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
Tag: Model Kits
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”
Wonder Festival 2024 Winter: “Bravern” MODEROID Kits Revealed
As of the day of this post, Wonder Festival 2024 Winter came and went over the last weekend. It has the usual loadout of anime-related merch on display and isn't really the show that mecha fans are closely following for new reveals. That being said, Good Smile Company and their Good Mecha Smile brand came … Continue reading Wonder Festival 2024 Winter: “Bravern” MODEROID Kits Revealed
Breaking the Need for ‘SEED’
As January came in, my goal was to catch up on my backlog and build Gundam SEED series kits as lead up to Gundam SEED FREEDOM and the release of HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam. With both done, I'd like to take a quick look at what I have so far, and how I feel overall … Continue reading Breaking the Need for ‘SEED’
One Complicated Backpack: HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam – Work in Progress #2
I spent the last couple of days building the HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam and while I do appreciate the modern nuances Bandai Spirits placed in the kit, I think I'm currently SEED-ed out and will prefer to build something different next. And to do that, I must finish this one so here we go. The … Continue reading One Complicated Backpack: HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam – Work in Progress #2