Bandai Spirits Hobby Division, via their Twitter account @hobbysite, revealed a couple of kits slated for April/May 2019 release. And as always, here are my unsolicited thoughts on these announcements. The last kit announced in the HG 1/60 Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory line is the Arbalest recolor which includes the XL-2 Emergency Deployment Booster. … Continue reading Bandai Spirits January 2019 New Kit Reveals
Tag: 1/144 Scale
HGCE Destiny Gundam: Details and Features
Here's something that would make you feel old. 2019 marks the 15th broadcast anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY and all the hate that it has received ever since. Fan opinions on the writing aside, the Destiny Gundam is one of those designs that you'll probably hate at first as well but would ultimately … Continue reading HGCE Destiny Gundam: Details and Features
Double Your Destiny
Fans of the Destiny Gundam would be in for a treat this May 2019 as Bandai Spirits is releasing the mobile suit as a High Grade Cosmic Era kit and a Metal Robot Spirits figure. First announced was the Metal Robot Spirits Destiny Gundam which follows the releases of both the Strike Freedom Gundam and … Continue reading Double Your Destiny
Backlogged Custom Color Schemes
I found myself interested at the designs of both the Scramble Gundam (yes, even that lame thing) and the A-Z Gundam when they were revealed, but not so much of their color schemes -- especially the former. As such, I concocted custom colors for these two that are loosely inspired from the vanilla Gundam tricolors … Continue reading Backlogged Custom Color Schemes
Plastic Crack: Auldey C-Type 1/144 “Kainar” Model Kits
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. While China isn't exactly the place you'd go to look for fresh intellectual properties, they do try every once in a while. One such attempt is the 2013 series … Continue reading Plastic Crack: Auldey C-Type 1/144 “Kainar” Model Kits