilgrim_UK said: 👍 Is it supposed to be the same as the one on the box or do you get options? You can only build one kit but it has a range of parts. It has one core torso part where the human operator sits but you then choose whether to have the rest of the torso open (looks like a low rent version of the power loader from Aliens) or closed off like in my photo. There are two pairs of legs and multiple armaments, though these are very basic. See the developments in the work in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaizenMaizer Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 12/11/2020 at 11:43 AM, Kushan_Farsight said: Some of the styling reminds me of Gasaraki, which i really enjoyed many years back, but any model kits for that universe are ridiculously priced! (quick check on ebay proves thats still the case even now!) Yeah, anything Mecha that isn't Bandai are less likely to get any reprints (not to mention that even Bandai will not reprint everything as often, looking at you, HG AGE collection), so anything laying around become a rarity. It's a common thing you have to know of when you buy Japanese toys and models, "buy first; ask questions later". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Have you had a look at 30MM kits from Bandai. Cheeper than most an a nice intro in the unbelievable quality of Bandai. Once you have build a Bandai kit nothing and I mean nothing comes close. I an a total Gundam fan but do build other stuff. https://www.gundammad.co.uk/home.php?cat=346 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 09/12/2020 at 17:49, MrProd said: The godnece thing is moulded from ABS plastic, will this be a problem for any regular modelling products ie liquid poly cement Yes; you'll need Plastruct Plastic Weld, Tenax-7R if you can find any, or a cyanoacrylic glue to bond parts (other ABS cements may be available). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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