Introduction Scale 1/72 Maker Hasegawa Completed 01/09/07 Retail 3200yen In the latest OVA series Macross Zero, YF-0 is the predecessor to the famous VF-1 in the original Macross. The design always reminds me of a mix between YF-19 (head area) and VF-1, which makes it look a bit awkward. The body isn’t as streamlined as… Continue reading Macross Zero VF-0S Valkyrie with Ghost
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Endless Waltz Gundam Wing Zero Custom (Master Grade MG)
Introduction Scale 1/100 Maker Bandai Completed 11/22/06 Retail 2800yen Before the advent of the Seed line of designs, Wing 0 from Endless Waltz had been one of my favorite. The semi-useless wings are so stylish, they almost distract you from thinking “why the wings?” 🙂 The MG rendition of this cool mech is particularly nice.… Continue reading Endless Waltz Gundam Wing Zero Custom (Master Grade MG)
Macross Plus YF-19 – 1:72 Hasegawa kit
Introduction Scale 1/72 Maker Hasegawa Completed 05/14/06 Retail 2800yen YF-19 is Macross Plus’ protagonist Isamu’s ride. The forward wings gives it a unique look, and is one of Kawamori’s best designs. Hasegawa did justice to the design, again came up with the best rendition of this turkey. This is perhaps one of the easier kits… Continue reading Macross Plus YF-19 – 1:72 Hasegawa kit
Cammy
Introduction Scale 1/8 Sculptor Yukishiro Maker n/a Completed 9/11/06 Parts 15 Retail n/a Another masterful sculpt by the dynamic meister Yukishiro. This Cammy was offered as a limited GK a year after his Blue Mary and Mai Shiranui pair, but was never reissued. It turns up later as a smaller 1/12 PVC collectible figure. The… Continue reading Cammy
Macross Zero SV-51 gamma (Nora)
Introduction Scale 1/72 Maker Hasegawa Completed 05/14/06 Retail 2800yen Macross Zero is a prequel to my long time favorite Macross, and chronicled the struggle between UN and Anti-UN force. The SV-51 belongs to the Anti-UN force, and this variation with the flamboyant patterns is piloted by ace female pilot Nora Polinsky. The plane is inspired… Continue reading Macross Zero SV-51 gamma (Nora)
Himoo Yuina
Introduction Scale 1/8 Sculptor Masashiko Kagawa 香川雅彦 Maker Kaiyodo Completed 1/99 Parts 10 Retail 4800yen This is a character from the hit game Tokimeki Memorial. Although I never played the game this is one of my favorite kits; the long flowing doctor’s gown and that cool pose make this figure very unique. The base is… Continue reading Himoo Yuina
Misato Katsugari (NERV Uniform)
7529Introduction Scale 1/8 Sculptor Hiroki Katayama Maker Kurushima Completed 5/99 Parts {parts} Retail {price} I thought the pose is really neat and cute, the guy really knows how to make dynamic poses. Unfortunately this is one of the kits which has only one display angle – other angles aren’t ugly but they aren’t interesting either.… Continue reading Misato Katsugari (NERV Uniform)
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TIE Fighter
4901 Introduction Scale N/S Maker AMT/ERTL Completed 3/25/99 Retail $19.95 This is the TIE Fighter featured in the original Star Wars. This is also the first kit I bought after my “modelling revival”. Kit Review The mold of AMT is still as bad as it used to be 10 years ago. Fits are poor especially… Continue reading TIE Fighter
Sword Strike
Introduction Scale 1/100 Maker Bandai Completed 04/2006 Retail 4200yen I like the Sword Striker pack a lot, its asymmetry is cool and the concept is just neat. So I modified the original 1/100 Sword Strike’s pack to fit the MG version. Kit Review n/a Building The mod is relatively straight forward, mainly the armor on… Continue reading Sword Strike