A Gundam with a Tail! AGE's Legilis out of box review

[Faust]

Looking at the last few Non-UC Gundam stories, I’ve felt a little let down. I totally disliked almost all aspects of Reconguista in G, and even most of the mechanical designs did nothing for me. I only bought two kits, if that tells you anything!

However, I did enjoy AGE. I seem to be in the minority, but I liked the show and always found the kits to be a good ‘impulse buy’ when I was at the hobby shop. There was a lot of variety in the designs, but most of them were interesting. I particularly liked the way the Vagan suits all seemed to have weird features, like tails!

That’s why I was really taken with the Legilis: It’s a Gundam, but with a tail! It’s also extremely cool-looking and very, very lithe. Usually I end up getting the heavy-armour-types, but the Legilis justlooked so fast, even standing still!

I was digging through the stash the other day and it occurred to me that it’s been a while since I heard about AGE at all, and I thought I’d share a quick Out of Box review of the Legelis. If you like your Gundams with a tail and wings, you’re in!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/bandai-1144-gundam-legilis-xvm-fsc-oob/

 

Edited December 19, 2015 by Faust

[花火]

didn't expect there's a fan of UC gundam here..

I love uc stories and this is the reason why I never watch something like seed.. age or what.. not mean to be unkind, just have no interest in them..

I haven't watch any gundam movie for a while..

take a look at my gundam Zeta.. finished long long ago..

 

[Faust]

That Zeta looks awesome! Nicely done. Is it the PG kit?

To be honest, I find some of the non-HG series just as good if not better than some UC ones. I find most UC stories are best as OVAS - they're tighter. Like 8th MS and Gundam 0080. My favourite Gundam series ever is Gundam 0083, though. I find Zeta to be very boring and confusing, and I HATE Camille.On the other hand, I'm the only one I know who LIKES ZZ. At least Judah has some spunk and isn't a whiny little so-and-so. 

For non-UC Gundam, I think X is actually very good, and I quite liked AGE. I didn't care for G too much (solid meh) and Turn A (which is kinda-UC) was also meh at best. I HATE Wing with a passion, but I have most of the kits from it; great mecha, bad anime. Reconguista in G was another I could totally do without, and OO was surprisingly good. 

I've loved Gundam since I first learned about it in around 1993. 

I will admit, this is a weird place to find fellow Gundamheads, but it's always nice to do so!

Edited November 20, 2015 by Faust

[花火]

Cheers Adam, I love 0083 too. here's my GP01, also a PG kits finished years ago.

and yes, the zeta is a PG kits, it pretty old, but I think it's good.

I don't have much interest in ZZ, either. I love 0093, 0079.

I love the design of Turn-A, I think it's beautiful though nobody agrees with me...

 

[Faust]

I do find that Gundam makes a better OVA and short series than it does a TV series. I find most of the Gundam TV series get a bit too drawn out, and a bit too full of themselves. Zeta and Reconguista in G are perfect examples of that.  The original Gundam is actually okay, but the movies tighten it up well. the novels are still my favourite take on that original story, though.

I don't mind the Turn-A at all. I am not a fan of the moustache, much, but I can deal with it. I think that it would have looked better if the "moustache" were wings off of its cheeks, though, and not joined right at the front. That, and the head looks a little bald... 

[darthsideous]

I haven't seen any of this stuff, but I have all of the U.K. Hard graph kits. I was impressed with the scale and vehicle designs

[Faust]

The Hardgraph kits are really cool. Probably the hardest-core Gundam stuff ever made. It's more for armour modellers than it is for Gundam fans! Of course, if you happen to be both...

The 1/144 Gundam Ground War and Zaku Ground War sets are cool. They come with an MS, and lots of extras. One set has a pair of hover trucks and some guys, another has some Zeon recon units and the Feddie Tanks, I think. A great mix of armour and MS building all in one box!