While no company wants their upcoming items leaked ahead of their intended solicitation dates, these do give fans excitement and hype, especially when pre-orders do drop. These are especially true with Transformers, and one of the items previously leaked was a modern figure of Vector Prime, The Prime of Time, from Transformers: Cybertron. And I … Continue reading The Prime of Time! “Legacy: United” Cybertron Universe Vector Prime Sneak Peek
Author: cvphased
A certified mecha junkie with deep fascination in fictional piloted bi-pedal machines. Collects various models & figures from both major franchises and obscure ones, all of which are featured in the MECHA CATALOGUE.
Box Art Extravaganza: April 2024
With the absence of any particular Gunpla I'm interested in getting this April, let's swing to the good folks over at Good Smile Company as they do have a couple of releases I'm interested in. Whether those translated to actual purchase is a different question, but regardless, here are some box arts. Good Smile Company … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: April 2024
Now This is an Upgrade! DNA Design DK-54 Upgrade Kit for “Legacy: United” Animated Universe Optimus Prime
I don't usually post about third party upgrade kits, unless they are very notable. So, when DNA Design unveiled their next upgrade kit, DK-54 for Legacy: United Animated Universe Optimus Prime, I'll echo folks nowadays by saying... DNA Design really cooked! To those unfamiliar, myself included, this kit realizes the Powermaster armor Optimus Prime was … Continue reading Now This is an Upgrade! DNA Design DK-54 Upgrade Kit for “Legacy: United” Animated Universe Optimus Prime
One Shots / “Fists of Fury”
As seen during the Gundam 45th Anniversary special, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of Mobile Fighter G Gundam. To those unfamiliar, G Gundam is the first non-Universal Century production following V Gundam the year before, and kickstarts all the alternate universe Gundam productions that continue to this day. G Gundam is also arguably the most … Continue reading One Shots / “Fists of Fury”
Spiky 1/144 Kits are Here! Venus-Toy 睚眦 (“Yazi”/”Yazhen”) Complete Internal Frame Model
I'm calling it "Yazi" for simplicity. There's no better time than today to enter the wild and wacky world of building mecha model kits. Besides the usual players like Bandai Spirits or Kotobukiya, there are also increasing numbers of Chinese companies releasing Gundam-adjacent model kits or totally original designs. While most of these Chinese kits … Continue reading Spiky 1/144 Kits are Here! Venus-Toy 睚眦 (“Yazi”/”Yazhen”) Complete Internal Frame Model