MechaCollection SuperRobot models...

[magengar]

This thread will probably be short-lived.

My topic is those Mechacolle plastic models
of Mazinger-Z, Great Mazinger, and Raideen.
Y'all have seen them on ebay.
I'm watching them on ebay as I write this;
because I plan to score Great Mazinger and Raideen
(I already have Mazinger-Z)...

Do any of you have these models?
How was your experience building these?
Got pics?
To weather, or Not to weather?

I'm so intrigued by these models... I still haven't
built my Mazinger-Z model yet... I know that once
I get into building these model kits, I wanna do
a damn good job with them, because I'll only
have one shot at them... so, I wanna treat them
like gold.

Seems like a big fuss, but I'm nervous with them
and that's how I feel about them.
Once I've acquired all three model kits, they'll be
the best things in my collection since my GX-01R
and my Yujin Mazinkaiser.

So, wazup about these models?

(thanks in advance)

zozo-Magengar

[TheMazingerZ]

There's also a Getter One, Mazinkaiser OVA versions of Mazinger and Great Mazinger in one set, and Shin Mazinger God Scrander/Giant Rocket punch Mecha Collection models.

They are pretty easy to build, really. You can leave the unpainted with just the stickers that come with it, but they will look sort of odd. I didn't weather or panel-lined mine because I wanted to keep them as anime accurate as possible, but I did have to paint the heads and faces. Like I said, they didn't look right just with the stickers. I also super glued the Mazinger and Great Mazinger head pieces together so they wouldn't come apart from being handled while posing (they do tend to come apart if not glued).

Overall, these are my favorite Mazinger figures, even compared to the diecast SOCs, Yamato, etc... They just look better IMHO.

Good luck with your model!

}D

[magengar]

Hey, TMZ, thanks for the tips and advice, bro!
Yeah, I forgot that there are the other MCs
you mentioned (the Kaiser OVA Mazinger and GM,
also Getter1, and Shin Maz... I'll look these up,
but I'll skip Getter and just collect all the other
Mazinger versions-- I'm soon gonna trim my entire
collection to just everything Mazinger-related)...

My Mazinger-Z (original tv version) comes with
the stickers. I'll skip the stickers and paint the
details in the places where the stickers belong.
As for the armor, I'll just paint the white limbs
and waist areas with a metallic white color--
--this will give me the anime color, but with an
added metallic touch to those parts;
and everything else will remain the same as
the anime colors.

My stepdad owns an automotive paint shop
in Puerto Rico... he'll have some metallic-white
paint I can use- but that paint is for cars, and I'll
just try it on a piece of scrap plastic, FIRST, to
make sure it's safe to use on the MCs...
...otherwise, I'll stick to Testors model paint
all the way.

I'll also use "aluminum" or silver paint for
the crown and mouth-grills, and a mixture of
orange-yellow for the ear-spikes and the eyes.
Panel-lines: I'll use a faint touch of pencil beneath
the metallic white parts.
Weathering: just a tiny bit near the edges,
otherwise I won't weather it.
But, I'll study and learn some good
Weathering techniques as used by other
model-kit fans.

I'm really excited, and I can't wait for the
day I take a deep breath and FINALLY
begin assembling these models...
...for now, I'm still in my transition with my
move to Puerto Rico: I've started shipping
my collection, a few figs at a time, home to
my mom so she can store them for me
until I get there.
Once I've settled in, I'll be back in this game
and I can start on my models, And finish
many other projects which I've had on hold
these past couple years.

Once again, Thanks for your tips and advice.
If you have any other suggestions, feel welcome
to reply here or pm. Thanks!

zozo-Magengar

Jan 31, 2010 16:27:01 GMT -5 TheMazingerZ said:

There's also a Getter One, Mazinkaiser OVA versions of Mazinger and Great Mazinger in one set, and Shin Mazinger God Scrander/Giant Rocket punch Mecha Collection models.

They are pretty easy to build, really. You can leave the unpainted with just the stickers that come with it, but they will look sort of odd. I didn't weather or panel-lined mine because I wanted to keep them as anime accurate as possible, but I did have to paint the heads and faces. Like I said, they didn't look right just with the stickers. I also super glued the Mazinger and Great Mazinger head pieces together so they wouldn't come apart from being handled while posing (they do tend to come apart if not glued).

Overall, these are my favorite Mazinger figures, even compared to the diecast SOCs, Yamato, etc... They just look better IMHO.

Good luck with your model!

}D

[magengar]

;D YESSSSSS!!!!!! It's on its way!
It's coming to me soooOOooon!
Mechacolle RAIDEEN, from ebay member/store
comicmadness... the Only Mechacolle kit he had left,
and I Bought it! Woot! Woot! Woot! ;D

Next MC targets: all the Other Mazzies which I'm missing. ;D

zozo-Magengar

[zamboace]

Be sure to post pictures once you've got it built.

[repairtechjon]

Nice score Tony. Those kits do look great. Really great renditions of the super robots. Box art always seems to be a big draw too.
They're some of those things you keep thinking will always be there.......until I actually decide to grab one, of course!

Hopefully P.R. will be a good enviroment for painting, cuz NY in winter, well, paint doesn't dry too well does it? So much patience needed.
Glad to hear migration plans are working out for you. I'll look forward to 'in progress' or "done" pics of course for some inspiration/motivation. Been out of any kind of models for years, but have a bunch of kits stashed for someday.

[glane21]

I have the Reideen. It's a nice kit and looks good completed. The face shields are fiddly in Godbird mode, though, fall off easily.

[magengar]

@ Zamboace:
Yep. I'll post pics as soon as I have all my MCs built.
I'll be in a better room/environment when I've moved
to Puerto Rico... that way I can setup an area for
working on my toys and customs, and photographing
them for posting pics here.

@ Repairtechjohn:
The box art for these MCs are really awesome--
I get tempted to cut the fronts out and frame them! ;D
But, Nah... I'll keep the boxes intact and display
them with the completed models.

Climate-wise, upstate NY in the middle of Winter isn't
really a good time to paint models. Factors to consider
are the climate outside versus the climate indoors:
if the room is too warm, humidity is eminent and it
could have some effect on the paint process.
Summers up here are also a hassle because it gets
very humid, and that also will affect the paint process.

In Puerto Rico, the climate is mild all year round.
The "coolest" it ever gets there is between 55-60
degrees at night between the months of December
and February, which is the Rain season.
During the hotter months throughout the year it
does get quite humid, but I'll be living by the coast
where it's mostly breezy; and I'll also have some
AC to control the climate inside my room so the
air is a little dry. That should help assist in the
paint process much better.

As soon as I've gathered all of my MCs, I will ship them
to my mom's in Puerto Rico. Once I've arrived and
settled down over there, I will spend my weekends
working on these model kits... I wanna do the best
I can to paint them so they'll look as good as what's
shown on the box art, although not That extreme:
I wanna balance between that appearance and their
true anime appearance somehow; therefore I might
not use as much paint for certain armor parts.

@ Glane21:
The Raideen might be a tough cookie for me, so, yes,
I'll have to be very careful with him. Once he's built
I'll keep him in "humanoid" mode; that way I can finally play
with my MiracleAction DX Raideen in Godbird mode.

As for the Mazinger MCs, I'm already used to them by
their appearance and armors because I've watched
their series often... I could almost build and paint them
while blindfolded! LOL

The nice thing about building these particular kits is
that I'll have a better visual reference from them when
I model/render them as 3D objects, because I'll then
get to know these robots inside/out armor and all.

zozo-Magengar

[magengar]

Wow! I wonder how this would look if I were ever to
build a large-scaled custom model Hover Pilder...
www.hlj.com/product/LEGLF4025
...I already have a couple of clear plastic dome
shells for the "windshield"-- one is egg-shaped,
and the other is sphere-shaped; but the size
of this cockpit seat should determine how big
I should build the Pilder.

That would be a project for laaaaater on
down the road. I'm already waaay behind on
my current custom projects. ;D

zozo-Magengar

[repairtechjon]

Hey Tony, is this the Raideen kit you're talking about?
I didn't realize it transforms, and is really articulated, too! Very cool.
cgi.ebay.com/BANDAI-Mechanic-Collection-BRAVE-RAIDEEN-Transform_W0QQitemZ170435365590QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27aebd4ad6

[magengar]

Yep. That's the one. It's the 2009 "re-issue" of the
2001 version... this one has plastic parts, and some
other parts are made of some sort of rubber for
flexibility when the assembled model is posed.
The hands are rubber as well, for holding his weapons
and other accessories.
I love their sculpts and assemblies, that's why I'm
so crazy about these kits.

If ya can, get 'em NOW while they're still
available... forget ebay, you're better off getting them
at either BBTS or HLJ. They sell out quick at BBTS,
while they're currently in stock at HLJ.
They're reasonably priced, and worth it.

I don't know why I refer to this (and all the other MCs)
as "re-issues"... I don't know the proper term to
call it, but they are all remakes of the 2001
first model kit releases.
The nice thing about them is that after you've
built them they are poseable; and you can paint
them, as well.
Raideen can also be transformed into his Godbird mode.

There's also a Shin Mazinger MC kit, with the God Scrander,
("Big Bang Punch" version) which is also poseable;
and you can transform him into the "big fist-o-fck". LOL!
This particular model kit is its first release (2009)
which coincided during the broadcast of its tv series,
after the release of the Shin Maz SOC GX-45
(or is it the GX-49?).
I have the Shin Maz MC coming to me as well.

So, Raideen and Shin Mazinger are the only two
MC kits, thus far, which are fully transformable.

I wish Bandai would start making full-scale MC kits
for the Hover Pilder, the Brain Condor, the Shin
Maz Hover Pilder, and the Kaiser Pilder...
...those would be awesome!

zozo-magengar

Feb 16, 2010 23:36:03 GMT -5 repairtechjon said:

Hey Tony, is this the Raideen kit you're talking about?
I didn't realize it transforms, and is really articulated, too! Very cool.
cgi.ebay.com/BANDAI-Mechanic-Collection-BRAVE-RAIDEEN-Transform_W0QQitemZ170435365590QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27aebd4ad6

[magengar]

;D He's heeeeeere!!!

My MC Raideen has finally arrived,
in great shape- ready for assemblyyyy! ;D

...and I got a free comicbook, toooooo!!!
(Spiderman and the Black Cat).
Raideen came from this vendor...
www.comicbookmadness.com

The Raideen MC kit looks so intimidating
compared to the Mazinger-Z MC kit.
I guess that's because of the extra parts
used for the Godbird transformation.

I'm tempted to build it NOW, since I'd like
to keep him in his anime colors
(no paint, except for his Godbreaker
sword and his God-arrow)
... but I'd rather wait until I get all my
MCs together and shipped to my
new home in Puerto Rico. ;D
_____________________
Edit, 2/25/10...

Damn, I'm feelin the urrrrr-R-ge to
start assembling this damn Godbuzzard!
Ok ok ok, I'll at least TRY.
Some parts require screws. No problem.
I'll at least TRY.

I can assemble him now, and safely ship
him assembled later when I'm
ready to ship him, right? Any tips?

help.



Big Mac. ;D



zozo-Magengar

[magengar]

Whoopieeeeeee!

I have just finally Finally FINALLY started
working on my Yuusha Raideen Mechacolle model kit!
I started sanding the parts for painting, and I have it partially
assembled so I can see how it will look before I paint it.

I'm getting ready to pack for a move this week, as soon as I
settle in my new place I will resume the work on it and post
pics here.

zozo-mag