P-Bandai: MG 1/100 ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V [REISSUE]
Release Date: January 2024
Price: 8,800 Yen
INITIAL RELEASE
Release Date: April 2021
Price: 8,800 Yen
Premium Bandai has announced a reissue for the Master Grade Gundam Mk-V in January 2024.
Featuring entirely newly molded parts packed in a full colored box art and packaging.
ACCESSORIES / GIMMICKS
Incom Injection - stored in its backpack and can be deployed with the help of lead wire provided in the kit. This gimmick ads some dynamic feel to the overall build of the kit.
Missile container - This section features opening and closing hatch.
Beam cannon deployment - The backpack can be moved to reproduce the deployment of the left and right beam canons.
Shield suspension - The backpack can also be equipped with its shield
The kit is also completed with water slide decals.
The detailing on the kit are looking very promising, starting with its fine panel lining and on point separation of parts and colors.
In the Gundam photo-novels Gundam Sentinel and Gundam WARS II: Mission ZZ, the New Desides used the ORX-013 Gundam Mk-V, a prototype all-purpose mobile suit. Brave Cod piloted the mobile suit. Additionally, a special unit made for Amuro Ray existed.
The Gundam Mk-V was a highly potent prototype mobile suit created by the Augusta Newtype Research Institute as an improved version of the MRX-009 Psyco Gundam. The Titans first commission the project, but as it progresses, the political landscape changes to the AEUG's advantage, and the regular Federation Forces eventually gain control of it. After three prototype units are finished, the Gundam Mk-V has not yet engaged in battle as the Gryps Conflict draws to a close. With the ground-breaking Quasi-psycommu system, unlike the Psyco Gundam, the Gundam Mk-V can be flown by regular pilots without undergoing Newtype enhancement. This system also enables the pilot to manage the wire-guided INCOM remote weapons that are kept in its backpack.
Additionally, the unit might be equipped with a shield booster that can be mounted on its back and utilized as an extra thruster. This booster would resemble the one seen on the RX-121 Gundam TR-1 Hazel and its successors. As Brave Cod found out when he broke most of his teeth in an emergency evasive maneuver, it was also extremely fast, extremely highly armored, and extremely agile, to the point of being hazardous to the pilot's health.
This sales policy is getting rather tiring and frustrating. You can have FAZZ the EX-S 1.5 but you don't get this as regular release, and I'm not even speaking to the numerous versions bandai will milk from the Mk-V (yeah see Doven Wolf, Amuro's custom, Silver Bullet, Sleeves).
ReplyDeleteThe kit itself looks awesome and is a personal all-time favorite but seeing that big shield bending the arm on it's weight and the gun's loose grip, has me worried about an all PS frame on this massive suit.
(Oh, and that clenched fist looks bad also...)
Part of my thinks that the kit will have a ABS frame like the F90/F90II kits did to support the extra weight for the add-on packs.
DeleteAlso let's be honest if you ask the majority of gundam fans, know nothing about sentinel and even less know the MK-V, kinda makes sense being a PB drop. It's likely the Doven wolf or silver bullet would get the normal drop, but we know it wont happen.
I'm pretty sure that on P-Bandai's site the materials stated for the kit are PS-PE-PVC, so less rigidity should be expected, unless some miracle mechanics will be introduced.
DeleteIf they release a regular out of this it might be a first time for Bandai, see the F90 kits, all new but no subsequent regular release of that.
@Unknown , Bandai will love you much base on your statement so that they can getting more milk from you. Have you realized how much the Pb Mg compare to MG?
Delete@stelios , I am already tiring with the Bandai handle Mg. Most of the new release Mg's inner frame designs are starting to move toward HG-like in order to sell those more expensive 1/100 product like HIRM, Full Mechanic & MGEX. EX-S 1.5 are among the worst in term of sale policy as we need to discard a lot of the plastic which we brought it with money. Bandai suck.
Delete@爱, I'm with you in this man. I got the Testament Gundam recently and I was very disappointed in the new frame and armor parts 'inner' detail. It's so plain in contrast with the other Seed kits sharing the x-frame that it makes me thing this is the new style in Mg to be followed. I don't have high hopes for the Mk-V's frame too, but I love the design. Bandai sucks big time.
Deleteglad this is getting a kit! but sad this is pbandai
ReplyDeleteI'm still confused as to why they made an MG of this MS, especially as an exclusive.
ReplyDeleteAn HGUC would've been easier to make since the Doven Wolf & Silver Bullet exist so most of the work is done already.
This being an exclusive critically lowers the chances of an MG Silver Bullet/Doven Wolf since P-Bandai kits rarely get variants.
They should've just made this thing retail, having it an exclusive is stupid.
Things you have to consider:
Delete1. Ex-S got retail release because it's the poster boy of Sentinel, but not for MkV. Let's be real how much you see MkV in other media especially game compared to Ex-S?
2. Much piled up kits for unpopular design in store made bandai extra cautious for deciding who will be retail and exclusive. With P-Bandai, they can avoid loss from piled up product because P-Bandai are order-made, not mass produce.Just admit it, most of photonovel design fall into nerd/geek knowledge, not mainstream, so do MkV.
3. Japan's economy condition not in very good condition too made Bandai push niche/obscure design to be P-Bandai, which is refer to point 2. In the end, Bandai main target are domestic, not international market.
Talking MG-wise now, you get the main suit in Sentinel but not the antagonist one? This should've excluded most of Char's and Arthrun's suits or the Turn X (ok not a true popularity comparison).
DeleteYes P-Bandai kits are destined for the domestic market in Japan but Bandai as a company has an increase in sales worldwide for model kits and made an opening with a new factory this year to respond in production needs of the American and Chinese market mainly. They even opened a Bandai Hobby Store in Paris this year.
Also they make kits overseas nowadays check on those new SD kits Sazabi and Nu gundam made in China.
I do however cut them a slack for those Sentinel kits, and that is the copyright issues they have with Model Graphix.
Still, they're Japanese company, their own market still the highest priority. Doesn't matter bandai opening overseas factory or not, piled product still a loss and if combined with overseas data sales, it'll be higher than just domestic one.
DeleteMaybe this is to cover some of the cost for a standard release MG Silver Bullet Suppressor? I feel this one might be coming soonish.
DeleteThere's no way product planning begins with a P-bandai item first and after that you get a different version for regular release. Also you get more chances to have the Doven Wolf next, based on lore.
DeleteI've been waiting for this. Finally coming out soon. Yeah!
ReplyDeleteIt's about time they released this!
ReplyDeleteThis is also long overdue! Glad that Bandai is releasing all the Gundams after nu gundam. thank you! Woot!
ReplyDeleteAwesome looking kit. Might be my first Premium kit ever.
ReplyDeletewaiit... why did they need to add a clip stand on the shoulder joint? too loose to support the shield?
ReplyDeleteNow just waiting for HGUC version.... (and a Ex-S revive...)
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know when pre-orders go live for this?
ReplyDeleteI feel like it's made to be the one of the 'simple' mgs to cut the MG release quota (similar to seed zaku warrior and deep striker)
ReplyDeleteI don't say it's bad but I hope it's durable and strong enough to hold a pose and play
This guy is in the 25 meter range, GBO2 it is tall MS. Expect a MG Xi Gundam and Penelope in the future.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about if Bandai will make Doven-wolf and Silver Bullet later (I bet they would use the same skeleton)
ReplyDeleteGot my preorder in in time, thank God. This thic boi gonna be like 3 hundie on the after market, easy.
ReplyDeleteBandai... We all know why you made this. And you know that we are gonna buy all of the variations. lol
ReplyDeleteMY GOD I NEED THIS
ReplyDeleteHave you saw the inner frame?
DeleteI hope we get a doven wolf as a regular release
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