Danny's "Gundam" Categorized Photo Articles (202)

Just got back from Odaiba to see the 1/1 scale RX78 Gundam. WOW. Seen pics of it by day and wanted to see it by night. While its mostly completed, the fence was still up and I guess they still need to work on some small bits n pieces including the base...(more)

Today we look at the rest of the Mecha and "boys toys" from the weekends Chara Hobby - and does this Volks Gurren look stunning or what? The first Mecha machines that I came in contact with were the Valkyrie from the original Macross film and loved the d...(more)

Yikes - has it really been that long since the last Gundam article ^^; These were taken today at the Chara Hobby being held this weekend at Makuhari. Looking at the Gunpla made me realize how much I miss making them - the Unicorn looked especially cool....(more)

Introducing the ZGMF-X42HZ Destiny Haruhi. Until I started to play around with the Figma series by comrades Max Factory and GoodSmile, I wasn't too sure about the elbow joint in particular which looked kinda large in photos. The joints however don't look at all bad and I think its ...(more)

Now that April the 1st is over in *all* time zones, we can resume with the regular articles starting with the last bit of the Tokyo Anime Fair 2008. Before we start however, I should probably go over all the lies I've told so far ^^; The first was Miracle Mirai - thanks to NitroPl...(more)

Asobit City is a chain of hobby related stores owned by the Laox group. There are three Asobit City stores in Akiba - one is Asobit Game, the Asobit Hobby is near Akihabara station and today we are going to spend some time in Asobit Chara City - the store that specializes in charac...(more)

Stumbled onto these two videos on YouTube which contain the OPs for all the Gundam series minus Gundam 00. Thought it would be interesting to talk about which series we loved or disliked and how we came to love Gundam. My fave until now is Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory. This was the series that got me s...(more)

32,263 people participated in a ranking of their most fave Mobile Suit from the first Gundam series... First was RX-78-2 Gundam - the rest of the ranking below. Do you agree with this list? My fave Mobile Suit of all time is probably Gundam Wing - the Endless Waltz version. And for those who neve...(more)

So what on earth does this all mean then?... Remember the news last week about the Japanese Ministry of Defense developing a Gundam? Well this chap is wearing it! I nearly choked on my cereal laughing when I read this at Gunota. This is what the Japanese ministry of defense revealed as the weapon ...(more)

Was having a conversation about the time that I lived in Seattle the other day. Recalled how tough it was to get Gundams and Figures in Seattle - it was a long five months. What I ended up doing was ordering stuff on Amazon Japan and having the goods sent to my colleague in Japan who would then send it...(more)

After Japan lost the last war, they signed a treaty that stated that Japan was not allowed to form an army of humans. But there was nothing in the treaty mentioning that Japan wasn't allowed to form an army of Gundams... The Japanese Ministry of Defense is holding a Defense Technology Symposium where p...(more)

Most definitely separated at birth. Acguy is the only thing that pops in my head when I see this prawn fillet burger. But for some reason, Acguy is nowhere to be seen in the CMs for this burger below. The girl in the CM is Yuri Ebihara. (more)

Just after I finish complaining about how boring the phones over here, Sharp go and release this 3G mobile Zaku phone. Not usually a fan of gimmicky phones but this is quite awesome. Zaku's head opens up for you to recharge the 913SH that comes in the package. The screen of the phone then switches to ...(more)

Some closer shots of the MG RX-0 Unicorn Gundam that you may not have seen yet. All the photos above are actually a modification of the One Year War MG Gundam and you can see more pics at ZoidingZero. All the pics below are of the real MG Gundam due out in December I believe - more pics at PAM. I hav...(more)

Gundam 00 started to air last night on MBS taking the prime time 6PM slot. So how was it? I wont go into detail about the plot because Random Curiosity has written up a ton on the first EP bit I will give you my 3 yen. Well animated but not the best I've seen. First EP was easy to follow. The most...(more)

More images of MG Destiny Gundam with the wings of light spotted at Figure.fm. While some didnt like the way the wings turned out, I think the wings look OK. Having said that, I'm personally not a fan of clear plastic as with the Zegapain kits. Now I just need to think of what colors to paint my Destiny...(more)

Exclusive straight from the Good Smile offices - a new line called MW Gundam. Only teasing ^^; Got permission from Max Watanabe-san (MW) to take photos of his Gundam corner at the Good Smile offices when I was there for the Good Smile live broadcast. Didn't really notice until David pointed it out - its...(more)

Next up is the Gundam stuff from Chara Hobby. This is a coolsome Musha Gundam mod at the Hobby Japan booth. Always feeling like playing Gundam Musou whenever I look at this. 1/60 scale Gundam 00 mobile suits. HCM Pro. ...(more)

Just under 14 mins of video coverage taken at Chara Hobby 2007 Yesterday. The first half of the video is Gundam stuff - the latter half being everything else. Headed straight for the Gundam stuff as soon as I got in. After I was done with Gundam, I looked around to notice that the event was extremely w...(more)

Next up is the new spanking Gundam 00 trailer that was previously released at the Gundam Expo. I was worried that the new series didn't have any moe girls but I spotted at least one - she also had big eyes ^^; As you can see from the video, the quality of the animation looks pretty good. According to ...(more)

Just got back from Chara Hobby 2007. If you have just changed your underpants then you will need bleach for your next pair to remove the new skid marks - Gundam Unicorn. I dont know much about Gundam Unicorn apart from the fact that its a novel. I personally prefer the designs fo...(more)

Hot on the heels of First Grade and Speed Grade comes "Model GD"... Or maybe not. These are pirated versions of Bandai's 1/400 scale models. Packaging has been redone and the Bandai logo removed. Max Watanabe took these photos on one of his regular trips to China. Below: More Model GD. Below: Stac...(more)

Bandai announced yesterday that due to hard times, they are to halt production on Gunpla and enter the Apparel business > yesterdays press release at the Bandai Namco site... OK, I hope I got some of you there ^^; While I was telling pork pies (lies) about Bandai halting production on Gunpla, I'm not j...(more)

For those wondering about the Gundam Crisis attraction with the 1/1 scale RX78 - found this clip on YouTube. And yes - you can get into the cockpit but only after you complete all the missions within the 8 minute time limit. The missions involve collecting information in a remote terminal. If you do co...(more)

As many of you know by now, the 101st MG is going to be Destiny. Been waiting for a PG (wishful thinking) or at least an MG of Destiny for ages. Larger scans after the jump. Due out in October, there are going to be two versions. The standard kit will retail at 5,400 yen while the Special Edition will ...(more)

The opening ceremony of the Gundam Crisis ride took place yesterday - the only place in the world where you can see a 1/1 scale of RX78. Ellcy90 went along to the ceremony and you can read his full report that he just uploaded. But.... Sunrise have decided to make it so that Gundam fans who travel mil...(more)

Psycho Gundam is the latest addition to the GFF Metal Composite series. This GFF#1002 1/144 complete figure will be out at the end of August and retail for 10,500 yen. Also comes with the ability to transform into Mobile Armor. Below is a scan I took back in 2005 of an amazing Psycho Gundam mod. The pe...(more)

The latest trailer for the new Gundam 00 series - uploaded to the Otavids. Animation quality looks good. Didnt notice any girls of my type though... BTW, Its that time of year when relatives come over to stay which means that my wife n I need to escape from the house ^^; Leaving for Okinawa (Ishigaki Is...(more)