MG Geara Doga Review

All my Master Grade (MG) gunpla so far are gundams so this is my first mono eye MG kit that I bought. The geara doga first appeared in Char's Counter-attack and also in Gundam Unicorn but by then it is already mostly replaced by geara zulu as the Neo Zeon main mass-produced mobile suit. From its design, it resembles the zaku 2 but is a bit bulkier and with more thrusters.

It is an out of box build. If some parts looks like it is loosely attached, it is done on purpose so that it is easier for me to disassemble afterwards as I have plans to modify it.

The colours on this kit is great with good colour separation, the orange parts complement the green parts well. The energy piping on this kit is unique as it is made of rubber instead of the normal piping found on a zaku which is made up of many small circular pieces. The piping secure well and look great but at some angles the mold line can be seen.

The backpack's design is interesting as normally there is only thrusters facing downwards but in this case there are thrusters facing all four directions. The design is logical as in space without gravity, the thrusters should not be facing only downwards.

I used a colour filter here so the colour looks different 

It has average articulation but has some cool gimmick such as exposing the inner frame and yellow piping at the knee when you bend it and having a slot at the torso for you to add led to light up the head.

For accessories, it comes with a head part and another beam riffle to make the commander type. It also comes with the beam effect parts and two hands with movable fingers.

I like the design of the beam sabre as it looks much more menacing than the generic beam sabre.

   Although it does not have much panel lines or details on those large armour parts, it does make up for it with the other more prominent features like the piping and thrusters which really adds to the overall look. There is also hardly any seam lines so it is rather well designed. It is definitely a good kit to buy.

Non-scale Evangelion-02 Review

This is a non-scale kit of Evangelion-02 from the movie Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. This is a birthday present from my dear friend. It's my first non-gundam bandai kit so it is an interesting build for me. I haven't watched the anime so I am not too familiar with the back story of it.  

For this kit you need some cement for the open hands which is something different from a normal gundam kit. This is just a out of box build where I just snap fit it together without panel lines and decals. 

The colour separation of the kit is great, the major colours comes mostly in different parts. However for some small parts, you are given stickers for it. You can also use gundam markers for colouring if you are not too fond of stickers.

Evangelion 02 has a much more humanoid shape as compared to a gundam. The build is interesting especially so on the throat area where the throat moves upwards as you move the head upwards. The white part of the arms is actually made of rubber like material, giving it a more natural look at the elbow. 

What really impressed me is the articulation of the kit. I feel that it is as articulate as a action figure. It is also compatible with an action base 1 which you can use for more types of action poses. 

For this kit, it also comes with the flight pack which in my opinion looks much cooler than the original. For accessories, it comes with the two types of guns as seen on the pictures above and two daggers. It also comes with a wide variety of hands.

For size comparison, it is much taller than your average size MG like the trans-am exia.

Overall, I am pleased with the kit. I would say that it is closer to an HG 1/100 or NG kit in gunpla terms due to the lack of inner frame but it is much more articulate than any gunpla I built. For a humanoid model kit, the proportions are great and it looks cool with the flight pack.