#grimgerde

[wordsandrobots]

As I was saying, I have adjusted my shelf-space distribution and, by the power of three new Action Base 1s, I can finally house the 1/100 models I want on display.

Here is a terrible photo on the new arrangement.

Now to sort out the 1/144 shelves!

[sauloldmin]

Custom Grimgerde(Hand Painted)

[ephemeral-builds]

Yet another High Grade Iron-Blooded Orphans kit this week - the Grimgerde.

This is a pretty simple kit, even for the HGIBO line. Just two main runners of plastic and then a few very small runners with just a couple parts each. Honestly, I'm a little surprised to see those little runners... Seems like they could've all been on one multi-color runner. Although maybe Bandai wasn't doing that on HG kits at the time?

One of the things I really love about building these gunpla kits is getting to physically experience the designs in a way I just can't with the anime or manga. I can move things around and see how they work. See how they fit together. See internal mechanisms.

Something that wasn't apparent in the anime, for example, is how similar the Grimgerde is to the Graze. The head and torso, specifically, are almost identical.

This makes sense if you do some digging... Apparently the Grimgerde's Valkyrja frame was later used to design the Graze.

And, just like the Graze kits I've been thoroughly enjoying - this is a very solid build. None of the weird, wobbly, loose bits we see in the HGIBO Gundam frame kits.

We get a rifle, two shields that attach to the arms, and two swords that can be held in the hands or attached to the shields.

There's a good number of posing options with those accessories. Lots of ways to mix and match. Lots of nice, dynamic poses.

It's kind of fun to see the obvious similarities between this and the Gundam Bael. It seems McGillis has a thing for antique mobile suits with swords.

[ars-mechanica]

[rkgk] Mechadimension Neptunia — Grimgerde IF

[starburr]

McGillis' best looking suit imo.

[filthyneverdie]

1/100 GRIMGERDE | MODIFIED MOBILE SUIT

[ryancab]

Grimgerde Custom

[gundamfight]