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It seems there's not that many people (maybe due to the cold), which is nice.

On 12/31/2023 at 11:14 PM, VF25-F said:

Actually, the christmas ones are tame! XD I've been to 2. They're at places reserved for : First one - a philharmonic orchestra performance (with dress code and no 'wild' gestures during performance (Hope she didn't get into trouble for the last song! XD). The 2nd was like a cinema. If you want the full experience, go for her upcoming PrimVerse concert. I still have some contacts in Japan if you need help.

Thanks, sadly don't have the budget yet right now. I'm planning to go back to Japan in later half of the year if I am able to save up enough. If not, I'll re-consider AFA SG depending on the line up.

And Happy New Year!

You're not the only one who's sick. And it has seriously blocked progress on my gunpla building. Sucks to have wasted vacation time by being sick.

Anyway, would like to attend one of these Xmas concerts someday. The only (main?) problem would be getting tickets.

Looks good.

Thanks! I have some people in mind (ex-coworkers) who are in Japan. Though only a few I think have good Japanese-language skills.

On 11/17/2023 at 10:24 PM, VF25-F said:

 

Con : Bad venue - the concert hall is flat and some 6 foot guy is in front of you! 

 

Alternatively some concerts can be view in Cinemas (same concept as pay to view but broadcast only in Japan)

       

 

 

 

 

This one! I went to AFA once and there were not one but TWO big guys in front of me! Haven't had the motivation to go to another AFA since then.

Under what line would this be?

For the concerts in Japan, were you able to buy from Japanese websites easily? Or would it be better if I have somebody already in Japan buy it for me?

I liked the movie. It's not great, it feels like some scenes are lacking or were cut. It could have been longer. I blame this on the director or the editing. In the first Captain Marvel movie there were some scenes with Jude Law's character that were cut that could have elevated that movie more. Maybe we'll see some of it later on for this movie. Kamala Khan was funny and nice like a breath of fresh air, I haven't seen her series but I know enough background so I was not so lost about the character. On the other hand I saw WandaVision so I knew about Monica. But super casuals might get confused? Or will it drive them to watch the series?

The fight choreography was good I think. Maybe the editor burned out making those fight scenes look good? haha. (Though not Winter Soldier good.) Anyway, I made a loud 'oooohhh' at the end credits scene. Only me and my sister knew what it meant it seems. The other moviegoers were kind of silent.

On 11/9/2023 at 8:36 PM, VF25-F said:

It's her favourite animal. Hippopotamus but Blue !!!

I thought it was some kind of obscure character, it looks like it has 4 eyes! haha

17 years later?? I feel really old now. Anyway, I think there's still good anime being made just not as much as in the past. I also have learned to temper expectations and just enjoy whatever I can. The mecha genre though has really declined.

What's the blue green mascot thing on her cake?

What's Yoko Kanno up to these days? Those Macross Frontier live concerts were amazing. In my opinion that was the peak of Macross music.

5 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Seriously, Frontier was scored by Kanno (and lyrics as Seto mentioned), and Delta wasn't a slouch either. Not to mention that while Kanno has had quite the impact on the OST's shes done, she's not the only game in town.

Who else do you have in mind? I'm thinking Sawano would be a great improvement over Delta music, but I'm coming up zero on singers. Usually they do go with new faces but I'm hopeful they make good choices.

On 9/29/2023 at 5:38 PM, lechuck said:

Master Grade Narrative Gundam C-Packs. Ver.Ka was unveiled at the latest hobby show.

Not sure I care enough and good luck to anyone outside of Japan to get their hands on this easily at normal price.

 

 

 

On closer inspection looks better without the pink stuff on it. I make this statement having no idea what series it's from 😁

14 hours ago, Big s said:

Bandai has several decal sets for the zeon units and they’re easy to find. There are other pretty good third party ones at Newtype hobbies. So far the third party ones I’ve bought from them have been pretty good and a little thinner than Bandai ones, but I will say that if you know what you’re doing with water slide decals and how to thin the edges, then the Bandai ones are easy to use. I do think that the third party ones have a bit more variety though, especially for those that like line decals specific to a particular mobile suit.

Most third party decals are coated these days, but you may want to pick up a second set or use a decal that you don’t care as much about to test if the ink is sealed or not just in case

Thanks! I'm now going through decals on Amazon JP. Locally I'm looking at some G-Rework brand decals. Does anyone have any experience with this?

By the way, those looking for Calibarn and Aerial Rebuild, these seem to be in stock right now at Amazon JP. I ordered mine locally, since I still can't forget the recent incident of customs delaying my package. I'm actually waiting on several kits I ordered from local sellers.

I'm looking into buying decals for 1/144 kits, I want markings for Zeon units mainly. What are the better 'brands'? I'm not really familiar what's good or not so good.

I don't have any recollection of those artists in her lineup lol. I checked out the other artists for the Sunday lineup, would have liked to listen to Nami Tamaki's Gundam SEED songs. But I wish May'n had new anime songs for popular series.

ref:

And is Hololive really that popular enough to get the whole Saturday slot? Is it just going to be a screen with talking cartoons? I'm thinking that could get boring fast.

I haven't used EMS for years now. I'm buying more from local shops since the shipping fees have gotten really big. And my packages from abroad also get held by customs more frequently. Thankfully just emails thru the DHL rep will resolve it.

There are 2 I could find:

The first one was a thread I made for a new kit release.

https://www.hlj.com/1-1000-scale-gunbuster-super-lightning-kick-ver-aos06690

Unfortunately I'm not exactly swimming in money right now, so may have to pass on that one. I can buy several other kits for that price.

On 7/9/2023 at 3:45 PM, Keith said:

Threads, it's like twitter, but you get to automatically follow who you were following on instagram.

Yeah, but it will have Insta/FB algo. I'd rather avoid using those (I do have an FB account but I rarely log in).

On 7/6/2023 at 9:57 PM, lechuck said:

Majority of Gunpla manuals can now be viewed online.

https://manual.bandai-hobby.net/

Nice!

21 hours ago, Big s said:

Is there a way to get the page in English?

The icons are actually helpful in guiding you to the preferred action. That said I think the most useful search type is by series. And the Full Mechanics search doesn't find anything.

Thanks for that, though it's already ended. Will be looking for it somewhere...

Anyway, if Twitter really goes to sh!t, will there be any alternatives for fast news/info? I don't like Facebook/Instagram algorithm, so I guess if the worst happens it will be back to stone age (forums and blogs) for me lol.

On 6/22/2023 at 6:20 PM, Big s said:

It’s possible, the other classics haven’t had any additions. They recently hg kits for Vifamwith the Vifam, a Sirbine, the Dragonar 1 for example but haven’t even announced other kits for those, but those were web exclusives. The hg Macross line has so far 4 kits either in the works or have been released, but those are mostly standard releases so maybe since this Scopedog is a standard release they might do more kits in this line. I would like to see other kits for the previously mentioned lines and if they get serious about Votoms in hg, I will be tempted. It’s kind of a guessing game with Bandai in that you sometimes get one great kit and nothing else to go with it 

If you’re interested in smaller kits for Votoms, wave has been doing a fairly good job at getting a good amount of the designs out there in 1/35. The Bandai kits look more poseable though. Although to get a good complete scopedog with accessories, it may end up the same price since Bandai is only doing the basic unit and then web exclusives for the add ons 

By the way, if you have the 1/20 kit, I highly recommend building it. It’s a real joy with so much detail and avoiding seams and painting. If you’re a lazy builder and don’t want to do all the extra work, you can easily get away with just snapping it up and a little panel lining or add a little weathering 

Yep I already built the 1/20 kit. It was good but something smaller is also tempting. I think I'll wait for reviews first then order later.

Any comments on quality /ease of build for Aoshima? Description says no glue or painting needed. I might order it IF I have extra funds in October.

EDIT: and how big is the box gonna be? Will this be HG-sized?

https://www.hlj.com/1-1000-scale-gunbuster-super-lightning-kick-ver-aos06690

On 6/21/2023 at 12:42 AM, treatment said:

Bandai HG Kit Scopedog preorder at HLJ:

https://www.hlj.com/hg-scopedog-votoms-bans65700

 

2500y
Oct/23 release

 

 

 

 

Will this mean other mecha from Votoms have possibility of releasing HG in the future? I got the 1/20 Votoms but the box was way too big.