Author: Anna
Hobby Wire – Episode 7 – New Scale Model Releases for August 26th
There’s a new kid on the block, or there will be, and Scott and Brian take a look at what’s in their kit pipeline. Plus there’s lots of great actual panzers, wannabe panzers, and even some paper panzers from Russia! And a 1/4 scale VW kit?! In this episode:– 1/35 German E-50 Ausf.F Pantherzahn Turret– 1/72 Merkava Mk.IV Tank– Galleon– 1/200 Notre-Dame de P...
Gunpla TV – 30MM Exa Vehicle Tank & Alto
The eEXM-17 Alto (Ground Type ver.) returns to the 30 Minutes Missions series in a new brown shade! The Alto can transform with its tank backpack so that it can move on its tracks. However, this is not the main reason for this review — we have the Exa Vehicle Tank that can either be just a tank or it has two other transformations when used with 30MM units. We look at the tank gun transformat...
Gunpla TV – HGBD:R Gundam Aegis Knight
A new kit so top secret, we couldn’t even show you the box last week! An upgrade to the previous Gundam Justice Knight, the Gundam Aegis Knight has arrived. This kit is packed with features: amazing articulation, multiple transformation modes, weapon combinations, effects parts, and more! To top if all off, if you have the rest of the Build Divers unit sets, there’s more for you in sto...
HGBD:R Gundam Aegis Knight Unboxing
The current talk of the Gundam town — the Gundam Aegis Knight — gets its due unboxing! This may only be an HG, but it’s the Big News this week. If you’re not caught up on Build Divers Re:Rise, be warned: spoilers are immediately ahead. If you are caught up, or don’t care about spoilers, do read on! ———— Spoilers Incoming ———&#...
Gunpla TV – Episode 372 – New Arrivals For August 21st
Hope everyone out there is enjoying their summer so far! Given what has been going on throughout the year, many of you, like us, probably aren’t travelling much. In that case why not tune in and sit back and watch a couple of guys talk about the latest releases from Bandai Hobby! Exciting stuff indeed this week, with the release of a new Iron Blooded Orphans HG kit as well as a new HG from B...
HG Gundam Hajiroboshi Unboxing
Gunpla releases have been a little sparse lately, but this week we have two! We’re starting off by unboxing the HG Hajiroboshi from Iron Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt. This is the first HG from IBO we’ve had in a while, so it’s pretty exciting! The Box Action poses on the left, as well as an example of what you can do if you add an Action Base 5. On the right, we get a look at gimmic...
Gunpla TV – Zoids Geno Saurer Repackage Ver.
Kotobukiya’s awesome Geno Saurer from “Zoids” is back with a “Repackage” version! This updated version uses more modern tooling compared to the original release, and has the ability to take on more natural poses while firing its charged particle cannon. Its range of motion has also been improved, with clear red and new colorless clear parts, too. Each tail cooling uni...
Gunpla TV – Aika Aikawa
Aika Aikawa from Alice Gear Aegis joins the Megami Device line! This kit is impressive, with amazing articulation on both weapons and Aika herself. These smaller robo-girl kits have great stability even if they have massive hammers! There is a reason to all of this: Kotobukiya has started using new hands to allow for smaller mecha girls to hold massive weapons — specialized, stiff hands that...
10 Products to Level Up Your Desk
Everyone’s workspace could benefit from a little personalization. If you’re reading this, you probably consider yourself a geek or otaku (just like me, and many members of the HLJ staff!). It’s not surprising that many of us can feel like our hobbies don’t belong at work, but with geek culture hitting the mainstream in recent years, it’s become more socially acceptabl...
Gunpla TV – Episode 371 – Plamo PPE?! – New Arrivals For August 7th
No Gunpla to talk about this week — but there are still a few cool new releases, including one kit that may actually be of use in these troubling times! First up from Bandai Hobby we get a new Petitrits kit, the Knight King Saber Altria Pendragon from “Fate/Grand Order”! Another new Entry Grade kit, the Ultraman Zero, is released, as well as some new effects a...
Gunpla TV – Starwing Paradox Solidea
This time Evan takes a look at something a little different than the usual Gunpla: it’s the XZM-011 Solidea from “Starwing Paradox”! By famed mecha artist, Ippei Gyobu, this nicely detailed Kotobukiya kit comes with lots of nice accessories, like a stand, weapon, effects part, a bonus code for the game, and of course gorgeous transparent blue parts all over! In this episode:̵...
Starwing Paradox Solidea Unboxing
Kotobukiya brings the big guns with its new kit of the Solidea from Starwing Paradox! If you’ve never heard of it, Starwing Paradox is an arcade game by Square Enix, with animation by Sunrise. (And you know what other mecha Sunrise is responsible for…!) I guess it’s only natural that we were all pretty impressed here at the office by the style of this mech when the kit came in. A...
