Tokyo Toy Show 2009 - Image Gallery Updated

Another batch of photos from the Tokyo Toy Show 2009:

Jibun Damashii Vol. 2 Char - this figure is similiar to the Vol. 1 Kamen Rider, where buyer can take a photo and have his/her face molded onto the figure's head. Very expensive toy though at 13,650 yen. They begin taking orders this Fall.

DG Gundam U.C. figures - Oct. '09

300 Yen

We will just have to settle for this image of the RGZ-95 ReZel for now

Gundam Igl00 2 Gravity Front Set - Egg Prize Figures

300 Yen

Diorama from 00 Gundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Gaga w/ booster equipment

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Gaddess Anew w/ booster equipment

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Arche Gundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Turn X 月光蝶

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Unicorn Gundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) 00 Gundam Seven Sword

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Alvaaron DX Core of Alvatore

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Regnant

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Advanced GN-X limited edition

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Exia R-2

HGUC 1/144 Reborn Gundam

HG 1/144 0 Gundam

HGUC 1/144 Jegan

Images from CyberGundam

Tokyo Toy Show 2009 - Image Gallery

Some images from the Toyko Toy Show 2009, will continue to update as I search for more photos:

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Unicorn Gundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) 00 Gundam Seven Sword

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Turn-A Gundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Gaga, Gaddess, Garazoo, w/ booster equipments

HGUC 1/144 Jegan

HG00 Reborn Gundam

1/100 Gale Strike Gundam

1/100 Hail Buster Gundam

Images from ToysDaily & Cybergundam

PS3 - Mobile Suit Gundam Senki U.C. 0081 (Update 5.1)

A tiny update with an image from this week's Famitsu magazine. Nothing new to report other than noticing an image on the right page where there seems to be a scenerio in an urban setting.

The image display high rise buildings that are pretty detailed and not the usual retangular block of past gundam games. I personally like urban settings scenerio akin to the ones in PSP's Senjou no Kizuna. I hope this scenerio will be a city with lots of dense buildings, allowing lots of places to pop out / hide, and will also avaliable in multiplayer game. Then this game would certainly rock.

Image from SRWHotNews

1/100 00 Gundam Seven Sword Conversion Kit - NEOGRADE Website Updated

Neograde.com has updated their website with images of the 1/100 00 Gundam Seven Sword Conversion Kit. This conversion kit is currently a pre-order item from NeoGrade (Korea). It is priced at $160.00USD (plus shipping & handling), with a release date of July 22, 09.

This conversion kit requires the 1/100 00 Gundam frame for construction, which is sold seperately.

With the release of the Robot Damashii version of the 00 Gundam Seven Sword, I think most likely I would buy that one instead of paying such a hefty price for this kind of conversion.

Images from Neograde.com

A Visit to the Local Hobby Stores

So today I went to a local hobby store to replenish some of my hobby supplies. Originally, I wasn't even planning on going to the gunpla store, but just go to an american hobby supply store. However, the gunpla store was on the way, and I made a judgement call to exit off the freeway to head to the gunpla store in LA.

When I went in, I said hello to the store owner who was an old lady who really knows her gundams. Usually she just wave back and let me be, but today she constantly hovered over me like a hawk. She was trying really hard to sell me some gunplas...showing me all the new arrivals and some discounted old kits. She was like, "HG Hi Nu is new and is very popular" and "O Gundam & Exia Repairs makes a good purchase in pairs."...."MG Gouf 2.0...."..."Metalic MG GP02 for $50 only." But in my mind, I was like, "Dude! Just let the man have his time to look!"

Finally the phone rang and she had to picked it up....Whew. Obachan probably had a quota to meet this month. So anyhow... my eyes were fixed on the HG O Gundam (but thinking of BB, I resisted... a personal victory), and since the store had like 15 boxes anyways, I was pretty sure it would still be there later on.

But then I saw the HG Arche Gundam & GN-X, both were the last ones in store. And I knew I just gotta have those. So I picked up both of them. The store also got a hefty supply of Mr.Hobby paint, which is my most preferred paints. And I spent a bit of time choosing them. I also found that there were a lot of new supplies for flouresent red, pink and similiar paints, and the store lady told me that the MG Unicorn is currently the hotest selling item still, and these paint for the pink color parts is in high demand. And so I picked up a couple of bottles of those... dupe!! I fell for her trick. At the end, I also picked up some gundam markers (Gold, silver, bright silver, metalic blue) for detailing work.

Afterwards, I happily drove to the american hobby supply store to replenish some supplies - various pla-plates, glue, sandpapers, new filers, decal paper w/ overcoat solution, & putty.

When I was driving home, I almost got into a car accident.... but thank goodness for my newtype abilities. =P

HGUC 1/144 Jegan

Updated images for the upcoming HGUC 1/144 Jegan.

Release Date: August 09
Price: 1,575 Yen

This one is a must buy on my list. I am considering getting two of them. I will build one as is, and will attempt to build the second one to be modified into Stark Jegan (from Unicorn Gundam Series). Can't wait...

Images from ToyWorld Forum

HG00 1/144 Gaddess (Anew's Unit)

Updated images for the upcoming HG00 1/144 Gaddess (Anew's Unit)

Release Date: August 09
Price: 1,680 Yen

Even with the new images, it does not deter my hatred for the Innovators & their lousy machines..

Images from CyberGundam & ToyWorld Forum