Robodaz

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One Hundred Years War
In the Astragius Galaxy, during the year 8th Millennium the space-faring civilizations of Gilgamesh and Balarant have been at war for nearly a […]

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Power up…
As mentioned in the first part of this review, no matter how appealing (and they are appealing) t […]

Both kits available from HobbyLink Japan: Stig & Ray and Blowsperior

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One For all, All for One…
When the late Carl Macek was intrigued enough with the Studio Nue / Tatsunoko Pro […]

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How Did They Do That?
When I first saw Artoo on screen back in 1977, even my Father – an engineer whose trade had been repairing MBTs, APCs and other military tech – was puzzled as […]

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The Near-Sighted Scrap Pile
In 1977, amid all the whirl and rush of media and fan attention which surrounded *THE* game changing film of that year, decade, and arguable century (to […]

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Parasite or Symbiote?
Back in my review of BP Taylor’s Eagle Fighter/Shuttle kit, I talked about lifting bodies and the notion of one thing carrying another into the air for some […]

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Band of Brothers
In Ultraseven, when the the Earth is under constant attack by a series of XT threats, the Earth Defence Force creates a secret organization named the ‘Ultra […]

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Tiny, Tinny, and Terrible Tanks…
Modern tanks began their career with the Great War, entering service in 1916, as both the French and the British sought some sort of armored […]

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A little Slugger
Metal Slug, a series of side scrolling games beginning with the first Neo-Geo arcade iteration of 1996, has become a fan favorite with its mixture of animation, […]

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More Moe? More Mecha!
There has been something of a boom in moe anthropomorphism in both anime and models of late: Kantai Collecction, Strike Witches, MS Girls, Frame Arms and so […]

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Cheesy Peas. A Delicious Combination of Cheese and Peas… Think on, Mam!
Seriously, though… What do you get if you merge a certain brand of dueling monsters with the One Year […]

Kaiju in the Outfield:
Up First! Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla
Stealing Home! King Ghidorah!
Refereeing! Tsuburaya Eiji
Both available from HobbyLink Japan: Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla and King Ghidorah.

Move Over […]

Kaiju Smackdown:
Round One! Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla
Round Two! King Ghidorah vs. EVERYONE!
Both available from HobbyLink Japan: Godzilla vs. Mecha Godzilla and King Ghidorah.

Nakajima Haruo: The Real […]

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Something from Nothing
One of the things on which Douglas Trumbull has spoken – and lamented – over the years is his mixed feelings about Stanley Kubrick’s seemingly cavalier […]

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Dancing in the Sea of Stars

“You’re free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and allegorical meaning of the film—and such speculation is indication that it has suc […]

Little Monsters!
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When Minira is not Minira?
Image is an interesting little — almost atavistic — garage kit company which has managed to survive almost unchanged from the […]

1/32 Mitsubishi A6M7 Zero Fighter Type 62 302nd Flying Group by  Hasegawa
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Zero Mythology or Zero Facts?
The Mitsubishi Zero series of planes have long stood tall in the mi […]

1/32 Mitsubishi A6M7 Zero Fighter Type 62 302nd Flying Group by Hasegawa
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The Tigers, Cornered
On June 26th, 2017 at a meeting of Matsumoto Leiji with students from my own i […]

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Lost to the Universe…
“I have been making games for nearly thirty years, but I believe my motivation in those years has been to make people happy. With shooting and action games, […]

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Ghosts of the Past
The Silpheed line of games is not one that many people will know today, very sadly, as the series had little continuity, varying quality, patchy distribution […]