This isn’t the first Perfect Grade I’ve ever built, but it certainly will now be the first to be featured here. Last year at Anime Expo 2015, my buddies and I went into the Exhibit Hall with the clear and single-minded goal of picking up some of the highest-tier Gunpla we could get. While my friend got himself the latest…
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HGCE Aile Strike Gundam
It should be no secret by now that I’m a total Strike fanboy. It’s probably (read: definitely) my favorite mobile suit design ever, and I’ve come to own just about every model kit iteration it’s spawned. I had never really been into High Grades much before now, but if I were to choose any suit to kick off my HG…
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Metal Build Freedom Gundam
My second Metal Build experience, picked up at Robo Toy Fest just like my first, Exia. I’ve always wanted to add a Freedom to my collection simply because I like the suit, and have considered getting the MG kit more than once, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it when the Metal Build exists and looks so much…
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Real Grade Aile Strike Gundam
As the second Real Grade kit I’ve had a chance to build, and currently the only 1/144 Gunpla kit in my collection, the Aile Strike is the byproduct of a bulk buy for a RG group build with some fellow guntokas. As I mentioned in the initial post about our group build adventure, the memory of a botched RG RX-78-2…
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NG 1/100 Duel Gundam Custom
As a kid before the Master Grades came out, I’ve always coveted the NG 1/100 Gundam Seed kits. Unfortunately I never got around to them, but then I didn’t need to since I already have all the MG versions. However, when Robo Toy Fest rolled around last time, I couldn’t resist grabbing this nigh-complete built kit for a mere $5.…