Thanks to actually building Gunpla (more on that in another post) and mostly work-related stuff, I haven't been able to write stuff on the blog for some time. So as a return, here's something interesting. A month before its release, Bandai Spirits released a subtitled commentary video on how the Ken Okuyama-designed HG Gundam G40 … Continue reading Road to G40: HG Gundam G40 [Industrial Design] Commentary
Tag: 1/144 Scale
I Pre-Ordered Two! HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Haze’n-thley II-Rah]
Bandai Spirits recently released the online exclusive HGUC Haze'n-thley II though I decided not to pre-order it. I think it's still an awesome design though I wasn't hooked enough to get one, or rather two thanks to its transformation gimmick. And so the Advance of Zeta train just kept rolling, following up with its upgraded … Continue reading I Pre-Ordered Two! HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Haze’n-thley II-Rah]
More of These Kits Please! Premium Bandai Exclusive HGUC Slave Wraith
The Gundam franchise has a rich library of side stories stemming from various manga, video games, and other works. Questionable places in canon aside, each entry has a rich library of mobile suit designs that would make for great model kits. And so I really appreciated it when Bandai Spirits started making kits from such … Continue reading More of These Kits Please! Premium Bandai Exclusive HGUC Slave Wraith
Plastic Crack: Colorways for HGBD:R Gundam Justice Knight
This is Plastic Crack -- posts with content shared from other collectors that provide inspiration for the hobby or the unnecessary push to buy more stuff. Four episodes into Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, you got to admit that the Gundam Justice Knight is definitely one of the better designs to come out, its joke of … Continue reading Plastic Crack: Colorways for HGBD:R Gundam Justice Knight
Box Art Extravaganza Dreiundzwanzig
It's been a while since the last time I did these box art extravaganzas, but I think this month's releases are worth highlighting. So let's dive right in. I can say with good confidence that I know what I'm getting myself into once I get two copies of the HGUC Penelope. That said, let's step … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza Dreiundzwanzig