ATShinkansen Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I found these at my local anime convention today. I didn’t know these existed! 5 Link to comment
ATShinkansen Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 I found some information about them: https://en.gundam.info/news/event/news_event_20171220_143826p.html Apparently, they (at least the one with the old-style artwork) were a prize for visiting stations. They’re very basic kits, definitely not High Grade. The kit in the old-style box even requires paint, as it’s only molded in silver. But they are 1/144, so they can still call my layout home. Link to comment
katoftw Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Share Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Interesting. Grab a couple of gundum pens and go to work on them. 1 Link to comment
ATShinkansen Posted Sunday at 08:00 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:00 PM I built the one in the larger white box. With its simpler construction, it went together much faster than a HG kit, but it’s poseability is significantly more limited. And this thing is GREEN! The other one will need a bottle of Tamiya X15 Light Green before I start on that one. 7 Link to comment
Kamome Posted Tuesday at 07:37 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:37 AM (edited) Those JR East Shinkansen livery ones look pretty good. Treading on the toes of Shinkalion a bit. I got a free Uniqlo Zaku II kit in white and red as part of a promotion some years ago. They also did the RX-78 Gundam. These were from some quite old moulds which is probably the same as these. https://www.ungeek.ph/2019/01/uniqlo-announces-a-gundam-collection-with-awesome-shirts-and-gunpla/ The colour on the JR ones look nicer than the Uniqlo ones, but you really need an E235 to go with it. Edited Tuesday at 07:39 AM by Kamome Link to comment
jappomania Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:28 AM On 1/22/2023 at 9:00 PM, ATShinkansen said: I built the one in the larger white box. With its simpler construction, it went together much faster than a HG kit, but it’s poseability is significantly more limited. And this thing is GREEN! The other one will need a bottle of Tamiya X15 Light Green before I start on that one. HULKdam angry! HULKdam SMASH!!! 😋 (I have to stay away from the Bandai Gundam universe, there is no more room for new collections…) 2 Link to comment
ATShinkansen Posted Thursday at 11:36 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 11:36 PM On 1/24/2023 at 1:37 AM, Kamome said: The colour on the JR ones look nicer than the Uniqlo ones, but you really need an E235 to go with it. Don’t tempt me… I’m already telling myself “No more trains! No more trains!” The more I look at these Gundams, though… Link to comment
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