The other set Kotobukiya has opened solicitations for is Duke & Fire Parts from Brave Police J-Decker. Similar to the earlier Dran & Great Parts set, this one is another combination of a smaller sized robot and additional parts for the final combination. J-Decker's final combination is Fire J-Decker which is our titular robot combined … Continue reading New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Solicitations: Duke & Fire Parts
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New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Solicitations: Dran & Great Parts
Kotobukiya has recently opened solicitations to previously announced kits, and revealed new ones for their The Brave Fighter lineup. This first one is to complement the already-released Sky Goldran kit. This is the Dran and Great Parts set which, as the name suggests, includes parts to build both Dran and parts to convert Sky Goldran … Continue reading New Kotobukiya “The Brave Fighter” Solicitations: Dran & Great Parts
Kaiyodo Goes Into Plamodels: Do-Yanen 1/35 Sturm Kafer (from “Maschinen Krieger”)
I've primarily known Kaiyodo from their Revoltech-based action figure lines. And while they do offer other stuff, I believe this is what they're most known for. Now, it looks like they wanted to expand to the hobby market with their new Do-Yanen line of plastic model kits, not really sure what "Do-Yanen" means but I'll … Continue reading Kaiyodo Goes Into Plamodels: Do-Yanen 1/35 Sturm Kafer (from “Maschinen Krieger”)
Subtle Retools! HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam [PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavillion, Expo 2020 Dubai]
I've mostly known World Expo events in television and movies and little did I know they're still happening. To the initiated, these are huge events that celebrate culture and innovation, with examples including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Space Needle in Seattle. In fact, there's one every five years and there was supposedly … Continue reading Subtle Retools! HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam [PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavillion, Expo 2020 Dubai]
Waifu Dendrobium! ACT MODE Maple [Machine God Ver.]
Mecha musume merch have really come a long way since their early days. From purely pre-assembled figures to model kits and now, a fusion of both. Bandai Spirits and Tamashii Nations did a one-time model kit-figure collaboration with their S.H.Figuarts Tamashii Girl Aoi and HG Soryumaru. But it's really Good Smile Company who's really pushing … Continue reading Waifu Dendrobium! ACT MODE Maple [Machine God Ver.]