If I knew that we would get the packaging art for Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, I would've posted it along with the 30MM Armored Core: Fires of Rubicon kits from yesterday. In any case, while we're still a month away from the Netflix premiere of Requiem for Vengeance on October 17, Bandai Spirits … Continue reading Box Art (EX)travaganza: September 2024
Tag: Good Mecha Smile
He’s Finally Here… He’s MODEROID Bravern!
Just around the time when Bang Brave Bang Bravern started its broadcast, Good Smile Company, through its Good Mecha Smile brand, announced that they will be releasing figures and model kits from the series. We got an announcement of The Gattai version of Bravern and the MODEROID M2 Exceed Rhino. We also knew we would … Continue reading He’s Finally Here… He’s MODEROID Bravern!
Box Art Extravaganza: July 2024
We're officially at the latter half of 2024, but it isn't different from the first half, or even the previous years, as we continuously get new and upcoming kits with packaging illustrations I can feature on a monthly basis. HGCE 1/144 Duel Blitz GundamJuly 20, 2024 / ¥2,700Order via HobbyLink Japan HGCE 1/144 Lightning Buster … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: July 2024
Mecha Smile Impact 2024 Summer: PLAMATEA “AM Driver” Jenus and Board Visor
To cap off my coverage and unsolicited thoughts from the Mecha Smila Impact 2024 Summer, and yes, I'm skipping all The Gattai reveals, let's look at one of the PLAMATEA reveals which count as mecha. To those unfamiliar, the PLAMATEA line is Good Smile Company's take on the character model kit concept, just like Bandai … Continue reading Mecha Smile Impact 2024 Summer: PLAMATEA “AM Driver” Jenus and Board Visor
Mecha Smile Impact 2024 Summer: Grunts and Mass-Produced Machines
Compared to previous years, Good Smile Company / Good Mecha Smile is doing things a little differently for this year’s Mecha Smile Impact. Instead of a single big bang reveal of everything in their development pipeline, they opted to split it between the Winter and Summer. This would not only help maintain recall and excitement … Continue reading Mecha Smile Impact 2024 Summer: Grunts and Mass-Produced Machines