#maxter

because i'm a mally shipper, i love them, i want them to be endgame. it would be really cool if the stuff they're foreshadowing about wally crossing over is just to make us think that's the direction the story's going, only for them to subvert this in the end by finding a way for them to be together.

BUT if they are indeed building up to wally crossing over and we get him saying, "go and love some more" it will emotionally devastate me. and also. if that happens and they're going to go with another ship for maddie. the set up for xavier and maddie is there and it's good stuff and i'm not going to pretend it isn't there! (yes there's also room for them to go the simon and maddie route. i see them more as platonic soulmates but i could also see them in a romantic light if they wanted to go that direction.)

i'm a sucker for a good second chance romance. and a GOOD second chance romance to me is one where both characters grow and learn something in their time apart so they have what they need to work out as a couple this time, and that's what they're setting up for maddie and xavier! i actually really loved that picnic table scene at the end of this episode, with xavier talking about both of them communicating with ghosts and facing their fears to get things done. maddie pointing out how well xavier gets her. and then xavier wondering if their relationship would have been different if they were the people they are now, with how they've changed and grown. that's the good second chance romance stuff!! (it's low key giving the stancy thump on the head speech from season 4 of stranger things actually.)

I’ve only seen two so far and I was curious if those were the favored ones or if there was another more favored. Especially since they have a first and last name which adds more possibilities

HGFC 1/144 P-Bandai Neo-America Mobile Fighter GF13-006NA "Gundam Maxter" 🥊🇺🇸

He's here! Last week I prepared the 30th anniversary Yasuhiro Imagawa redesign of Gundam Rose, and now it's time for the next one in the series, Maxter.

Just like Rose, this kit is really well designed, with a streamlined parts count (only 8 sprues) and limited colour correcting stickers. Unfortunately it's not perfect, requiring a few stickers on the Core Booster, but otherwise it's totally colour accurate just from the parts.

This kit comes with a lot of extras, including two open fists, two closed fists, and two open hands, the gigantic magnums, removable "gloves" on the shoulders, the shield/surfboard, and just like the Rose, an action base 5, this time in red. It also has a removable core booster groundcar, which has a really nice reflective green cockpit.

Maxter has significantly more gimmicks than Rose. The fighting knuckles are articulated and can flip forward over the hands. The gigantic magnums can attach to the thighs, or slot in easily to the open fist hand options.

The boxing glove shoulder armour detaches and clips onto the forearm, transforming the suit into boxing mode. The chest piece also detaches for this mode, revealing a muscle detail underneath.

Extra parts are included that allow the feet to be secured to the surfboard/shield, and a handle also flips out to allow it to be held in shield mode. There's a 3mm hole behind the green metallic piece in the shield that allows it to be attached to the included action base.

Boxing mode can be enhanced by all of the extra armour bursting off. This is achieved with a series of extra trans red pieces for the action base, holding armour from the ankles, knees, and front skirt, as well as the aforementioned chest piece.

Also included is a purple punch effect to recreate the Gounetsu Machine Gun Punch from the latter half of G-Gundam. This clips onto the fighting knuckles.

Overall this was a really fun kit to build, and I loved messing around with the gimmicks for photos. The tolerances are really good, with no loose or floppy parts, and the colors are super vibrant.

Heres some Maxter rough sketching!

Artwork by Maxter, @maxterdesign