I'm not sure if this is from Bandai Japan/Spirits or Bandai America but regardless, this thing got my interest when it appeared in a couple of toy and hobby shows recently. Except that it has one particular caveat that has become my pet peeve in this hobby. This is the Prismatic Intercessor / Mark X … Continue reading Why 7-Inch Scale? Bandai “Warhammer 40,000” Primaris Intercessor / Mark X Tacticus Armour
Category: Blog
Quick posts ranging from hobby-relevant topics to some random stuff. News items are included but not the focus.
One Shots / "Creative. Classic. Cinematic."
For the past 80 years, Marvel comics has told a lot of stories involving Tony Stark and multiple versions of the Iron Man suit. But regardless of the stories and accompanying changes, it always goes back full circle to the iconic red and gold armor design.
HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits
Days ahead of the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019, Bandai Spirits teased something that, in all honesty, is interesting but not so much anything else. In what appears to be a collaboration between its two brands -- Bandai Hobby and Bandai Collector / Tamashii Nations -- they are releasing two items that would … Continue reading HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits
Kotobukiya Non-Scale LUDENS (EVA Creative Suit)
Mecha musume (def.) isn't the niche subgenre of mecha that it was a couple of years ago. While Bandai Spirits is still getting a proper foot hold with their Figure-rise Standard kits, Kotobukiya is hitting every mark with their Frame Arms Girl and Megami Device releases. So here is Kotobukiya, once again flexing their mecha … Continue reading Kotobukiya Non-Scale LUDENS (EVA Creative Suit)
First Exposure to High Grades: HG W-Gundam Zero Custom (Wing Gundam Zero EW)
This is just me rambling about the 1998 kit HG W-Gundam Zero Custom, or Wing Gundam Zero EW as it's known today, which is getting a reissue thanks to the HGAC Gundam Sandrock kit that recently came out. I started building Gunpla back in 1999 and, thanks to my limited exposure and budget, most of … Continue reading First Exposure to High Grades: HG W-Gundam Zero Custom (Wing Gundam Zero EW)