MG V Gundam Ver. Ka Part 5

Normal tricks
Finishing up with the work on Master Grade V Gundam Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^



The hip and waist parts are detailed using a combination of normal panel liner and Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black).

MG V Gundam Ver. Ka Part 4

Creating some hidden surprises
Continuing the work on Master Grade V Gundam Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^



Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black) is used on the Core Fighters' wing and tail parts.

MG V Gundam Ver. Ka Part 3

Not so blue, not so brown
Master Grade V2 Gundam Ver. Ka just came out for your information. ^^

Concentrating all effort on painting the three 1/100 scale figurines in V Gundam Ver. Ka after the work in Part 2. ^^


Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black) is used to highlight the molded details on the three white parts.


With excessive panel liner solution rubbed away using cotton swab soaked with thinner, and with additional line details added the usual way. ^^

MG V Gundam Ver. Ka Part 2

The red rings of inconvenient paint work
Starting to work on Master Grade V Gundam Ver. Ka after the introduction in the previous posting.

As usual, a look at all the parts to be painted and the colors they need first:


Three 1/100 scale figurines to be painted: a standing Uso Ewin in civilian clothing with Haro, another Uso Ewin in pilot suit and Marbet Fingerhat in pilot suit.
It's not clearly shown in the picture, but the two pilots don't match up with the standing figurine in terms of scale. ^^;

MG V Gundam Ver. Ka Part 1

From one very big MG Ver. Ka to one very small MG Ver. Ka
Starting to work on another Gunpla, Master Grade Gunpla after assembling BB Senshi Sangokuden Shin Koshin Gyan and the earlier work on HG 1/144 Gundam Barbatos. ^^


While the catchphrase above is referring to the huge size difference between this Master Grade Ver. Ka kit and the last one I did - Sinanju, other suitable ones may include "Finally, a new Master Grade kit on this blog", or "Surprise! An MG kit", or "The same old long wait, on an MG kit this time". ^^; '

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 35 [Final]

Quite similar, quite different
The last posting in this very long review series on MG Sinanju Ver. Ka already. ^^

Not discounting the two separate long breaks between the painting and detailing process, this review, which started back in late September 2011, has spanned to very close to three years now. It's the longest-running review series ever on this blog, even longer than the Keropla God Keron series. ^^ Hopefully, no other review in the future will break that "glorious" record held by this Master Grade kit. XD

As previewed in the previous posting, a comparison with its "indirect" successor unit, Unicorn Gundam in Master Grade Ver. Ka format: ^^




I used "indirect" to describe the two MSs' development history, as the addition of Sinanju Stein into the universe of Gundam Unicorn as the actual prototype of Sinanju, also implies that Unicorn Gundam was developed based off Sinanju Stein, instead of a Sinanju that features none of the emblems and stripes added by The Sleeves after it was stolen from Anaheim Electronics, as indicated in Episode 2 of the OVA series. That predecessor-successor relationship is much more direct, but in reverse in terms of these two Master Grade Ver. Ka releases. Unicorn Gundam came out in December 2007 as the first release of this series, followed by Sinanju exactly one year later. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 34

Awesomeness stalls for no scale
Even more action poses featuring MG Sinanju Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^


The Boss pose, nicely done when it's in mere inner frame form, made even cooler now that the kit has been completed. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 33

Awesomeness in so many weapon combos
Another round of action poses from MG Sinanju Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 32

Sinanju's customized coin
And the action begins with MG Sinanju Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^

But before that, there's one important addition to the standing pose I forgot to include in the previous posting. ^^;


One benefit of having the cockpit capsule situated deep inside the chest, and been covered up by layers of armors, is the ability to pose the standing figure of Full Frontal right next to the opened hatch but not looking awkward, since the pilot figure can't be seen at all. ^^


One other extra point: if the shoulder armor and binder are tilted upward far enough, there's a point that can be reached by the mounted shield for it to be balanced, very well at that, beside the arm using just the binder's hook arm. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 31

Red hot Sinanju
More images of the just completed MG Sinanju Ver. Ka. ^^



Just for clarification, especially to those who just started reading this review series, the rocket bazooka connected to the beam rifle is not included with this MG. It's a limited kit that was bundled with Gundam Unicorn novel Vol. 8 "The Sky and the Stars" ("宇宙と惑星と"). See Part 20 for the introduction of that limited kit. ^^ The rocket bazooka was eventually included for the OVA version of Master Grade Sinanju, so it's entirely possible to realize the image of Sinanju posing with its rocket bazooka-equipped combined rifle without going through the trouble, and paying extra to get the limited kit. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 30

Forgotten paint here, missing paint there
Continuing with the assembly of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka after the previous posting. ^^


All the skirt armor components need to be detached first.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 29

When red meets gray
Returning to the assembly of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka after a brief detour to review the gashapon figurine of Stella Loussier from MS Gundam Seed Heroines 5 in the previous two postings. ^^

It's time to armor up the big guy. ^^


All the inner frame components are detached first.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 28

A skeletal preview of amazing poseability for a large-sized MG
Just because it's still in inner frame form doesn't mean it's not possible for MG Sinanju Ver. Ka to showcase its awesome articulation design. ^^




Besides Sinanju itself, I'm eager to try out the many weapons on the model kit, especially the rocket bazooka, and shield. I must see how those large-sized weapons would look on an equally huge Master Grade kit, now. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 27

Looking good is good enough
More images of the just completed inner frame of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka: ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 26

Even more, subtler linked movement gimmicks
Moving on to assembling the rest of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka's upper body components, after completing its shoulder armors in the previous posting. ^^


Inner frame parts for the backpack.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 25

Weapon gimmick Part 2
Continuing with the assembly of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka's inner frame after the previous posting. ^^


Parts for the left leg's inner frame.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 24

Multi-purpose palm tab
Done with the weapons in the previous posting, it's time to move on to the actual model of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka. ^^

Since it's a Master Grade kit, with a full inner frame featuring quite a bit of my own extra effort to enhance the different components' details, ^^ the work on the kit's inner frame will be separated from its armors. ^^


Inner frame parts for the right arm.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 23

Glorious golden goodness
Continuing with the assembly of MG Sinanju Ver. Ka, with the progress still on its weapons after the previous posting. ^^

Starting with the simplest on the armament list: the beam sabers. ^^


Four one-piece parts for the pair of beam sabers.

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 22

Rifle and bazooka combo fun
Finally, after yet another long delay between the completion of its detailing work, I'm returning to complete this Gunpla: Master Grade Sinanju Ver. Ka. ^^


Like the detailing work I did on the kit, which took up half of January to complete, I'm pretty sure this final assembly is going to be very fun, especially since this kit is one of my picks as the best Master Grade releases from Bandai. ^^

MG Sinanju Ver. Ka Part 21

Red paint and red base
Continuing the work on Master Grade Sinanju Ver. Ka's rocket bazooka after the previous posting. ^^



Excessive panel liner paint on the bazooka parts is wiped away using cotton swab soaked with enamel thinner.


Tiny pipe details on the targeting scope's mount rack parts are painted gold, and silver using normal pens.
There's always room for some gold and silver details. XD


The border between the barrel and muzzle is painted black using normal black marker to highlight the gap.


(Left) The blank hollow scopes inside the targeting scopes don't look good at all. ^^
(Right) An extra clear green part for the scope is found on H-Eyes 1 (Green) from Wave. ^^


The selected part is removed from its runner.


The interior of the scopes are painted silver using Pilot Super Color Silver Extra Fine, before the clear green parts are inserted onto the spots.
The whole work feels like a repetition of equipping an extra clear green scope parts to Sinanju's beam rifle (Part 14). ^^


Since the bazooka's butt can be extended to reveal the magazine cartridge, all gray for the magazine rounds is not going to be very impressive to look at. ^^;


The parts, the rockets to be specific, are painted using Gaia Color No. 003 Bright Red Gloss.


The parts are painted carefully to make sure all the corner spots are covered. ^^


To give them a different look as compared to the top and bottom connector pieces, the linkage pieces between the rocket rounds are painted using Gaia Metallic Color No. 020 Gun Metal.


Molded details on the rocket parts, mainly the rear thrusters are panel lined.
There are actually line details that circle each of the rockets' warhead, but due to the added thickness from the previous paint work, the molded lines have become too vague to be panel lined properly, so I gave up on that. ^^;


Test fitting the painted parts to see how rockets would turn out when assembled. ^^
As mentioned in the previous posting, the bazooka is not the only add-on set I have for the main model of Sinanju. ^^ Since there was one released for the boss, a customized Action Base 1 is important to complete the entire model. ^^


Released about a month after the its intended user (Sinanju Ver. Ka), this customized Action Base 1 is nothing more than a combination of black stand, and a base that is molded in the same shade of dark red as Sinanju, with a large sheet of clear sticker featuring markings related to Sinanju, Anaheim Electronics, and the Sleeves. The concept is very similar to the Char Aznable type, with the exception of the different color between the base and the stand obviously. On top of that, since Ver. Ka was the only model kit of Sinanju released when this Action Base 1 came out, its sense of exclusiveness is much more prevalent than the Char type, which can be used for various Master Grades, High Grades, and even action figures of MSs piloted by the Red Comet. ^^ On the other hand, together with the Unicorn Gundam version, this Sinanju type is the second Action Base 1 set that feature different colors for its stand and base (after the Celestial Beings type). As of now, the two of them are also the last variations based off the first octagonal base of Action Base 1 as well.


I got mine more than a year after getting the main model itself, if I remember correctly. ^^; I wasn't quite sure if I wanted it as the set's feature of having different colors for its stand and base isn't exactly exciting - I still feel so now. Also, I didn't apply any of its markings for the Char Aznable type when I assembled that Action Base 1, and I feel I'll be repeating that treatment (or lack thereof to be acccurate ^^) for this Sinanju type as well, so the special clear sticker sheet is also not quite "useful" in my opinion. After a while though, against my own lack of interest for it, I picked this display stand set up, simply because it's a customized stand for a model kit that I absolutely adore. ^^ Master Grade Sinanju Ver. Ka is such an awesome kit that it shouldn't have to share its display stand with other model kits. XD

Having a customized display stand for Sinanju eventually works out I guess, since the HGUC, and Robot Damashii versions can also use it. They are somewhat small for the base, but it's definitely going to be useful for the OVA version of Master Grade Sinanju, which I'll pick up sonner or later. ^^

As mentioned above, since the parts are exactly the same as those from the first Action Base 1, albeit having different colors for the stand, and base, I'm not going to have its introduction separated into a different posting like what I did with the Celestial Beings type, and since its original design is for Master Grade Sinanju Ver. Ka, I guess it would be good to slot it in with the (extended) work on the kit itself. ^^


(Left) Preview of the special clear sticker sheet on the cover sheet.
(Right) The ability to link more than one bases is also shown.


From the images, the entire base's size seems to fit Sinanju perfectly. ^^


Rear view of the package.


Content.


A clearer view of the cover sheet.


Base and display stand parts.


The base part.
The darker shade of red given to the base as its molded color is still not as dark as the main color of the Master Grade kit it seems. ^^



Runners, screws, and bolts for the display stand, and the kit's special clear sticker sheet.


The clear sticker sheet contains markings more than enough for the entire set. ^^
Unfortunately, due to their large sizes, almost all of them are not suitable to be applied to model kits of Sinanju in 1/100 scale (Master Grade), or smaller.


(Left) Large Neo Zeon emblems.
(Right) Mecha specs of Sinanju.


(Left) Somewhat odd, almost purposeless numerical values. ^^;
(Right) "Leurura" is referring to the Rewloola class battlecruiser that Full Frontal (and Sinanju) is on in "Gundam Unicorn" I believe.


(Left) A white emblem of "Gundam Unicorn" that is meant for the name plate part of the base.
(Right) "MSN-06S Sinanju" in different font faces, colors, and sizes. ^^


All the display stand parts removed from their runners are placed in paper containers for storage purpose.


With more paper boxes added during the work on the kit to hold some of the heavily painted and detailed parts separately from the rest, plus even more added for parts of the rocket bazooka and Action Base 1, the large box of the kit certainly did a good job in providing the space needed to contain everything. ^^
With the work on the add-on components done, all that's left for this MG kit is its final assembly. ^^ Given it's one of my favorite model kits, I'm certainly looking forward to seeing its final completion. ^^