Red's the new Meh... Pt. II

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote here about how underwhelmed I was with the MG Red Warrior going so far as to question the kits unimpressive coloration and ability to stand on what seemed to be tiny baby feet. Well thanks to the great folks over at Gundam Kits Collection we now know that the latest Build Fighters kit can at least assume a standing pose, even if they aren't the most exciting.

Still got nothing good to say about the coloration of this kit, probably going to need to refer to my Sazabi ver Ka color guide whenever this kit ends up in my hands. Anyways that's enough on this topic for this guy, click the link above and check out the rest of the magazine scans.

HG Try Burning Gundam

So far I'm mostly enjoying Gundam Build Fighters Try, though not nearly as much as the previous Gundam Build Fighters series, but enough to anticipate the new episodes which air every Wednesday on Youtube. That said I've been largely unimpressed by most of the Gunpla in this show. While I understand the Build Fighters franchise largely exists for the same reasons Transformers existed in the days before it became Michael Bay explosion-fests (I can't that's too subtle I dislike the Transformers films), it still seems weird that there would be so few interesting Gundam design and few if any would belong to the heroes.

A bit of housekeeping before we go any further, this is not a review of the model kit which I do not own. Rather it is the inspired opinion of the design based on internet pictures, which continues after the break.

Eye Spy the 1st

Eye Spy peers at... Master Grade Sengoku Astray.

Cheers for:

• Awesome Red Frame mod
• Cool swords
• Even cooler shield 
• Great pose-ability

Jeers for:

• Parts that fly off
• Boring default colors
• Few accessories
• Wimpy joints/joint connections

Click the jump for more the full review.

HG Transient Gundam

First images of the Gundam Transient, from Gundam Build Fighters Try,  in plastic model form. I loved the look of this suit in the anime but the model kit gets a definite, "meh" from this blogger. Perhaps it the dullness of contrasts that inspire my indifference, that does seem tot be the primary difference between the illustration and the model? What say you dear readers, are you moved to cheers, jeers or meh's?

More images available at Gundam Guy and Gundam Model Kits.