By my last count, five mecha titles are premiering this October, which is totally awesome! And to kick this literal extravaganza, Bandai Spirits is releasing the first HG kit from the new series Kyoukai Senki, more specifically from the side story Kyoukai Senki: Frost Flower. Releasing a kit from the side story first before the … Continue reading Quick Box Art Extravaganza: HG MAILeS Byakuchi
Tag: Model Kits
Really Appreciate the Engineering: SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] Granbird & Draias
When it comes to Brave Series kits, I've mentioned multiple times how I really prefer Kotobukiya's approach of sticking to aesthetics: focusing more on the proportion and articulation, and less on any combining features and gimmicks. That said, Bandai Candy is really doing great with their own Brave Series kits, especially when it can pull … Continue reading Really Appreciate the Engineering: SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] Granbird & Draias
Box Art Extravaganza: September 2021
I think I skipped a month or so worth of packaging art so we're back to cover September. And while this month didn't have that many releases, the few we have are quite notable due to varying reasons. First, we have the RG Hi-Nu Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack: Beltorchika's Children. It's one … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: September 2021
New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Reveals: Baan Gaan, Da Garn-X, and Dino Geist
As I mentioned in a previous post, Kotobukiya has revealed a new set of upcoming kits for their "The Brave Fighter" line up, and I didn't expect any of them. First up is Baan Gaan from The Saint of Braves Baan Gaan which, to those unfamiliar, was supposed to follow GaoGaiGai as the next Brave … Continue reading New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Reveals: Baan Gaan, Da Garn-X, and Dino Geist
New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Solicitations: Duke & Fire Parts
The other set Kotobukiya has opened solicitations for is Duke & Fire Parts from Brave Police J-Decker. Similar to the earlier Dran & Great Parts set, this one is another combination of a smaller sized robot and additional parts for the final combination. J-Decker's final combination is Fire J-Decker which is our titular robot combined … Continue reading New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Solicitations: Duke & Fire Parts