Despite looking amazingly good, I passed up on getting any of the new Diaclone releases from Takara Tomy simple because I thought they were essentially glorified DX sets. Boy was I wrong. These sets are modular as heck and have lots of play patterns. If that wasn't awesome enough, they've now ventured into a crossovers … Continue reading Curiosity Piece: Diaclone / Gridman Universe Battles Gridman
Tag: Tsuburaya Productions
#TamashiiNation2020: S.H.Figuarts Sevenger (Ultraman Z)
Seems like much love is being given to Sevenger, the first anti-monster robot used by STORAGE in Ultraman Z. So much so that after the announcement of this piece, solicitations for a Minipla release and a teaser for an S.H.Figuarts version soon came after. And with Tamashii Nation 2020 underway, there's no better venue to … Continue reading #TamashiiNation2020: S.H.Figuarts Sevenger (Ultraman Z)
Box Art Extravaganza: July 2020
I didn't cover two month's worth of box arts, but I'm also not catching up on those for this post. I just wanted to highlight a couple of kits that already got released, or will be released within July. The next Ultraman Suit to get released as a Figure-rise Standard model kit is Ultraman Suit … Continue reading Box Art Extravaganza: July 2020
Should’ve Done This from the Start: Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT ZERO -Action-
Less than a month ago, I wrote a post explaining my current thought process on the Figure-rise Standard "ULTRAMAN" model kits. On how they are now releasing -Action- versions of previous kits and whether they'll be moving forward with such approach. Looks like they know now. Along with the slew of recent kit announcements is … Continue reading Should’ve Done This from the Start: Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT ZERO -Action-
Bandai Spirits Hobby Listings, October 2019: Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT TIGA
Fully revealed a couple of weeks ago during the All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2019, Bandai Spirits Hobby has started solicitations on this kit and posted more information on their website, along with detailed CG renders of the completed kit. For starters, this kit also comes with an LED unit that would light up … Continue reading Bandai Spirits Hobby Listings, October 2019: Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT TIGA