It's Like Vampire Hunter D the Mecha!

It's not often that I get excited about High Grade kits the upcoming Gundam The End certainly has my attention. While it may be professional modeler magic, the detail on this 1/144 scale kit is absolutely delightful. I do have questions about pose-ability and structural integrity that can't really be answered by promotional images. Unless something changes for the worse I very much expect to pick this kit up when it releases in May of this year. What's your opinion intrepid web surfers, any of you plan on picking this up?

All images courtesy of Gundam Kits Collection. 

Destroy the Darn Castle!

The midget triumpherant from Gundam Build Fighters Try makes it's way to the Build Fighters line in a cool SD triple pack. According to these images scanned from GunJap, these brothers green can even combine to form Snibal + Drabo + Gira. This is a cute little set but I have a concern, I've seen a few different images of this mobile suit pack and none of them have had very many quality images of it's dragon form. This fact makes me wonder about the stability of that form, will it be able to stand? Will the three SD Gundams stay connected? Maybe it's nothing and I'm simply over-analyzing things but here's hoping all turns out well for those into the Build Fighters and SD lines.

Caw Caw!!!

I realize that while I regularly profess my love for the Master Grade line, I very rarely show love to the HG line beloved as it is by many a modeler. I'd apologize but I don't wanna. Instead I'll simply treat you to a super sexy custom Gundam Fenice Rinascita dubbed "Apollo" by it's creator, modeler Nerav.

 
Additonal HG sexiness can be witnesses at Gundam Kits Collection. 

No It's Not a Gundam

But damned if it ain't cool! This all resin, all bad@ss Five Star Stories mecha plamodel comes to us courtesy of  Modelers Gallery. I'm not much for resin kits but damned if this doesn't tempt me to take the plunge! Click the link above or the break below for the full gallery.

RAWR!!!

Korean Plamodel Contest Exhibition photos! Your eyes are welcome.

Sate your Plamodel lust at Gundam Kits Collection. 

Thoughts on the Second Coming

Thanks to Gundam Guy (among others) we now know the Master Grade line will receive a Hyaku Shiki 2.0 and while that's quite great it does bring up some thoughts. First though pictures.

To Be Feared Indeed

While there a many Gunpla that a modeller can build and appreciate straight away, there are many that cannot be and the FAZZ is one of those kits that shines when treated with love. Modeler Kamm has done just this with this Master Grade FAZZ dubbed "The Feared One". 

I'm sure I've mentioned it before but purple man, I love that color. I also love that wicked looking axe. All images are courtesy of Gundam Model Kits Collection and can be viewed here.

GSA - Gunpla Service Announcement

 I spend a good amount of time searching for Gundam Model kits both online and in brick and mortar stores and a common theme is ridiculous pricing. Every time I see an absurdly priced Gunpla I'm reminded of how ignorant I was to value when I first embarked on the hobby. Now that I'm more experienced and more knowledgeable about the resources available to me I regularly avoid insane mark ups, however I know that's not the case for everyone. Whilst perusing Gundam Model Kits Collection, I came across this old but still relevant article. If you've ever wondered about Gunpla prices this is a great read and valuable tool that paired with a currency converter can save you boatloads of money.

Some Love for Ryu Jose

Don't see very many of these as I wander across the internets taking in various Gundam and non-Gundam related sites. However, while the design of the GunCannon has never really inspired I won't let that stop me from giving love to top flight modeling skills.

All images courtesy of Master File and Onesoul. Additionally pretties after the break

The Smoke is Real!

Here we have more Master File badassery, from modeler Yamakichi we have this masterful MG Dual Gundam - love those colors. The smoke effects are awesome, while I see a lot of custom and painted builds I don't often see effect details like those.

First thing I thought upon seeing the beam sabers was, how would they look with clear orange paint? My blind optimism thinks the answer would be freakin' awesome! Guess I'll have to wait until my Duel arrives from HLJ and my other Gundam projects are resolved.

All images courtesy of Gundam Guy and Master File.