MG Jesta

 

I spent some time waffling over whether or not I would get the Jesta. But eventually, between stellar kit reviews and the grunt suit kick I've been on lately, I picked it up. The kit is pretty well designed, and I love the plain black and grey color scheme. It's not flashy, and unfortunately blends into my shelf, but it epitomizes the idea of a grunt suit. No flash, all function.

 

 

Cable

I don't know Cable all that much. I anticipate that will change as he becomes more a part of the mainstream X-Men when he stars in Deadpool 2. The figure is pretty cool, he looks great and has some nice guns.

 

 

1/100 Grimgerde

Alright, so I've tried out two IBO kits in the 1/100 scale and I've so far come to the conclusion that I don't like the mobile suits from IBO. I love the series (only seen season one so far), but the designs, specifically of the lead suits, leaves a lot to be desired.

 

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Altair was the original Assassin's Creed protagonist. While he didn't exactly have a great deal of personality, he left a great mark on the franchise and is still the most recognizable character in the series. This figure is great, I love that the throwing knives are all individual items. The drawback, for me, is the hood. It just seems off.

RG GP01Fb "Zephyranthes" Full Burnern

I was never a huge fan of the GP01, I always found the GP02 from the same series to be a much more interesting mobile suit. But the RG of this kit looked pretty cool, and I was not disappointed. It's a pretty interesting feat at 1/144 scale to include a transforming core fighter to make a core block (unfortunately, it didn't come with a spare core block like MG kits often do, and I don't want to continually disassemble the kit and risk unstability).

Director Orson Krennic

So, I really, really loved Rogue One. It fulfilled every expectation, and blew right past most of them. I'm hoping to pick up one of the Target exclusive 3-packs at some point to get Jyn, Cassian, and the Deathtrooper, so I haven't gotten any of them yet. And K-2SO is predictably difficult to find. I have procured our villain, though. I really enjoyed his role in the film. He's not evil for evil's sake (ahem, Palpatine), he's just trying to get ahead at his workplace.

MG Sandrock

The MG Sandrock is not technically a Ver. Ka., but it kind of is. All of the Gundam Wing MGs put out in the 2010s or so were all designs from the Endless Waltz manga (not the OVA). So it's supposed to represent the original Sandrock, but it definitely looks different. It's kind of amazing that all my favorite MG kits from Gundam Wing were my least favorite mobile suits in the actual series, this being one of them.

Phoenix

I'll admit, I never read or even know of any stories containing Jean Grey as Phoenix. I know a little bit about it, the Phoenix Force saved Jean's life (or replaced her entirely, I'm unclear), turning her into one of the most all-powerful characters in the Marvel Universe. As for the figure, I just liked the look of it, and was already starting to build a decent group of X-Men (as well as most of the Juggernaut Build-a-Figure). But I did feel that the figure could be a bit better. I want better articulation. It seems that with the female characters, it's more important to create a well-molded butt than it is for good leg articulation, which I can understand from a marketing direction, I guess. There aren't any accessories, though I don't know the character well enough to suggest any. Maybe some extra hands would be nice.

MG Astray Red Frame Kai

So here's another kit I pretty much refuse to take out of its current pose. It's just too good. I really like this kit quite a bit, but not for the same reason I like most kits. This one just seems so over the top, with the two katanas and the weapons system that changes from a giant sword to a giant bow. I like the head on the Astrays, as well as the torsos. I'm not a huge fan of the leg armor and shape, but at least its pretty unique.

Scarlet Witch

So a couple of weeks ago this figure popped up on Amazon under my recommendations for only about $22, which is significantly better than the $30-40 I had been seeing it for. So I snatched it up. I like the figure, it looks good and is very grounded. It reflects a more realistic version of the character than the comic book version (a la the entire MCU) The only issue I have is that the way that the figure was packaged, it seems that the right leg is not very stable. The knee joint seems loose. And it's actually bent a little out of shape, which is why I have to try hiding it with a walking pose, which requires a figure stand, which doesn't fit very well. So she falls over quite a bit.