Hasbro's Fan First Friday last week revealed something that has been teased in previous presentations, and it's something big... literally. Launched in their HasLab crowdfunding platform is a new Marvel Legends Series Sentinel, the purple automatons created with the sole purpose of hunting and tracking down mutants. This ain't the first Sentinel in the Marvel … Continue reading That’s 26 Inches Big! HasLab Marvel Legends Series SENTINEL (X-Men: House of X/Powers of X)
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Quick posts ranging from hobby-relevant topics to some random stuff. News items are included but not the focus.
Totally Fitting Choice? Gundam China Project 1/1 Freedom Gundam
Love it or hate it, one big market for Gundam outside of Japan is China, if the zodiac sign versions of select Gundam kits were of any indication. So when they made this announcement, I was still surprised but it wasn't unexpected. I'm talking about the 1/1 Freedom Gundam statue to be erected at Shanghai, … Continue reading Totally Fitting Choice? Gundam China Project 1/1 Freedom Gundam
Why is This a Tamashii Web Exclusive? Metal Robot Spirits ⟨Side MS⟩ Freedom Gundam
That post title isn't really out of frustration over the indirect ways you'll go through to get this figure. It's rather a question of why Tamashii Nations decided to make one of their flagship Gundams an online exclusive. I'm talking about the Metal Robot Spirits ⟨Side MS⟩ Freedom Gundam. Is it because it's a retool … Continue reading Why is This a Tamashii Web Exclusive? Metal Robot Spirits ⟨Side MS⟩ Freedom Gundam
Shining Finger(s)! HGFC Shining Gundam – Work in Progress #1
Having bought most of the supplies I can get my hands on, I'm resuming double builds with this guy, the HGFC Shining Gundam. Why am I doing a double build of this kit? To answer that, here's a quick story. This isn't the first time that I've build this kit. Around 2016, I almost finished … Continue reading Shining Finger(s)! HGFC Shining Gundam – Work in Progress #1
Box Art Extravaganza: July 2020
I didn't cover two month's worth of box arts, but I'm also not catching up on those for this post. I just wanted to highlight a couple of kits that already got released, or will be released within July. The next Ultraman Suit to get released as a Figure-rise Standard model kit is Ultraman Suit … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: July 2020