Stands just a hair taller than the OG Buck.
Colors match the Franz Alpha perfectly.
has the most articulation in the torso of any of their 144 kits. Nice weapon load out. And all joints are compatible with the other 144 kits
Kit is the sheik mainland Buck 2. Brought it from Ali .
Still need to add waterslides and panel lines but he looks good next to the Sheik Mainland Homer. -they have an earth unit, water unit vibe. I might paint Homer metallic rad now!
When they first showed promo pics of the Homer it was bright red, but they changed it to a more muted red, -and while i was disappointed at first i came to really like the more earthy red. But then i wanted to do a whole “Fat Man and Little Boy” thing with the newest kit (they just feel like they match to me) now they went back to the bright red (even though the Franz Alpha was also muted red. )
But despite that, these two still look okay next to each other. And like all Sheik 144 scale kits, they use the same hands and 3mm hard points, so everything is swappable.
Added bonus: the bright red on the V. lets it pull off a passable “what if the guncannon was in the Age universe” homage 😂
This is the new 1/144 scale kit from company Entropy Play. They have 3 announced in different styles -U.C., Seed, and Chinese Fantasy (think motor nuclear)
Alright SNAA… i see you.
If this company isnt SNAA, -they definitely use the same graphic designer lol 😂. Same printer for their stickers and water decals too!
The plastic feels nice but slightly less premium than the Beyond Exquisite Knights of the Round stuff.
No undergating. (There was someone complaining about that on here a while ago) so get ready for a rougher build with a lot of clean up.
A fare amount of the nubs have been hidden or semi hidden so far though (so either coverd by another piece, Or positioned to the inside or back of the model respectively)
So far overall i definitely recommend grabbing one if you’re on the fence. Thanks for reading
For my final Snaa and round table knights custom (for now) I decided the group needed a “Merlin”, and so i decided to use the kit that came with two staffs and a bunch of floating swords. I still need to finish those swords -and his cloak (ive got some cool ideas for the cloak), but wanted to show him off with my other customs
My first idea was to make him mostly purple as an homage to the Merlin from Disneys sword in the stone cartoon, but then i thought that if i went grey i could homage Gandalf as well and honor 2 of my 3 favorite Wizards in fiction. I then went with a hand painted white marble for the accents, and a stone deco for the light grey parts (based on my patio table) finally a lot of weathering so he looks like an ancient Mech.
Thanks for checking it out and reading this far.
Oh and top 3 favorite wizards in fiction: Merlin, Gandal, and Rincewind from Terry Prachetts Diskworld (screw Harry Potter)
Aka Red Death. -see what i did there? I know JoJos part 5 fans see! (Lol or anyone versed in Japanese even slightly lol, -im not that clever)
Thanks for looking.
My main problem with this kits design was the amount of colors used and how they were used:
Two different colors of opaque Blue,
Clear blue,
Clear teal,
Clear orange,
Two different shades of grey,
Black,
White
And gold metallic
It made it look both busy and plain at the same time somehow. So i didn’t use any of the light blue pieces, and since there were some red parts you have to use i leaned into the red. (MPlus red make go faster, -3X faster i believe, and this guy definitely had a slick streamlined design. The Hex pattern design was to try to find something high tech while still giving the feeling of motion blur (because hes a speedsters)
I used 3 different colors of dspiea water based airbrush premixes (I’ve been trying those out recently) and grey primer and a few touches of gold paint pen.
Thanks for looking.
Took my time on this kit and enjoyed it. Lots of accessories and a really fun build. No pointy bits or elaborate side skirts to get in the way like their fantasy kits either. Looks good next to the Ji Hu too (even though they’re different scales)
Weathered this guy up, (definitely over weathered) and had a blast doing it. Out of box it’s basically a sea of grey plastic with super sharp details, so a great kit for anyone trying out weathering.
The kit itself is great, but does have shoulders that tend to pop out of socket. Partially because the design and partially because the elbows are so tight. But just be mindful of how you articulate the arm and your good (remember to move it like a model and not like an action figure and it shouldn’t give you too many problems)
Oh also it took me more than 30 minutes even just the base build, and I doesn’t come with a stand so you might want to grab one with it
Maybe it’s better to say the post 2017 seed kits? I hear the destiny is pretty good too. But i came back because the seed freedom line, and they are such an improvement over the older kits. This one is exactly what you want in a Gouf. I hope we get it jn blues soon.
Pictured here with some other orange squad kits. And an Entry grade grandaddy.
My latest repaint of an SNAA round table knights kit is a Soul Pear Lamorak that I decided to make a fembot. She already reminded me of a more sleek take on Iron Sickie so i just leaned into that and decided that they were brother and sister.
Shes a lot more basic of a build than a lot of the post Iron Sickie kits. Less runners in the box. Not so over the top with her weapons or super weapons, -So more fun to pose and swap weapons imo.
Also yes the kit is called soul spear but arguably none of its weapons are spears lol 😂 (a lance and a halberd) but she also comes with probably the most traditional looking riffle style weapon since the incise grace. It’s hidden inside the lance which is really cool.
Ive had this guy in my backlog for a while now, but After completing their Jihu kit (first slide) a had to jump the line to build it! Its not as amazing as the JiHu but it is pretty solid so far. Heavy and solid but super posable without all the sharp points of their more fantasy based kits.
One weird thing: even though they’re both part of the Blazing Stars line (i love the opening cockpit gimmick) -this and the JiHu appear to be different scales based on their pilot figures (either that or the JiHu pilot is a BIIIIG boy)
Great kit. Fun to build and paint. Super solid. No fitting issues. I didn’t sand this kit at all. More posable than you would think. Lots of weapons and so many gimmicks. Slightly bagger scale than the only other motor nuclear kit in this line so far.
Cons: 2 complaints really,
-1: they designed the kit for use with LEDs but it doesn’t come with ANY. Not just without batteries (im used to the with my Hemoxian kits) but without the LED unit all together! Makes it hard to know what size units to buy or even where to buy them
-2 isn’t really an issue but something to be careful about. All the opening panels are attached via C-clips. So just be careful pushing them in or opening them because you dont want to stress those clips and make them loose (or even worse snap one)
Part of their Beyond exquisite Round table knights line. Typical SNAA build. Smooth and well engineered. Drop down hips, and that sort of pop out waist thing that they do means excellent posabilty.
This kit is giving me wild man brawler vibes (like wolverine or my boy Uvogin , so I leaned into that more than the noble lion hart knight thing (although i cant wait for someone to paint this thing gold and red)
Lots of accessories including a whole second arm with full articulation! Definitely dont pass on this one!
I wasn’t going to get this guy at first because I didn’t think his super robot vibes really fit in with the rest of the knights in the line so far, …but then i realized that he reminded me of my boy Uvogin From the manga HunterXHunter, ….so i had to!
I went with a tiger motif instead of a lion because i thought it would be fun to maybe paint a set of eastern Zodiac customs in this line. Since so many people seem to confuse Knights of the round table with the zodiac online (THERE ARE MORE THAN 12 KNIGHTS IN ARTHURIAN LEGEND LOL 😂)
I also wanted to try out Dispaes no wash airbrush with my new HobbyMio portable compressor. It worked great. Since this is the advanced gunpla sub i posted my paints used. the metallic brown was done by mixing orange with metallic black and a splash of dark red. For the white i just used white primer
The biggest headache from a painting perspective is gates being on curved parts
Ill post on Gunpla more about the kit itself, but basically and awesome experience and fun to paint
Working on my custom of SNAA’s new Bedivere kit. (Year of the Tiger version i guess?) still have a lot to do, havent started building any weapons yet. But so far a fun build thats not hard to paint
Criticisms:
sharp points! Seriously the teeth on the chest, the points of the mane, all of the points here are pretty sharp. Be careful.
Gates being on curved parts. Its a minor nitpick, but if you plan on painting those type of nubs require careful sanding because imperfections will show up when you prime.
Ill post more pics when its done
Thanks for looking.
Rubber coated wire is such a game changer when it comes to adding detail or complexity easily to a build. It sturdy and flexible.
With the new Gundam announcement wearing a cloak on its poster I’ve been thinking of ways to get a similar effect design wise without working with fabric at a small scale, and without stretching the immersion as much (maybe it’s just exhaust hoses which happen to look like a scarf around its neck?)
Very fun quick build. Think it took like 2 hours with the hand painting and decals (still have more of those to go)
Another banger from Sheik mainland grab it.
Got the main body about 80% done. After that i still have it’s armory and stand.
Good build and easy to paint. My only warning is that almost all of the opening hatch gimmicks are built on C-clips. So be careful attaching them and opening them (don’t want them to get weak or stressed)
My only other complaint so far, and this may just be my copy, -but it doesn’t actually come with any LEDs it has space for them but doesn’t come with the units or the batteries (often kits wont come with batteries in the states, but they’ll usually have the unit itself -like all my Hemoxian stuff)
But otherwise its been an amazingly fun build so far with sooo many gimmicks.
“BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD MECH!”
I originally started painting it red as a Sinanju/Sazabi homage, but as i went along it started to remind me of Khorne miniatures from Warhammer Ive seen. So I leaned into that with the blood. Which also reminded me of an amazing Builder who used to post here their Snaa kits in really warhammer style paint jobs (i think they stopped around the time of Percival -anyone know who im talking about?) so i think im gonna go back and make this look even more warhamer like in their honor
Kit: the SNAA Round Table Knights Warhammer Galahad. I brought it from Gundam place (got to me pretty quick too.)
Neither the skill nor the camera/light box set up, but this thing is sooooo striking in person! It draws the eye instantly whenever i glance at my shelves.
This is the bootleg MGEX Strike Freedom from Changlong White Transparent version (basically the Twilight version with the pearlescent white pieces swapped for clear) i think theyre the only company selling this specific combo right now. I got it from ali for about $70 usd
The build was smooth (ive built the official in original colors) but the clear plastic is super soft and strange to work with. You don’t get that satisfying snap like with normal plastic, But it doesn’t nub up much if you’re using sharp nippers