Kotobukiya is currently at the fore front of "mecha musume" or "bishoujo plamo" with their Frame Arms Girl and Megami Device lines. With more manufacturers following suit, Kotobukiya is going back to the property that started it all and bring it to modern standards. If you recognize this design, then it's definitely nostalgic. To those … Continue reading Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: Kotobukiya Busou SHinki Arnval
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Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Kits
Next in my selective coverage of the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022 reveals would be those from Kotobukiya. I've been following them closer today than in previous years mainly due to the kits from The Brave Fighter line. I've been getting them for the most part though I haven't purchased the recent ones, including the recently … Continue reading Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Kits
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New MODEROID “Brain Powerd” Kits
If you're in the hobby of collecting and building mecha model kits, then one of the more exciting events of the year is Shizuoka Hobby Show where manufacturers get to flex and display a bunch of new and upcoming kits. One of the recent heavy hitters for the show is Good Smile Company and its … Continue reading Shizuoka Hobby Show 2022: New MODEROID “Brain Powerd” Kits
One Shots / “Adventures in the Multiverse: G40 ✕ RX-78-2”
While doing routine patrols in the Gundam, Amuro starts to notice weird cracks and patterns appearing in the sky. A flash of blinding light follows and then a similar, yet also different, mobile suit materializes. Curious, Amuro opens comms channels and asks the pilot of the unknown mobile suit for identification. What he hears next … Continue reading One Shots / “Adventures in the Multiverse: G40 ✕ RX-78-2”
Curiosity Piece: “Spirit Cage: Incarnation” 1/12 MU-2 Type Heavy “Dawn”
For the longest time, Japanese kits dominate the mecha scale modeling hobby with juggernauts like Bandai Spirits and Kotobukiya. But recently, Chinese manufacturers have penetrated this market with original properties that comes really close to the kits we're used to. There are offerings from both Eastern Model and MS General that try to bite from … Continue reading Curiosity Piece: “Spirit Cage: Incarnation” 1/12 MU-2 Type Heavy “Dawn”