Thursday, October 02, 2008

Robot Damashii O Riser & Others EDITED

EDITED: Added info and images of other non-Gundam merchandises as well.

Finally, the image of Robot Damashii O Riser, as well as Selavee which are missing since yesterday ^^


Image from Amiami. 115mm in length. Late December release, 1,365 Yen.

Very simple-looking eh? The color scheme makes it seems like it's exclusively for 00 Gundam. I wonder whether a pilot is required.


Huge GN Bazooka II!
Image from Amiami. 120mm in length. Late January 2009 release, 4,987 Yen.

Information from the website shows that the hidden feature of Selavee can be revealed for this Robot Damashii figure.

Images of other merchandises, also Amiami:

GFF Kyoshiro Maniax Red Warrior


November release, 5,775 Yen.

Gundam Collection DX8


9 figures per set. November release, 3,024 Yen per set.

Macross Frontier Character Box






I super-like Klan Klein! ^o^
8 figures per set, each figure is about 100 to 110mm tall. All five types. Late January release, 5,460 Yen per set.

Twist Action Kamen Rider Kuuga



180mm tall. Late January release, 4,410 Yen.

A new series of Kamen Rider action figures from Bandai it seems. Metal frame stuffed inside a rubber suit so that the joints won't be exposed.

That rubber suit reminds me of the black rubber jacket included for PG Eva-01's inner frame years ago. Pretty much the same concept I believe?

Twist Action Kamen Rider Den-O Sword Form





180mm tall. Late January release, 4,410 Yen.

S.H. Figuarts Gatack *Mentioned by reader kiralys in the shout-box several days ago.



November release, 2,625 Yen.

S.H. Figuarts Kabuto


November release, 2,625 Yen.

S.H. Figuarts Urataros


Late January release, 2,625 Yen.

MG Infinite Justice - Fatum-1's Secret

Behold, hidden feature of MG Infinite Justice's Fatum-1:


When you stretch the body of Fatum-1 horizontally, the wing unit will slide coherently. The most difficult feature in the development of this MG, and there's no trouble seeing why as well.

There's a big difference between the proportion of movement between the body and the wing actually, i.e. little horizontal stretch, very wide wing movement. It's the opposite of the feature on Destiny: wide wing movement, less linked movement of the thrusters beneath it. Not to mention the direction of movement for both is different as well. Fatum-1's feature might make Strike Freedom and Destiny's backpack's linked movement seem simple, since the direction of movement for the later two are the same for their wing units.


Also, for those who are still uncertain about the extra beam part included in this MG, it's actually the shorter beam blade for the leg. Only one is included, so you'll have to use the longer beam blade for the other leg. This shorter one is probably for the action pose against Destiny.

All images from Gundam Dot Info.

Gundam 00 Season 2 Ending Theme

The ending theme of Gundam 00 Season 2, "Prototype" performed by Ishikawa Chiaki.


Video clip from Youtube. Follow this link to the website if you can't see anything.

* Special thanks to Keviin X for the news. ^^

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

MG Sinanju - 7,350 Yen EDITED

EDITED: Added promo images of HGUC Geara Doga, BB Senshi 00 Gundam, and 1/35 Zangetsu (Code Geass R2). These updates are placed at the end of this posting.

Yes! I win! I guessed the price right! XD (Thanks to :) for the info in the shout-box ^^)

But all our wallets lose :(

MG Sinanju - Late December release, 7,350 Yen (inclusive of tax).

Goodness! 7,000 Yen. That's really one massive price. Does it hinder your wish to get this MG? Not for me, but some previous wish list items are definitely off now (as expected -_-|||).

From the text printed on this promo image, I only understand partially that MG Sinanju would have multi-layer armor design, and some sort of "mode change" (?). Sounds very exciting. ^^


Image from Toysdaily.

But then again, what happens to those golden stripes on its body? Don't tell me they require sticker or decal?! o_0

MG Shin Matsunaga's Customized High Mobility Type Zaku II Ver. 2.0 - November release, 4,725 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

In terms of the model, maybe we can call this new Zaku Ver. 2.0 variation as the intermediate version between the Black Tri Star Ver. and the recent Johnny Ridden's version? It's less armored but has bigger inner frame for the legs. A new Giant Bazooka variation included? or is it the same as the Black Tri Star Ver.

Plus, that light blue marking on the left shoulder armor is going to be quite a challenge for your clear sticker/decal applying skill. ^^

On the other hand, a view of MG Infinite Justice's full equipment:


Image from Toysdaily.

Yup. Confirmed. No stand.

*sigh* 5,250 Yen *sigh*

1/100 O Riser - December release, 1,680 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

So this is O Riser ^^;

1/100 O Riser & 00 Gundam Special Set - December release, 5,250 Yen (inclusive of tax).

Package include 1/100 00 Gundam, O Riser and an Action Display Base with the Celestial Being's crest as the base. We have a glimpse on how the two 'gattai' as well. Not much can be seen from this silhouette, but I hope the most prominent feature of having those two additional 'spikes' will not be burdening 00's Twin Drives.


Image from Toysdaily.

On the other hand, that new Action Display base seems cool. Bandai might be experimenting through this special set on the market's acceptance towards these special Action Base. Maybe we'll see more coming up in the future.

Forget that ^^;

Action Display Base 1 Celestial Being Ver. - December release, 735 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

Then again, isn't Bandai worries about the single release of 1/100 00 (not even available yet) with this DX package?

1/144 Selavee - November release, 1,680 Yen (inclusive of tax).
1/144 Ahead - November release, 1,260 Yen (inclusive of tax).
1/144 Arios - November release, 1,575 Yen (inclusive of tax).




Image from Toysdaily.

HCM-Pro G-Box 00 Gundam & O Riser - December 2008 release, price TBA.

The color of O Riser is revealed. HCM-Pro 00's design seems a bit different from its previous single release.


Image from Toysdaily.

HCM-Pro Arios Gundam - January 2009 release, price TBA.

Full length of the MA mode can be extended with a mysterious part included. o_O


Image from Toysdaily.

1/72 Transformable VF-25S "Skull Leader" Ozma Lee's Unit - November release, 4,725 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

BB Senshi Sangokuden Emperor Ryuubi - December release, 2,100 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

Super-duper details and plenty of engravings all over this model, and look at the swords! O_O Wow. And as usual, the new Dragon armors can be worn by other Sangokuden models as well.

Giroro Musha Robo - November release, 840 Yen (inclusive of tax).
Dororo Musha Robo - December release, 840 Yen (inclusive of tax).



Images from Toysdaily.


Musha Keroro Robo Tanjiu!! ^^

From Happinet Online, three new Robot Damashii entries, plus the release date and price of Selavee announced. No images for each product at the moment. Click on the names for the link to the website.

- O Riser - Late December release, 1,365 Yen.
* Can merge with Robot Damashii 00 Gundam.

- 00 Gundam & O Riser - Late December release, 4,200 Yen.
* A boxset that include 00 Gundam and 00 Gundam
* Special coloring for 00 Gundam (as compared to the single release of 00)
* Some parts from the single release not included.

- Selavee - Late January release, 4,987 Yen.

- Ahead - Late January release, 2,625 Yen.

Hopefully we can get a look at the actual product soon ^^

Information from Happinet Online.

Thanks for reading. So sorry for slowing your Internet connection by so many images as well ^^;

EDITED: HGUC Geara Doga - November release, 1,890 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

It certainly is a very solid Zeon unit. I suspect Rezin Schnyder's blue version is coming real soon now? ^^

BB Senshi 00 Gundam - October 27th release, 630 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

Looks much bigger than Exia because of the Twin GN Drives, even though both of them are of the same price. I'm quite interested in this (not-so) little fella actually. But I should probably wait a little longer to see if an SD O Riser is coming ^^;

B Club's 1/35 Garage Kit Zangetsu - Late November release, 26,040 Yen (inclusive of tax).


Image from Toysdaily.

Quite a pity that this mecha doesn't get the regular release as Lancelot or Guren Type-02. Being a garage kit, touch up work won't be so easy, and painting is mandatory as well. The price is another huge issue. 26,040 Yen = about US$246 = about RM846 (as of October 2nd), and that's about four MG Sinanju in there ^^;

With the end of Code Geass R2, I wonder if we'll be seeing any new regular release of the 1/35 Mechanic Collection series in the future at all.

GFF Metal Composite RX-78 Ver. Ka & Others

Sorry everyone for the slow update this time. No Internet last night for me = no updates :(

I'll keep everything as simple and as concise to cover as much news as possible during that period of 'absence' then ^^

(1) More images of GFF Metal Composite #1004 RX-78 Ver. Ka



The name 'Gundam' is printed on the forehead, and it's in Times New Roman? Haha XD


Most of the images are the same as the previous posting actually.

Images from Hobby Stock.

(2) Bandai October Merchandises List


HG 1/144 GN-X III - October 9th release, 1,260 Yen (inclusive of tax)


MG Infinite Justice - October 23rd release, 5,250 Yen (inclusive of tax)


HG 1/144 Cherudim Gundam - October 27th release, 1,260 Yen (inclusive of tax)


BB Senshi Shuuyu Hyaku Shiki - 630 Yen (inclusive of tax).
UPDATED: Release date is October 24th.


BB Senshi 00 Gundam - 630 Yen (inclusive of tax).
UPDATED: Release date is October 27th.


Kururu Barber Surgeon Musha Robo - October 29th release, 840 Yen (inclusive of tax)

We'll has to wait till October 3rd if we want to see the release dates of these merchandises from Bandai Hobby Site. Instead, I rely on information from Apron Model Production Diary. It's not complete as you can see. I'll try to get the release date for BB Senshi 00 and Shuuyu Hyaku Shiki from other sources as soon as possible. ^^

Images from Bandai Hobby Site.

Also, the pull down menu for next month's merchandises list reveals the two limited MG Gundam Mk. II special painted ver. mentioned quite some time ago. Hopefully we can get more information about them soon ^^

Other Gundam merchandises for this month:
- Robot Damashii 00 - October 25th release. 2,625 Yen (inclusive of tax)
- Robot Damashii Arios - October 25th release. 2,625 Yen (inclusive of tax)
- EMSIA G-3 Gundam - 2,100 Yen (inclusive of tax)
- EMSIA Herbert Von Kuspen's Customized Gelgoog - 2,100 Yen (inclusive of tax)
- GFF Metal Composite RX-78 Ver. Ka (the one mentioned at the beginning of this posting) - 8,925 Yen (inclusive of tax)

Additinal information from Takehisa & Healing Bear's Room For Gundam.

(3) More images of Gundam Seed series Deformania Collection Vol. 2 - On display in the previous 46th AM Show.




Each figure is about 10cm tall. Fourth week of January 2009 release. Price from Akism Yahoo! Store is 2,280 Yen (per set), 840 Yen (for each figure)

Images from GA Graphic.

(4) 1/72 Transformable VF-25F Alto's Unit November Reissue


Plenty of congratulations to this model. ^^ The sales was so good it has to be reissued within just a few weeks of its initial release. ^^ The quality of this model is indeed that awesome for such a great sales result.

So folks who are still pondering on that final decision of whether to getting this or not better decide faster. ^^; The next reissue date (after November) may not be so soon anymore ^^;

Information and images from Fig-soul.