Diaclone DA-35 Sky Jacket Storm Savers

 It has been a while since any of the product from Diaclone lineup catches my attention since they mostly focus on the smaller units and the enemies recently. But there is actually some cool mech that catches my attention again. I just noticed that the Smaller Power armor, Powered System series got add-on called Sky Jacket which is a plane unit that can serve as additional limbs making the PS Armor look bulkier and more imposing. The Sky Jacket add on has been around for a while, but they got the new version along with the PS Armor called Storm Saver version which comes in white color scheme and look more heroic. The Diaclone Stormsavers set are sold for 6800 Yen Price tag which is not that shabby for the gimmicks but unfortunately it is quite hard to acquire Diaclone toys lineup in Indonesia so i might resort getting them from overseas if desperate.

Joytoy 1/25 God of War 86 Blue

 I have been hearing Acid Rain series for a while since my company used to stock up this product. It wasn't until now that the series catches my attention when i looked at their mech products. Up until know i only know that Acid rain consist of 1/24 miniature futuristic soldiers that belong to Dystopian settings but when i look at the mecha, it looks quite cool. The Aesthetics remind me of Hexagear series made by Kotobukiya particularly the Bulkarm Alpha. I had a huge fondness with the mecha toys that have pilot gimmick and it appears that this Particular Acid Rain mech called God of War fits the bill quite well. There were several available variants for the Mech Products for Acid Rain but for now i am the most interested with this one. The ShowZ had this available for sale for 59 USD which is quite a good deal and hopefully there is a local store that could take this product in so it is less hassle for me to get this item.

Figma EX-057 Saber Alter Maid

 As expected, GSC had another product in store for Salter yet again which is no other than her Maid Alter form and it is now part of Summer Wonderfest Exclusive both in Figma and Nendoroid format! Figma Maid Alter in her second ascension will be sold for Summer Wonfes next month for 6800 Yen, standard figma pricetag. The Figma comes with generous amount of accessories included most of Maid Alter's arsenal including the Dragunov rifle used in her NP. The Excalibur Morgan is not included which is rather expected since GSC wants the consumer other Salter's version which there are two this year. Saber Alter really one upped the Vanilla Artoria even in summer version because of the sheer amount of fanservice she brings on the table. I would say having a King of Knights serve as your personal maid with tsundere streak is quite an irresistible proposition. I will likely get this figma even if i had preordered her 2.0 version if i got her in the summer Gacha which I have saved quite a number of SQs specifically for her banner. And if i happen to get this particular version, i will need to dip in for Cuirassier Noir too.

Nendoroid 1142 Saber Alter Artoria Shinjuku

 2019 is particularly a good year for Saber Alter considering GSC lavishes her with plenty of products while neglecting her Vanilla version for some reason. In any case the Shinjuku version of Salter got the Nendoroid version now which previously released first in Nendoroid Doll format. I suppose Nendoroid Doll are not performing as good as GSC expected therefore they release Salter back to the original Nendoroid format. Nendoroid Salter Shinjuku is scheduled for November 2019 release and comes with two format, Regular and DX with 4500 Yen and 5800 Yen price tag respectively. The DX Version comes with more accessories notably the Cuirassier Noir which is quite a dealbreaker. I rarely collect Nendoroids for my FGO Collection but i think i am quite interested to actually get this one. It has been two years since Shinjuku Arc in Japan and Saber Alter yet to get her outfit but i am still confident DW will eventually release her costume as part of collaboration, possibly movie adaptation or something. I am quite sure Jalter Shinjuku will follow soon after Salter for the regular Nendoroid version though i just wonder what the DX version will have in store.

Sentinel Riobot SRX

 A few days ago, Sentinel had an exhibition to celebrate their 10th year anniversary which they put those years into good use with releasing quality Mecha toys. During the event, they revealed one of the upcoming products for SRW series and they didn't go half assed. The former mascot of Banpresto, SRX is joining the Riobot lineup! There are not much information about the toy for now but it seems that it will likely have the gattai feature just like the Volks version had few years ago. For a long time SRX has been one my long sought Holy Grail because it is one of the more badass mecha design by Katoki for SRW back when he was still full of fresh ideas. I will get this toy as long as it is within 30000-40000 Yen price range but i would expect it could go higher, given the Company size of Sentinel. Apart from SRX, the Sentinel products i am following their Products are Riobot Johanna, Tekkaman Blade and Legioss which will no doubt giving a quite a dent on my wallet if i planned to get them all.

Metal Structure RX-93 Nu Gundam

 From the International Tokyo Toy show today, this recent Nu Gundam product is probably Bandai's most highlighted item from the exhibiton. Few years ago we had highly detailed Nu Gundam Bust in the formania lineup for 20000 Yen and now Bandai is trying their chances with a PG Sized Metal Build toy for one of the most iconic gundam in Universal Century. The particular product for Nu Gundam is sold under the new Metal Structure lineup slated for end of this year with 93000 Yen. I suppose Bandai is confident for such price tag for the metal structure since they are using one of the most popular Gundam design out there considering they even don't include Fin Funnel parts for this one.  Last time the only diecast toy as big as New Metal Structure toy was the DX Combattler V last year which was sold for 55000 Yen. Considering 2018 was the 30th anniversary for CCA, we are still seeing quite generous amount of Bandai Products for Nu Gundam. So far we have got a Real Grade and Couple of Candy Toys and now the High End Metal Structure. While this one is out of my radar, i am curious what Bandai have in store for Nu.

Astebreed

 Switch is a gold mine for mecha games since it receive plentiful ports from Steam which is one of the choice destination for Japanese Indie devs. One of those mecha game that i came across recently is called Astebreed which is a classic shooter game featuring mechas and it did particularly well in terms of presentation. In terms of gameplay and visual Astebreed kinda reminds me of those shooter game from Dreamcast era especially Psyvariar 2 and Brave Blade. I do like shooter game even though i suck at them because it is one of the bountiful source for cool mechanical designs whether they are planes or robots which Astebreed is one of the prime examples. One thing that distinguish Astebreed apart from the run of the mill shooter is that you get to play vertical, horizontal and rail shooter in one game.

 The story for Astebreed is nothing special since a six-stage arcade shooter doesn't have room for it but it still have some interesting concepts all over. The Heroines kinda remind me to characters from yet another shooter game called Triggerheart Exelica with the trope the game used. In terms of mechanical design,the main mecha from Astebreed is a solid one.  Kimaris Vidar's source design is based from Astebreed's first form where Astebreed's final form kinda resemble Rayfalx from Frame Arms. At its core Astebreed is an indie game, nonetheless it is clean cut high tier one which i enjoyed overall. I will look forward to an opportunity for switch port of Ether Vapor which is another shooter game made by the Astebreed dev which looks cool enough while at the same time waiting for ports of Raizing and Treasure shooter as well.

Gundam G-Frame 07

 It took a while before the official picture comes out but turns out my prediction for the 7th edition of Gundam G-Frame hits the spot. The roster for this edition is quite solid featuring RX-78-4, Gouf Custom and Full Armor Gundam. As usual Gundam G-Frame 07 is sold as 5000 Yen/ 10 Box slated for September release. At first G-Frame series could have been a flop but as long as Bandai do not pull out the BS of over-representing the unpopular mecha, this lineup will survive just fine. For the next volume, i am rather curious with the upcoming roster. In my opinion, War in the Pocket could have a good shot.