MODEROID Ikaruga Very tempting, but for some reason I feel that if we're to pick it up, it would end up feeling like a loose mess and I think I'd cry if that were to be the case.
I can't pretend to be an expert on Moderoid, but I actually just finished snapping together the God Raijin-Oh kit, and it's pretty solid. It's like a cross between an HG kit and Super Minipla, with the finer fit of a Bandai HG, but the heavy ABS usage/toyetic feel of a Super Minipla kit.
I blame their Mazinkaiser for leaving a sour taste in my mouth and I know it's not fair to judge the whole line on one bad experience but given ikaruga's design, I hesitate. Also how old is Moderoid cause I feel like it's slightly old but also in it's early infancy stage at the same time?
Its a couple of years old, but to be fair four of them are Mazinkaisers and most of the rest are Shinkalions. Ikaruga is tempting (as a fellow engineer, Eru is muh boi), but I've built two Kaisers that haven't really sold me and the Shinkalion reviews weren't that different.
though my MODEROID ARIEL ended up a solid enough figure, she was full of small press-fit assemblies that ended up requiring gluing, as they were much too loose for my taste...
『無いから創るのです！イカルガのプラモ！！ 一家に一台は必須です！』 a quick look into the kit "...main body part is divided into parts for each color, and you can reproduce the color scheme close to the image just by assembling."
she is indeed annoyingly fiddly, and a very noticeable step-down in plastic model engineering refinement for anyone accustomed to BANDAI's better GUNPLA efforts... indeed, the HELLDIVER goes way back with me, and, MODEROID or no, i'm probably going to be all over that when it finally drops...
New additions including some Patlabor mecha: 『ポプテピピック』スーパーピピ美BARIモードがついに公開！『パトレイバー』イングラム、ヘルダイバーなどのMODEROIDシリーズ新作も注目！【ワンホビギャラリー 2020 ONLINE＆OFFLINE速報レポート】プラモデル編
i guess it's coming this year? i need to be prepared when it drops... this certainly would be a nice companion piece as well;
I hate that I want this, but that is a legitimately cool mecha design that would make an awesome basis for customs.
The Ingram and Bulldog are a set. There were also four new models teased as just silhouettes with no names, but most seem to agree on what they are: Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa MkII AV-X0 (AV-2) Type X-0 "Zero" Braiger ED-209
"This limitless possibility is something only humans can behold!" Pop Team Epic X Super Robot Wars X-Ω MODEROID Super Pipimi BARI Mode Price: 5,900 JPY (Taxes Included) Release Date: Dec 2020
Not going to lie.. I had no idea what the F*** this was until I saw the title of the series... Moderoid kit from GoodSmile Company, not a Bandai kit so expect a mass retail release.
Yeah, every time it kept popping up I was wondering why the hell this super robot had a freakin' bow. Now that I know it's Pop Team Epic, it's blatantly obvious why.
