Thanks to actually building Gunpla (more on that in another post) and mostly work-related stuff, I haven't been able to write stuff on the blog for some time. So as a return, here's something interesting. A month before its release, Bandai Spirits released a subtitled commentary video on how the Ken Okuyama-designed HG Gundam G40 … Continue reading Road to G40: HG Gundam G40 [Industrial Design] Commentary
Tag: Model Kits
I Pre-Ordered Two! HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Haze’n-thley II-Rah]
Bandai Spirits recently released the online exclusive HGUC Haze'n-thley II though I decided not to pre-order it. I think it's still an awesome design though I wasn't hooked enough to get one, or rather two thanks to its transformation gimmick. And so the Advance of Zeta train just kept rolling, following up with its upgraded … Continue reading I Pre-Ordered Two! HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Haze’n-thley II-Rah]
Will This be a Trend? Good Smile Company ACT MODE Mio & Type 15 Ver.2
A month or so ago, Bandai Spirits revealed a collaboration project between their hobby and collector divisions. This is composed of an action figure and a model kit that can combine as the main gimmick. This time, Good Smile Company will take a shot at the same concept but it will just be a single … Continue reading Will This be a Trend? Good Smile Company ACT MODE Mio & Type 15 Ver.2
Literally Out of Nowhere! Real Grade Evangelion Unit-01
Here's yet another proof that we have no idea what those guys at Bandai Spirits are thinking. They've announced the next kit in the Real Grade line, and it's no Gundam. Yes, we are getting a Real Grade Evangelion Unit-01 from the Rebuild of Evangelion movie tetralogy. I haven't been buying any of Evangelion model … Continue reading Literally Out of Nowhere! Real Grade Evangelion Unit-01
More of These Kits Please! Premium Bandai Exclusive HGUC Slave Wraith
The Gundam franchise has a rich library of side stories stemming from various manga, video games, and other works. Questionable places in canon aside, each entry has a rich library of mobile suit designs that would make for great model kits. And so I really appreciated it when Bandai Spirits started making kits from such … Continue reading More of These Kits Please! Premium Bandai Exclusive HGUC Slave Wraith