As I mentioned in my review of the fairy kit, I love this Minmay sculpt and I disliked all others that came before it. Part of the difficulty is perhaps the very expressive 2D design by Haruhiko Mikimoto isn’t quite translatable into a 3D design; the nose was always wrong amongst other issues such as odd shaped head… Continue reading Kit Review: Lynn Minmay 1:20 Minimum factory (Max Factory / Good Smile Company)
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Scopedog Red Shoulder Custom – 1:20 Bandai
First of a few 1:20 Bandai Scopedogs that I finished with weathering. I’m very much drawn to the Bandai kits because their proportions are very spot on, and they are easy to build when you compare it to the 1:24 Wave variants or the tiny 1:35. There are a few gimmicks like the “bolts” on… Continue reading Scopedog Red Shoulder Custom – 1:20 Bandai
RE/100 Nightingale – Bandai 1:100
This was a really exciting kit back when it was released – started the RE line with a BOOM! The sheer size of the beast was impressive. But the kit has much space for improvements and various people had done detailed ups and conversions for it. I modified it using a combination of suggestions from… Continue reading RE/100 Nightingale – Bandai 1:100
Unicorn Gundam with MS Cage – 1:100 Bandai
They have so many different versions of MG Unicorn Gundams and unfortunately I liked it enough to have bought a number of them. This I think is the second version with “HD” in the label after they’ve fixed a few issues with the old ver ka. kit, such as the leg with limited mobility and… Continue reading Unicorn Gundam with MS Cage – 1:100 Bandai
VF-25S Armored Messiah Ozma’s – 1:72 Bandai
I like heavily armored kits and the Messiah fits the bill. There are so many missiles and hatches that made the not-awesome VF-25 battroid bearable. The kit looks good mainly from the front, but the huge backpack is extended way back, which looks clumsy. This kit is a bit old I guess, since the color… Continue reading VF-25S Armored Messiah Ozma’s – 1:72 Bandai
RVF-25 Messiah Valkyrie Luca with booster pack – 1/72 Bandai
I wasn’t initially thrilled with the Messiah design, but it grew on me after a while even without seeing the anime (I still haven’t finished Macross Frontier…). The RVF variant is the reconnaissance type with the additional radome and remote controlled “ghosts” unmanned aircrafts. After 10 years Hasegawa finally made their version, but it was… Continue reading RVF-25 Messiah Valkyrie Luca with booster pack – 1/72 Bandai
1:48 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S with Weapons
I had waited for this Hasegawa 1:48 Strike Valkyrie ever since they rolled out their 1:72 kits. Reading the history of Hasegawa, their specialty is in 1:72 and less on the larger kits, which explained their very late foray into the line. Given the accuracy and the detail of the final product though, it was… Continue reading 1:48 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S with Weapons
Scopedog turbo custom: last red shoulder ver. 1:20 premium bandai kit review
I usually don’t do kit reviews, but since no one is going to do an English review for this awesome kit I’ll do one😀 When bandai announced the premium scopedog turbo custom, I was so disappointed that it was just the regular scopedog with new legs, without any weapons! That’s so stupid, but I couldn’t… Continue reading Scopedog turbo custom: last red shoulder ver. 1:20 premium bandai kit review
Using tattoo decals for models
Temporary tattoo makes for great tattoos and prints on figures and models. They have beautiful graphics and subject matters (e.g. dragons) that are hard to find. Last time I used the tattoo decal on a kit was 8 years ago with Mizuki. At that time I didn’t think of the critical step in making the… Continue reading Using tattoo decals for models
Kirin armor with Kirin bolts – monster hunter 1/6 kit
This is one of those kits that I dread to finish… Mostly because of the amount of masking required. Monster hunter costumes are very ornate and has the stone-age fantasy design that I really like. However they have more details than your usual fantasy kit which means a lot of Lmasking. Finally gathered up enough… Continue reading Kirin armor with Kirin bolts – monster hunter 1/6 kit