SHF Kabuto, Upcoming SICs, Gunpla

28 10 2008

I haven’t been updating in a long while. I wanted to drag my lazy butt off my chair and take some photos of some of my recent gets but realised my batteries had run out of power.

Instead, I have here a pretty long post on several things. First, the SHF Masked Rider Kabuto has been released in Japan and here’s a link to a Japanese review by Climax F.

SHF Masked Rider Kabuto by Climax F

The Kabuto Kunai Gun comes in separate parts (Gun Form and Kunai Form) instead of being removable like its Souchaku Henshin counterpart. Other differences include a slimmer silhouette and smaller-sized weapons on the SHF figure.

On another note, something has gone wrong with my laptop’s LCD panel. A one-pixel thick white line appeared on it a few days ago and it has been growing in thickness every few hours. As of now, it is 10 pixels wide, so I have a white bar blocking my view somewhere down 2/3 of the screen.

From Toysdaily, pictures of the upcoming SIC Masked Rider Den-O Liner Form (with Zeronos Zero Form not shown) as well as SIC Masked Rider Zeronos and Deneb Imagin.

Hotlinked from photobucket

Again from Toysdaily, pictures of the MG 1/100 Sinanju Ver. Ka.

Hotlinked from photobucket

Based on the pictures, it has been confirmed that there are no gold parts for the golden accents. Instead, Bandai has tried to make up for it by providing a new kind of clear sticker. It is a hybrid sticker where the gold accents are done like foil on a clear sticker medium. Unfortunately I can’t find the photo showing this.

Additionally, Taste-san has a review of the HG 1/144 Cherudim Gundam and MG 1/100 Infinite Justice Gundam uploaded on his site.

What makes this model really awesome is that it comes with much more accessories than the HG 1/144 00 Gundam. First, it has been revealed that the green armour plates are actually “Shield Bits”, removable pieces that can re-arrange themselves into different formations. The GN Drive is mounted on the backside underneath the Shield Bits, and there is a “Follow Screen” (pardon my translation, it may be inaccurate) which folds out from the backpack in front of the face when sniping in Trans-Am mode. The model also comes with a pair of GN Beam Pistol IIs, GN Sniper Rifle II and clear parts for the sensors. All in all I’d say this has more playability than the 00 Gundam.

Photographs by Taste-san




Gunpla News: MG Sinanju Ver.Ka

17 10 2008

From Hobbystock, photos of upcoming Gundam merchandise.

MG 1/100 Sinanju Ver.Ka – I saw older photos which had the rear skirt armour wrongly affixed in front and all the gold trimmings were not done in yellow plastic. This would likely be a painted prototype.

Images hotlinked from Hobbystock

Also from Hobbystock, pictures of the MG 1/100 MS-06R-1 Shin Matsunaga’s Customized High Mobility Type Zaku II Ver. 2.0.

Images hotlinked from Hobbystock

MG 1/100 Infinite Justice Gundam

Images hotlinked from Hobbystock

HGUC 1/144 Geara Doga

Images hotlinked from Hobbystock

From GA Graphic and Dengeki Online, 1/100 00 Gundam.





SIC Masked Rider Zeronos + Deneb Imagin

17 10 2008

From Hobbystock, some photos of the upcoming SIC Masked Rider Zeronos + Deneb Imagin.

Images hotlinked from Photobucket




Gundam Fighters

11 10 2008

It’s been a week since my last post. Things have been really busy last week, and will continue to be so this week. I had regimental duty on Monday, 3 continuous days of driving lessons, and I will be going back to camp for more regimental duty tomorrow morning :’(, with Major work to do on Monday, and 3 more continuous days’ worth of driving lessons again.

Additionally I haven’t dug up stuff worth posting here, and my interest in Gundam modelling has waned with my 1/100 HG Tallgeese I being a stalemate for almost 6 months with lots of problems, and an unopened 1/100 Gundam Exia waiting. I end up going to blogs belong to avid bloggers and forums for new information. Also, I don’t have so much dough as to splurge on things so frequently, which explains the lack of gets recently.

On the other hand, here’s a link to a really fun flash game where you play as a Gundam character and fight against others from different stories – Gundam Fighters.





More Pictures: HCM-Pro 00 Gundam and O Riser

4 10 2008

The HCM-Pro 00 Gundam and O Riser set has a “high marking version” 00 Gundam, and here are some pictures of the figure.

All images hotlinked from Amiami




SHF Limited Masked Rider New Den-O

2 10 2008

Tipped-off from Toysdaily, we have more pictures of the SHF Limited Masked Rider New Den-O.





Gundam News: O Riser and 00 Gundam

1 10 2008

Thanks to Toysdaily, this is my first piece of Gundam news and it’s an explosive piece of news! 00 Gundam has been announced to be docking with the O Riser, and a HCM-Pro as well as a 1/100 set has been announced.

This equipment may explain the hole in the back of the 00 Gundam. This reminds me of the Gundam Mk II and the G Defenser. No price announced for the HCM-Pro version, while the 1/100 O Riser set is 1680 yen. The Action Base 1 Celestial Being ver. is 735 yen. The deluxe set which comes with the 00 Gundam, O Riser and Action Base 1 Celestial Being ver. is 5250 yen.

Images ripped from Hobby Search

Additionally, an MG 1/100 Sinanju Ver. Ka has been announced, and the price is a hefty 7350 yen. All items are slated for a December release. Yet another Zaku Ver. 2.0 variation, the MG 1/100 MS-06R-1A Shin Matsunaga Zaku Ver. 2.0 is going at 4725 yen in November.





SHF Limited Masked Rider New Den-O

1 10 2008

I realise I haven’t posted anything interesting in a few days. Today I shall try to make it interesting with this piece of news thanks to Toysdaily. A Limited SHF figure has been announced, and its silhouette is Masked Rider New Den-O from the upcoming movie Saraba Den-O: Final Countdown.

A picture of New Den-O for comparison below.

Images hotlinked from flickr

On one hand you get the good news that New Den-O is going to be made into not an SH but an SHF figure; on the other hand it’s a limited edition one.