If you're in the hobby of collecting and building mecha model kits, then one of the more exciting events of the year is Shizuoka Hobby Show where manufacturers get to flex and display a bunch of new and upcoming kits. One of the recent heavy hitters for the show is Good Smile Company and its … Continue reading Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New MODEROID “Brain Powerd” Kits
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Making its Transformation Less Nonsense: Transformers Studio Series Galvatron
I can certainly say that I'm not an apologist for Transformers: Age of Extinction for all its plot holes and nonsense. But one of the things I can appreciate from the movie is Galvatron's design, not the character or his motivations, just its design. That said, its transformation is also nonsense, basically breaking down into … Continue reading Making its Transformation Less Nonsense: Transformers Studio Series Galvatron
One Shots / “Adventures in the Multiverse: G40 ✕ RX-78-2”
While doing routine patrols in the Gundam, Amuro starts to notice weird cracks and patterns appearing in the sky. A flash of blinding light follows and then a similar, yet also different, mobile suit materializes. Curious, Amuro opens comms channels and asks the pilot of the unknown mobile suit for identification. What he hears next … Continue reading One Shots / “Adventures in the Multiverse: G40 ✕ RX-78-2”
Curiosity Piece: “Spirit Cage: Incarnation” 1/12 MU-2 Type Heavy “Dawn”
For the longest time, Japanese kits dominate the mecha scale modeling hobby with juggernauts like Bandai Spirits and Kotobukiya. But recently, Chinese manufacturers have penetrated this market with original properties that comes really close to the kits we're used to. There are offerings from both Eastern Model and MS General that try to bite from … Continue reading Curiosity Piece: “Spirit Cage: Incarnation” 1/12 MU-2 Type Heavy “Dawn”
Build The Ultimate Combination! Ultimate Gravion
If you're like me and you're paying close attention to the MODEROID announcements from both Gravion and Gravion Zwei, then a good assumption is you're also looking forward to building the final combination seen in the series. And with Good Smile Company already opening pre-orders for all three kits needed for the combination, they've also … Continue reading Build The Ultimate Combination! Ultimate Gravion