MG Buster Gundam English Manual & Color Guide

From Gundam Seed comes the Buster Gundam released as a 1/100 Master Grade model kit by Bandai. In the anime, the Buster Gundam was stolen by Dearka Elsman, along with some ZAFT commandos, from a secret base, in one of the colonies operated by the Earth Alliance.

The Buster Gundam is known for being a long range bombardment unit with the presence of the large gun that is supported by its frame. It is a sister ship to the Strike Gundam of Gundam Seed protagonist, Kira Yamato.

The 1/100 Master Grade Buster Gundam is selling for $50.06 at Amazon, 3200 yen at HobbyLink Japan, 3400 yen at Hobby Search





Construction Manual & Color Guide was translated to English from the Japanese manual posted at Dalong's Gunpla & Model Kit Review site. For the meaning of the symbols found in the model kit's manual, kindly refer to this older post.

Paints Used & Paint Conversion Equivalents:

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Aqueous Hobby Color	Mr. Color	Tamiya	Vallejo Model Color	Vallejo Model Air	Revell Enamel	Revell Acrylic	Humbrol Enamel	Humbrol Acrylic
Black (H2)	Black (C2)	Black (X1)	Glossy Black (70.861)	--	black (solid matt) (32107)	black (Gloss) (36107)	Black (Gloss) (21)	Black (Gloss) (21)
Blue (H5)	Blue (C5)	Royal Blue (X3)	Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)	Blue (71.004)	--	--	Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15)	Midnight Blue (Gloss) (15)
Bright Blue/Indy Blue (H15)	Indy Blue/Bright Blue (C65)	Blue (X4)	Dark Blue (70.930)	--	--	--	198	French Blue (Gloss) (14)
Clear Green (H94)	Clear Green (C138)	Clear Green (X25)	--	--	--	--	Green (Clear) (1325)	--
Flesh (H44)	Flesh (C51)	Flat Flesh (XF15)	Cork Brown (70.843)	Skin Tone (71.076)	brown (solid silk matt) (32185)	Brown (solid matt) (36185)	Flesh (Matte) (61)	Leather (Matte) (62)
Gray/Nezumi (H22)	Neutral Gray (C13)	Neutral Gray (XF53)	Neutral Grey (70.992)	--	32171	36171	Dark Admiralty Grey (Gloss) (5)	--
Green (H6)	Green (C6)	Green (X5)	Black Green (70.980)	--	sea green (solid matt) (32162)	Sea Green (Gloss) (36162)	Brunswick Green (Gloss) (3)	Brunswick Green (Gloss) (3)
Light Brown/Tan (H27)	Tan (C44)	--	Green Ochre (70.914)	--	Ochre Brown (solid matt) (32188)	Ochre Brown (solid matt) (36188)	Brown Yellow (Matte) (94)	--
Orange Yellow (H24)	Orange Yellow (C58)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Purple (H39)	Purple (C67)	Purple (X16)	--	--	--	--	Purple (Gloss) (68)	--
Shine Red (H23)	Shine Red (C79)	Red (X7)	Scarlet (70.817)	--	--	--	Bright Red (Gloss) (19)	Scarlet (Matte) (60)
White (H1)	White (C1)	White (X2)	Gloss White (70.842)	--	white (solid gloss) (32104)	white (Gloss) (36104)	White (Gloss) (22)	White (Gloss) (22)
Wine Red/Maroon (H43)	Wine Red/Maroon (C100)	--	Red (70.926)	--	32132	36132	Crimson (Gloss) (20)	--
Wood Brown (H37)	Wood Brown (C43)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Yellow (H4)	Yellow (C4)	Lemon Yellow (X8)	Flat Yellow (70.953)	Medium Yellow (71.002)	yellow (solid matt) (32112)	yellow (Gloss) (36112)	Yellow (Gloss) (69)	Yellow (Gloss) (69)