In no less than 10 years since the First Bloody Valentine War, mobile suit and mobile weapons technology in the Cosmic Era has progressed continuously, and aggressively. The Strike Gundam and its Striker Weapon System introduced interchangeable and modular weapon packs for various combat scenarios. However, there was also an idea to combine these packs … Continue reading One Shots / “Same Idea, Different Interpretation”
As January came in, my goal was to catch up on my backlog and build Gundam SEED series kits as lead up to Gundam SEED FREEDOM and the release of HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam. With both done, I'd like to take a quick look at what I have so far, and how I feel overall … Continue reading Breaking the Need for ‘SEED’
I was initially targeting to complete this last weekend, but I had a little mishap late last week, so I was only able to resume building the kit by Sunday. Regardless, the HGCE Destiny Gundam is finally complete, and I can confidently say that this kit is the blueprint of what Bandai Spirits now calls … Continue reading The SEED Action System Blueprint: HGCE Destiny Gundam – Completed Build
Before anything else, I just wanted to say that as of this post, we've finally crossed a milestone that's 20 years in the making. Yes, the Gundam SEED movie that stayed in development hell for two decades, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, is finally out. I've spent a good amount of the morning just embracing … Continue reading We’re Post-“SEED FREEDOM” Now: HG Destiny Gundam – Work in Progress #2
For the last several weeks, I've been "indulging" myself in building old HG Gundam SEED kits in succession. Starting with the Destiny Gundam, the Aile Strike Gundam, and most recently the Freedom Gundam. You can certainly say that I've grown accustomed to the expectations when building these older kits, but I do want something modern … Continue reading 2019 Best in Class: HGCE Destiny Gundam – Work in Progress #1
