Sunday 7 March 2021

From TomM: the Oldest of Rivalries (10 pts)

 If there is one long lasting rivalry in anime, it is without a doubt the one between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable.



Ever since the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime aired back in 1979, the two have been protagonists, and Char is actually a very complex, highly liked villain.

Char is one of the most charismatic and loved bad guys around, and with a record service of 44 years and counting at the moment, one that remains incredibly popular even with new generations, as could be seen by the OVA series Char's Origin the past year.





For this entry, I went up and painted two 1/400 scale gasaphon, whic I plan to use in MechaTop, a kickstarter I`m eagerly awaiting delivery for (should be march btw).  I like this scale the best to game, as the models are the size of a 28mm figure (I scored them as such below), and work really well with 1/300 scale infantry, vehicles and buildings without towering TO much over them.  Even though your average Gundam stands at about 18 metres... as could be seen in the news as Japan is working on a functional RX-78-2 recently.




To that end, of course I need the famous RX-78-2 (it's also the Gundam appearing in the excellent Ready Player One movie btw), and one of Char's mobile suits in which he duelled with Amuro, the aquatic MSM-07S Z'Gok in his typical red colour scheme as he is "The Red Comet" for a reason.

This means 2 figures at 5 points each, like their equivalent 28mm models as they are the same size and dimensions, good for 10 points onto the account.

Demaz!


8 comments:

  1. oh Gundam! Cool! Have you seen it's newest version on Netflix, that is still pretty cool!

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    1. Iron Blooded Orphans? Not so much of a fan though, I loved of the recent series Origins more, though I`m a SEED fan at heart

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  2. Lovely looking pair of robots, no idea what they are but they look nice!
    Best Iain

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  3. As with Iain, no idea what they are. They do look great.

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    1. It's from the anime franchise Gundam, celebrating it's 42nd birthday this year

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    2. They look terrific Tom! I really enjoyed reading your enthusiasm for this long-lived genre. Wonderful.

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    3. I'm with Iain and Peter. No actual idea but they look pretty cool.

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