I can’t remember exactly when, but I was able to get my hands on a couple of old kits, like requiring-glue kind of old. These were the original Best Mecha Collection 1/144 RX-78 Gundam and th…
10 days ago • Subscribe
More like this
Nostalgia All The Way: Best Mecha Collection 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam (Revival Ver.)
Bandai Spirits made the formal announcement of all the kits slated for release this Q4 earlier today, though all of them were already revealed during the Shizuoka Hobby…
Did Gunpla Just do a Transformers Missing Link? Best Mecha Collection RX-78-2 Gundam (Revival Ver.)
With Shizuoka Hobby Show 2024 opening to the public in couple of days, Bandai Spirits decided to hype things up by making reveals as early as today, one…
RX-78-lā-I Lah Gundam Prototype 1
General and Technical Data Model number: RX-78-lā-ICode name: Lah Gundam Prototype 1Unit type: custom mobile suit model kitInspiration: RX-78-2 Gundam (Mobile Suit Gundam)Builder: Rio HojoDimensions: head height 18.0 metersWeight:…
RX-78-la-III Lah Gundam
Completed version Prototype version Completed version Prototype version General Information Unit type: custom mobile suit model kitHead height: 18.0 metersWeight: 46.1 metric tonsArmament: vulcan gun x 2, beam…
RX-78[G]E Gundam EX
General Information Unit type: prototype close mobile suitArmament: beam rifle x 1, beam saber x 3, shield x 1, Gatling cannon x 1Original mechanical designer: Kimitoshi Yamane Lineart…
The KVLTWORX Lacquer Hand Painting Tutorial, Part 1
The first part of a how-to series on painting with lacquer paints in a weathered, Maschinen Krieger style.
Building the Groove Back: Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam
Back in March, I made a post basically explaining why I haven’t touched a runner and built a model kit since 2020 started. Well, that changed yesterday as…
Flashback to 2015! GUNDAM FRONT TOKYO, RX-78-2 Gundam (Ver.GFT)
Since I’m already in the rabbit hole of posting photos of life-sized Gundam statues whenever I visit Japan, I might as well do the same for the OG.…
One Shots / “Adventures in the Multiverse: G40 ✕ RX-78-2”
While doing routine patrols in the Gundam, Amuro starts to notice weird cracks and patterns appearing in the sky. A flash of blinding light follows and then a…
Box Art Extravaganza: RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0
Bandai Spirits normally releases the packaging design of kits days ahead of its scheduled release. But for special or very notable kits, they do so a couple of…
Plastic Crack: HG RX-78-01/02 Gundam Rollout Variants
The Master Archive books are probably one of the best world-building materials in Gundam as they really flesh out mobile suit history and development. They released one for…
I Really Want This Kit! Gundam Factory Yokohama 1/144 RX-78F00 HMT Gundam High Mobility Type
Shifting into Gunpla news, we’re finally getting the kit of a design that’s long speculated ever since it appeared on a poster within Gundam Factory Yokohama, the RX-78F00…
Review: HG 1/144 Gundam Aerial
While we’re still reeling from the final episode of the first part of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, we’ve got another kit review from the show.…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Review: HG 1/144 Gundam Lfrith
Just in time for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury to begin airing, Bandai Hobby has released several original new Gunpla from the show. With its high-tech…
Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
![Featured image for Bringing Back This Build Concept: RX-78-2 Gundam [Patchwork Armor]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210503/1620003241.11517.35980.jpg)
Bringing Back This Build Concept: RX-78-2 Gundam [Patchwork Armor]
I’m still building the Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam and I’m quite enjoying it for something that’s quite cheap. It also made me remember one of the builds I’ve…
“Cucuruz Doan’s Island” Special: HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work-in-Progress #1
Time flies so fast and its now June, which means we are just days away from the most anticipated movie of the year, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s…
I Might Get Two: RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 “Unleashed”
With the relative absence of the Master Grade line, Gunpla builders and modelers are turning towards the Real Grade line to scratch those itches for intricate detail and…
Finally Getting Spiky-Mecha Love in 1/144 Scale! BE 1/144 Thunder Incise Grace
If you’ve been caught up with mecha model kits in the last couple of years, then you should be aware in the increased presence of Chinese-made 1/100 scale…
That’s One Colossal Fin Funnel: GUNDAM SIDE-F, RX-93ff Nu Gundam
When I last visited Japan in 2019, there’s only one life-sized Gundam statue. In the span of four years since, they built three more. And so, it made…
Gunpla Build Report: EG 1/144 Nu Gundam
Welcome to a new kind of guest post that combines a Gunpla kit review with a highly personalized customization walkthrough. This week, Megaplamo shares his first time building…
RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 [Fiver II]
General Information Unit type: prototype general purpose mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
Indeed, the “Moving Gundam:” GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA, RX-78F00 Gundam
For my recent Japan trip, the itinerary was split into two regions. First is Fukuoka, a place I never visited before and is the home of the life-sized…
![Featured image for Subtle Retools! HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam [PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavillion, Expo 2020 Dubai]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210820/1629421394.19748.45493.jpg)
Subtle Retools! HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam [PR Ambassador of the Japan Pavillion, Expo 2020 Dubai]
I’ve mostly known World Expo events in television and movies and little did I know they’re still happening. To the initiated, these are huge events that celebrate culture…
RX-122 Gundam [Hazel Kelderek]
General Information Unit type: mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
Puttying and Painting: HGFC God Gundam – Work in Progress #1
I don’t exactly know how I came to picking the HGFC God Gundam as my next build. Probably because of the HGUC V2 Gundam and I guess building…
Sans Weapons and Digits? HG RX-78-02 Gundam Double Build – Work-in-Progress #2
Thanks to a combination of late-night meetings and an irritating case of neck muscle pain within the last week or so, I wasn’t able to make any progress…
#1007 / High Grade Universal Century / RX-78NT-1 Gundam NT-1 “Alex”
I’ve been building kits at a (sort of kind of) consistent pace, but I haven’t been posting CATALOGUE Entries of these kits at the same (sort of kind…
![Featured image for That’s Two More Grandaddies Done! Double Build Complete: HG RX-78-02 Gundam [Early Type/Middle Type]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220627/1656302576.38470.67805.jpg)
That’s Two More Grandaddies Done! Double Build Complete: HG RX-78-02 Gundam [Early Type/Middle Type]
Just as I was able to watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island in the last week or so, I also finished the double build of the HG…
Remember “Nostalgic Fiction Gundam: Beast”? YU-MO 1/144 Hundred Edge
I bet no one expected this coming. Back in 2009, an artist / doujin circle named “Atelier Tobuio” released a book called Nostalgic Fiction Gundam: Beast which contained…
The Not-so-Moving Gundam: Gundam Next Future Pavilion & the RX-78F00/E
I might be a week late for this update, but that doesn’t mean I can’t give my unsolicited thoughts. Last week, Bandai Namco released their Gundam Conference update…
That’s Four Life-Sized Gundams: 1/1 RX-93ff Nu Gundam in Fukuoka
During the same event where Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY was announced, several other Gundam projects were revealed as well. This includes the fourth life-sized Gundam…
Flashback to 2019! THE GUNDAM BASE Tokyo, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam (Ver.TWC)
Following my recent trip to Japan, I have posted galleries from my visit to two life-sized Gundam statues, the RX-93ff Nu Gundam in Fukuoka and the RX-78F00 Gundam…
RX-122 Gundam [Hazel Kelderek] Full Armor
General Information Unit type: mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
RX-9/B2 Narrative Gundam B2-Packs
General Information Unit type: multipurpose mobile suitEquipment: NT-D (Newtype Destroyer) SystemArmament: 60mm vulcan gun x 2, beam saber x 2, wired shield double beam Gatling gun x 2…
RX-93-v2HWS Hi-v Gundam HWS
General Information Unit type: full armor Newtype use ultrahigh efficiency mobile suit Original mechanical designer: Kyoshi Takigawa Lineart Rear view
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Episode 1: Mecha Utena
It’s like this with this show. I’ll cover it as long as it continues to impress me…but the moment it “scuba dives”, we’re done.
PREVIEW: The Mecha Action-Shooter Gundam Evolution
Anime News Network got a first look at the upcoming free-to-play game. Find out why our reviewer called it "a good mix of hectic chaos and tense anticipation."
I Don’t Like Hand Painting, Technically and Literally. Work-in-Progress #0: HG Gundam Barbatos Lupus/ Lupus Rex Dual Build
While I didn’t show this kit during the build completion post for my HG RX-78-02 Gundam [Early Type/Middle Type] double build, I already had these next two kits…
Video Warrior Lesarion… Licensed?! (Yes, I’m still alive!)
First things first, I want to reiterate that yes, I’m still alive. I know I haven’t posted anything in over a year, but when real life has been…
Review: One Punch Man Collection One
By now you’re probably well versed with protagonist Saitama’s backstory. Only a few years before, he was unemployed with ambitious of being a businessman. Inspired to make good…
Definitely Painting Over the Greenish-Blue: Premium Bandai Exclusive HGAC Altron Gundam
Just when you thought Wufei has once again gotten the shortest stick when the G Gundam HG kits started getting released, Bandai Spirits reminded us he’s not forgotten…
![Featured image for Top 10 Best Hand to Hand Fights in Anime [2020 - 2023]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230305/1678027211.54647.87329.jpg)
Top 10 Best Hand to Hand Fights in Anime [2020 - 2023]
We’re just a few years into the new decade, but here we go, my top 10 hand-to-hand fights in anime so far. If you like the video please…
![Featured image for #1008 / High Grade Universal Century / RX-78NT-1FA Gundam NT-1 [Chobham Armor]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20221123/1669169410.47252.78519.jpg)
#1008 / High Grade Universal Century / RX-78NT-1FA Gundam NT-1 [Chobham Armor]
When I decided to build the stock configuration and Chobham armor-equipped HGUC Gundam NT-1 as two separate kits, the question of whether to shoot them as two separate…
RX-121-2P+ARZ-124HBIIM Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Owsla Rah II Aqua]
General Information Unit type: amphibious mobile suitOriginal mechanical designer: Kenki Fujioka Lineart N/A
yes, yes, yes (Akihiko Yano, 2021)
A family begins to fall apart under the weight of impending grief when a mother enters the final stages of a terminal illness in Yano’s intense existential drama
Mecha March and Mobile Suit Gundam
Amuro, Amuro A couple nights ago, while browsing my Twitter feed, I came across #MechaMarch for the first time. I assume this writing event has been around for…
![Featured image for [Mecha March] Mid-month Gundam Thoughts](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20220325/1648180115.33400.61575.jpg)
[Mecha March] Mid-month Gundam Thoughts
We’re almost through the month of March and I’m now a little under halfway through the original Gundam series. Overall, I’ve been pretty pleased with the series and…
Original or Final Form? The Robot Spirits RX-78F00/E Gundam
Both Hobby and Collector Divisions of Bandai Spirits decided to reveal new and upcoming products this week. The Hobby Division revealed their Q2 2025 products, which were unfortunately…
Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…
Mechanista in G Ep. 278: RX-9 Narrative Gundam
Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on September 26, 2024 And with one model kit, the narrative has completely changed… as has the Narrative. We didn’t like the Narrative…