• Gunpla,  High Grade

    HG Barbatos Gundam

    Iron Blooded Orphan’s beloved lead Gundam comes out as a fairly slim and sparse High Grade – the box was nearly half as thick as a standard HG container. I suppose this can be chalked up to the Barbatos’ more bare-bones styling and general lack of armor panels where more traditional Gundams would have them. By the time I was…

  • Gunpla,  High Grade

    HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam REVIVE

    Finally getting around to the Granddaddy itself, mostly because Bandai didn’t release its REVIVE kit until recently. I’m fairly certain this is the first RX-78-2 to be featured on this site too – in contrast, there are at least five posts on different variations of the Strike – Universal Century fans come at me with your pitchforks now.

  • Gunpla,  High Grade

    HGUC Gundam Mk. II REVIVE

    Zeta‘s starter suit, the Gundam Mk. II, is my first UC entry for my All Gundam Project, ironically before the RX-78-2 because that suit’s REVIVE kit is so popular it’s been sold out everywhere I go. This Mk. II is of course a REVIVE model as well; I can only hope and pray that Bandai gets around to the actual…

  • Gunpla,  High Grade

    HGAC Wing Gundam

    Delving into the After Colony timeline with my All Gundam Project now – this HGAC Wing was one of the first flagship models of Bandai’s new HG lineup when Gundam Build Fighters first aired. I’ve decided to go through my lead Gundam builds by doing a starter suit from each series first – Strike has already been done for SEED,…

  • Gunpla,  Life

    Robo Toy Fest – May 2016

    Here we go again – fifth show and counting. I almost bailed on this event today; just about none of the guys whom I usually come with were available, save one who showed up well after a lot of the fun had wrapped up. A few days before though, I was determined to show up for the usual bi-annual Robo…