Super anime mega discussion thread!

[Treize69]

Originally posted by mg1942
dunno if this is a rumor  but DC contacted some anime studios to make batman anime!:eek:

my prediction is that they'll sprinkle bruce wayne character with some bishounen qualities to appeal to fangirls

I dunno, a lot of the newer anime is swinging toward the dark and brooding look again, so it might stick to the new "Begins/Dark Knight" style.

[Treize69]

Originally posted by mg1942
is that do-it-yourself kits?

And is it manufactured by the same company that does scale models on military-related things?

Apparently I seriously underesimated the number of parts for the Perfect Grade kits- found this description of the one I'm trying to get.

Model 1/60 PG Zaku II MS-06F

Description- Features fully-articulated hands, a moving and illuminating camera eye (requires two LR43 watch batteries, not included), operable hatches all over the body (20 locations), and inner detail of amazing level (including 24 moving hydraulic dampers).

Information- Includes the Zaku machine gun and heat hawk axe weapon. When completed, the kit stands 30cm tall and weighs about 500g. There are a whopping 548 pieces here, so be ready to spend some time putting this together.

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Thats 12 inches tall, and weighing about a pound, with a lighted eye and nearly every component of the Mobile Suit modeled, including the cockpit, moving lighted eye, and all opening access hatches and armor plates.

I'm gonna have an evilgasm if I win that thing...

[mg1942]

548 pieces???

does that include....

-buttons 'n switches for the cockpit?
-internal parts for that gun? etc?

I don't get the logic of putting together 548 parts for something that's 30cm/12in tall.

[OOZ662]

The RX-78 in the second to last picture is the one I have. The Zaku looks like the head is wrong, even with the damage...

The point in putting together that many pieces varies on the person. Some people simply need something to do for day. Some people feel they've accomplished something. If I could stand it, I'd do it to see the inner mechanical workings of the suit.

[Treize69]

Kills a lot of time and looks great when its done. Isn't that the whole point of any model, no matter what its of?

It does include-

hydraulics
all power cords and conduits
internal skeleton
about a half dozen hand-held weapons combinations
individual pices of armor plating
access hatches, including prop rods and lift arms
scale pilot figures
base and surrounding diorama

You basically build a 1/60th scale mobile suit that in the anime is 18 meters tall and weighs in at about 20 tons.

OOZ, the Zaku in the diorama is a I, has a different head and several external differences from the Zaku II.

[Treize69]

here it is with the "diorama", it has its gantry.



I think it also comes with the same base and howdah as the "Char's Zaku" kit I posted earlier.

And if you take your time and do it with a lot of care, it comes out with this much detail (not including the ground yahoos).

[OOZ662]

I've never seen an MS-05 with the shoulder mounted shield or spiked shoulder guard. The head of one in the "shot in the face" picture appears to have a place where the weird fin thing the MS-06 has on its head used to be.

But, then again, you probably know first hand what's in those pics.

[Treize69]

You don't see many of them, but the complete lack of external power conduits rules out it being an MS-06. That forehead fin is usually a pilots choice or unit designator thing apparently- I see more kits and shots from the anime without it than with it. It also seems to depend on the construction block and subtype of the Zaku in question, but theres discrepencies within types that gets confusing- for example, both of these Zekes are listed as MS-06Fs



MS-05 Zaku Is did occasionally carry the shoulder shield, and they had the spikes found on the Zaku IIs left shoulder on the right shoulder shield. It was usually used as an armored "boxing glove" type melee weapon, but I have seen it mounted on the shoulder as a shield when the suit needs to use both hands.

[OOZ662]

Hah, that suit's packing a Panzerfaust on the shield.

[Treize69]

Originally posted by OOZ662
Hah, that suit's packing a Panzerfaust on the shield.

Standard Zeke weapons options include a Panzerfaust tube with 2 rounds. Its hand loaded and works just like its historical namesake- quick rocket burn and lob it in toward the target. hard to aim right against a moving target, but great against stationary ones.

[Treize69]

Gotta love those weathered kits, this is the second one I've found that I'd buy to put on display.

[Treize69]

Just for Lasz. Of course I wont know if he responds or what he thinks since hes on my blocked list, but I know he'll "enjoy" it. Freak that he is.

[OOZ662]

[lazs2]

someday you guys are gonna be seriously embarrassed with this whole anime thing.  

yet.. now.. some of you laugh at the trekies and star wars geeks.  To most of us.. their is no difference.

lazs

[Treize69]

Just wanted to let MG and OOZ know- the evilgasm is official. I've got the 1/60 Zaku II. The box itself is about a 20" x 6" x 9". Preliminary construction (getting the accessories put together and some of the larger external pieces sprayed with surfacer) is underway, and the scale and detail of this thing is disgusting- its 120mm MG spans from the tip of my middle finger to just past the heel of my hand when assembled, and the Heat 'Hawk stands to the chest of the 1/100 Zaku I that stands next to my monitor. The 1/100 'Hawk is almost exactly the size of the cutting edge of the blade on the 1/60th one. The ammo drum for the MG even has a seperate piece to represent the top level of the coiled 120mm rounds. Just assembling the head is a thirteen step process involving parts molded in three different colors, screws, wires, an LED bulb... Each arm takes 10 steps and each arm is 15 steps, the torso subassemblies add up to over 20 steps... This thing is going to kill a lot of time and be an incredible display piece if I don't screw it up.

Most annoying part is that it comes with an "intel report" written and illustrated like it was an EFSF publication- but its completely in Japanese.  I'd love to be able to read it, but I don't (naturally) speak or read any Japanese, nor do I know anyone who could translate it.

It normally goes for nearly $300 when you can find them (they're pretty rare), but I got mine for about $120, including shipping. Supplies are gonna kill me though. At least most of its snap-together and not supposed to be glued (or it wouldn't move, obviously), but theres a lot of stuff to paint and room to add extra detail and "tweak" it a bit...