Anime
Master Grade Duel Gundam Build Log Finished
Man, I have the worst luck when it comes to picking kits these days, don’t I? I love kits with removable armor and just “full armor” variants in general. The gimmick is just really cool […]
Gundam SEED
Gundam
Master Grade Dual Gundam Build Log Part 1
Sometimes, I can get extremely motivated when working on kits. Usually it happens when it’s something I’m really excited to build, like the Nu Gundam ver Ka MG. Others, it’s because of what it isn’t. […]
Gundam
Master Grade Duel Gundam Preview
This kit, and the one I bought with it, are just a testament to horrible model kit buying habits. A few months ago, I needed some new Master Grades to build once I had my […]
Gundam
Gunpla Expo part 2-Master Grades
You know, this time last year, I probably wouldn’t even be making this a separate article. Master Grades just weren’t my thing back then, but now, they’re pretty much my primary. I certainly haven’t given […]
Anime
Upcoming Master Grade releases for the 4th quarter
This time last year, if you told I was writing an article solely on upcoming Master Grades, I would’ve thought you were crazy… Bandai’s Master Grade line has been interesting this year, to say the […]
Gundam
MG Blitz Gundam Build Log Final
You know, there’s really no better feeling than building a kit right when it’s new. I’ve done this a few times over the years, mainly with GM-related suits, but this is the first time I […]
Anime
Tamashii Fest!
By Loran Oh dear, I believe it’s time for Tamashii Fest! Usually, I find myself drawn mainly to all the wonderful Tokusatsu stuff at Tamashii Fest, I actually can’t discuss those here because it’s all […]
Anime
New Arrivals: Model kit and Video games edition
By Chris Troy SHAMELESS PLUG OF THE WEEK: From January 5-8, 2012, my ass will be at the MAGfest X (Magfest.org, which stands for Music and Games Festival) down in Maryland, and I highly encourage […]
Anime
Weapon Pack Spotlight: Launcher and Sword Strike
By Loran While all the rest of you were out enjoying yourselves with NYCC, I was at a friend’s house staying up until 5AM playing Gundam SEED Destiny: Alliance vs ZAFT II Plus (geez, what […]
Anime
Review: HGGS GINN
By Loran It’s no secret that I’m really not much of a fan of Gundam SEED, but once again that’s a discussion for another time. Time to talk about another kit, and you know, I […]
Gundam
History of Gundam part 4: The Double 0’s
By Loran The History of Gunpla comes to a conclusion in the modern era, when Bandai placed most of their money in the HGUC and MG lines, with lines just for the two Alternate Universe […]
Gundam
The History of Gundam in America part 2
by Christopher Troy Welcome back readers! I’m going to continue with the article in a minute, but I wanted to do shamelessly plug something first. Always the trendsetters, both FPNYC and I are on twitter […]
Anime
Top 5: Favorite Gunpla Kits (part 2)
By Christopher Troy By now, most of you have died due to suffering from anxiety attacks related to what 3 Gunplas I would pick to round out the top 3. To those who have survived, […]
Anime
Gundam Astray Review
By Loran When Gundam SEED came out in 2002, one hell of a merchandising push came with it. Several new model kit lines were introduced like the new and unposeable take on the No Grade […]
Anime
The Strike Series Variants part 2
By Christopher Troy And welcome to part 2. We only have 2 kits to look at this time, so let’s cut to the chase right? This is the MBF-02 Strike Rogue, which appeared in Gundam […]
Gundam
The Strike series: Part 1
By Christopher Troy When Gundam SEED debuted on Japanese TV in 2002 (Cartoon Network would later air it in 2004 as part of the new Saturday night Toonami programming block), it was a huge hit […]