Classic Mech - Dragonar's Schwalg Out of Box

[Faust]

While I don’t get as many of them built and posted as I’d like to, one of my favourite types of kit is a mech kit. I grew up in the ‘80s loving Tranformers and Robotech, and have, since then, been a big ‘robot junkie’. Normally, the robots I build are Gundams, but I have a few others from different series as well.

 

One series I was both thrilled to find that I could still get kits from was the planned successor to the Gundam franchise – Metal Armor Dragonar. I got what amounts to the whole set a while ago, and I thought it would be fun to take a look inside one and see what an old-skool mech was like.

 

The Dragonar kits are surprisingly nice for their age, and are much better than Gundam kits of the same era, actually! Check out the first of my Dragonars; the half-plane, half-humanoid (but not a Gerwalk/Guardian) Schwalg!

 

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/out-of-box-reviews/bandai-1144-flug-armor-ffa-02-schwalg-oob/

[Modelbuilder Mark]

I only built one,  as a boy in the 70s, can't recall the name at the moment but a bow and big shoulder pads,  thought I might do another side day,  maybe battle weather it. 

[Faust]

Hmm... the 70's ones aren't my strong suit, but it sounds cool!

I think a weathered one would look pretty bad-arsed, actually!

[darthsideous]

I don't know much about this subject, but I do enjoy learning about different models. Thanks for sharing this.

[Faust]

You're welcome. 

There was a time when I built nothing BUT robots, and I almost quit modelling because it got so repetitive. Thanks to my friends in my local club (IPMS London, Ontario) I got introduced, or re-introduced in some cases, to lots of different subjects. 

Now, like you Al, I love seeing and learning about different kit types. Heck, I'm even buying armour kits now!

[darthsideous]

Lol, that's happened to me too. I picked up the 1/35 scale UFC hard graph kits a few years back (including the double barrelled battle tank) just because they looked cool. I know nothing about the series, or anime. ? 

Edited April 27, 2017 by darthsideous

[Zarana-X]

I only built one,  as a boy in the 70s, can't recall the name at the moment but a bow and big shoulder pads,  thought I might do another side day,  maybe battle weather it. 

Sounds like the Shogun Warriors Raideen, probably.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Sounds like the Shogun Warriors Raideen, probably.

That's it!  I would like to build one again someday. The one I built as a kid was maybe 10 inches or more tall. The arrows would actually shoot.