One Shots / “Same Idea, Different Interpretation”

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”

Quickie Build! HGCE Perfect Strike Gundam, via Option Parts Sets

I know I've been yapping on my recent work in progress posts that I'm quite tired of building kits from SEED and its sequels. However, I recently got the Option Parts Sets for the Aile, Launcher, and Sword Striker packs and I really wanted to build them to have a 1/144 scale Perfect Strike Gundam. … Continue reading Quickie Build! HGCE Perfect Strike Gundam, via Option Parts Sets

Totally Fun and Unapologetically ‘SEED’: My Unsolicited Thoughts on “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” (2024)

The following may contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM. Director / Mitsuo FukudaScreenplay / Chiaki Morosawa & Mitsuo FukudaProduction / SunriseRelease Date / January 2024 Almost a couple of months after its Japanese theatrical release, I was finally able to watch Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, legally mind you. And while I wasn’t the biggest fan of Gundam … Continue reading Totally Fun and Unapologetically ‘SEED’: My Unsolicited Thoughts on “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” (2024)

Breaking the Need for ‘SEED’

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’

One Shots / “Tools of the Messiah”

Love him or hate him, Kira Yamato is undeniably one of the most bankable characters in the Gundam franchise. And for the first time in twenty years, he is piloting a couple of new mobile suits in the film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM. It will also be an end of an era as the … Continue reading One Shots / “Tools of the Messiah”