Monday, July 5, 2010

Photo review of HG 1/144 Tieren Space Type

Another one of the 'discount' models, I got this one from HLJ. Its got pretty decent articulation and plenty of verniers for thruster fans. The only major 'glitch' in this model is the couple of 'phallic symbols' on its legs... They can be quite the eyesore and definitely make the Space type look pretty weird while its standing on its feet. Check out the following shots to see what I mean...



Size and accessories:
The Tieren stands bigger than the Exia but just barely... compared to Mr Bushido's Ahead however, it does come out short...
Accessories-wise, it come with the 'capture weapons' which you've probably seen at work in the episode where the Tierens take on Virtue and Kyrios. The bummer is that the orange stickers are given for the 'side parts of the Tieren, but once you add the grapple hook system, the orange in hidden, and while this part too is supposed to be orange, there's no sticker for it, so its grey on that side :-| Speaking of stickers, the orange one that goes around the gun on the machine gun on the right hand side just refuses to stay on the machine gun and keeps peeling off.
Aside from that, it comes with the space version of the smooth bore gun, the capture weapons, one for the hand and the other from under the 'underarm' machine gun, the grapple hook (which has a wire part... good luck trying to get it straight if it gets any kinks), an extra hand and of course, the carbon blade (which actually does not have a place on the tieren to store it! ... or at least I couldn't find it )



Action poses
Within a few minutes, you'll realise that while the Tieren is pretty stable on its feet and easy to stand, it looks pretty stupid just standing there... Its the space type so make sure you have an action base ready to make it look good. Once 'airborne', the model has a dynamism of its own which may not appeal to all, but the huge bulky mech can be made to look quite sleek and menacing at the same time, check out images 5 and 6 here to see what I'm talking about. You can load up pretty much every weapon it has on the Tieren, except of course, the optional hand! I'm planning to paint this model, but the weather right now is not playing along, so I gotta wait I guess.





Monday, June 28, 2010

Photo review of HG 1/144 Xist's Mobile CGue

My second or third kit (The first being the Exia, I'll get around to that review soon), I got this one when it was on sale on HLJ. This is the straight build, no panel lines or colours yet. I am planning to work on it a bit so I'll have those pics up when I'm finished.

The CGue straight up
The CGue straight up


CGue's wings
CGue's wings







Guns a blazin


Guns a blazin



I cut you with sword
Cool 'red' sword... had already broken the shield tabs by then -_- (action base not included!)




all the goodies
All the goodies




With Gundam Exia 
With Gundam Exia

Face to face




I got you in my sights
I got you in my sights

Do you feel lucky, punk?
Do you feel lucky, punk



I tried red paint markers on his feet, but didn't like the result so I ended up sanding his feet... more pics to come soon.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Paypal promotion on HLJ: 70% shipping off

Pay with Paypal and get 70% off on shipping! Limited time only! From 10am June 22 to 6pm June 24, 2010 (Japan Standard Time; GMT+9)!

Here's a link to the announcement on the HLJ website: http://www.hlj.com/paypal/discountshipping.html

Monday, June 21, 2010

Random News: Land sharks’ weekend home

Check this article out if you have the time. Not only do they speed build an entire 1:1 house, they also do excellent weathering over a weekend! Enjoy :D


Land sharks’ weekend home
Illegal construction begins on a Friday night, by Monday the brand new house looks old enough to be missed
http://mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201006212010062103040344628a3570/Land-sharks%E2%80%99-weekend-home.html