Let's play catch up with a couple of days' worth of announcements from Bandai Spirits' Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn week. Kicking things off is the next Entry Grade kit following the yet-to-be-released (at least in mass retail) Entry Grade Strike Gundam. We just got the amazing Real Grade Hi-Nu Gundam this year and Bandai … Continue reading Bandai Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn: Entry Grade Nu Gundam
Tag: 1/144 Scale
Out of Nowhere! HG Dragonar-1 [Lifter-1 Equipment Type]
Days ahead of their Hobby Next Phase 2021 Autumn event, Bandai Spirits suddenly dropped a kit announcement no one expected, but soon after, everyone got excited. Sort of following in the same vein with the HG Sirbine and HG L-Gaim Mk-II kits, Bandai Spirits is bringing another 80s mecha series into modern High Grade standards. … Continue reading Out of Nowhere! HG Dragonar-1 [Lifter-1 Equipment Type]
They’re Back! 1/144 “MoMo” (Mobile-Movementess) Model Kits
I was casually browsing HobbyLink Japan, because I have nothing better to do I suppose, when I came across pre-orders of two kits that sounded (or read) familiar -- Mobile-Movementess. So, I went to the usual sources and checked for any previous reviews and sure enough, there they were. I'm including one below for your … Continue reading They’re Back! 1/144 “MoMo” (Mobile-Movementess) Model Kits
One Shots / “Straight Out of… Box”
"Straight out of camera" is what I wanted to say, but this photo was created though focus stacking in post, a technique I should've tried sooner. Anyway, I had a couple of tech and gear upgrades recently, including the camera I used for this photo. I'll get into details in a future post, but I'm … Continue reading One Shots / “Straight Out of… Box”
Someone’s Got More Angles: HGAC Gundam Aesculapius
Earlier in 2020, Bandai Hobby started the G-Unit Re:Operation project which brought old designs from both the original Gundam Wing Dual Story: G-Unit manga, and its current continuation, Gundam Wing G-Unit Operation Galiarest. These side stories had many interesting designs, and one of the more awaited ones is finally getting the modern HGAC treatment. The … Continue reading Someone’s Got More Angles: HGAC Gundam Aesculapius