I personally think it's a great move on Hasbro's part when they launched the Transformers Studio Series line of consolidated live action movie figures. Not only did older designs get new versions, but newer ones immediately have better ones. Such is the case for the second Transformers entry in The CATALOGUE, the well-received version of … Continue reading #4002 / Transformers Studio Series / Optimus Prime (Bumblebee)
Gundam fans welcomed the new year with a couple of new clips from Sunrise. One of these is the full version of the special movie featuring the Gundam G40 which was recently released as a limited-run High Grade kit. Titled Mobile Suit Gundam G40, the special movie presents an alternate take on the events of … Continue reading Victorian-Era with Colonies and Mobile Suits: “Mobile Suit Gundam G40” Special Movie
First and foremost, cheers as we welcome the new decade and of course, the new year! Personally speaking, while 2019 is all about "refresh and renewal" for the hobby, the year isn't the best I've had recently. There were a lot of heavy hitters and challenges, but we still managed to pull through and end … Continue reading Consistency and Creativity: Welcome 2020!
2020 is the Gunpla 40th Anniversary, so in sort of a preview of the stuff to come, The Gundam Base Tokyo once again opened their Next Phase Gunpla exhibit and on there were a lot of kits I personally didn't expect. What's more, all of these have planned release dates! Here's a quick video from … Continue reading Next Phase Gunpla: Road to 2020
It's been a while since the arcade game Starwing Paradox came out. That said, the arcade machines are only available in Japan as far as I know so the only media I have access to is that gorgeously animated trailer. The game is produced by Square Enix while the trailer was done by the amazing … Continue reading “Starwing Paradox” Kotobukiya Non-Scale XZM-011 Solidea
