MG Unicorn Ver. Ka Part 1

Think, think, and think again
The next review after MG Destiny will be on another super-overdue MG of mine - Unicorn Gundam Ver. Ka ^^;

It's so overdue that his arch-rival Sinanju is an old news, the almost-complete transformation isn't new anymore, with so much hype about it all this while, and the HGUC line for Gundam UC is coming soon ^^;

I got this Gunpla not long after Destiny, which is why I put him as the next work in line. I could still remember the backlog for these two because there weren't many items on my list back then, em, two years back. ^^;



Anyway, I had plenty of thoughts on the model all this while. As compared to Sinanju, Unicorn Gundam has a lot of flexibility when it comes to the model kit itself. I have seen many fans modified the model to give its psycho frame a different color - green, blue and metallic red.

Also, it's already a beauty if you manage to apply all the clear stickers and decals given, but without any marking, some panel-lines on the armors seem to be quite enough nonetheless.

There are a lot of ways for one to work on this model is the conclusion.

For me, I was thinking about this and that for Unicorn Gundam, and I never really want to start on anything before I could figure everything out first. Some of the questions I asked myself over and over again about the work:

(1) Panel-line or no panel-line for the armor?

(2) (from 1) If yes, what color? - black (regular), gray (more subtle color so that the lines won't compete with the color of the psycho frame), red (same color as the psycho frame), pink (to be extra noticeable when the armors open), or none at all.

(3) Marking or no marking?

(4) Panel-line the psycho frame or not?

(5) (from 5) If yes, what color? Pink (to be noticeable against the darker red of the psycho frame) or none at all.

(6) What color to be painted for the V-fin? - yellow or gold?

I've made up my mind at this point, so ya, I've answered all the questions listed above. But if you're considering to work on this model as well, maybe you could ask yourself all those questions to get some idea on how to proceed.



All PS and ABS runners for Unicorn Ver. Ka - no polycap at all. The much bigger Sinanju has the same feature of using no polycap as well ^^


The psycho frame can be a bit painful for the eyes to look at under bright light, or is it just me ^^;


Painting required for the V-fin in NT-D mode. Foil sticker is definitely out for me. ^^
Also, from the design of this particular component on the runner, one can "safely" predict that there will be variation (Banshee) of this MG in the future ^^


15 + 1 magazines for the Beam Magnum. 5 clips x 3 stacks, leaving one extra clip from the runner.


MG Ver. Ka's signature clear pink beam sabers.


Abundant of markings, another signature feature of MG Ver. Ka. It's great to see that the decal sheet has black lines around identical ones to separate them, but the very small design of the clear sticker sheet can be extremely hard to see if you want to cut each one out accurately ^^;


All the parts freshly cut out from their runners, awaiting the cleanup stage.
Will tell you my plan for this MG in the next review. ^^