Latest Gunpla news with pictures

A page with pictures to accompany our sister site Gunota's latest merchandise report.

Exia Astraea

To be honest, I don't like the Exia as a pure design - that's why when the Astraea parts came out, I was one very happy camper...


The Exia Astraea here is armed with a weapon from Gundam X.



















































This Exia also had some work done to make a left-handed gunblade...

HGUC Gundam GP02A MLRS Specs

Hard to believe, but true. This is the first model photography I did since my daughter was born. Actually it went back further, it's the first model photography I did since Newtype Asylum was closed.

Damn... see how sloppy I got. The rocket engines are all posed this way and that way. Doesn't look like everyone is on the same mission. pfff! Ok I am out of practice.

About the kit: it's a no-brainer choosing this version (a variant from the arcade game Bonds of Battlefield) over the standard Physalis. For 200 Yens more you get two triple missile launchers and a meaner looking nuclear bazooka. You give up on the special stand for the GP02A vs. GP01Fb fighting pose. But that can be easily (and better) recreated with two Action Bases. Just to be absolutely clear, the photos here shows the model posed on an Action Base, which is NOT included in the kit.

PS: want to throw a question out there: the online pictures seem to show that the MLRS version uses a darker shade of gray than the standard GP02A. Is that true? Does anyone have a side-by-side photo of the two kits?