Around June, I decided to bust out the paints and fix the color fade issue on my Taubarn figure with the intent of taking photos with Strelitzia. If you notice similarities between the two, that's because both were from the same mechanical designer Shigeto Koyama. Unfortunately, I misplaced Strelitzia with my model kit backlog pile … Continue reading #3004 / The Robot Spirits ⟨Side FRANXX⟩ / Strelitzia
Seems like much love is being given to Sevenger, the first anti-monster robot used by STORAGE in Ultraman Z. So much so that after the announcement of this piece, solicitations for a Minipla release and a teaser for an S.H.Figuarts version soon came after. And with Tamashii Nation 2020 underway, there's no better venue to … Continue reading #TamashiiNation2020: S.H.Figuarts Sevenger (Ultraman Z)
Tamashii Nation 2020, Tamashii Nations' annual event showcasing their current and upcoming releases is entirely online for 2020, and it has already started! Those who wanted to check out their displays can head on to the Tamashii Nation 2020 Figure Museum, which I already did earlier today. There are a lot of interesting displays present … Continue reading #TamashiiNation2020: The Robot Spirits "Back Arrow" Figures
In 2001, Bandai (not yet Bandai Spirits) launched a couple of High Grade lines in the same vein as the then-recently launched HGUC line. These focused mainly on non-Gundam properties such as the High Grade Heavy Metal line for kits from Heavy Metal L-Gaim. 20 years later, Bandai Spirits decided to revisit L-Gaim with the … Continue reading Version 1.5 at Best: (New) HG L-Gaim
In 2001, Bandai (not yet Bandai Spirits) launched a couple of High Grade lines in the same vein as the then-recently launched HGUC line. These focused mainly on non-Gundam properties and included the High Grade Aura Battler line for Dunbine kits, and the High Grade Heavy Metal for the L-Gaim kits. These were good kits … Continue reading Bringing a Line Back to Life: HG L-Gaim Mk-II
