Author: Cacophanus
Chogokin Hello Kitty by Bandai (Part 1: Unbox)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Chogokin Hello Kitty by Bandai (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) As this year is the 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty, Bandai has released a special edition chogokin of the much loved Sanrio character. As Kitty-chan is very much a product of the 70s, the chogokin itself reflects that quite magnificently in lots of ways. Despite being on the small side, it&...
Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam by Bandai (Part 2: Review)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam by Bandai (available as a Tamashii Webshop Exclusive) Following the unboxing, here is our review for the Tamashii Webshop Exclusive Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam from the anime series Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam. For a Robot Damashii toy, this is really quite remarkable in terms of the finish, detailing and sculpt.
Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam by Bandai (Part 1: Unbox)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam by Bandai (available as a Tamashii Webshop Exclusive) In a slight departure, we’re going to cover a recently released Tamashii Webshop Exclusive, that of the mighty Robot Damashii Full Armor ZZ Gundam. This is a follow on toy from the Robot Damashii ZZ Gundam, that was publicly released a while back. The design itself come...
DX Chogokin YF-30 Chronos by Bandai (Part 2: Review)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii DX Chogokin YF-30 Chronos by Bandai (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Following the unboxing, here is our review of Bandai’s DX Chogokin YF-30 Chronos as seen in the PS3 game Macross 30. As this is a Macross variable fighter, expect a lot of fun transformation and this toy handles the various modes really well too.
DX Chogokin YF-30 Chronos by Bandai (Part 1: Unbox)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii DX Chogokin YF-30 Chronos by Bandai (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the original Macross TV series, Bandai Namco funded a new standalone game called Macross 30 developed by Artdink. The latter studio has made a recent name for itself by making all manner of pretty decent Gundam and Macross PSP games (though histori...
Wonder Festival Summer 2014 Coverage (Part 2: Garage Kits)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Following up from our first part of the Wonder Festival 2014 Summer coverage, here is our garage kit focused breakdown. The origin of WonFes actually stems from fans making cool stuff to sell to other fans. So browsing the two massive halls of home made masterpieces is like stumbling on a treasure trove of amazing things. What the photos also don’t show is a...
Wonder Festival Summer 2014 Coverage (Part 1: Commercial Previews)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii So over the weekend we went to Wonder Festival 2014 Summer. Considering how brutal the heat was, we still managed to have a good time as well as catch up with various friends too. As a rule “WonFes” is split into two parts; commercial previews of toys/kits on the way and home made garage kits made and sold by fans. In between all that you have cosplaye...
Metamor Force Dino Getter 1 by Sentinel (Part 2: Review)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Metamor Force Dino Getter 1 by Sentinel (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Following on from the unboxing, here is our review of Sentinel’s Dino Getter 1 toy. One of the biggest aspects of this toy is the transformation into a pterodactyl-esque flight mode. Despite looking like a somewhat straightforward transformation, there’s a lot more going...
Metamor Force Dino Getter 1 by Sentinel (Part 1: Unbox)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Metamor Force Dino Getter 1 by Sentinel (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Getter Robo is one of the cornerstones of Japanese super robot pop culture. So when Sentinel announced that they’d be making a Dino Getter 1 toy, people were somewhat confused. Despite the design looking suitably kickass, most fans were stumped as to where this design and seri...
S.H.Figuarts Mario by Bandai (Part 2: Review)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii S.H.Figuarts Mario by Bandai (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Following on from the unboxing, here is our review of Bandai’s recently released Mario action figure. As this is much more of a toy than a pure collector’s item, it’s been built around the mentality that it is meant to be played with. Very much like the games Mario came from....
S.H.Figuarts Mario by Bandai (Part 1: Unbox)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii S.H.Figuarts Mario by Bandai (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Bandai have always had a close relationship to Nintendo, both are very much toy companies of a sort after all. So when Bandai announced the world’s first action figure of probably the world’s most loved Italian plumber there was obviously much rejoicing. Bandai also opted to go dow...
1/16 Powered Suit by Sentinel (Part 2: Review)
By Cacophanus from Mecha Damashii Powered Suit by Sentinel (Available From HobbyLink Japan – HLJ.com) Following on from our first part, here’s the review of the actual Powered Suit toy by Sentinel from Starship Troopers. Like with other Sentinel releases this is very much a high fidelity item but also one that has to be handled with relative care. It’s also utterly fantastic in every w...
