After the events that unfolded this weekend, I felt I needed to post some photos of the life and adventures of Teddy. The photos are just a few of many that were taken over the span of his life. I feel really blessed to  have had him in my life for 13 years. He really brought a sense of joy and adventure to our boring lives. We will miss him, but we won’t forget him. Thanks for the AWESOME years, Teddy! Again….I love you, bro!

Please click the photo to go to Teddy’s Gallery! Thanks for looking!

This is a really tough blog entry, but I have to take a break for a bit from talking about all the models and collectibles. Friday morning, March 5 2010 It was time to say goodbye to my little fuzzball. Teddy. He was 13 years old and was more than a furry companion. He was a extremely well-loved, spoiled family member. I’m going to miss him greatly.  I’m going to have more photos of him when he was a puppy and his life in general. I’m in the process of getting them uploaded now and I’ll post again when I finish. I hope visitors will take a few minutes to look at them and enjoy.

I love you, Ted!

Kaiyodo’s Arbalest, released in Dec ‘09 is another masterpiece in the Katsuhisa Yamaguchi line. Finally got around to posting some pics. Get this now!

The February 2010 issue of Dengeki Hobby comes with a 65min long DVD featuring PG OO Gundam modeling tips from Kawaguchi Sama!  Pick it up before it’s gone!

So….the pictures aren’t working now. I’ll try to get them back up or something. Sorry for the inconvenience!

EDIT: Nevermind! I suck. You can view the images if you don’t block them! LOL!

Just adding a few more pics I took today. Corrected the eyes thanks to the critical feedback. Toriyama eyes tend to be a bit more toward the center, perhaps a bit cross.

Anyways, I’ll be starting a new commission with a nice NeoGrade Baikanfu GK. Can’t wait to start on this. Will have some in progs a bit later. I also need to post the Harvest WKS Rockman GKs I did for MechamasterJ on Robot Japan. I’ll get around to that this weekend maybe. That’s it for now. Need to get some sleep!

Completed Goku kit pics are up!!

Like I said in the previous post, this is a fast build. There’s always room for some mobility mods if you really wanna be an over-achiever and all that, but I was quite satisfied with the amount of articulation Bandai put into this. Just be careful about the kanji decals for the back of the gi and it’ll be fine!

Happy ‘10! First kit of the new year is MG Figurerise Son Goku Released this past December. While not the first time Goku has been kitted and cast in plastic, this is by far the best representation of the anime icon in plastic model format. Fans of DBZ should pick this up for sure. Casual snappers will enjoy a fast build for this with minimal hassle and some presentable stickers. Advance modelers will also appreciate the quick weekend build, some seams to fill and water slide decals to apply. Painting is relatively easy.  I will say that I had a challenging time with my ‘go’ decal that you put on Goku’s back, as the fabric folds got in the way of the smooth application.  I also had forgotten to apply my decal setter before setting it.  So yeah, decal epic failure means I had to go with the sticker. I’m ok with it though, as it doesn’t look to bad unless you stare at it up close.

Anyways….here’s those in progs! Completed pics up shortly!

MG Exia! That’s right folks. I’ve completed the basic snap-up and build of the kit. Now comes the really fun part! This is one Fantastic model. So stay tuned!

Here’s my impressions. Go buy this figure now!

OK, seriously. This is one great action figure. I took so many pics because I couldn’t put it down. Literally. It’s the best figure experience I’ve had since my Assemble Borg purchase. Pics don’t really do it justice, but it’ll have to do until you go get your own. Mostly made of ABS and PVC. Lot’s of PVC actually. The paint apps on the armor are fantastic, making it look as real as possible. However when you touch it it’s well nice flexible PVC! It’s crazy.

Anyways, enjoy!