A new month with a lot of great kits just around the corner! Bandai's got an awesome line up of kits for the month of August.

It really seems as though that Bandai is focusing more on the Unicorn series, perhaps to go in line with the new 1:1 scale statue currently under construction at Odaiba. Anyway, Staring off..

1/144 Real Grade Gundam Unicorn

Judging from the initial photos of the kit, it'll have the included gimmick to transform from unicorn to destroy mode, exposing the nice clear red psycho frame underneath the heavily detailed armor panels. Weather or not the panels slide onto tracks or have to be pegged in remains to be seen. Accessories include its dual beam sabers, shield, bazooka and the beam magnum.

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1/48 MEGA size model Unicorn Gundam Destroy Mode

Another kit of the Unicorn Gundam we can expect over the next coming weeks is the biggest scale, the 1/48 Mega Size model.  It doesn't appear that this kit can transform but its overwhelming size more than makes up for the lack of the gimmick, coming in at 45.2 CM tall.

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Moving onto the 1/44 High Grade kits,



1/144 HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 01 "EXAM"

A new version of the Blue Destiny Unit 01 on it's EXAM system! From the joints, it appears to be using a similar construction to most of the revive kits, something like the Gundam Mark II. It's armament includes the Machine Gun, Ground type Shield, Dual Beam Sabers and an open hand in addition two the standard two closed fists.

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It also looks like you'll be able to swap out a clear green visor for a red one to simulate the mobile suit switching over to the EXAM system.

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Quite a lot of Build fighters kits this season for the new series, GM's counter attack!



1/144 HGBF Star Burning Gundam

An upgrade to the build burning Gundam that we all love, this new Star burning Gundam's got a new sculpt, new armor designs, a variety of open and closed fists for dynamic martial art poses, sabers and whats this? A rifle? Did Sekai finally learned how to aim? LOL

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1/144 HGBF GM/GM

In addition to new GM's called the GM/GM... odd name for a mobile suit, but lets hope that the model kit impresses us! From the box art, it implies that the suit is part of a trio of similar designs, like the Ez-SR units from the earlier season.. The kit might include all 3 interchangeable  head designs.

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GM/GM Weapons

With an add on expansion set that'll include a variety of beam rifles!

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1/144 HGBF Hyper Gyanko

And like Super Fumina, Kaoruko Sazaki is also getting a feature of her own with the HGBF Hyper Gyanko in her uniform with the classic Gyan shields mounted on articulate joints attached to the backpack, along with the lance.

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1/144 HGBF Ninpulse Gundam

Ninpulse Beams

The Ninpulse Gundam is also one to look out for! A samurai -ish inspirited aesthetic that appears to be based on the earlier HGCE Impulse Gundam frame, it's got quite the bold colour scheme, an outragous V-fin design, awesome clear effect parts and a few beam accessories that'll be sold separately.

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