There's no denying that 'mecha musume' kits, and 'bishoujo plamo' in general, are really becoming popular, with companies like Kadokawa even producing a dedicated model kit line. I bought several kits just to see what these are all about, but I haven't pulled one out of the backlog, so I just stopped buying them until … Continue reading Always Manages to Pull Me Back: Animester ✕ Nuclear Gold Reconstruction 1/12 White Dragon Knight – Galahad
Tag: Model Kits
Bravern? Yes Please! MODEROID M2 Exceed Rhino
Not exactly Bravern itself, but this is indeed the start of the Bravern lineup of MODEROID kits from Good Smile Company. Two kits from the Masami Obari-helmed series were recently revealed, and the first to have pre-orders open is MODEROID M2 Exceed Rhinos, one of the grunt units used by the Allied Task Force. The … Continue reading Bravern? Yes Please! MODEROID M2 Exceed Rhino
Can This Guy Stand? SMP Zearth from “Bokurano”
Bandai Shokugan/Candy made several announcements for their Shogugan Modeling Project lineup recently, which included the usual variety of Super Sentai and mecha offerings. I am gladly passing most of the announced kits but one came out of left field. This black insect-looking robot is Zearth and it comes from the Bokurano, a manga that got … Continue reading Can This Guy Stand? SMP Zearth from “Bokurano”
One (Almost) Done, Three to Go: HGUC V2 Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #1
As I mentioned last week, I'm cleansing my model-building palette following five 'SEED' kit builds by doing almost the same number of HGUC kits. And when I say almost the same number, I also meant almost the same kit. I will be building the HGUC Victory Two Gundam and all its variations so it makes … Continue reading One (Almost) Done, Three to Go: HGUC V2 Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #1
One Shots / “Aesthetics: Artistic and Stylistic”
We are very much in the 'SEED' zeitgeist with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, so I will take this opportunity to express one particular nitpick. You know how the animation models of mobile suits in 'SEED' vastly differ from their original drawings, especially in the proportions? Kunio Okawara produces the design with … Continue reading One Shots / “Aesthetics: Artistic and Stylistic”