Shall We Call it ProjProj?

Below are some Gunpla I'm considering perhaps building in the future. Some I may be considering a little harder than others.

Top o' the list:
~~MG RX-78-2 Ver. 2.0~~
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MG MSN-06S Sinanju ver. Ka.

I'm still not sure what to make of Gundam Unicorn, as the story remains less than accessible to us in the English audience for now, but I am sure that this Sazabi-on-steroids will make a lovely Master Grade kit. Looking forward to it's December release.

MG RX-78XX Gundam Pixie

Long ago in days of yore Bandai's subsidiary B-Club made a resin conversion parts kit for the Master Grade RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type model. Of course, nowadays the conversion parts are nigh impossible to come by, but I'm determined one day to come by them.

I've become quite a fan of the short bit of original story from Cross Dimension, the old Gundam SNES game. I look forward both to the rare chance to build what may well be the most obscure gundam of all, and to the challenge the conversion will pose as a modeling project. If I ever can get my paws on that B-Club kit, I intend to go all-out in making this model, sparing no care and attending to every detail.

~~If I ever have a pile of money and lots of time I might even build an Efreet and four Zakus to keep Pixie occupied.~~

Ironically enough, it would seem I've gotten around to building at least the four Zakus in advance.

MG RX-78GP03S Dendrobium Stamen

I only recently discovered that there was a Master Grade version of this suit. While Stardust Memory was definitely not my favorite of the OVAs, I did like certain aspects of it, including the variation on the classic Gundam design represented by the Zephryanthes. Even so, ultimately I felt that it didn't depart enough from the first gundam to stand on its own. Gundam Unit 03, however, manifests the same new design elements on Unit 01 while additionally being original enough to stand apart.

Another consideration was that from the looks of it, the MG version of the GP01 wasn't very poseable, and after my experience with the stiffness of Ramba Ral's Zaku I, a kit from about the same time, I'm a bit skeptical. What I've seen of the Stamen, however, suggests that it's a bit more flexible.

~~I'm kind of leaning toward building this next, though I haven't seen the kit for sale anywhere at the usual places in Ximending. I'm hoping it might turn up at Gundam Base Taibei.~~

~~Didn't turn up at the Gundam Base, alas, and still hasn't been spotted at Ximending. This one will have to wait simply till it can be found.~~

Unexpectedly spotted this kit, at last, at a couple of the usual places last time I was in Ximending. ~~Don't know if it'll continue to be available, but at least it's a viable project after all.~~

By now it's more than readily available at any time. Mysterious.

MG MS-14S Gelgoog ver. 2.0
Char Aznable Custom

Getting to like the look of a Zaku was one thing, but a Gelgoog? Tempted as I've been to consider this kit solely because it's a highly articulate ver. 2.0, up until now I've refrained. However, the Char's Deleted Affair manga gave me the idea of how to make this model more interesting. Building it as the reconstructed custom unit Char uses at the very end of the Battle of A Baoa Qu might be enough to convince me to overlook my dislike of the Gelgoog.

Having built Char's Zaku and the Hyaku Shiki, and with the Sazabi now in the works, I'm also a little drawn to add this suit to my Red Comet collection.

In any case, the Gelgoog is definitely not one of my favorite designs, and I like as not won't actually build it. Nonetheless, never hurts to keep the possibility in mind.

MG RGZ-91 Re-GZ
Amuro Ray Custom

As I wrapped up building the excellent MG Hi-Nu, and continued to think on Char's Counterattack, as well as the dilemma of what Master Grade kits I may want to build in the future, my thoughts came to this unusual mobile suit. The Re-GZ initially appealed to me as an interesting in-between kind of machine – not a Gundam proper, nor any old mook. It retains that fascination, but I'd like it to be a bit more distinguished. In short, I'd like to give it the black-on-white paint scheme of the original Nu Gundam, and touch it up with the grey Amuro's emblem decals I ended up not using on the Hi-Nu.

I'm slightly concerned, however, about the age of the model, as it's from the same, stiff-jointed era as my poor, arthritic Zaku I. On the other hand, the Hyaku Shiki and Ez8 are of comparable vintage, and Sazabi is even older. Additionally I'm getting the impression that, despite their age, the MG kits from CCA are pretty exceptional. We'll just have to see how things go.