Maschinen Krieger is one of those properties that I've always considered to be out of my reach, despite hitting all my aesthetic nuances. To those unfamiliar, Machinen Krieger, often abbreviated as Ma.K., is a sci-fi property from Japanese artist and sculptor Kow Yokoyama which often appear in hobby magazines. Both Hasegawa and Wave are releasing … Continue reading Totally Missed the First One: Earnestcore Craft ✕ Wave “Maschinen Krieger” 1/16 Gustav
Tag: Action Figures
One Shots / “Unexpected Assistance”
In an alternate reality where neither Great Mazinger nor Tetsuya Tsurugi exists, an unknown yet familiar robot comes to aid the damaged Mazinger Z. The unidentified robot, albeit the janky design, introduces itself as Taekwon V, built secretly from the neighboring country of Korea and uses technology compatible with Mazinger Z. TRU Metal / Taekwon … Continue reading One Shots / “Unexpected Assistance”
Stuff I Missed: Super7 ULTIMATES! Metalhead
Not sure if I'm remembering things correctly, but I think around this time, collectors were going crazy with how hard it was to get NECA's Metalhead. The figure was based on the original cartoon design with some modern tweaks. And while I'm not really a collector of 1/10 or 7-inch figures, I got this one … Continue reading Stuff I Missed: Super7 ULTIMATES! Metalhead
Because Everyone’s Suiting Up: More Fighting Armor Figures #ACGHK2021
This weekend had a couple of large events happening on the opposite sides of the globe. For one is of course Comic Con @ Home, the second year that the large geek convention is taking place virtually thanks to all the shenanigans I won't mention. Then there's Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong which is a relatively smaller … Continue reading Because Everyone’s Suiting Up: More Fighting Armor Figures #ACGHK2021
#3007 / TRU Metal / Taekwon V
As of this post, Super Robot Wars 30 was formally announced yesterday, so I wanted to have a super robot for the next CATALOGUE Entry. Though this one isn't appearing in any game any time soon. Because this is TRU Metal Taekwon V, a Korean super robot initially created as a Mazinger Z knockoff but … Continue reading #3007 / TRU Metal / Taekwon V