2nd Review for Senshi Forte!
I had the 8th Volume set for Gundam Forte way earlier than 9th one, but due to procrastination reasons didn't make any Review out of it. But learning from my mistakes from Senshi Forte 9 Review, the photoshots for this time review are done better this time.
Gundam Forte 8 features heavily on Gundam SEED as 4 out of 5 Roster are from the series. I get the whole box since my Gundam Candy toys are severely lacking SEED units. To me Senshi Forte 8 is the last interesting edition out of the lineup because i kinda feel that Bandai is running out of steam to keep the series running. During its debut Senshi Forte feature 6 different Mobile Suits with generous amount of MSVs. However from the 5th volume onward the Variants are reduced to 5 choice and generally stuck to mainline series Mobile suits. Surprisingly my personal favorite from Senshi Forte 8 is the Command Gundam which is given tons of armaments while the rest of the roster only have standard loadout.
ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
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| Comparison with Senshi Next Strike Freedom |
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| HI-MAT Burst together with Destiny Gundam |
Being the Poster Boy for Senshi Forte 8, I had the worst issue with Freedom Gundam unfortunately. My copy of the Freedom Gundam is very flimsy with the Wing and Arm parts. In any case the Forte version is a huge step-up from Senshi Next version of the Freedom Variant.
GAT-X102 Duel Gundam
Duel Gundam in Forte version comes in very solid and robust sculpt. It doesn't have anything much to show off but it is the least problematic variant out of 8th edition. I might consider getting Buster Gundam from Forte 7 to accompany this fellow.
ZGMF-600 GuAIZ
ZGMF-600 GuAIZ Rau Le Creuset Custom
Guaiz is actually my second favorite ZAFT Grunt/Elite mobile suit after CGUE because nothing beats Shield Gatling. For the Forte version it is unfortunate that the Beam Claw and shock wire didnt make it yet again.
SDV-04 Command Gundam
At first i thought Freedom Gundam would be the best variant of Senshi Forte 8 but turns out Command Gundam takes the cake this time. There are not many Gundam Forte that can boast the amount of armament like Command Gundam had. I think this guy is one of the few MS that can show off its loadout from Senshi Forte lineup. Since Musha and Knight Gundam had made it into Senshi Forte, perhaps even Captain Gundam will make it as well.
Overall i am quite content that i could do better justice for Senshi Forte 8 and with enough effort, i should be able to pull off something close to Pro-level photography shots. At the present i don't really have any plans to collect full set for future Senshi Forte but i am still eyeing for Senshi Forte 4 fullset with reasonable price.
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