Kit Review: 1/72 FA-78-1 Full Armor Gundam

1/72 FA-78-1 Full Armor Gundam Sentinel

Manufacturer: G-System-Best
Cast Quality: 10/10.
The same bar of quality I have come to expect from G-System-Best.  I loved how complex this kit looked, and there are many, MANY pieces in this kit.  As you can see, the details are casted nicely, and it came with all metal accessories and even a rather large stand!  Looking forward to starting this kit.





















As you can see, it looks great!

Kit Review: SMS 1/100 Nightingale (NG Version)

1/100 NG Nightingale (SMS Version)
Manufacturer: SMS
Cast Quality: 10/10.
All quality pieces, no weak spots from what I could tell, details well preserved. The kit is VERY large for being a 1/100 scale kit. The shoulder pieces are the size of a 1/100 model on it's own! Some shallow panel lines in the cast, but they can be easily fixed with a scribing tool. The box is HEAVY and VERY big - always a good feeling when it comes to models :)


























The tail section is huge!

Kit Review: G-System-Best 1/48 Rx-78-2 Eiyuu Tan ver.

Manufacturer: G-System-Best
Cast Quality: 10/10 as usual from GSB
This enormous kit is very well casted and all of the parts fit very neatly together. Resin quality is superb. Simply glowing over this kit.










This kit is still in my queue.

New Series Beginning: Kit Reviews

Hello wonderful blog viewers. I've decided to begin a new series called "Kit Review". A very straightforward name for a straightforward series.

One thing that bugs me is the lack of detailed photos of what a kit actually looks like when you get it from the manufacturer. I want to know everything - the good AND the bad. So I've begun the process of detailing all of my kits that I have - which are mostly resin.

So far I have:

- Tatsu 1/100 Banshee Conversion
- Tatsu 1/220 Jaguar II Zwei
- Tatsu 1/144 MSZ-007
- GSB 1/100 The-O
- e2046 1/100 Sazabi ver. Patchwork
- SMS 1/24 Hi-V bust
- GSB 1/100 SMS Kshatriya
- GSG 1/100 GP04G Gerbera Tetra Conversion (VP ver)
- SuperG 1/100 AGX-041 Gerbera Tetra Conversion kit (GMG version) + internal frame
- SuperG 1/100 MSZ-010 ZZ Extra Fit Conversion kit (VP version) + internal frame
- SMS 1/100 Geara Zulu ver. Angelo Sauper
- GSB 1/48 RX-78-2 Eiyuu Tan ver.

Key:
GSB = g-system-best.com
GSG = gunplasg.com
Tatsu = tatsuhobby.com
e2046 = e2046.com
VP = Vicious Projects
SMS = ae-model.com
SuperG = supergk.com

I will not be updating the list in this post, but just be posting them as I go along. To view all of the Kit Reviews I have, click on the tag "Kit-Review" or the series lined on the right.

If you have any questions about any of the kits or want more pics, feel free to add comments.

Kit Review: SMS 1/100 AMS-129 Geara Zulu

Manufacturer: SMS
Cast quality is 10/10.
Very minor defects. I found 1 minor bubble that can be fixed, and it was inside of the flash, so there was no apparent bubble when it was cast. I don't fault it. Resin is fantastic and all fits very tightly together.









This kit is currently being built.

Kit Review: Super G 1/100 ZZ Extra Fit Conversion (VP Version)

Manufacturer: Super G recast of the VP version
Cast Quality: 9/10 as usual from SuperG.
There are more errors with this kit, but I have only found 4-5 errors with the 150+ parts that are in this package. All of them are easily fixable. See below for pics.



^^ Even comes with clear resin. Very nice for $59 IMO


^^Great detailed casting here

^^Casting Error

^^Weird casting error. Looks like it was knifed or something haha. There are a few more casting errors with the circular parts (i.e. beam sabers), but they are so negligible I won't post them.

This kit is still in my queue.

Kit Review: Super G 1/100 AGX-041 Gerbera Tetra Conversion

Manufacturer: Super G recast of the GMG version
Cast Quality: 9/10 as usual from Super G.
1 minor error I've found so far with the gun, but it is an interesting error... See the pics for an explanation. All other details duplicated in great detail.



^^ Even comes with the green plastic "Dot". Great touch.


^^Okay, now here's the weird part. Look at the pic just before this one with the 5 parts and look at the bottom of the gun. You'll see a casting imperfection. Because it's on the bottom means it should show up on top. Then I looked at the top. It appears that they went through the time and effort to actually sand down the casting error themselves. Very nice of them to do IMO, and it's not a bad sanding job for a quick one.

Kit Review: Super G 1/100 GP04 Gerbera Tetra

Manufacturer: Super G recast of the VP version. Bought via gunplasg.com
Cast quality of the actual conversion kit - 9/10.
Only error I can find with the casting is on the binders, but it's easily fixable with some sanding. Very good quality resin used.






And the internal frame (came with photocopied Bandai kit instructions and circled the parts)
Note: Frame is similar to the VP ZZ extra fit internal frame (based off MG Freedom)
Cast quality - 8/10, 7/10 for some of the ball and sockets. I will try to test fit some parts soon as I'm considering placing another order from Supergk in the future.
Actual USE QUALITY: 4/10. Don't use it if you can afford the actual frame. These barely fit together, and usually have to be cemented in place.



^^ What sucks here is that they have recasted the nubs... blah...

This kit is still in my queue.