I don't have the best visibility of how Bandai Spirits' 30 Minutes Label (30MM, 30MS) kits are performing but it seems they are doing quite well, and we are getting a third brand under this label, 30 Minutes Fantasy. I tried getting on board with this line but outside of a couple of 30MM Alto … Continue reading Looks Like I Might Buy a 30MM Kit? 30MM Acerby [Type-C]
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All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2023: Bandai Spirits New Hobby (Non-Gunpla) Items
All Japan Model & Hobby 2023 is right around the corner and around this time, the Bandai Spirits Hobby Division usually does a Hobby Next Phase Autumn online event where they dedicate a day or two for new model kit reveals ahead of the actual show. They're not doing it this year. I'm not sure … Continue reading All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2023: Bandai Spirits New Hobby (Non-Gunpla) Items
Box Art Extravaganza: September 2023
I just realized that it's almost the end of September and while we don't have much on the Gunpla front, we do have one highly anticipated kit. But Good Smile Company has your model-building itch covered with several kits this month as well. So, let's take a look at some of them. I don't exactly … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: September 2023
Bandai Admitting Their Lazy First Attempt: New HG Dunbine (2023)
When Bandai Spirits released a new HG Sirbine kit in 2021, it was intended to go alongside the old High Grade Aura Battler kits released 20 years ago in 2000, which they also reissued around the same time. Obviously, they won't look good together thanks to the significant differences in proportions, engineering, and construction. At … Continue reading Bandai Admitting Their Lazy First Attempt: New HG Dunbine (2023)
Fortunately, It’s Too Large for My Collection: Wonderful-Trans/Wangcai Toys WT-02 Sky Atlas (IDW Optimus Prime)
As far as Transformers collectibles go, Flame Toys' Kuro Kara Kuri line of non-transforming, articulated figures are probably on the top of the high-end spectrum, partly because of the details in each release, and mostly because of how expensive they are. Besides the price, some collectors, including myself, prefer Transformers that actually transform since it's … Continue reading Fortunately, It’s Too Large for My Collection: Wonderful-Trans/Wangcai Toys WT-02 Sky Atlas (IDW Optimus Prime)