Last July, the Ken Okuyama-designed RX-78-2 Gundam was revealed as part of the Gundam 40th Anniversary celebration. It was also revealed that a kit of the design will be released as part of the Gunpla 40th anniversary next year. And as the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019 opens, Bandai Spirits has finally revealed … Continue reading Gunpla 40th Anniversary: HG Gundam G40 (Industrial Design)
Tag: Model Kits
HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits
Days ahead of the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019, Bandai Spirits teased something that, in all honesty, is interesting but not so much anything else. In what appears to be a collaboration between its two brands -- Bandai Hobby and Bandai Collector / Tamashii Nations -- they are releasing two items that would … Continue reading HG ✕ S.H.Figuarts: Collectors & Hobby Spirits
Kotobukiya Non-Scale LUDENS (EVA Creative Suit)
Mecha musume (def.) isn't the niche subgenre of mecha that it was a couple of years ago. While Bandai Spirits is still getting a proper foot hold with their Figure-rise Standard kits, Kotobukiya is hitting every mark with their Frame Arms Girl and Megami Device releases. So here is Kotobukiya, once again flexing their mecha … Continue reading Kotobukiya Non-Scale LUDENS (EVA Creative Suit)
First Exposure to High Grades: HG W-Gundam Zero Custom (Wing Gundam Zero EW)
This is just me rambling about the 1998 kit HG W-Gundam Zero Custom, or Wing Gundam Zero EW as it's known today, which is getting a reissue thanks to the HGAC Gundam Sandrock kit that recently came out. I started building Gunpla back in 1999 and, thanks to my limited exposure and budget, most of … Continue reading First Exposure to High Grades: HG W-Gundam Zero Custom (Wing Gundam Zero EW)
“New Sakura Wars the Animation” Announced and More HG Sakura Wars Kits
Fresh from Tokyo Game Show 2019, Sega held a Project Sakura Wars stage event where they announced new projects, giving more support to the sudden wave of upcoming High Grade kits from the franchise. Chief of these announcements is the reveal of a new anime adaptation, New Sakura Wars the Animation, which is based on … Continue reading “New Sakura Wars the Animation” Announced and More HG Sakura Wars Kits