WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY GOTTA KEEP IT HEAVY-AS-FUCK -- ALWAYS CHOOSE HEAVYARMS.
PIC(S) INFO: Part 1 of 2 -- Spotlight on my all-time personal favorite Gundam mobile suit in the entire history of the media franchise -- MG (Master Grade) XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms mobile suit gunplay model kit, "Endless Waltz" (1997) version, released by Bandai in 2012.
GUNPLA MODEL OVERVIEW: "Gundam Heavyarms as it appears in the "Endless Waltz: The Glory of Losers" manga is here as a Master Grade kit! Among its many gimmicks are fully articulated missile pod hatches, so you can open or close as many of them as you want! It comes with new, redesigned weapons like the shield and knife, which Mr. Katoki specially arranged for this MG kit. The gatling gun has a bullet tank mounted on the kit鈥檚 back that provides bullets through the ribbon cable to the gun. Of course, the kit comes with a Trowa Barton figure as well! Complete your teen angst squad today!"
-- GUNDAM PLANET (Gunpla, plastic model kits and hobby tools)
So Bandai鈥檚 30 Minute Mission line is going to do the Armored Core model kits which is WILD and also incredibly appropriate bc the 30 MM line is already pretty much Model Kit LEGO. Like there鈥檚 around two dozen extra part kits specifically designed for you to make your own customs. With universal joints it鈥檚 incredibly easy for even beginners to bust out there own custom mech model.
Here鈥檚 a video going over that in more detail
youtube
Link for the announcement
What this ALSO means for those interested is they they should also be compatible with the 30 Minute Sisters line which is the same design philosophy but just mecha musume kits. That line ALSO has a ton of kits and extra parts kits to explore.
ALSO!!!!! With the revive line of HG Gundams (I鈥檓 thinking especially g witch since they started using C-Clip joints in the legs) they would ALSO be compatible with the 30MM/MS line and now this new Armored Core line as well. So you really could make a kitbash of Armored Core x Gundam model.
I went outside, where it was cold and rainy, because I鈥檓 a dumbass.
(Let鈥檚 also pretend that this is a build kit post, as I haven鈥檛 been able to do much with finals recently, but I had this laying around and I felt weird not posting for so long so here it is.)
"There are only two of them, Alfred. Their armor looks to be some kind of amalgamation of plastic. From their armor design, they won't put up much of a fight with hand to hand combat.
My next question is who do they work for? Definitely not one of Gotham's rogues.
.....
"Ack!"
"Stop! Turn around. Slowly."
"Wha-?! Ack-- ooof"
"Start talking or the arm breaks."
"I'll never tell you anything."
"You're not from here, are you? I have my ways to make you talk." *bone snaps*