New York Comic Con happened over the weekend and the folks over at Bandai Namco Filmworks / Sunrise used this event to reveal details on the next installment to the Gundam SEED series — Mobil…

The last kit I built was technically the new parts from The Sorcery of Nymph Circe version of the HGUC Xi Gundam, which was around mid to late July. However, the last complete kit I actually build …

I’m not totally caught up with the latest on spin-off manga Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury: Vanadis Heart, except for new Gunpla releases. I did build the HG Gundam Naion earlier t…

The Fall 2026 anime season is probably one of the best for mecha fans within the last couple of years as four notable mecha series will premiere. I’ll likely write a quick post on that specif…

I typically care less about Tamashii Nations releases nowadays compared to before, with my preference more on model kit versions of designs, for various reasons. But the Bandai Spirits display from…

I was just about to make a post about the gray prototype preview for the next “The Round Table Knights” kit from SNAA, the BE 1/144 Thunderstorms Mordred. But right I was writing it, we…

It was December 2025 when the announcement of a new Code Geass animated production, which appears to a departure from all the previous installments, dropped. Fast forward to September 2026 and the …

Our end of the woods had an extended period of inclement weather, but it seems all is getting better now. Which means my annual hobby hiatus is finally ending so here’s a perfect catchup of u…

I was aiming to post this around the end of August, but mid-to-late September should be fine too. The Gundam Base Pop-Up has been having their World Tour for 2026, and fortunately for us, Manila is…

A couple of months ago, Bandai Hobby announced a new HG 1/35 Lancelot model kit in development as part of Code Geass’ 20th Anniversary. You may also remember the 1/35 Lancelot kit released in…

We’re getting a new mecha anime inspired by the Brave Series of the 90s with Beast King War God Dandivine, produced primarily by the folks over at Good Smile Company and their Good Mecha Smil…

We’ve been seeing more and more of the new version of “Evasion Mode” Optimus Prime from Transformers: Age of Extinction, part of the Studio Series line. We also knew that the engi…

During the most recent Mecha Smile Impact event a couple or so months ago, Good Smile Company announced a new mecha series that fans of the Super Robot genre, especially of the Brave Series, would …

I can’t tell if this is just the economics of scale working really well for the folks at Hiya Toys, or it’s just that easy to plan and release Rockman X figures once you’ve starte…

A couple of days ago, Tamashii Nations released an image of their next Soul of Chogokin release. It’s obviously Com-Battler V, but it’s a little different. Armor panels and details have…

Getting a new series also means getting new Gunpla, and just like how the design of the Gundam ZERO was leaked, actual photos of its HG kit were also leaked as well. But we won’t have to rely…

Remember some months ago, around the time of the Shizuoka Hobby Show when leaks of designs and model kits for what’s supposedly the next Gundam series came out? Well, they were true all along…

I was supposed to start building the HGUC Unicorn Gundam [Destroy Mode] right after completing the Unicorn Mode kit. But both bad weather and waiting for paints to arrive delayed that plan for a co…

Hiya Toys has been quite aggressive with their Rockman X / Mega Man X release pipeline. Rockman X is set for a Q4 2026 release, and yet three more figures have been announced since then, with the l…

There have been numerous mecha musume kits in the market today that companies have to think of a new concept beyond the usual formula of girls in mechanized armor. One concept to come out of this a…

I was initially planning on opening this post with something along the lines of “Oh, Sen-Ti-Nel is still making these…” — only to remember that I purchased their most recent…

It seems like every time I plan a trip to Japan towards the end of the year, Volks releases a new 1/144 scale IMS kit I’ll gladly pick up upon arriving. This year, they have a new variation o…

While everyone has yet to get the recently released The Round Table Knights kit, the BE 1/144 Furious Warhammer – Galahad, SNAA has announced the follow up, and this one’s going on a ve…

Here’s a surprise. During the most recent livestream as part of Code Geass’ 20th Anniversary, Bandai Hobby announced they’re doing a new HG 1/35 Lancelot from Code Geass: Lelouch …

I believe it was a couple of years ago when a new Magic Knight Rayearth anime adaptation was announced as part of its 30th anniversary. Come Fall 2026 and that new adaptation will finally hit scree…

I can’t believe it took me this long to finally build a Unicorn Gundam kit. For context, the Unicorn Gundam has been one of the mascots of the franchise, dating back to the first episode of M…

Large kits and sets are not uncommon as far as SMP [Shokugan Modeling Project] releases go. Take a good chunk of Super Sentai carrier vehicles or King J-Der from GaoGaiGar. I mostly pass up on thes…

As I mentioned following the completion of the HGUC Xi Gundam, I will start building the HGUC Unicorn Gundam [Unicorn Mode], mainly in time for the closure of the Life-Sized Unicorn Gundam Statue i…

I guess designing these overly complicated and very busy-looking machines is an ongoing trend. It’s been a couple of years since Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture was released, and I’ve…

Whether you like them or not, we’ll likely see more blind box kits in store shelves as the demand is clearly present. Of all the companies doing these, I’m leaning towards Motor Nuclear…

I was expecting to complete the HGUC Xi Gundam around next week, but the long weekend did help me complete this kit. Which means we’ve finally come full Doritos with this build. Last we check…

It’s that time of the year once again where local toy and hobby enthusiasts gather for the annual ToyCon, which is branded for this year as TOYCON Nexus ✕ PopLife Festival 2026. In the last c…

Progress has been steady for the HGUC Xi Gundam build this week. My usual build order is from the top to bottom, starting with the head, torso, and arm units. But for this kit, I decided to proceed…

Good Smile Company, and their mecha-centric brand Good Mecha Smile, has been doing an amazing job in providing model kits and figures to new and obscure properties that would otherwise be skipped b…

My usual route going home from work includes passing through several malls. That’s the usual story of how I end up with unplanned kit purchases. Last week was a bit different since I thought …

The G Gundam hype train still continues as we get more HGFC kits, Bolt Gundam withstanding. This time, it’s the Neo Germany mobile fighter Gundam Spiegel, utilizing the fighting style of Germ…

And just like that, we have gone through the first half of 2026. But it’s not yet over as we there are still notable releases, and their packaging art, this June. First we have the HGAC Gunda…

Seemingly out of nowhere from Summer Game Fest 2026, we have a new Gundam game which aims to be, and as they put it–a daring new chapter in the Gundam saga, built as the perfect entry point f…

The following will contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe. Director / Shukou MuraseScreenplay / Yasuyuki Mutou (based on Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam:…

I purchased the HGUC Xi Gundam at the same time it came out in stores, which is around the same time as Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway came out, right in the middle of the pandemic. So, while I secure…

Bandai Hobby held their online announcement for Q4 2026 releases, where most of them were already revealed during the Shizuoka Hobby Show some weeks ago. That said, they reserved one of the announc…

Ahead of Bandai Hobby’s new product reveals for Q4 2026, their 30 Minutes Label group dropped their 14th new product launch for their four main brands. And for this batch, I’m leaning t…

The following will contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe. Director / Shukou MuraseScreenplay / Yasuyuki Mutou (based on Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam:…

Ever since Hasbro announced the Age of the Primes line, we knew we’d finally be getting The Thirteen as actual figure releases. What I didn’t expect, especially after rumors of this set…

I may have skipped posting a for a couple of BE The Round Table Knights releases from SNAA, but it looks like I may need to track those down as they announced the last unit to complete the Knights …

Yes, we’re back with some box arts! First up we have the new HG Gundam Barbatos Adapt based on its appearance in the “Wedge of Interposition” short, part of the Gundam IRON-BLOODE…

There’s quite a lot of things happening within the mecha sphere last week. Besides all the hobby product announcements from the Shizuoka Hobby Show, the folks over at Sunrise also had a GUNDA…

As much as a vocal chunk of the fanbase requests a 2.0 of the RG Gundam Exia, it seems like Bandai Hobby isn’t keen on replacing it anytime soon. Especially as we’re seeing yet another …

Last February, Takara Tomy via their T-Spark collector-oriented brand, announced a new line of Transformers figures called Transformers Overgear. They’re meant to be grittier and a more milit…