With the relative absence of the Master Grade line, Gunpla builders and modelers are turning towards the Real Grade line to scratch those itches for intricate detail and engineering. And while recent Real Grade releases have been great, the line did have hiccups when it started, as most new products did. Some are even calling … Continue reading I Might Get Two: RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 “Unleashed”
Tag: Real Grade
Flashback to 2015! GUNDAM FRONT TOKYO, RX-78-2 Gundam (Ver.GFT)
Since I'm already in the rabbit hole of posting photos of life-sized Gundam statues whenever I visit Japan, I might as well do the same for the OG. To be clear, I've probably posted this already, but it was included in the 2018 site-wide purge. My first trip to Japan was back in 2015 and … Continue reading Flashback to 2015! GUNDAM FRONT TOKYO, RX-78-2 Gundam (Ver.GFT)
That’s One Colossal Fin Funnel: GUNDAM SIDE-F, RX-93ff Nu Gundam
When I last visited Japan in 2019, there's only one life-sized Gundam statue. In the span of four years since, they built three more. And so, it made the most sense for my recent trip to Japan to check out the two newer statues following the life-sized Unicorn Gundam in Odaiba. First up is the … Continue reading That’s One Colossal Fin Funnel: GUNDAM SIDE-F, RX-93ff Nu Gundam
That’s Quite the Backpack: Premium Bandai-Exclusive RG 00 XN Raiser
While I mainly collect 1/144 scale Gunpla, my actual bread and butter are High Grade kits since I've been so used to them and the pace I have when building them. I've also stopped purchasing all Real Grade lead Gundam kits and just focused on those I really want since they're really marketed as "event … Continue reading That’s Quite the Backpack: Premium Bandai-Exclusive RG 00 XN Raiser
Box Art Extravaganza: September 2023
I just realized that it's almost the end of September and while we don't have much on the Gunpla front, we do have one highly anticipated kit. But Good Smile Company has your model-building itch covered with several kits this month as well. So, let's take a look at some of them. I don't exactly … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: September 2023