UPDATE: Includes new packaging art from Good Smile Company and Premium Bandai. 2025 is about to close, which also means its high time for those December model kit releases in time for Christmas, or the equivalent holiday you're celebrating. The HG White Gundam is a no-brainer, being a straight recolor of the HG Red Gundam … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: December 2025
Tag: RX-78-02 Gundam
That’s Two More Grandaddies Done! Double Build Complete: HG RX-78-02 Gundam [Early Type/Middle Type]
Just as I was able to watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island in the last week or so, I also finished the double build of the HG RX-78-02 Gundam this weekend. As previously mentioned, my intent for this double build was to have two separate kits of the Gundam for both the Early Type … Continue reading That’s Two More Grandaddies Done! Double Build Complete: HG RX-78-02 Gundam [Early Type/Middle Type]
Sans Weapons and Digits? HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work in Progress #2
Thanks to a combination of late-night meetings and an irritating case of neck muscle pain within the last week or so, I wasn't able to make any progress with this double build. However, I decided to squeeze as much build progress as I can last weekend, especially after finally watching Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's … Continue reading Sans Weapons and Digits? HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work in Progress #2
“Cucuruz Doan’s Island” Special: HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work in Progress #1
Time flies so fast and its now June, which means we are just days away from the most anticipated movie of the year, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island. And while I did say that in a joking way, I am still curious to see this feature-length adaptation of an episode from Mobile Suit Gundam … Continue reading “Cucuruz Doan’s Island” Special: HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work in Progress #1
Plastic Crack: HG RX-78-01/02 Gundam Rollout Variants
The Master Archive books are probably one of the best world-building materials in Gundam as they really flesh out mobile suit history and development. They released one for the RX-78-2 Gundam almost a decade ago but the stuff inside is still very relevant, especially with regards to the recently released HG RX-78-02 Gundam Rollout Color. … Continue reading Plastic Crack: HG RX-78-01/02 Gundam Rollout Variants