GUNDAM

**safeorigin** · March 9th, 2008 02:49 PM

salamat po sir. noted na po and will start as soon as the sem is over

for that you get a :pirate2:'s thumbs up and cookie!

**Type 100** · March 9th, 2008 09:29 PM

Obviously mahal na hobby yan hahahaha

Once you have the tools and major equipment (airbrush, air compressor, set of brushes) and learn how to take care of it, though, it's only the paints, putty and other supplies you'll have to spend on...at least that's what modeler buddies used to tell me. Hanggang safety goggles, hobby knife, pin vise (a very small drill with an assortment of drill bits) at sandpaper lang ang inabot ko though. No "workshop" space in my house to paint in, sadly.

Suggest na rin ako, kung magpipintura kayo bumili kayo ng gas mask for paint applications. Better if they come with replaceable filter cartridges. Meron nyan sa mga hardware stores. Masama sa baga natin ang paint, especially PYLOX spray lacquer.

**Type 100** · March 9th, 2008 09:32 PM

I also forgot to mention: if you'll be painting invest in good-quality masking tape.

Modelers I know swear by Tamiya masking tape. It's much thicker than the normal stuff you buy in National, so there's less chance of paint seeping into the lower layers. Mahal nga lang...pero kung gusto mo pulido yung pagkaka-paint ng kit mo...

**Bogeyman** · March 10th, 2008 10:37 AM

If you're looking to join a Philippine modeller community, www.mechapinoy.net is a good start. They hold annual exhibits at SM Megamall.

I also frequent Hobby Link Japan (www.hlj.com) for any new Gunpla releases. Sayang, some of the other sites I used to browse, such as Newtype Asylum and The Gundam Project, have already shut down long ago.

**badkuk** · March 10th, 2008 11:31 AM

afaik, medyo magulo ung storyline ng gundam; every release parang iba ung story e. i event caught one series wherein gundams where competing in some athletic/robotic event -- kind of a big departure from the intergalactic conflicts that the other series are based on.

**Bogeyman** · March 10th, 2008 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by badkuk

afaik, medyo magulo ung storyline ng gundam; every release parang iba ung story e. i event caught one series wherein gundams where competing in some athletic/robotic event -- kind of a big departure from the intergalactic conflicts that the other series are based on.

What you saw was most probably Kidou Butoden G Gundam, developed in 1994. It was the first non-humorous Gundam series set away from the traditional Universal Century (UC) timeline, and set the precedent for other successful Alternate Universe series such as Gundam Wing and Gundam SEED. Although it didn't receive high ratings in Japan, the sales of G Gundam model kits were strong enough for Bandai to declare the show a success.

G Gundam wasn't a total departure from the original Mobile Suit Gundam, since it maintained certain elements traditionally associated with the latter such as space colonies, the preservation of Earth and of course, the use of Gundams. Medyo radical lang yung naging interpretation (international fighting tournament) since Sunrise Inc. needed something new back then for Gundam's 15th anniversary.

**Type 100** · March 10th, 2008 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

afaik, medyo magulo ung storyline ng gundam; every release parang iba ung story e. i event caught one series wherein gundams where competing in some athletic/robotic event -- kind of a big departure from the intergalactic conflicts that the other series are based on.

Bro, if you want continuity in Gundam, I suggest you watch the TV series, movies and OVAs set in the Universal Century (UC). The UC Gundam series are very well integrated with each other for the most part, and cover a pretty long time period from the year UC 0079 to UC 0153. The bulk of Gundam literature centers around this particular universe, with the best-established sci-fi "physics" compared to the other so-called "alternate universe" (AU) series such as G-Gundam, Wing and SEED.

Here's a basic chronological timeline of all the UC stuff I know so far.

UC 0079
MS IGLOO
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - OVA x12
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - OVA x6

UC 0083
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - OVA x13

UC 0087-0088
Mobile Suit Z (Zeta) Gundam
Gundam Sentinel (photonovel)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Double Zeta)

UC 0093
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - cinematic movie

UC 0096
Mobile Suit Unicorn Gundam (novel)

UC 0123
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 - TV series compressed into movie
UC 0133?
Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (manga)

UC 0153
Mobile Suit V (Victory) Gundam

**Bogeyman** · March 11th, 2008 12:33 PM

And remember, in case of discrepancies between the anime and the manga/novel versions of a particular series, the former is generally considered as canon.