I bought this for RM18 while I was at Miri at June this year. Pretty reasonable for that price but if you are at KL and you can go to Jalan Raja Laut, you may be able to get bootleg Gunpla at a much lower price like RM10.50 per HG. Otherwise, RM18 is one of the most reasonable prices you can get for bootleg HGs. The original costs 1200 Yen which is about RM45-50 currently.
Brief Summary of MS;
GN-002 - Dynames. It is the 2nd mobile suit used by Celestial being which is piloted by Lockon Stratos. Mainly being a sniping unit, Dynames is mostly seen far away from the core of the battle, sniping away its targets. It also comes with an orange Haro! Haro helps to control the shields of the MS while Lockon snipes the targets. =)
Pilot: Lockon Stratos + Haro
Height: 18.2m
Weight: 59.1t
Armaments: GN Sniper Rifle, GN Beam Saber(2), *GN Pistol(2), GN Shield, GN Full Shield
*Not available in this HG version, you need to get the "HG GN Arms Type D" for the GN Pistols...
Read on for the full review.
Part 1: Box
Part 2: Box Open!
Part 3: Runners
Part 4: Manual
Part 5: Building Process, Notes, Warnings and Pain
Part 5.1: Starting Off...
Before building any bootleg models, make sure your hands are in good condition especially in strength. If you're tired, don't try to build a bootleg as it will be painfully annoying as some parts will require extra force to put together.
Also, you may want to make sure you have a small carving knife or maybe just a stationary knife just in case some parts have excess plastic in them which will need you to shave them off in order for the parts to be connect-able.
For most 00 model kits, I like to paint the underside of the clear parts with the green metallic marker from the Sangokuden Marker Set. If you want to use that too, make sure you DON'T shake the marker before use to make sure the paint that comes out if translucent. =)
Part 5.2: Torso
Part 5.3: Head
Prepare to spend a long time here. The sticker for the eyes are annoying to put on and the helmet halves doesn't like to be put together easily. The top part of the helmet is also rather lose. I suggest some cutting or superglue to make sure the head ends up proper. The head also connects rather loosely to the neck joint due to me not doing any extra needed mods on the head...
Part 5.4: GN Sniper Rifle
Part 5.5: Arms
Part 5.6: Legs
Part 5.7: Waist
Part 5.8: GN Shield
Part 6: Dynames
Part 6.1: Up, Left, Down, Right
Part 6.2: Compare With Original
*Left is bootleg while right is original unless stated otherwise.*
Part 6.3: Without Shield
Part 6.4: Articulation & Gimmicks
Part 6.5: Action!
Part 7: Conclusion
Wow, what can I say? The Dynames itself is a wonderfully designed MS that has a lot of gimmicks! So many poses you can put it in as you play around with the shields but the sniper doesn't have much "nice" poses it can go in. =P
As for the bootleg in question...
Pros
- Decent price at RM18. If you're lucky enough to be living in KL and manage to go to Chow Kit, you can get this for as low as RM10.50!
- Very sturdy. Most parts of the body is very sturdy and stiff!
- Very close to the original except for the GN cable color and head.
- Needs a lot of force when building it.
- Straight building without extra cutting work will give the final product lots of gaps. Some parts can get a bit lose if you don't try your best put the parts together until you can't anymore.
- Inaccurate color for the GN cable.
- The head is a bit off...
- "2nd handle" of the sniper doesn't stay on(minuscule problem to me though).
~Fin~
3 comments:
hmmmn bootleg version of gundam kits are getting better.
hi. where in jalan raja laut can i get the bootleg version?
if u have the address, that would be better. cheers :)
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/450761
Look through the topic here, especially the later posts, as it contain the information on the shops around Jalan Raja Laut and others. =)
I don't live in KL so I've never bought on from there. I only read about it from the thread above. ^^;
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