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This is the Archieve for all the Site's news of 2003. Significant events include the site's 1st year birthday, the opening of a 5th gallery, 35 additional Reviews, and updates of news on upcoming figures.
7/30/03: Back from a Great Vacation! I finally put up the picture of the Heavy Arms vers 2 and HWS Nu Gundam. I also found Battle Damaged G-fighter Gundams including a two pack with Rose Gundam and a poorly articulated Butler MS. I'll start posting the reviews on Friday or Saturday since I'm still getting settled in. Tune in for further updates!
7/05/03: Yesterday was a good 4th, it gave me a break from the move and some time to check out stores and to my surprise I found The new Heavy Arms ver. 2 and FA-93 HWS Nu Gundam Heavy Weapons System MSiAs and picked them up. The Heavy Arms remake is nice and only has some articulating problem around the hips. They also had a SandRock ver.2 but it didn't seem too different from the first variant but looks can be decieving.
Other Wing units to watch out for are the Adul, Rashid, and Auda Customs units of the Maguanac MS. their pictures were on the back of the blisterpack and look good.
I Will try hard to get some reviews up on Sunday because I will be out of town for three weeks following This Monday. Though I will hopefully be able to connect at times to post any new sightings. Who knows I might find another Mobile Armor:-)! Stay tuned to any new updates.
6/23/03: Heeerreee's Johnny...: I'm back, but a bearer of bad news, Newtype Assylum has shut it's doors, however they are in the process of splitting into two seperate sites. Newtype Assylum was a favorite Gundam site of mine and I hope the two sites left in its stead continue to provide input to the Gundam Community.
Domestic releases haven't yielded much which is partially why I haven't placed anything new, the other more important reason is that I'm moving so some of my sets and MS are currently in boxes right now. I'll be able to provide some reviews but not in the volume I had hoped for. Bandai has been hard at work releasing some new MS that are expected here soon. I may pick up a figure or two of the ones not expected for domestic release for some fresh new reviews. Stay tuned for new updates and enjoy!
04/24/03: This should be the last day of a heavy workload for a while so I should have new reviews up later tomorrow. I'll put up more then the usual amount to offset the light review load from last week.
04/17/03: My workload this week has been pretty heavy so I will have more reviews up later in the week or weekend. In the Meantime, please enjoy this review:
Stay tuned for upcoming updates!
04/13/03: Given the results I am seeing in the poll some people will take this news found at Newtype Assylum with a lot of excitement:
April 12, 2003: Entertainment Earth (U.S.A.) has the up-to-date release schedules for newly-released and upcoming 4.5" and 7.5" Mobile Suit in Action (MSiA) action figure series for North American markets (all prices and release dates TBA):
(1) 4.5" MSiA Z Gundam series:
- RX-178+FXA-05D Super Gundam (deluxe playset feat. Gundam Mk-II [AEUG colors] and G-Defensor support spacecraft).
(2) 4.5" MSiA Char's Counterattack - Mobile Suit Variations (CCA-MSV) series:
- FA-93HWS -Gundam HWS (deluxe playset feat. detachable 'HWS armors' and space-use Booster Bed platform).
(3) 4.5" MSiA MS-X mecha illustration series:
- 'FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam + Burst Liner mobile gun emplacement'.
(4) 4.5" MSiA Gundam Wing series:
- XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms [Ver.2.0] (retooled version different from original 2000 release);
- XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock [Ver.2.0] (retooled version different from original 2000 release); and
- WMS-03 Maganac [Rashid Kurama's custom].
(5) 4.5" MSiA G Gundam series:
- 'GF13-017NJII God Gundam (Burning Gundam) + mobile horse Fa Un Sai Ki' (deluxe playset);
- Walter Gundam (2003 re-issue w/o Nobel Gundam (Noble Gundam) [DG version]); and
- GF13-002NGR Zeus Gundam (2003 re-issue w/o mobile chariot Hercules);
(6) 4.5" MSiA 'Battle Scarred' series:
- GF13-017NJII God Gundam (Burning Gundam);
- GF13-006NA Gundam Maxter; and
- GF13-011NC Dragon Gundam.
(7) 7.5" 'Arch Enemy' Gundam (0079) series:
- RX-78-2 Gundam; and
- MS-14S Char's Gelgoog.
(8) 7.5" G Gundam figure series:
- GF12-035NH / GF13-001NH Kowloon Gundam (Haow Gundam); and
- GF13-002NGR Zeus Gundam (2003 re-issue w/o mobile chariot Hercules). - sky dude and Nightingale
04/10/03: Update: I Have added the following Reviews:
4/06/03: Just testing out a poll found at the right of the home page.
04/05/03: Big Cosmetic Update! In the place of this week's reviews or Gallery update I've reorganized the site a little bit. The Reviews page features an index of links leading to all the reviews done thus far categorized by series in which the Mecha Reviewed appeared in. I've included a picture for each page except for the MSV to reflect a scene or show figures of each series so please enjoy and stay tuned for further updates.
04/03/03: Update: My Workload is a little heavy right now however I have not forgotten this site. A huge update is underway and should be up soon so please stay tuned.
03/31/03: The Long Awaited Update: I've been having problems logging on so I was delayed a few days with the new updates. I've added the following updates:
Please enjoy the reviews and stay tuned for the latest updates!
03/26/03: Update: I'm tooling around with CG on some existing pictures on the gallery so feel free to check it out. The reviews should be up a little later on Thursday includeing one review submitted by LeadBelly.
3/22/03: The Battle Scarred Endless Waltz MSiAs have been released. So Far they've been sighted at Gamestop Stores so they are a couple of dollars more expensive then in Walmart or Target Stores but keep a look out. More Updates on the Way, Enjoy! 03/20/03: Update: I have added the following reviews to the site:
Given the Cramped look of the UC Reviews Page 1 I am going to give the site a cosmetic upgrade sometime during the weekend. Hopefully I will add some new gallery pictures later in the week so please stay tuned!
3/17/03: Correction: looks like I had the date of the update wrong. Stay tuned for more updates.
03/06/03: Update: I've added the following reviews to the site:
I was planning on adding more AC reviews however with the latest battle scarred releases they took priority. The latest Battle Scarred units released include GP02, Zeong, Zaku I, and EZ8. My reviews of GP02 and Zeong will be released next week. Happy Hunting!
03/06/03: Update: I've added the following reviews to the site:
There are more on the way as well as plans for an upcoming Guest MSiA Gallery.
03/02/03: Update: Sorry for the late update its been a hectic week. I've added some new reviews for the following Figures:
Next week should run a little smoother and for fans of the Battle Scarred MSiAs Zeong and GP02 have already started to hit toy shelves.
02/20/03: Update: I've updated the site with some new reviews:
Also the New York Toy Fair is revealing the upcoming releases from new Zeta Gundam figures, new Battle Scarred Releases, and even some new version 2.0 figures( Gundam Zeta and Heavy Arms listed so far). Sites providing news on it including Figures.Com and NewtypeAssylum to name a few. I also have updated Gallery 5. So keep your eyes open for these new releases and stay tuned for new updates.
02/14/03: Looks like Valentine's Day yeilds an unusual an unusual find: Dark Gundam Final Mode thanks to LeadBelly I snagged a MFiA of My own.
02/13/03: Update: I Obtained the Xamel on Monday!! So here are the latest reviews I've added:
I'll add two new Gallery pictures later today, please enjoy the reviews!
02/09/03: Update: I added some new pictures to the Gundam Gallery. more particularly Galleries 4 and a newly opened Gallery 5. Also looking above you can see the new title page for the Site, a picture that needed an update with the releases of the Battle Scarred Ground Gundam and ZakuII ver 2.0. Now if I can just get my hands on the new Xamel MSiA. Stay tuned for more reviews later this week!
01/26/03: Happy Birthday Scrap_Heap's Gundam Gallery! To start this day out right I'm placing 4 new reviews out for all to see. There are more that are completed but I'm going to be releasing them in weekly increments. These groups of reviews will feature a mix of old domestic MSiAs, Asian's ones not yet released here and brand new MSiAs as they come. The Galleries are also expected to swell during this week. Thanks again to those who visit this site and continue to provide me with feed back on Questions and Comments.
For those interested in submiting reviews feel free to and I'll try to put them up quickly! In the mean time enjoy the Following reviews:
Please continue to visit and see as this site continues to grow to better service you in all your MSiA questions!
01/24/03: Rose Gundam Review Complete. Yes after a 6 month hiatus I finally completed the review and posted it Here. Relax, that is not the only review I've been working on. I've Already finished up 7 more reviews over new and old MSiAs alike. Several of these Reviews are to be added Sunday marking the one year anniversary of this site. I'm also announce the opening of a news page to keep visitors up to speed with MSiA reviews and new releases of MSiAs. I've also updated the Maintenance Bay's links to keep in speed with LeadBelly's MS Stats page! So please enjoy and stay tuned for more updates!
01/11/03: A long needed update! Its been a while but I finally turned my attention back to this site again. I've reorganized the MSiA reviews into pages reflecting the series they first appeared in.
As soon as I have my digital camera up more reviews and gundam gallery photos will be added with the next few weeks.
New MSiAs acquired include: Jagan and Base Jaber, Gundam Zeta, Ground Gundam Battle scarred version, RX-78-2 Battle scarred version, GP01Full Burnen Battle scarred version, Gouf Custom, John Bull Gundam, Char's Zaku II 2nd version, and a ZakuII 2nd Version (Both Zakus on the way from Japan)
I would like to thank those that have continued to visit this site and even email me with questions and comments. I have run into a few problems returning some of those messages in the form of mailing errors.
Please keep those emails coming and please enjoy my site and my affiliate.
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