HGBF Petit Beargguy (Dragon Momoko)

Hi guys, I'm back :) This round, I'll be doing a quick review on Dragon Momoko's Little Bear Family (Petit Beargguy).

Manufacturer: Dragon Momoko
Scale: 1/144
Grade: HG
Series: Gundam Build Fighter
Price: RM18 - RM22

Section 1: Runners

This little bear(s) come in a set of 3, with colors different than the original by Bandai. The set of little bear comes in light brown (beige), light blue, and pink. Let take a look at the runners...

Light blue

Pink

Light brown / Beige

3 sets of common parts in white

2 sets of polycaps

Stickers

Section 2: Assembly

Well, this kit is very straight-forward so I won't be writing much... let's see some pictures ;)

Head - parts

Head

Body - parts

Body

Legs - parts

Legs

Arms - parts

Arms

Chair / Connector with Beargguy :P

Assembly 1...

Assembly 2...

Assembly 3...

and here it is :)

Section 3: Photo Shooting :)

I just did some panel lining with the correspondence color and that's it :)

Quick Review

Plastic Quality and Detailing

Pretty good job for Dragon Momoko replicating this in different colors, and selling in a set :p

Nothing to shout about, but this is a good alternative if you want to make a battalion of little bears... LOL :D

Articulations

Articulations? What articulation? LOL... there is not much in this department...

Head/Neck: OK.
Shoulders: A little...
Arms/Elbow: None.
Waist: None.
Skirt Armor: None.
Hip/Tight: A little...
Knee: None.
Ankle: None.
Feet: A little...

Well, the expectation here is not the articulations, but the cuteness :D

Looks and Feels

Just like the original, minus the small stand, which is a let-down... but 3 for the price of 1 (original), I can foresee someone will make a battalion out of these (little) guys :)

Ciao...

MG Psycho Frame Double Funnel System (BTF)

Hi there :)  I'm back, and this time with the MG Psycho Frame Double Fin Funnel System from BTF.

I am pretty sure that most of us would feel that the fin funnels by Bandai is a little plain as oppose to the highly detailed MG Nu Gundam ver Ka, and this would be your solution instead of having to modify the existing funnels ;)

This package comes with Double Fin Funnel... so be prepared for a torturing repetition of 24x :D


Section 1: Instruction Manual

Nothing special to mention :P

Section 2: Runner 

As you can see here... instead of 4 pieces per fin, it has been separated into multiple smaller pieces! The good thing is that the parts separations are very nicely done :)

One effort deserve a special mention is that, BTF uses "undergate" for all the pieces, which means you would not need to worry of scratching the surface when trimming nubs ;)

Section 3: Effect Parts

This package does comes with the funnel beam effects ;) Sadly, the stand and posing arms are not included :P

Section 4: Assembly

Below are the pieces for a single funnel system... see the repetition? I do panel lining with gray color instead, as using green would be overkill ;)

Work in Progress: Psycho Frame Deploy/Undeployed

Section 5: Fin Funnel, Psycho Frame Not Deployed 

Section 6: Fin Funnel, Psycho Frame Deployed 

Section 7: Fin Funnel System

BTF actually addressing the funnels combination issue by introducing more inter-funnel locking mechanism, as well as an external locking piece that doesn't spoil the overall presentation so KUDOS to BTF!

--- Pending pictures ---



Quick Review

This is a very matching add-on for the new MG Nu Gundam ver Ka as oppose to the original Fin Funnel System. Parts separations are fantastic and BTF is using "undergate" for all the pieces, which I felt Bandai should employ that for all new releases instead.

The detailing are very good as you could see from the pictures, but the flaw is on the plastic itself... the plastic is a bit soft and feels cheap... it would not be nice if plain straight build, but you can easily resolve this by applying a layer of top coat after completion.

I do hope that BTF would include the stand and posing arms, and some decals :P (am I asking for too much?)

Anyway, if you want to take your MG Nu Gundam ver Ka to another level of beauty, do get this.


Fin ;)