Gah, which model should I buy next?

Howdy folks, how's it going?

First off, let me say, love this place, it's awesome topped with more awesome. But I'm not here to flatter y'all. I would probably get in trouble if I did that in a forum that was not meant for that.

Recently, I've been looking for the next model to add to my ever growing collection of gundam models (currently have 50+). This particular model is going to be for a special occasion: my birthday! And even though it's a month and a half off, I really gotta decide which one I want. I'm order it through a friend that owns a shop, and he's offered to pick up on the shipping tab, which is nice.

The first model I have in mind is not really so much a gundam, but rather, a mecha musume by the name Valsione, from the Super Robot Wars line. This would be the first model that I have from the SRW line.
http://www.hobbywave.com/plastic_models/super-robot-wars/og_valsione.html

My second choice is a gundam, of the MG kind. It's the RX-78-2 Gundam version 2.0. I like this one because it comes with pretty much a full inner frame system, unlike the other 2 MGs that I have, which are the RX-78-4 Gundam, and the RX-78-2 Version Katoki Gundam,
http://www.hobbywave.com/plastic_models/gundam/mg/mg_rx-72-2-gundam-ver2.html

And the third one, one of which I've had my eye on for a while, and the more expensive one, is the 1/144 HGUC Sazabi Metallic Coating version. Reason behind this one is because it would be the 4th enemy mobile suit in my entire collection, not to mention I love the metallic coating, and overall, just love the Sazabi's design.
http://www.hobbywave.com/plastic_models/gundam/hguc/hguc_sazabi-metallic-coating-ver.html

I'm trying to decide which one of these 3 I really want first, and I have until the beginning of June to finally decide. So maybe perhaps someone could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.

Don't go 1/144. They are just not worth it.

hey thats not true i hae bought several 1/144's that are decent quality

I agree. Some of the newer 1/144 HGs I have are friggin awesome. Especially the RX-79BD3.

same here. Plus value for 1:144, specially for HGUC, there're more line up than 1:100

Preservation wise though, they kind of become limp noodles. The joints don't hold and they lose their stances.

That's where Elmer's glue comes into play. Used that stuff to stiffen up my 1/100 HG Wing Zero Custom Special Operations Type, especially after I just built it.

If you talked about old scale 1:144 like wing series and rest, yes they are. But if present 1:144 specially HGUC, hell no.



@striker0:
My opinion: take HGUC Sazabi. It can save space, more economic, and it not shown any difference articulation to MG ver (except inner frame and fingers).

but if you gonna collect them in future. take valsione first. because, from my experience at Kotobukiya's Armored Core line up, Kotobukiya sometimes just produce kits for period time and it will discontinued (likely forever). It happen to me when i wanted to buy Armored Core C02-URANUS. It discontinued both at hlj and 1999. if it re-release, the price is higher. it happen to dual face and gaea both price rise 400 yen, for 'just' new boxart!!

HGUC kits are much better than they were if you were comparing with older HG kits. Besides, kits only become "limp noodles" when you pose it too much or play with it too often. Even if that's not the case, the engineering could be the one at fault but that applies to every other kit, not just HGUC.

True, I haven't bought any newer HG's lately since my complete conversion to just 1/100s...but don't you just like looking at a bigger model?

That depends on the individual. But with the recent HGUC kits, I find them superior to 1/100s. They at least beat the NG 1/100s while the MG is a completely different topic. Bigger isn't always better.

beside it need to paint more than NG 1:100, 1:144 kits have more line up, specially for minor and mass product ms. And there's addition parts that's not include for NG 1:100

Thanks for the input guys, I really do appreciate it. But for now, I'm actually gonna pick something up totally different, though it be a MG gundam model. But chances are, I'll have the Valsione well before the year is over.