Updated Images of RG Skygrasper

Updated box art and images of the upcoming 1/144 Real Grade Skygrasper has just been released. This kit is scheduled to be released on February 2012 with a price of 2,625 Yen. The box art's design is really awesome! I wish they would also release a Master Grade version of the Skygrasper too.

Real Grade Skygrasper

Real grade or simply RG is the latest grade of gundam model kits from Bandai. RG is like a Perfect Grade gundam model kits only that its scale is 1/144. It was first released last 2011 with RX-78 Gundam. It was followed by Char's Zaku II, Aile Strike Gundam, Zaku II mass production type, and the latest was the Freedom Gundam.

This year another RG is said to be launched, but it is not a mobile suit. It is the Skygrasper!

Skygrasper is the fighter jet that accompanies the Strike Gundam in its battles. It carries the striker pack needed by the Strike, depending on what mode Kira Yamato (the pilot of Strike Gundam) wanted it to be. The pack could be the launcher pack, the sword pack, and the most famous of the three..the aile striker pack.

Aile striker is already included in the previously released RG Aile Strike Gundam that's why it is not included in the upcoming skygrasper. However it comes with the launcher pack and the sword pack. The good thing about it is the three packs can be interchanged with the Strike Gundam, just as featured in the tv series.

The aile striker pack on the other hand can be also merged with the skygrasper as well as the other two packs.

This kit would definitely be a must buy for Real Grade collectors especially for those who have already the RG Aile Strike Gundam. I wonder..would it possible that Bandai will also release a Master Grade Skygrasper since there's already a Master Grade version of the Strike and all of its packs. Or how about a Perfect Grade of the sword and launcher pack for the PG Strike Gundam? Well, let's just hope and wish that it will become a reality sooner or later.

The Next Master Grade from Gundam Seed

If I'm gonna describe the upcoming gundam model kits that's gonna be release this year..it's like a rain that keeps on pouring! Especially for the master grade because news says that Bandai is gonna launch couple of master grade gundam model kits for Gundam Seed. These kits include Aegis gundam, Buster gundam, Blitz gundam, and the Duel gundam which happens to be the first in line.

Duel gundam is said to be released on the month of February for the price of 4200yen (around Php2100 here in the Philippines) But what excites me more about it is that it also comes with all of its armor and weapons to make it Duel Gundam Assault Shroud just like what was shown in the series. I hope Bandai will release more of its updated images soon. :)

How it all started...

My passion for gundams started when "Gundam Wing" was first aired here in the Philippines at became a big hit. I was in high school back then. I love all the five main gundams in that series especially Wing Gundam because it can transform from mobile suit  mode to bird mode. Since it became a hit, products related to them were released and among them is the plastic model kits. I would like to buy a kit but I don't have money back then because I was still studying. So when my parents ask my younger brother what he wanted for his birthday, I suggested him to choose 1/144 HG Wing Gundam. He was so young at that time so it was me who build it with the help and guide of my father. In short through my brother, I was able to built my very first gunpla. :)

Years past and other series of gundam followed and also became a hit in our country including Gundam Seed and Seed Destiny. Without knowing, I became a big fan of gundam since then. I can still remember that I will go to the mall after our review class for board exam to check the latest model kits available. Sad to say that I wasn't able to buy even a single model kit because I dont' have enough money for those at that time.So I promised to myself that I'm going to treat myself a gundam model kit when I have a job already.

All came to reality! :) I started buying 1/144 First Grade (FG) Gundam Seed model kits. Every kit averages for about Php400. Although I know that they were not as good as High Grade(HG) I keep on buying them and just thought of repainting them to have a look more similar to the anime series. Unfortunately I don't have the skills to repaint them :(

My 11 First Grade Gundam Seed Destiny model k its

One day,I was looking for a FG Freedom Gundam but it was out of stock. What they only have that time is HG Freedom Gundam but it costs Php1000. After thinking of it couple of times and saving more money, I bought my first 1/144 High Grade model kit..a Freedom Gundam. HGs are way better that FGs since they have more articulation and more parts. That's the end of First Grades' era for me. But it didn't stopped right there..from 1/144 HG kits, I also bought 1/100 model kits until it became 1/100 Master Grade(MG) model kits. MGs are my favorite up to now..re-painting is not necessarily and they are bigger thus more detailed parts are included, and more articulated because of it's inner frame.

All in all I already have more than thirty different model kits..and still counting. How I wish that I could buy a 1/60 Perfect Grade someday :))

My gunplas so far including 2 Transformers Dual model kit

Now I'm planning to repaint them to have a better look. I'm still in the process of learning how to use airbrush. My FG kits now became my testers for painting lol

My first kits..now as paint testers

I actually have an ongoing repainting session with one of my 1/144 HG kit now. I'm gonna post it for sure once done. :)