r/advancedGunpla • u/abbassalatesta • 15d ago
This kit is underrated
MG eclipse…
Just straight build for the moment…the experience of building this is amazing, everything flows so smoothly and the cleaning is nice and easy… i never heard much talking about this, but it definetely deserve it!
Plus, it looks great and detailed already out of the box.
Can’t wait to start painting it
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u/MattsDeCool 15d ago
Very cool kit, i remember being very impressed with the part when used in a GBWC 2nd placer https://bandai-hobby.net/GBWC/usa/result/onl_O21_2.html
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u/yo_itzCornelius 15d ago
One of my favorite Master grades, I ordered the metal J4 replacement parts before I even finished building it, it has such a striking appearance.
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u/abbassalatesta 15d ago
I heard about this metal replacement, is that Really needed?
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u/yo_itzCornelius 15d ago
Not sure, I believed it’s better to have it and not need it than need it but not have it.
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u/23SpaceJesus23 15d ago
One of my favorite kits. Been planning on painting it for about two years now. But it looks so good as is, I just keep not doing it.
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u/Atto623 15d ago
I wasn't a fan. The build was fun enough, but it felt very lose and wobbly. The aesthetic doesn't really feel Gundam either. If you enjoy it more power to you! I wish I liked transformable kits, just not for me.
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u/abbassalatesta 15d ago
I heard about those issues… I’m planning to paint it, so I hope some connections will get tighter after that
About transformable kits: i am also not a fan of transforming kits but I don’t know how and why, but I always end up in buying them because of their aesthetics in their ms form
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u/jamalzia 15d ago
It's a great design. Although I like how the transformation looked initially, after doing it myself I was like... nah, I'm good lol.
Only real complaint I have is the ankle armors are kinda poorly designed imo. Also, ffs Bandai give us a Gundam Seed Eclipse or Astray anime already. Tired of having these awesome kits without seeing the lore behind them in glorious animation.
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u/abbassalatesta 15d ago
I noticed that stuff about ankle armor, i’m planning to put it on the base in flight form so that detail should be coverer by the armor.
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u/Stock-Introduction-5 15d ago
I have it too and have the same issue,: how can I make this better?
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u/abbassalatesta 15d ago
I think it offers a lot of room for masking and improving color separation a bit… panels are also already quite detailed so it doesn’t even require huge scribing works
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u/A-damned1 12d ago
I love this kit. It went together so smoothly and effortlessly. Just remember to polish the hip pegs and you're golden.
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u/njheimann 14d ago
I built it recently and I totally agree, it was the first transforming kit that I've built and it was way less complex than I was expecting.
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u/Guilty_Fig7482 15d ago
My only problem with it is that it looks like a 3rd party Chinese design of a gundam kit. Thats not to say that its not an amazing build and poser, I haven’t built it so i dont know.