I have to confess now that I, like many other Gundam fans, never made it all the way through Reconguista in G. To be fair I gave it a chance – five episodes in I just couldn’t bear the narrative anymore – the animation style was also pretty jarring. But alas, this isn’t an anime series review, we’re here to…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Anime Expo 2016: Day 3
Day 3 – finally attended an actual panel/screening and cracked out the suit for the last time. We usually don’t armor up for three days straight, but this year it was good enough to make an exception for. Only a day left now until the ‘con officially wraps up, though ironically tickets for AX 2017 are already on sale.