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Monday, July 20, 2009

Megatreshop 1/1 Char Aznable's Helmet

Image of Megatrea shop's 1/1 Char Aznable's Helmet, another merchandise to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Gundam. A limited web shop item.

Pre-order begins Aug. 7th '09
Release Date: Late Nov.
Price: 31,500

Better pre-order fast if you want the following:
Play 3 times better when Gundam Senki U.C.0081 comes out
Build 3 times faster all gunpla kits
Paint 3 times more coat of red to your gunpla
and the list goes on.

Images from CyberGundam

MG Exia Ignition Mode On Display

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

HG 1/44 Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R Box Art

Some Images of the upcoming HG 1/144 Cherudim GUndam GNHW/R (Price: 1,800 Yen)

I've been looking forward to this one. Is not that I have much love for the Cherudim, but just that the design is pretty cool, it looks even better with the custom designer decals for it with all the white colored stripes. I am pretty sure I will get this one.

Images from CyberGundam

Hong Kong's 11th ACGHK 2009 - Bandai Promotional Sheets

The 11th ACGHK 2009 will be held in Hong Kong between July 31st thru August 4th. The following are some of Bandai's promotional sheets.

ACGHK (Anime-Comic-Game, Hong Kong)

Images from CyberGundam

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Crossbone Gundam X-2 Kai - Released

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Friday, July 17, 2009

G.F.F.N: GAT-X105 Launcher Strike Gundam & Sword Strike Gundam

From the show floor of the Tokyo Toy Show 2009:

G.F.F.N Launcher Strike Gundam & Sword Strike Gundam. (Bandai money milking strategy to make more $$ with more accessories).

Image from CyberGundam

Bandai Release News

Upcoming Releases from Bandai:
HGUC FA Gundam 7th Unit - Release in Sept. '09 (1,575 Yen) Woot!! Nice indeed!
HG 1/144 Cherudim Gundam GNHW/R Release in July '09 (1890 Yen)
HG 1/144 Arios Gundam GNHW/M - Release in August '09 (1800 Yen)
HG 1/144 Seravee Gundam GNHW/B - Release in Sept. '09 (1,890 Yen)
MG Guntank - Release in Sept. '09 (4,725 Yen)

That 3rd image there isn't from Bandai, it is a scratch build of RX-78-7 Gundam (MSG Senki U.C. 0081) built by Style.s.jp. I included this image since we are on the same subject here.

Image from CyberGundam & Style.s.jp

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Gunpla Worklog: 1/100 Gundam Astraea FA Kai - Update 6

Here is a minor update to the WIP of my 1/100 Gundam Astraea FA Kai project. This week was kinda busy for me so I was not able to make any huge progress. I only got to work on it a little.

As I had mentioned in my last update, I had pretty much finished modifying the core body and now working on the details & accessories. Since mods takes up lot of time to do, I thought it would be wise to sketched some ideas on a print-out and see how it looks before I do the actual mods.

After I drew down a few ideas, I sat back and thought about it.

BOOSTER EXTENSION: Originally I had wanted to add the wing extension to the boosters, but now I've decided to scrape this idea. It just doesn't seem to look all that great, and I don't want to end up with something that look like aile strike / freedom gundam.

WEAPON HOOK LOCK: This idea is still a GO. I want to have a hook at the back of the waist to hold the beam cannon. Again the FA theme requires this Astraea to be fully armed. But I have yet to start this mod.

GN BLADES: As I had previously mentioned that I am a big fan of the 00 Gundam Seven Sword, and adding modified blades to this kit would be awesome. This mod is 85% completed.

LEG BOOSTER: Although I didn't sketch this in the drawing, but I thought this would also be a good addition to the FA theme of the kit. This mod is 70% completed.

Here are a couple of images showing the WIP leg boosters. This mod requires that I saw out a piece of the back leg armor to insert the booster and have the cutout piece to serve as cover of the bootser.

Here is an image of the WIP GN Blades. Yup...is all pla-plates, except for the handle. Will apply epoxy putty soon to fill in the gap & smooth out the surface of the blade body.

I just can't say enough just how I love the look of the 00 Gundam Seven Sword, and I am glad to be able to add the GN Blades to the knee on my own modified Astraea.

Misc images of my kit with the GN Blades attached.

Until next update...

Perfect Grade 00 Gundam In Developement!

This has got to be the biggest news today and will be the most discussed topic on most gundam blogs.

I was not surprise at all about this upcoming kit. 00 Gundam is fairly popular in recent months, and similiar to PG Strike Gundam, it will most likely have other accessories (00 Raiser & Seven Sword) that will be issued to take the money right out of our wallets.

I will definitely save up for this one.

Image from CyberGundam

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.