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Bandai RD Unicorn Destroy Mode Full Action Ver. - Review

Yes! My 2nd haul in the RD line. Again, another steal deal. This fig retails for about 2.5-3k+ but was able to grab it for only 1.3k! And to add icing on the cake, it's brand new! My funds are actually limited this month as I will be going for vacation but with that price it was too hard to pass up being an unplanned purchase. To make story short, I am one happy camper :D 360 view, box Unicorn Destroy Mode looks really wicked >:D Backpack looks awesome and cleanly detailed Run Forest  Unicorn, Run!! Showing off the articulation (WOW) What's inside the box: Boom! A pair of Gatling guns, bazooka, beam rifle, 2 beam sabers, 2 packs of ammo (rifle), bazooka ammo, shield, shield connectors, different sets of hands, and the disappointing extra v-fin Disappointing as my fig came with a bent v-fin. Most likely a case to case basis because of its rubber nature. Oh well... Unicorn Destroy with his full ar....

Bandai HG Wing Zero TV - WIP 02

Progressing quite nicely this holy holiday week. Painted a bunch of parts. All that's left are the left leg, boosters, and repainting the head and shield. The saber hilts on its shoulders are originally mono-colored blue. Easily masked this one to give an emphasis to the hilt. This is after completing Zero's left arm. Quite a change their from the original (right arm). Happy with the results :) Looking at Zero's original base color, it is more of a "dirty" white than the paint I used which screams brightly. Progressing down the skirts and onto the right leg Again, a bit of comparison to Zero's original colors (right leg) to the painted parts. Blue, red, and white are obviously brighter which makes it feel more of anime accurate for me. I also replaced the gold parts to yellow not because I want to be as close to the anime - but I ran out of gold paints. Summing things up and with the way things are going, I think ETF (estimated time to finish) w