Iron Man USB

I just bought myself one of these! Chrome surfaces 8gb and flashing LED eyes! Iron Man awesomeness!

Kotobukiya Bishoujyou Asuka Kazama

Tekken is up there with Street fighter a clear pioneer in the fighting game genre. My brother is an absolute Tekken nut with a pending release of his favourite character I'm sure this one will get him good! I originally had this slated as a birthday gift but unfortunately it wont arrive till August! I guees you will need to wait bro!

Riobot Vs Revoltech- Gurren Lagann

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is one of my favourite animes. This is probably the first time I came across a company releasing the same thing in such a short time frame. The Revoltech will be ready by June and the Riobot in July.... So which one will I be parting my money with? Based on the prerelease photos and information here are the two products.

Riobot

Revoltech

The Revoltech seems to have less inclusions but I find the addition of the core drill to be very neat! However I am all in for the Riobot the details, colours and inclusions are a notch higher than the Revoltech and Im totally for all the drill bits and little inclusions! However based on price alone the Riobot is more than three times more expensive than the Revoltech so I'd expect that kind of detail!

The Revoltech will cost 2980 Yen (June release) and the Riobot will cost 9800 Yen (July release)

Chougokin Daijurin

LOL My second super sentai related post! I was a child in 1993 when Mighty Morphin Power Rangers became a global phenomenon. For the uneducated the Power Ranger series is created largely from the footage from the previous years Super Sentai equivalent i.e. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was created from Zyuranger

So enough said a pending release has got my inner child running in circles... so many fine memories the NOSTALGIA!!!

Presenting the upcoming Chougokin Daijurin or as I know it the original MEGAZORD!!!

Akibaranger

Akibarangers is coming soon. Unlike previous sentai installments this is an unofficial parody restricted to 15 and over. Pretty much from what I gather an ecchi, funny series in the making I will be keeping an eye on this one!

Perfect Grade Strike Freedom Review

I thought it was about time to post pictures of the crown jewel in my collection. This kit is probably the funnest kit I've ever built. At first you may realise the unusual ZAFT theme this is because I based this off the ending of the Special Edition Final Plus. In the credits Kira becomes a member of ZAFT to be reunited with Lacus.

This kit had many waiting for its release since Destiny finished...some were already waiting before that....myself! This kit I am glad to say is my last. It is a relief to see that your favourite Gundam has been given the PG treatment and my collection is finally complete. I waited for this kit as early as 2005! I already posted the box art previously so lets go straight to the model!

My kit was a complete spray job. I darkened the shades by a few notches, resprayed all the golds and had the model done in a matte finish to make it look as realistic as possible. Overall the details were amazing it eased some of my concerns that this kit will be an overglorified version of the previously released Lightning Edition!

The complete construction is about 30cm tall of the ground not including the base and is pretty weighty. The model comprises of multiple ratchet joints allowing stability and minimal sag. However there were areas which missed out in terms of attention to detail and quality. The first is that the golden nozzles at the knees and the backpack were not bordered with red and the peg that holds the wings is very flimsy! The stand is very annoying as well the cuffing which holds the model into place is open and strong movement would cause the cuff to come out of place and send the model crashing down.

However due to the stability of the overall construction posing is very versatile and the options are also extremely rich, my only gripe is the fingers they are not strong enough to hold the beam rifles properly the ends are actually blu tacked to the model. The actual rifle itself is pretty long and heavy nearly spanning the length of the entire leg. The rail cannons also featured in this shot realistically are not much different to the ones seen previously on the MG version they are pretty much and oversized version same has to be said with the beam shield design.

My biggest surprise was how well the wings held up in HiMat mode I have provided a variety of poses below. Trust me those things are heavy and also have lots of inbuilt mechanisms

The wings spread out

Classic Freedom style pwnage!

The springloaded mechanisms are actually very well built and they give a very sexy snap sound when the DRAGOON wing is deployed. I also mentioned previously that the Shoulders also have hidden mechanisms.

Overall the kit is worthy of the PG name in terms of detail and complexity and also for setting a new benchmark in sturdiness! Overall it did have its faults but I still like it best out of all my model kits I give this one a 90/100.

Im waiting for a Hot Toys release of Iron Man MK7

Im an otaku that not only likes Japanese anime and manga... I love Marvel comics too! Actually I was foremost a comic nerd before become an anime tragic! With the release of all the recent movies by Marvel Studios I am looking forward to The Avengers!

I originally started being a Spiderman fan however after watching Robert Downey Jnr in the Iron Man movies I have converted! I swear I literally fell off my chair when I saw the MK7 design via a Kotobukiya product promotion it looks AMAZING!

However I would most liked to have seen a Hot Toys release. After joining their Facebook fan following my prayers were answered................the wait begins. The Thor isnt half bad too!