Most of these are for August, but a couple are from late July, in case some would come asking. MODEROID Ryu-Knight Collection Series 1: Ryu-Knight Zephy & Ryu-Mage MagidorarLate July 2023 / ¥5,900 MODEROID Ryu-Knight Zephyr (Lord of Lords Ryu-Knight: Adieu's Legend)Late July 2023 / ¥3,900 As much as I'm not a fan of SD … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: August 2023
Tag: Good Mecha Smile
Stickers or Masking Nightmare? MODEROID Lio de Galon
One of the announcements that got me quite excited earlier this year during Mecha Smile Impact 2023 is MODEROID Lio De Galon, the not-final form of the main protagonist mecha from Promare (read: Promare (2019) Movie Review). The film featured a lot of outlandish designs, as with most Studio Trigger productions, and Lio de Galon … Continue reading Stickers or Masking Nightmare? MODEROID Lio de Galon
Box Art Extravaganza: May 2023
Updated May 25, 2023. Following the last Hasbro Transformers Fanstream, they've now put the Transformers Studio Series (Buzzworthy Bumblebee) Voyager class Optimus Prime on pre-order. Buzzworthy Bumblebee was previously, as the name suggests, a Bumblebee-centric sub-brand. Now, it seems to be a catch all for Target-exclusive releases in the U.S. and there's no rhyme or … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: May 2023
Good Smile Company is Trying! MODEROID Hyper Red Jack Armor
I previously mentioned in my Titanomachia introductory post that NAOKI decided to go with Kotobukiya for the 1/12 scale kits thanks to their experience with such kits. That's not saying that Good Smile Company isn't trying, and this kit is proof of that. Revealed during Mecha Smile Impact 2023 and yet another deep cut Good … Continue reading Good Smile Company is Trying! MODEROID Hyper Red Jack Armor
Unexpected Curiosity Trigger: MODEROID Big Dai-X (X-Bomber / Star Fleet)
Most will find this weird, but the sheer obscureness of this thing is what really piqued my curiosity. Then the design followed suit. This is MODEROID Big Dai-X from X-Bomber, a 1980 Japanese marionette series from Mazinger Z creator Go Nagai, and in the same vein as Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds. X-Bomber also got an English … Continue reading Unexpected Curiosity Trigger: MODEROID Big Dai-X (X-Bomber / Star Fleet)