Note that the official English names (and spelling) of these new designs are yet to be revealed. So they might change as more details are revealed. Shizouka Hobby Show 2025 has finally opened, or at least for retailers, and we have the first wave of upcoming kit reveals from various manufacturers. For Bandai Spirits' Hobby … Continue reading Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025: Points of Interest – 1/144 Scale Gunpla
Tag: Model Kits
Another Round of RIOBOT Alternatives: MODEROID Catch Up with “Argento Soma” and “Broken Blade”
While I wasn't able to make posts in the last couple of weeks, I am still keeping tabs on key hobby news and updates. For this round, let's take a look at some MODEROID announcements that really got my interest, and were successfully translated to actual pre-orders. MODEROID Delphine 2nd & 3rd Forms (Broken Blade) … Continue reading Another Round of RIOBOT Alternatives: MODEROID Catch Up with “Argento Soma” and “Broken Blade”
It’s Definitely Time for… HG L-Gaim! Completed Build, More or Less
It's as if my choice to build the High Grade kits from Heavy Metal L-Gaim is perfectly timed as 2025 is apparently the 40th anniversary of the series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emuH7vhVDsQ I don't think the anniversary would get as much fanfare as Gundam, but at least my builds for these kits are well timed. Speaking of which... … Continue reading It’s Definitely Time for… HG L-Gaim! Completed Build, More or Less
Pivot to the Plamo: HG L-Gaim – Work in Progress #1
I teased building the HG L-Gaim with the completion of my RG Evangelion Unit-01 build, and this is something I've hemming and hawing for a good while. Back in 2020, Bandai Spirits announced that they are reviving the HG Heavy Metal L-Gaim kits with the release of a new HG L-Gaim Mk-II, a kit that … Continue reading Pivot to the Plamo: HG L-Gaim – Work in Progress #1
Box Art Extravaganza: April 2025
April is a rather special month for Gundam this year thanks to a new series premiere, previous series anniversaries, and the start of Expo 2025 in Osaka to which the "Moving Gundam" in Yokohama gets an upgrade, albeit losing the whole moving feature in the process. The box art for the 1/144 RX-78F00/E Gundam [EX-001 … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: April 2025