Who Knew Ugly Could be so Beautiful

Usually a broken, scratched, incomplete thing is utterly abominable but this battle damaged MG Hyaku Shiki by Dunpeel is absolutely masterful. I mean look at it, that battle damage is something wonderful. I'm going to put it out there right now, this is beyond my current skill level and wll worth a looksee. Also that LED enabled I has quite the sinister air to it if I do say so myself.

Shout out to Gundam Guy blog for shining their light on this amazing peace, head over to the artists page for the full gallery of excellent images.

Eye Spy the Second

Eye Spy peers at... Master Grade Rick Dias Quattro Bajeena Custom.

Cheers for:

• Cool weapons
• Great feel (I'll explain)
• Unique design
• Competent hands
• Options 
• Awesome engineering
• Sweet color scheme

Jeers for:

• Wonky shoulder armor
• Limited leg pose-ability

A in-depth review can be found after the break.

Early Returns Are...

Very good in my humble opinion. Thanks to Gundam Guy we now know what Master Grade Hyaku Shiki ver. 2.0 is going to look like on our collective shelves. I'm simply loving this color choice! While the gold of the original Hyaku Shiki was lovely, it was also a bit too flamboyant and its magnetic attraction to finger prints quickly ruined it's luminscence. Meanwhile the Ballute System version was a spoiled mustard eye-sore. Here Bandai has found a successful middle-ground and remedied both of these shortcomings by adorning this version of Quattro Bajeena's Mobile Suit with a lovely soft gold that should prove finger print resistant.

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Thoughts on the Second Coming

Thanks to Gundam Guy (among others) we now know the Master Grade line will receive a Hyaku Shiki 2.0 and while that's quite great it does bring up some thoughts. First though pictures.