Monday, September 24, 2007

The Best MG Bandai Kit so Far!!

I don't want to side with the bad guys... my good nature always tells me to give the first and last 'hurrah' to the heroes. But in this case, even if I muster up all my positive energy to try and push this evil doer away and drag it below the MG list, it always ends up on the top!

Heroes, bow before the great Zaku II!!

This baddy is the Char Zaku Ver 2.0! This is by far the best MG we've pieced together. Why? Plain and simple - its cheap yet sturdy and very posable! And that's just the beginning! Because the building process itself is also a blast!Let me tell you why...

Movable thrusters, sturdy body and fittings make one great build...

First lets focus on the body. This baby has a humongous cockpit that could fit two pilots, and while only one seat is available, it can be controlled to move from one side of the cockpit to the other, thus there are 2 cockpit access doors.

Two cockpit access doors, take your pick!

The hands and arms come with surprises of its own. First the shoulders are strike noir like in its flexibility and the elbows are double jointed to add mobility. Finally the hands have individual fingers and the wrist twist at an angle making the whole arm unit a bad ass assembly.

Just love the arms... joints galore!

Finally, the legs is your typical MG but the difference is defined with the foot where joints allow side to side, front to back poses with ease. And with the Zaku complete, you can pose away without worrying of loose parts!

Nice bulky legs...

and a detailed, fully movable foot... need I say more?!

We had fun posing strike noir but this bad ass Zaku takes the cake!!


Oh and we got this Zaku at 2,200 pesos!! Thats cheap...

Could this be the fake Myrh's Zaku???

We have yet to paint it, but at its present state, its already a charmer!!

Still waiting to be painted but still an eye candy!!

Keroro MK II - Do I hear KEROPLA?!

Ladies and Gents, to all the Plamo pipz out there, I just like to share about a prized find in this world of model kits! If you have tried GUNPLA you will surely love KEROPLA!


Sounds new? well, technically it is, but the defining aspect of the hobby remains the same. The only thing that changed is the characters. Yep, I'm talking about the Keroro Model kits, based on the anime Sgt. Keroro.

Nice color combinations!Look at the amazing details...

Basically, what you would love with these kits is that they came out with the MK II types, and their much more detailed and engaging. Yep engaging because unlike the previous models, these new Keroro kits have three different forms. Yep, these small SD sized plastic models can turn into three different forms!

One of the forms, it also turns into the common stand up robo and one of the legs of the big robo keroro!

And get this, completing all 5 keroro MK II's form one big keroro robo!! Kewl eh!?

But as of now, I only have Keroro and Kululu... the others are hard to find and the Ninja type is yet to be released.

The Sgt. Keroro MK II also rocks!!

But even if I just have these two for now, its still a pleasure posing and playing with them while I wait for the others to hit the toy shelves! Oh and they just cost 500 each.

Well besides their new robots, the little frogs are also a bundle of cuteness. If you don't get mesmerized by the mecha, the Keroro figures will, especially the fully posable arms and legs because they even have joints in their tiny arms and legs.
Check out the joints, waiting to be released from its plastic shackles...

Overall, if you want something cute and fresh and cheap that you can build, modify and enjoy, try KEROPLA!!