More on the upcoming “1/100 Gundam Astraea Type-F” from the 47th Shizuoka Hobby Show ^^
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MG Shin Musha Gundam Box Art Revealed!! + Other Tibbits
May 15, 2008Straight from 47th Shizuoka Hobby Show, all the new upcoming which are going to be released were shown there. One of the main highlight is the upcoming MG Shin Musha Gundam, which at the same time its Box Art was revealed.
I have to say…this is the COOLEST box art ever!! Kudos to you, Bandai d( > _ < )b!!
You can view more photo coverage of the show at Gundam Base
Phase-Impulse Sneak Peek
May 13, 2008As we all know, or some of us, the release of MG Force Impulse Gundam will include a special DVD which contains a new clip/episode called “Phase-Impulse”. This promotional video is made by Sunrise and the same team who brought you SEED Destiny. There will be 2 different versions. One is from the MG release, and another one is the download version, which will be available on July 9th, 2008.
Some screens below:
MG Force Impulse Gundam is set to be released on 24th May, 2008 ^^
FG 0 Gundam Preview
May 12, 2008A closer look of the First Grade 0 Gundam, with a little modification ^^
MG Shin Musha Gundam Final Product
May 10, 2008The final product of the upcoming MG Shin Musha Gundam for this coming June 2008 is finally out.
From Gunota
Looking cool!!! d( > _ < )b
1/100 Astraea Gundam Type-F Preview
May 8, 2008More on the upcoming 1/100 Astraea Gundam Type-F ^^
Not much different with the normal Astraea though ^^;
MG RX-78-2 “One Year War” Movie Ver.
May 8, 2008Not mine ^^;
A nice review on MG RX-78-2 “One Year War” Movie Ver.
You can view more of picture here
Gundam Astraea Get!!
May 4, 2008Just got my “1/100 Gundam Astraea” today ^^
I’ll post the review on it as soon as I finish building it. Look forward to it~ ( ^ _ ^ )/
New Upcoming Gunpla News
April 23, 2008
Release date:
MG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 – Summer
MG Shin Musha Gundam – June, 5,250 yen
1/100 Tieren Ground Type – June, 2,730 yen
1/100 Gundam Astraea Type F – June, 2,940 yen
1/100 Gundam Avalanche Exia – July, 2,940 yen
BB Senshi Sangokuden Kanpei Gundam – June, 630 yen
From Gunota
MG Z’Gok Turned Airman
April 17, 2008Yep, you heard it. I’m talking about Airman from Megaman series ^^ Watch how this person creates Airman by using “MG Z’Gok Char’s Custom” gunpla kit as based model and some extra accessories. This even includes the Turbine Fan gimmick for the chest ( > _ < )!!
Background theme is the Airman theme titled “Airman ga Taosenai” or “I can’t beat Airman” ^^
I’m in awe!! This is just beyond words d( > _ < )b
1/100 Gundam Virtue “Gundam Virtue Mode”
April 16, 2008Here it is as promise, the second part of the review for “1/100 Gundam Virtue” ^^ This time it features Gundam Virtue ^^
There isn’t much different between Virtue and Nadleeh in terms of details and looks. Both looks great (Now I’m tempted to get a 2nd set so just I can display both >_< ), but mobility wise there’s a big difference. As mentioned before, Nadleeh has pretty much limited mobility. Now you can imagine for Virtue with all the added armors ^^; Mobility pretty much cut by half ( > _ < );
As for cast off and transformation, it isn’t that hard to do ^^ If you compared it to Unicorn‘s transformation, this is nothing :p If you ever played an action figure that can be cast off, pretty much like it.
Anyway, the usual shots~
Close up~
Action shots~
Celestial Beings assembled!!~
Next target would be “1/100 Gundam Astraea” which coming out this month ( > _ < )/
1/100 Gundam Virtue “Gundam Nadleeh Mode”
April 14, 2008It’s been a while, but finally I managed to finish my “1/100 Gundam Virtue” ^^ Sorry if it took so long, been pretty busy lately ( > _ < );
Since “1/100 Gundam Virtue” allows you to transform to Gundam Nadleeh, I will divide the review into 2 parts just like what I did with Unicorn; one for Virtue mode and one for Nadleeh mode. For starter I will start with Nadleeh ^^ Review for Virtue will follow later ^^
Virtue is a little bit expensive this time compared to other previous 1/100 scale releases, and that’s because it’s like getting a 2 in 1 package ^^; In terms of mobility, Nadleeh pretty much limited, but nevertheless it’s still a cool looking kit ^^
Took me 2 days overall to complete it, although I was expecting it to take longer. One reason is because, pretty much, there’s a lot of painting to do. I did the best I could to make it as close as the manual. Compared to “1/100 Gundam Kyrios”, it’s much more difficult this time ^^; I had to repaint the cable cord to “pink” colour, and luckily my Gundam SEED Destiny marker set have the colour ( > _ < );
Overall, I have to say they did a really good job to get it as close as the anime counterpart in terms of details ^^
Anyway, let the photos do the talk ^^
Close up~
Action shots~
Different lightning set up~
The review for Gundam Virtue will follows later on ^^ Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/
1/100 Gundam Astraea Box Art And Other Tibbits!!
April 13, 2008A little bit late on the news, but here it is the box art for “1/100 Gundam Astraea”, which is scheduled for late April 2008 release ^^
On other news, here’s some new images of the upcoming “MG Force Impulse Gundam” from Gundam Base:
Can’t wait~( ^ _ ^ )/
Photoshoot Set Up Adjustment
April 12, 2008You can view the previous attempt here
So today I went to IKEA to get myself an additional lamp for the overhead lightening. Got myself a cheap desk lamp for S$12.00 ^^ Tried the new set up, and found out that my new IKEA lamp is much more brighter than my other one. So I had to switch them around; New lamp as the main one and the previous “main” lamp for the overhead lightening. Below is how it looks like with the new set up:
Used my “KOS-MOS Ver. 4” as test model again and with the same background, etc, and the results:
Before:
After (New Settings):
Testing With different background:
I have to say there’s quite an improvement compared to the previous setting ^^ One thing that I found out and learned is that background colour/texture does affects the overall outcome. So you can’t really use random background when taking photos. Each figurines needs a suitable background colour for them to get the best outcome ^^
I just need to adjust the position of the lamp a bit, and it should come alright next time \( > _ < )/
New Photoshoot Lightening Set Up
April 10, 2008This is just a look on the new lightening set up I’m planning to use for my future reviews.
New set up:
– A desk lamp
– Custom made “Diffuser” (Cardbox + Tracing Paper)
– A Reflector (A piece of white board)
Results:
I went to Artfriend today to get the materials. Bought the tracing paper and some new thick colour papers for the background. Using my “KOS-MOS Ver.4” for test model, I think the result came much better than I expected ^^ Although a second light source from the top would be nice and makes it much better. I tried using my room light, and the result didn’t come right. I guess I’ll go and check out IKEA for some cheap lamp ^^;
I’ve checked lots of website/blogs, for some advice on the lightening. In particular, I just want to thank Super Rats for the awesome (and cheap) tutorial on this ^^
This coming “Fauna 1/8 Scale” reviews will be using the new set up. Look forward to it ( ^ _ ^ )/
Ah forgot to add. All photos taken using SLR Nikon D40 ^^;
GP03-S0S N.Yuki Dendrobium
April 9, 2008After reading Danny’s post on his “Destiny Haruhi”, I just had to do this to my Figma Yuki ^^
So what happened if Yuki actually owns an GP03‘s Orchis Pack? You’ll get “GP03-S0S N.Yuki Dendrobium”~ XD
“All your bases belongs to SOS Dan!!”
“Docking!!”
“Obey me or…”
“Umm…press here and here…”
“…Yuki BEAM~!!”
lol, just had to do this~XD Was bored :p
MG Force Impulse Gundam Final Product Images Are out!!
April 4, 2008
The image of the final product of “MG Force Impulse Gundam” is finally out ^^ This kit will come with the “Excalibur” sword from the Sword Impulse mode and scheduled for May 2008 release.
Looks promising so far ( ^ _ ^ )/
MG Nu Gundam – Metallic Coating Version
April 1, 2008It’s been a while, but finally I managed to finish my “MG Nu Gundam – Metallic Coating Version” ^^
I bought this few weeks ago, but didn’t have the time to build it. Since my finals just ended and I have lots of free time, decided to give it a go and finish it ^^;
Well, all I can say was, they did really good job on this release. Well. atleast it’s much cheaper than the previous release ^^; Similar to the “MG Sazabi – Metallic Coating Version”, the metallic paint job is pure win ^^ What I like about this is that they actually did a really nice job with the “Gold” metallic coating, compared to Sazabi’s.
The kit comes with 3 metal joints; 2 for the ankles, and 1 for the waist. This is to stabilize when it stands, because of the weight from the “Funnel Fins”. A lot of screwing needed and some measuring for the “Leather Pipes” ^^; I didn’t do any panel lines on it because of the same reason of Sazabi, I don’t want to ruin it ^^; Mobility wise it’s much better than Sazabi, but still it can’t really pose much.
Took me around 2 days overall to complete it.
The usual shots~
Close up~
Bazooka and the “Fin Funnels’~
Comparison with Sazabi ^^~
Now left with 1/100 Gundam Virtue ( ^ _ ^ )/
MG Shin Musha Gundam, MG Force Impulse Gundam, 1/100 Avalanche Exia, 1/100 Astraea Type F And More!!
March 22, 2008
Bandai surprised us with this new updated list of the upcoming Gunpla releases ^^
MG Force Impulse Gundam – May, 4,200 yen
MG Shin Musha Gundam – June, 4,725 yen
HGUC Zaku FZ – May, 1,260 yen
1/100 Overflag – May, 2,310 yen
HG Tieren Space Type – Sergei custom, May, 1,575 yen
BB Senshi Sangokuden Kakouen Dalas – May, 630 yen
HCM-Pro Gundam Deathscythe – June, 2,940 yen
HCM-Pro Tieren Space Type Set – June, 3,360 yen
MG Shin Musha Gundam – June, 4,725 yen
HGUC Zaku FZ – May, 1,260 yen
1/100 Overflag – May, 2,310 yen
HG Tieren Space Type – Sergei custom, May, 1,575 yen
BB Senshi Sangokuden Kakouen Dalas – May, 630 yen
HCM-Pro Gundam Deathscythe – June, 2,940 yen
HCM-Pro Tieren Space Type Set – June, 3,360 yen
Dates not set for the following:
1/100 Tieren Ground Type
1/100 Gundam Avalanche Exia
1/100 Gundam Astraea Type F
HG Enact – Saachez custom
HG GN-X
From Gunota
The bold ones are the one I’m looking forward to get, especially MG Shin Musha Gundam, which is another Ver. Ka release after Unicorn!! XD
As for MG Nu Gundam – MVC, it’s 50% complete. Should be able to finish it by next week ( ^ _ ^ )/
Stop Motion Video
March 15, 2008I’ve been following his work on Stop Motion video ever since last year, and I have to say, he’s probably got the best one I’ve ever seen ^^ Goes with the account name “Plamoo”, you can view the rest of his video at Youtube Here.
What makes his video interesting is that he used action figures and Gunpla to do it. He did lots of parodies. I know there are lots of Stop Motion video posted on Youtube using these stuffs, but they are nothing compared to his work. Creating a Stop Motion video is quite tideous and requires the skill and patience to do it, and this guy definitely got all of them. Overtime, you can see that he developed new technique and effects to enhance his video ^^
Anyway, his latest video features “Figma Nagato Yuki” ^^ You can view it below:
Others include “Motteke!! Sailor Fuku” dance:
And “Hare Hare Yukai” dance:
Too awesome for words ( ^ _ ^ )/
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