We are very much in the 'SEED' zeitgeist with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, so I will take this opportunity to express one particular nitpick. You know how the animation models of mobile suits in 'SEED' vastly differ from their original drawings, especially in the proportions? Kunio Okawara produces the design with … Continue reading One Shots / “Aesthetics: Artistic and Stylistic”
I recently mentioned in the last work in progress post that my energy for building SEED kits is currently drained, hence going back to UC kits. But that doesn't mean I'm unable to appreciate SEED stuff at the moment. In fact, I just brought one to the office. Granted, it's still not a model kit … Continue reading Stuff on the Office Desk, Now with 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’
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”
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
