Review: SD Crossbone (Guniki)

Hey guys I'm going to be reviewing something different now. Its from a new manufacturer called Guniki and its an SD Crossbone X1 (i think). First of all im not yet well versed when it comes to SD musha and crossbone lore so.all.I can give is an objective review of the kit itself. Here it goes.

This is the Guniki Crossbone's manual. Yeah, I know right. It has a hand drawn feel to it. It gives it a really it a unique presentation to the manual.

Unfortunately, because it looks hand drawn it (the illustrations) suffers from being too light. Sometimes I had to squint my eyes just to see which part goes where and also the directions are a little hard to follow and sometimes you need to use your common sense.

Plastic-wise this kit is miles better than the Mobius zero I recently reviewed. The plastic feels smooth and not grainy and when you cut it, it feels solid and crisp.

If I should compare it to a BL kit (because im sure as hecknits not up to bandai standard: I would say somewhere between the daban sazabi and nu ver ka )

This kit also comes with 2 runners that are painted metallic. They are not plated parts but those are some nice looking gold and silver parts.

Lastly, the guniki crossbone comes with a runner with a rubbery material for the robe and extra hands. The material has the same look and feel as the feathers that come with the MG wing zero custom. The color leaves something to be desired it's like a sickly looking dirty white.

None of my sd's elbow polycaps survived. All of them have massive tears and have been super glued

Be careful when inserting the gold cheek protector to the helmet as the female peg of the helmet tends to crack

ISSUES:

1) the polycaps are soft and prone to ripping. I havent even moved the elbows before but when I did. The elbow polycaps ripped.

2) be careful when putting the gold cheek parts in the helmet the pegs of the gold parts are a bit brittle and both cheek parts have been glued tobthe helmet.

3) Why in the world would you give an SD kit a sticker sheet that was not pre-cut. C'mon guniki!!! Its annoying as hell.

Conclusion:

1) The details are really good

2) the kit is very paintable (and you should paint it) because...

3) The stickers are shit.

4) polycaps are fragile

5) plastic quality is very good.

6) there are a lot of extra accessories.

Should you buy it? If you collect SD's yes and buy two (the x1 and x2). If you don't then I'd suggest you try it. Its refreshing. Just be careful of the poly caps

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Review: Mobius Zero (SPLSFStudio)

Let's get down to business. Here is my review of the Mobius Zero.


Box comparison with a Sinanju Stein

Yeah... I'm not familiar with them and I'm too lazy to google their company

What is the Mobius Zero? Well... the Mobius Zero is a space mobile armor from the Gundam Seed universe and is originally piloted by Mwu La Flaga.

It uses wired gunbarrels to attack hostile forces from multiple directions aka an all range attack. The Universal Century equivalent to that technology are Incoms.


Runner breakdown.... because I forgot to take unboxing pictures

Yup it is hollow. No inner frame. Its a 1/100 NG.

Use glue on these F*ckers unless you want them to suddenly jump out and disappear into the void

Call me skeptical, but a new third party company making one of my favorite mobile armor in Gundam Seed into a plamo... I had to get one.

Thoughts and issues:
1) The plastic isn't good. Its like the old TT Hongli plastic but a little bit gummier.
2) There is no inner frame.
3) The Orange parts specially the small fins and singlets are a b*tch to put in.
4) You will need some glue to keep the small parts (and some of the big parts as well) from popping out and disappearing into the void.
5) It doesn't fit into a Dragon Momoko Strike or an akatsuki (I misplaced my other strike plamo)
6) Be careful with big parts like those for the rifles. They rend to get pressure marks easily because of the rather soft plastics












Final thoughts: I am disappointed with.the plastic and build quality but not the detail.

Final thoughts 2: cool extra weapons. You might need some blutac to hold the weapons

Is it worth buying? Uhh.... it might be. If you really like the design. The booster gimmick is cool as well as the weapons.

Verdict: 70 /100



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Next review: Mobius Zero

Yeah. I know. My stein review isnt out yet. The reason is I'm busy making my gbwc entry.

My next review that im actually buildung now is the Mobius Zero Mobile Armor from Gundam Seed. Its made by a relatively new maker called SPLSFStudio

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Blog update: incoming reviews

Quick update guys. This week I'll be reviewing the Sinanju stein ver ka from daban then after that the hguc byarlant custom and the banshee norn destroy mode. Expect more detailed and better quality pics.

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Review HG Jegan Ecoas type (Daban)

Before anything else I would like to apologize for the delay of this review. Real life tends to screw up ones plans and time tables.

With that out off the way let's get on with the review of the Daban HGUC Jegan ECOAS type

I am not a monoeye. I am a visor type!!!

HG's or high grades are Bandai's highly populated difficulty level of kits. It is usually aimed at beginners to intermediate builders. The hg collection houses a wide variety of model kits and their variants not found in other grades like mg, rg, pg etc.

Here we have an example of that. This is the Jegan Ecoas type. Of course this unit is based on the Jegan, and is an elite variant of that unit.

Let me get to the point. Building this kit was a challenge not because it is bad but because I had expected too much from it.

I had to surpress my dissatisfaction and I to remind myself that :
A) this is a high grade
B) this is a grunt unit
C) this is a bootleg
D) this a universal century HG

If you're looking for; hi nu vrabe level of gimmicks and accessories, build burning gundam level of flexibility, posability or effect parts, or just a decent Bandai level of build quality I suggest you look elsewhere.

Conclusion

Plastic quality:  70% its the same plastic as Daban's The O.

Posability: 70% it has the same posability as the lightning gundam (which is a remodelled re-gz). It can't open it's legs more than 30 degrees. Oh well its not a high mobility suit so I guess thats expected.

Build quality: 75% usual bootleg problems. I had to sand and widen a lot (almost all)of pegs  just to snap it fit without exerting too much pressure on the parts.

Colors: honestly, the colors look a little pale.

Final thoughts: I like it for an hg. Although I hate the foils stickers. Overall for the price this is a good addition

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Custom Sazabi Update: brain fart part 2

Well since I decided to decapitate my Liger Zero Panzer and fuse it to my sazabi I decided to run with it. Jere is the Sazabi's arm modified and equipped with the Liger's strike laser claws.

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Custom Sazabi update: brain fart

Crossing the fine line of brilliance and insanity

It's not hollow inside

What we have here is an idea so stupid and ridiculous that I have no choice but to do it. Im making a new version of the Tryon for the GBWC. I'm calling it the Megapanzer Zeon.

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Custom project: Sazabi Full Armor

DON'T LOOK AT ME I'M NOT DECENT!!!

Hey.I know I still owe you an HG Jegan Ecoas type review and its coming tomorrow.

I wanted to show you a naked sazabi ver ka. I'm not doin any major changes to the frame but I am modifying the armor panels and weapons to give it more firepower.

Im documenting my build and hopefully I can make it to GBWC this October.

Follow me on instagram @donjuandefantastico

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Daban HG Jegan Ecoas type

I'm reviewing something different. Daban's Jegan Ecoas type.
Expect a review tonight.

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Review: MG Akatsuki Gundam (Dragon Momoko)

The Akatsuki Gundam created by the nation of Orb in the Gundam Seed Destiny series. 

This particular model kit is based on the Dragon momoko strike inner frame which is basically a sligtly modded strike RM  inner frame.

This kit comes with both the Oowashi and Shiranui backpacks 2 beam sabers, a number of beam effects, beam rifle, a number of different fixed hands, a pair of version 3 hands and a shield.

As I have said. The DM( Dragon Momoko) Akatsuki uses a modified Strike inner frame and this results in a very flexible and posable kit. Unfortunately this kit comes with the disadvantages of that innerfrane design. Issues with the frame are tight joints and very loose ankles.

Most of the inner frame parts are not undergated (nub marks are hidden under the part so they wont be seen) except those from the O and M  runners.

Did I say that the ankles are loose? Yes? Well... I'll tell you again. The ankles sre very loose. Annoyingly loose.

Let's discuss the main suit.

Obviously, this kit is colored gold. And its a good thing that the gold in this kit is not plated but rather injected because not all armor parts are undergated and you might want to touch it out repaint it .

Some parts in the wrists, shoulders, thighs and ankles are prone to nub marks.

A confession: I dont like this pack. It's too bulky, it really doesn't look cool (my opinion).

To be more objective the back connector is loose and the pack keeps falling off.

The Oowashi pack. In my opinion the better looking of the 2 Akatsuki backpacks. This is a transformable booster with missiles and 2 cannons.

Equipping it on the Akatsuki doesnt make it too unbalanced plus the addition of black, white and red accents help break up the monotony of gold.

Conclusion:

Posability: even though the frame is very posable. By adding all the armor, its overall range of movement is reduced. Also... loose ankles and be careful.of the flexible hands. They have been know to lose fingers

Plastics: same as the DM strike. Armor parts are mostly undergated. Frame parts are not. Plastic quality is good softer than Bandai but still crisp. The gold color isnt plated so you can paint over it.

Extras: 2 backpacks, water slide decals, a number of beam effects, stickers. It doesnt have a stand/action base included

Final thoughts: its not as gold as i expected it to be. And those ankles irritate the heck out of me. But aside from those issues I would say this is a very detailed and unique kit

Should you buy it? Yes.but wait for the hype and price to go down a little. Its not as good as the sword and launcher strike detail wise.

Rating: 85

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