Anna

Great! Thank you!

The G40 is a very nice kit, I hope there will be a matching Char Zaku II.

The Mobile Doll series so far has been amazing with May and Sarah being perfect introductions to the new line. Its probably because the mobile dolls have robotic features when in mobile suit form that makes them great to display next to regular gunpla models.

merry Christmas

happy holidays

Hard to vote for some kits, if they have not been released at the time of the survey.

Shame that the Gundam’s out of stock, here’s hoping for a reissue! Can’t believe I missed news of a 1/60 Mazinkaiser, I so want to get that! That price though… gotta start saving up!

Hg gundam G40 looked cool i admit, but this morning i saw a live build of the MG Gundam Barbatos on zakuaurelius youtube channel, and the kit looks amazing right out of the box.. the build in itself looks great !

Model kits for all ages, from 3 years with this EG kits to 18+ with the Dark Advent kits.

Oh Runner Tree oh Runner Tree,
Made up of sprues majestically,
Oh Runner Tree oh Runner Tree,
Upon your branches Ball I see.

There seem to be a lot of kits this year based on the basic Gundam’s design: The G40 Industrial, all of Hiroto’s Core Gundam Planet System variants, the GBN-Base, Seltzam Gundam. Not a complaint, just an observation.

What happen to the prize from Gunpla TV Episode 338?

In case I forget: Happy Holidays to everyone at HobbyLink Japan! may you have less snow than we do in Canada this time of the year (and be less cold).

Kind of random question, but are you guys only interested in Gundam model kits, and not any kind of action figure line? I love most of the Gundams from Metal Robot Spirits, even if they are expensive.

Apparently some US stores received early shipments of the MG Barbatos. Do HLJ already have stock by chance?

Where’s the leg lamp, Todd?

If Mobile Haro doesn’t at least get an honourable mention, then something has gone terribly wrong.

Gundam G40 (Industrial Design Ver.) is not really a High Grade, its on a whole new level compared to most Grades this year.

Well crumbs. Should have got in on this sooner. Still, if nothing else I’m hoping to see some of the techniques used here moving into the rest of the HG line.

The overall parts look amazing, definitely above any HG produced so far. I just wish it had a more sharper look instead of the round-ish torso and head sculpt. I do appreciate that they include yellow eye stickers as its more appealing for the RX-78-2 styled kit.

Not a bad looking… Thing… Honestly quite a nice little kit. Even if I’m still not 100% sure what it’s deal is… =/

It looks a lot more stable than Ho-Ho. I remember that bird kept falling off the stand.

Red and Blue were my jam. Whilst they certainly had their fair share of oddities… What exactly am I lloking at…? It’s a nice looking kit. I just… It’s an angles dog with gramaphone shoulders…? I’m so confuse.

Really appreciate the textured and colored base for this figure as well as the flowered ribbon on her leg.

Wow, so excited to win this! So lucky to have won again, I really must share this joyful package with my pals!! I’m so looking forward to receiving them and feeling Lindsay’s masterful handiwork!
Oh, and nice figure too! Love that haunting gaze in her eyes!

Beach base? Beach base. Also beach bae.

Ow man, i turned around for a moment and you started talking about her “buns” and i thought you ware talking about her other buns hehe

Love her hair, but heels on a beach is a recepy for disaster.)

They color the eyes under the hair, niceee

The detail in these figurines never ceases to impress me.

For some reason I wanted her Stage 4 reveal to be a Super Saiyan.

The lore of this franchise seems confusing as hell lol. But great looking piece, nonetheless.

the mat finish for the figure give it a unique shelf presence, and i really like the asymmetrical clothing style from the eyes to the hands all the way to the shoes

A really beautiful figure!

You know sometimes guys, you see something you really like and you think i’ll buy that only for a better version to come along. I’m not sure where i’m going with this or how to elevate the dilemma of this first world problem but I am sure their is a solution.

Actually, I think you’ll find it’s Saber Frankenstein’s Monster.

I may not win her here, but I have her in FGO.

It’s nice to see Fran getting more merchandise, and new characters in general
Really nice statue

These are great for army building, you do not want to underestimate an armed Haro. Now we just need a RX-78-2 variant of Haro for the 40th anniversary.

I just wish the stickers for the scythe arms weren’t, Y’know, stickers. Still, soon as the festive season has done draining my resources, I need to pick up at least two maybe three of these. Two for display, one for a pokemon themed custom… No prizes for guessing which.

wish they make a revive series again such as the kapool

Nice effect parts, sadly I have my Nu Gundam from the normal release.

Great product line-up, that Nu Gundam effect part kit looks amazing! I’m going to pick one up! And please don’t get rid of the packaging, I like my boxes undented and my goods undamaged, haha! XD

Great! Thank you ^_^

I wonder when they will make more MG sets for the Build Diver series, some of the Gundam are just too good not to be made in MG size.

With the effects set, the fin funnels are not just for show.

It looks like you are going to have a busy December for building the new kits.

Haros and Pikachu only getting my attention.
I’ll stick with my MG Ver.Ka Nu Gundam. 1/144 scale is not my cup of tea.

The HGBD:R Mobile Doll May has been announced. Looks like Mobile Doll Sarah’s going to have company. Will Bandai release a Wodom Pod model though?

Imagine having a fleet of cybertrucks to deliver gunpla.

Interesting indeed.

the effect parts look so good, hope future gunpla get this treatment
still waiting on the prize since Gunpla TV Episode 338

I find it bizarre when and how Bandai decides to include waterslide decals with what kits. It seems like waterslides are commonplace for the “Mecha Collection” kits… except certain ones from like Macross Delta and others only get low-resolution stickers. Most Gundam kits don’t have waterslides, but some will, and others will even have dry-transfers… It’s just all over the place with them.

Gundam Seltzam reminds me of Guren Seiten from Code Geass, with that crazy big red arm.

I can’t wait for the RX-78-2 Industrial Design comes out. Sucks that when I can’t even get a chance to order it. I hope they’ll have more coming.
The Nu Gundam RG looks seriously attractive.

Unboxing and opening a figure from its vacuum formed cover is a perilous business, those small parts try to make a break for it like they have been planning an escape from their plastic coffin.
As the parts pop out and take to the air one wonders if it’s the packaging is to blame or commend for this startling occurrence which elevates this mundane task to the level of heart pumping adventure denoting the precise moment when the ‘boxed’ becomes the ‘unboxed’ leaving no Schrödinger’s moment of duality.
This phenomenon is seldom referred to and even less commonly recorded which perhaps could qualify it as a factor in future reviews.

Choice is important and the concept that I was advocating was one offering an option for those situations when reduction would be suitable. Todd’s reply about HLJ’s building and transport was encouraging and I commend them all for their efforts.

2020 is soon, what kit do you guys are excited for?

They really need to change up the next HARO for me to buy another. Like made a HAROBE or HARO from Gundam AGE.

Hello, this rg nu gundam really looks just awsome.. and to answer to Momentai ; what kit am i exited for ? A lot ! I intend at som point to try making a custom Striker gn-x with Sw and sv weapons maybe.. still thinking about it. I really wish that someday bandai would release all hazel models in regular stuff and not just in p-bandai.. A kit i would like is the MG rx121 tr1 Hazel custom.

I want to throw out a prediction. Probably going to be way off, but hey.

You’ve got a Haro that’s not been revealed yet. I’m probably one of the few to gamble on a preorder of them. Two in fact.

The interesting thing is that the “coming soon” image also features Sanrio in its trademarks…

Are we about to see a Haro Kitty…? Possibly based on the Momoharo? That’s my bet.

Those effect parts look pretty.

Really appreciate that this kit comes with loads of hands, way nicer than those tiny moving hands that are delicate for RGs. The effect parts as well the rest of the transparent pieces on this kit look amazing. Wonder how all of this would look like under a black light.

Hoping to see this effects set be sold seperately.

I wonder how stable that arm is. I can only imagine it would start to drop later on.

I do appreciate that the long arm has symmetrical fingers at the ends. You can probably get one more of this kit and make a truly long arms mech.

I like the Zelly, but not as much as I like his one weirdo arm. Probably would want to get a pair of the option kits with the arm… Though, trying to make a symmetrical pair of Zellies could be fun…

my poor wallet

love the macross set up

Stop, the customs already think I do commercial trades, because I order so much at HLJ. Not good, really not good.

Those Gundam Origin, Digimon, Pokemon, and Dr. Stone figures and statuettes look amazing. Wish I could get some for Christmas.

Japan strikes me with another wallet destroying fist.

Thanks for the coverage! Really great figures, love that they’re still coming up with new Bleach figures years after the series ended!

Could it be finally time! CHIBIRATSU!

Somewhat pricey is the understatement of the year. Although the details are very nice, the plastic looks rather cheap.

Some lovely detail there, the price is a bit high though, will probably skip this in favor of saving up for the next Gundam PG kit, hehe 😛

now to panel line it

Am I the only one who thought it was some kind of Metal Gear kit just by looking at it?

Phew… Looking at some gameplay footage, I can see why these kits are so pricey. These were made for the otaku-est of otaku, which you’d certainly have to be to want model kits from this game.

I need to play Border Break.

Looks good

I really like the way this thing looks. Never heard of this series, but it looks cool.

ah a new monoeye kit

I do like the looks of that mecha. Likes like it’s from Titanfall. Wish the Border Break game would come to the West.

Maybe time to try something different.

love the name of this thing

Great to see a Zoids kit review! Loved them when I was a kid, the wind-up function was the big thing for me! Wish this one had that feature too!

i suck with glue

The HMM looks so great but they also looks so fragile, I don’t know because this line are not updated like the frame arms girl or megami device also from Koto, because the new girls are more durable and less loose for better articulated posses, maybe license restrictions for cost-benefits.

Kotobukiya’s Zoids kits have always looked great, the builds have been getting better mostly.

After looking the first few minutes it, already went straight to the basket together with the EPZ-003 Great Saber. Thanks for this review!

We heard you liked guns, so we put guns on your guns on your guns.

This is screaming for four partner units that it can combine with Super Sentai style.

I forget how detailed Zoids gets.

those are some weapons!

I didn’t even know these kits were that old. Not my cup of tea, it looks kind of cheesy design-wise to me.

He looks quite cute somehow, even with that weapons array from the beam parts Gatling set.
Its a moot point though as neither is available and back orders usually take months don’t they?