shino07
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Post by shino07 on May 22, 2007 15:43:30 GMT 8
Hey everyone!!! Finally I'm able to share my collections.  These are mostly gundams from the Alternate Universe, I only have 2 UC gundams. Right now I'm trying not to buy Gundams from the UC era as I have other priorities. Though i think i need only 8 from the UC series, I dont think they are hard to find now especially that many are recently released as EMSIA. Please check my online album for detailed pictures and my other collections: www.flickr.com/photos/ninja_gundam/ If anyone is wondering why I collect MSIAs and not model kits, well because I think MSIAs are easier to collect in ways that no painting is needed & it doesn't break easily. I actually started with the 1/144 model kits around the time of Gundam Wings popularity. Well I brought them with me to the states and most of them got damaged (my fault for not making a secure packaging )  . And I have my first MSIAs from G gundam and they arrived in perfect condition. Those 1/144 kits looks cr*p anyway so from then on I stick with Msia.  |
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Post by raps on May 22, 2007 17:28:16 GMT 8
WELCOME to the GT Forum, You got lots of MSIA collection bro cool and also PVC statues and action figures I like the FF collection too... I can say MSIA is really good to collect because you don't have to do the hard stuff (paint,panel line etc..) There was a time that I have MSIA but the thing I don't want is the rubberish look and after wards it gets dusty easily the saber's will bend and wings etc... (no offense to other MSIA collector) As for model kits yah it breaks easily and you need to do lots of stuff but it brings the creativity in you and one more thing model kits are not for playing just for display...
You must not resist to collect model kits will convert you bro to go to the other side hehehe!!!
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Post by V2 on May 22, 2007 19:01:01 GMT 8
very impressive collection!
you've made such a wise choice in collecting MSiAs! considering they fit your demands and specifics!
action figures and MSiAs are made durable and doesnt require detailing but suffer from their material composition - as they're made from softer plastics. also since they're mass-produced they tend to suffer from QC problems.
kits however, are a notch higher in terms of detail but require a lot of detailing to make them stand out (add along the personalized customization option) but are not meant to be treated like action figures - as their composition is made of stiffer plastic.
so its a hit and miss kind of thing - to put it in such words:
"kung saan ka masaya, doon ka."
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Post by no3Ljm on May 22, 2007 19:20:28 GMT 8
welcome aboard shino! hope you enjoy your stay here. another Gundam collector. nice.
just saw your flickr album. great collections i might say. esp the Final Fantasy line. any plans on collecting the FFXII?
happy collecting. 
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Post by maldit0 on May 22, 2007 19:42:48 GMT 8
Welcome shino  That's a lot of MSIA's. Also saw your other collections. Very cool collections ;D |
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Post by immaterial on May 22, 2007 21:50:58 GMT 8
Nice Msias! I love how you got a Strike for each striker pack~ <3
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Post by qb on May 23, 2007 6:43:10 GMT 8
Nice collection bro! Yey! More MSiA Collectors! Hehe. Lucky that you were able to get the Red Frame and Duel Gundam. They're pretty hard to find these days.
Btw, how'd you get the butterfly wings for the Dragon Gundam without getting its Battle Scarred version? The regular (Japanese) version didn't come with this feature. TIA! ;D
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shino07
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Post by shino07 on May 23, 2007 15:08:52 GMT 8
Hey guys, Thanks for the warm welcome & compliments!!! rapsActually I think msias now have very few panel lines (specifically the Seed ones) compared to the old msias. The bending of sabers on new msias is not a problem anymore, well i think.... they are made of a harder material now, i guess time will tell. XD Prolly the reason I'm still able to resist those model kits is I dont have any extra money for it. hehe poor me. XD V2 assault dude you are so true.... I don't even have the luxury of time to paint or detail kits, heck even building one. So Msias are definitely perfect for me right now. @no3ljm Ya Im planning to get the FF12 figs, but what hesitates me is I heard that they are not on scale with the other Play arts figures... they are larger? I'll prolly still end up buying them, hopefully by the end of the month. @maldito thanks bro, Im not sure if anyone notice, but my msias are limited to gundams only. immaterialthats because strike is one of my fave gundam in SEED. XD I just love its design & simplicity. Unlike impulse, hehe... no offense but I don't really like that gundam... so only one for him. ninjaI got the duel & red frame i think about 2 years ago. They are US versions though... the only difference is less panel lines - but theres not much panel lines on the jap version anyway either & the US astrays doesn't have their emblems on their shoulders. Haha... the battle scarred version is the only source. I bought it just for the wings, you'll get other stuffs from it like 2 extra flags (jap version has only 1) and another gimmick - a fire that can be interchanged w/ the hands giving the effect that the"dragons" are blowing fire. I'll try to post pics with the fire tomorrow. |
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Post by no3Ljm on May 23, 2007 16:13:49 GMT 8
@no3ljm Ya Im planning to get the FF12 figs, but what hesitates me is I heard that they are not on scale with the other Play arts figures... they are larger? I'll prolly still end up buying them, hopefully by the end of the month. |
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Post by qb on May 24, 2007 2:03:35 GMT 8
ninjaI got the duel & red frame i think about 2 years ago. They are US versions though... the only difference is less panel lines - but theres not much panel lines on the jap version anyway either & the US astrays doesn't have their emblems on their shoulders. Haha... the battle scarred version is the only source. I bought it just for the wings, you'll get other stuffs from it like 2 extra flags (jap version has only 1) and another gimmick - a fire that can be interchanged w/ the hands giving the effect that the"dragons" are blowing fire. I'll try to post pics with the fire tomorrow. ah i see...that's the problem with US versions. they tend to leave details out.  Thanks for pointing that out.... I had forgotten that it also had those features. I think I'm gonna dig up some old parts from my battle scarred dragon gundam and use it for the regular dragon's display. Also, are those the stands from the Playarts FF you're using for the MSiA's? ;d |
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shino07
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Post by shino07 on May 24, 2007 10:49:17 GMT 8
@no3ljm ya they're not related.... well bout the FF12 characters, not all of them are adults. 2 of them are 17, 1 is 19 & 22, 1 is 30something, I dont know the other one. XD most ff7 characters are actually older than most of the ff12 chars. but they are prolly just shorter or its just cloud, cloud being only 5'7. Id doesn't really matter now that you said its ok. XD ninjaso you actually own a battle scarred dragon... so I dont need to post pics. Yes, those stands are from playarts. I have not yet purchase any stand for them. I like the action base but Im not yet sure if its compatible w/ msia. |
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Post by beansmaling on May 24, 2007 11:29:35 GMT 8
wow nice collection bro! love the Turn-A.
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shino07
DX Gashapon Super Robot
Yakh Deculture!
Posts: 242
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Post by shino07 on May 24, 2007 13:09:24 GMT 8
wow nice collection bro! love the Turn-A. Thanks bro! I luv it too. ;D How I wish theres a turn x so he doesn't look so lonely. hehe! |
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Post by raps on May 24, 2007 16:04:48 GMT 8
@ Shino: I guess everybody got their own preference in collecting, that's why Bandai makes all sorts of different product line-up to suit consumers taste and budget, budget is the hardest part, dude I've been there before, keep it coming bro collect more....
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Post by qb on May 24, 2007 17:45:19 GMT 8
ninjaso you actually own a battle scarred dragon... so I dont need to post pics. Yes, those stands are from playarts. I have not yet purchase any stand for them. I like the action base but Im not yet sure if its compatible w/ msia. yup...the entire Shuffle Alliance Battle Scarred versions... got them when I was able to go to the US a few years ago. Too bad I wasn't able to find a Battle Scarred Spiegel. Oh well. So, you still have more MSiA's that you haven't shown? Pics! Pics! ;D |
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. And I have my first MSIAs from G gundam and they arrived in perfect condition. Those 1/144 kits looks cr*p anyway so from then on I stick with Msia. 
That's a lot of MSIA's. Also saw your other collections. Very cool collections ;D
