Update: 00 Raiser 1/60 PG

http://asayume.gnk.cc/00gallery2/pg00r/pg00r.html

Check out this link for the latest and full picture review of the 00 Raiser model kit… it seems that this kit can really pose the Trans-Am Raiser pose after all! The GN Drive is connected in a different way compared to other version of 00 Raiser model… making it possible for the GN Drive to stay while the Raiser system rotates itself. Well, anyway… feel free to check out for the latest Box Preview of this kit and also some other release of SD and Van Savior Gundam 1/100.

Phew… now it is really a time for me to sit down and decide should I go for this PG kit or not…

Here’s a link of picture of the inner frame of 00 Raiser PG: http://www.figure.fm/post/en/4925/PG+00+Raiser+Inner+Frame+Details.html

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ossan-obahan1-2/e/947e91ac6544b350cd2a7b0d09bb010b

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ossan-obahan1-2/e/174439bf38447418c91e7625bfde46c6

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/mj-model/article?mid=5718&prev=5727&next=-1

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/mj-model/article?mid=5727&prev=5751&next=5718

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/mj-model/article?mid=5797&prev=5803&next=5751

November 26, 2009 | Categories: Coming Soon, Update | Leave a comment

Preview: 00 Raiser 1/60 PG

I must say this kit is very well made in all the detail aspects… but same goes with others, I do think that this kit is slightly weird in the balance of size. The body is just too small compared with the portion of leg… maybe the leg needs to be in this size in order to support the whole weight of the model? Or is it maybe because it is needed in this size to house the GN Condenser in it?

The front and rear view of the model kit… as you can obviously see that the waist area, where the portion is totally distorted, the width of the hip is well greater than the width of the waist and the body… making it kind of imbalance. Some people complain that the waist armor doesn’t cover up the plastic of the waist frame… allowing it to show out obviously and it is indeed irritating…

Here’s a picture of comparison between HG, PG and 1/100… obviously HG looks the best among them in terms of overall balance and design…

Besides the imbalance body portion, the next important thing that annoy everyone else is the mobility of the GN Drive. The first picture shows the greatest range it may extend, reasonably well… the second picture shows that the GN Drive can be turn to the front and back… great! But the third picture indicates that the GN Drive can not be rotated at all! Which means your Raiser will always pointing downward and you will not be able to pose the Trans-Am Raiser pose at all! OMG! The reason why it is impossible to turn the Raiser system was because the way BANDAI join the GN Drive to the shoulder…  you should be able to notice it by looking at the second picture…

This is rather a personal opinion… I do think that only the Strike Gundam PG arms can really consider as Perfect… where it really mimic the movement of real human hand. As for this kit, it seems more like a up-sized 1/100 to me… hope to see more sliding frame and armor in this region… anyway, great mobility here!

Well, although the leg is over-sized… the mobility here is awesome… I like the leg to be separated into 3 parts joint (5th picture), making it to be even more realistic. The rubber mat on the bottom of the leg is courtesy of the technology developed during the release of Gundam Astray Red Frame PG… it makes your model to stand well on smooth surface without slipping.

A very well designed 0 Raiser here… very detail compared to the HG model.

Well, overall the big hit from this kit will be the GN Condenser technology, where it will allow your Gundam to hold heavy weapon firmly and retaining its pose… which is really a problem everyone is facing over the years… next is the GN Drive which will light up and spins… the sliding inner frame also has some new technology in it. Check out the videos below for more detail. So, does this kit worth a buy? It really up to you to decide. I’m still sitting on the fence, waiting to see the box preview and also some other new review first before deciding whether to buy this PG kit or wait for the MG to release…

November 26, 2009 | Categories: Coming Soon, Update | Leave a comment