Gunpla Releases April 2014

It's April 2014, and here's an update to what we got from Bandai on their gunpla line up.

the longwaited, Turn A ∀ Gundam

Ingressa Militia Mobile Suit

most notable for its 'mustache' Gundam - HGCC 1/144 ∀ Gundam

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HGBF Cross Bone Gundam Maoh

the new gunpla for Mao Yasaka, which participated in the last final battle

Gundam Build Fighters Episode 25 Promise

This is it! Sei Iori / Reiji had won the Gunpla World Battle Championship, but what coming next? The Arian gemstone is the last mystery related to Plavsky Particle. It will only finale on the last episode 25.

teaser from Episode 24 : Dark Matter

from left to right:

Wing Fenice Rinascita, Miss Sazabi, Build Strike Gundam, Gerbera Tetra, BearguyIII, Mk-II, Sengoku Astray 

Gundam Build Fighters Final Episode 25 "Promise" screenshots and cameos

Gunplas that "defending" the world from "machine invasion" are:

Build Gundam Mk-II by Sei Iori

Star Build Strike in wounded condition, Reiji

Bearguy III KUMA-003 - piloted by China Kousaka

the automaton enemy on the last episode , it's called Mock , and ironically

the only original gunpla design in Gundam Build Fighters, which referred to 'bootleg' by Ricardo Fellini

Gundam Fenice Rinascita and Gerbera Tetra, by duo Ricardo Fellini and Kirara

Gundam Build Fighters Ep 23 - Gunpla Eve Complete Cameos

Gundam Build Fighters series is reaching its final episodes by now. In this series, the story is about Gunpla building and fighting, ultimately contest in Gunpla Battle Championship World Tournament. In Episodes 23, we comes to the festive before the final battle between Sei / Reiji Build Strike vs Meijin Kawaguchi's Exia Dark Matter. The episodes has tons of cameos, serving as tribute to the whole Gundam meta series, but surprisingly only tiny of Gundam AGE being references.

Here the almost complete screenshots showing all cameos identified by fans.
Gundam Build Fighters Episode 23 - Gunpla Eve cameos:

The Mechas:

the area was highlighted by two 1:1 scale of Char Zaku and RX-78

XXXG-01D Gundam Deathscythe battling in the side event

Deathscythe vs JMA-0530 Walking Dome

a model from the real Gunpla competition

CONCEPT-X 6-1-2 Turn X Gundam

Gunpla Releases of the Month - March 2014

The third month of 2014! Here are Bandai's gunpla releases of March 2014. Just a historical note, we are in the semi final rounds of Gundam Build Fighters series.

Embrace your wallet, guys!

can't wait for MS Unicorn  Episode 7? Here the RX-0 [N] Unicorn Gundam 02

Banshee Norn Destroy Mode .... that's hell of variant name!

Gundam Build Fighters Episode 19 Astray's Blade

Here the screenshot for Gundam Build Fighters cameos, this is episode 19 edition. Only few cameos appeared on this episode, which focus on the battle between Nils Nielsen Samuray Boy vs Reiji / Sei Iori, or Sengoku Astray vs Star Build Strike. This is the final 8 round for Gunpla World Tournament. Updated: Episode 20 Aila's Betrayal screenshot added.

The screenshots:

Gundam Virtue as Sengoku Astray earlier opponent

the girls are Kati Mannequin and Sumeragi Lee Noriega 

then the background can be Overflags pilots: Howard Mason, ?, Daryl Dogde (?)

battle of Sengoku Astray vs Star Build Strike

Field 11, Castle

Episode 20 Aila's Betrayal cameos:

Gundam Ptolemaios carrier for PSPE's secret gunpla project

Gunpla Releases of the Month - February 2014

Let's take a look on Bandai Gunpla releases for February 2014 :

The Master Grade line up for Bandai still dominated by Gundam Build Fighter and Unicorn, which is active show at the moment. (all photos by official Bandai website)

Sengoku Astray Gundam - Build Fighter Nils Nielsen Custom Made Suite

in Master Grade

Looks pretty bad-ass and very details - Sengoku Astray Gundam

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it is understandable that the titular model for Gundam Build Fighters series , Build Strike Gundam, is hastily releases in Master Grade

Build Strike Gundam Full Package GAT-X105B/FP

Sei Iori Custom Made Mobile Suit Master Grade 1/100 Bandai

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Superb shinny Unicorn version, is the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex

in Master Grade

This is a unit that only seen in Mobile Suit Gundam UC: One of Seventy Two short animation, run in August 2013

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The HIGH GRADE :

GM Sniper K9 by Renato Brothers in Gundam Build Fighter series

in the story, this unit defeated Thailand's Luang Dallara, thus making his own reputation by now

GM Sniper K9

Build Fighter Renato Brothers Custom Made Mobile Suit

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Gundam Build Fighter Episode 17 Model of the Hearts - Cameos

On the Gundam Build Fighter series episode 17, we come to the final 16 of the 7th Gunpla World Tournament. The main battle is Sei Iori / Reiji vs Mao Yasaka. Lots of gunpla cameos comes in the way, most are collections of the Sinshe in the Shinyo School. The gunpla in Master Chinan collections was taken from this custom competition. (UPDATED: English page is HERE) The sensei also collected.... lots of female figures. Please help ID the gunplas and cameos....

These are the screenshots of Gundam Build Fighter Episode 17, Model of the Hearts:

Check the screenshots of Gunpla appearances in other episode 11/12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 19 - 23 - 24/25

MSA-0011[Ext] Ex-S Gundam, belong to young Mao Yasaka

and his opponent................ ?

GF12-035NH/GF13-001NH Kowloon Gundam pilot by Sinshe / Master Chinan

seriously, a Mermaid Gundam and ......

........................?

........................... ?

the final 16 and known result as per Episode 17:

Left brackets:

Raman Khan vs Ricardo Fellini

Peter Morris vs Aila Jyrkiainen

Georgios Laertius vs Nils Nielsen

Sei Iori / Reiji vs Mao Yasaka

Right brackets:

leon Szpilman vs John Ayers mackenzie

Lula Santana vs Patrick Mannequin

Mario / Julio Renato vs Luang Dallara

Justin Fox vs Meijin Kawaguchi the 3rd

Gundam X Maoh - HGBF Review and Photos

Just get my first High Grade Build Fighter series, here the brief review and photos.

the instructions brochure for X Maoh, notice that the color of the backburner is white, while in real it is grey

X Maoh has a crazy tiny parts decals and a lot of stickers. On this issue, you will need extra patience to attach them all, especially if you are doing photo shot the decals must perfectly attached.

the upper parts and head

interesting parts for the 'X' wing parts 

the runners

Bandai 1/144 HGBF X Maoh

1/144 HGBF Gundam X Maoh - - in the story, this is modeled by Mao Yasaka, the student of Shingyo school. The model's reflected the zen for its perfection....

the unlikely alliance

come on baby... X Maoh

X Maoh with its shinning green sword

X Maoh with attached canon on the tail, which actually used to support the hyper satellite canon

the first shot, notice that the X part haven't given the decals

Gundam X Maoh - 1/144

you can make the canon attached to the tail and two hands, even though the motion is limited

nice featured to create more poses

all photos taken with Canon 650d - lens 50mm

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please see PART 2 - X MAOH

Gundam X Maoh Photos (Part 2)

This is the continuation of Gundam X Maoh photos. Please see Part 1 here.
Gundam X Maoh - character Mao Yasaka - series Gundam Build Fighter
Scale 1/144 - HGBF

Photograph by @jullbei

Bandai 1/144 HGBF X Maoh - Sword pose

X Maoh Hyper Satellite Canon - with extra canon on the tails

two extra weapons, can be attached to the shoulder and the legs