Link Travelers: Infiltration of Blueville - SIDE:G

 When I missed out the Gashapon Quest Candytoys lineup last year, It appears that Bandai is opening yet another opportunity for me to give this particular interesting lineup a try. Packaged in a new series, Gashapon Quest took a modern post apocalyptic fantasy turn and comes under new lineup called Link Travellers. There are about 6 series to be planned up in 2025 release and one of the available for Preorder is the SIDE:G Lineup featuring a female heroine and a Maid robot as the character roster. Scheduled for June 2025 release, Link Travelers SIDE:G will be sold as 500 Yen Gashapon with 13 Variants and Boxed version available.

Fate/Grand Order 1/6 Ruler Summer Melusine 1st Ascension

  Still one year to go for FGO 8th Summer, but Goodsmile already have something in hand to prepare for this anticipated yearly occassion and it is the beloved Dragon Waifu Melusine who is getting the turn! Quite sure there were several Summer 8 Servants merchandise already but this might be the first one for the PVC figure to come out. Being the most popular Morgan's Tam Lin Knights, It is given that Melusine will be getting the Prime Spot if not Caster Morgan or Berserker Castoria. Scheduled for September 2025 release, Summer Melusine in her 1st Ascension Ruler Class will be sold for 18500 Yen in 1/6 Scale.

For its value, actually this version of Melusine PVC figure price range is quite reasonable for a 2024 product given how bad Japanese economy is performing right now. The Figure certainly capture the slender physique of this beloved Dragon Waifu and the character's bratty behavior who wants to monopolize Chaldea Master's attention for herself even if it means NTR'ing her own lord, Morgan. Personally I liked Summer Melusine 2nd Ascension the most and next year's gauntlet will be a brutal one yet again. I will probably wait for Summer Morgan figure if she ever get one, since she is my main target for FGO Global 8th Anniv Gauntlet banner and she deserves all the love from FGO fans with what she had went through in LB6.

Kannazuki no Miko Mechatalk: Part Three – Ame no Murakumo & Orochi

Took almost a month after Take no Yamikazuchi’s mechatalk due to real life commitments which is rather hectic lately. But I proudly present the Third and Final Kannazuki no Miko mechatalk! This one will be dedicated to the true main respresentation of the force of Good against Evil in the series, Ame no Murakumo and Orochi. After laying some groundworks with other characters that played a role in Kannazuki, I would believe that these 2 eternal adversaries serve as the fitting final destination of this Mechatalk series. While it won’t be as extensive as Take no Yamikazuchi, I will still do some proper job for this one.

Arknights Alter 1/7 Dusk Figure

 Sui Siblings are some of the better waifu Designs that Arknights ever come up with and Dusk one of the younger siblings got another Premium figure treatment by Alter! So after Schwarz, Alter decided to make another Arknights figure and designated it for Dusk. While not as expensive compared to 1/7 Schwarz, as expected from the leading PVC Figure maker, Alter's 1/7 Dusk is a premium collectible for Arknights Fans. Scheduled for December 2025 release, Alter 1/7 Dusk will be sold for 34980 Yen.

While this is not exactly the first Dusk Figure made since I recall Apex and other manufacturer did make some for her which match up the number with her older sister, Nian. In Arknights Nian is the second Sui siblings featured in limited banner as a AOE Caster class. Dusk is a skilled yet reclusive painter who lived in her painting world until Nian decide to drag her out joining the Rhodes Island in her story. Overall she is a good waifu designs from Sui Siblings but her kit and class as AOE Caster just make her underused compared to her other siblings. I am quite sure Dusks sisters, Ling and Shu will get PVC figure as well in near future given their relative popularity. I am also still waiting for these Sui Siblings getting their Nendoroids which more likely starting from Shu  and more than willing to complete the collection in this format. Playing Arknights for almost 5 years, this game still offers the best overall gacha experience which makes fans like myself looking forward to their future merchandise.

Sluban Super Mecha Champions Brick Model - Snow Mirage Review

 5th Sluban Super Mecha Champions Brick Model review is here and we are now getting into some of the better stuff from this lineup! With only 2 remaining of this particularly underrated lineup left, I present the Review for Snow Mirage! Pound by pound, Snow Mirage is probably the best Brick Model made by Sluban for SMC series because the Top tier value with its Size and Weapon Accessory and comes with the least amount of build issues.

In SMC closely based on Gundam Dynames, Snow Mirage is one of the true dedicated Sniper Mecha who can snipe enemy from the distance with its large Sniper Rifle. In the lore, Snow Mirage is a patrol mecha roaming around polar region and piloted by character called Villar who was the last pilot addition before SMC goes to maintenance mode. Gameplay-Wise despite coming with got a pair of Pistol and Camouflage Cloak, Snow Mirage is not really suited for Solo combat due to its pure Sniper role which only got couple of potshots before the enemy close in and punish it in close combat. In Team combat, Snow Mirage is a great asset for team support in capable player's hand, landing painful Sniper shots while enemy got distracted by other team members. Considering I mostly play solo mode, I rarely had the chance to use Snow Mirage but this unit is very popular for newer players which obviously unable to use this Mecha. 

While Sluban version of Snow Mirage does not come with the Sniper Mode due to the limitation of Brick model format. If you have to pick only one from Sluban SMC Brick Model, either Arthur or Snow Mirage are the best candidate when it comes to overall value.

Mobile Suit Gundam Robot Spirits Big Zam Anime ver

  Tamashi Nation really dropped a literal big ticket item for Gundam series in Robot Spirits format this time! What would have been impossible due to being prohibitively expensive for its size, Tamashi Nation announced Preorder for Robot Spirits Big Zam, obviously as Premium Bandai Item. Scheduled for May 2025 Robot Spirits Big Zam will  be sold for a whopping 50000 Yen.

 Created in 1/144 Scale just like the High Grade scale, Robot Spirits Big Zam towers over 50 Cm tall which is a sight to behold for one of the largest Mobile Armor from One Year War Era! Obviously for the price tag, Robot Spirit appear to come with LED for the Mega Particle Cannon and Dozle mini figure to replicate the Last stand part. With the expensive price tag, Robot Spirits Big Zam are certainly catered for Diehard Classic Gundam series who will be likely in their middle ages by this time. Truly a premium item that will cost 80-100k Yen for the prospective collectors from overseas.

30 Minutes Fantasy - Liber Lancer

This month’s Bandai reveal for Gunpla lineup might be lacking but the 30 Minutes Fantasy lineup are still going strong with 2 new Class being revealed. This time I will be covering for Liber Lancer which yet another addition for the 30 MF Frontline Fighter. Scheduled for April 2025 release, 30 MF Liber Fighter will be sold for 2200 Yen

Armed with Lance and Shield, 30 MF Lancer class is the designated tanky unit. Though compared to Liber/Rosan Fighter, Lancer is still rather scrawny in body build similar to Knight class. Just like the Archer Class, Liber Lancer got no upgrade kit in this one, so perhaps we could expect some more support for this guy like a steed for instance. Surprisingly the Liber and Rosan variant of Lancer Class does not have much differences due to similar palette swap and overall imposing look. Nevertheless either of them are still a worthy addition for 30 Minutes Fantasy collection.

Genshin Impact Nendoroid Raiden Shogun

 After Zhongli announcment last month, the third Archon and ruler of Inazuma; Raiden Shogun makes her turn joining Nendoroid lineup! Scheduled for June 2025 release, Raiden Shogun will be sold for 7500 Yen. Obviously Nendoroid Raiden Shogun will come with Ei and Raiden Shogun faceplate.

While the release announcement gap is not as bad as with Venti to Zhong Li, Mihoyo has mismanaged their Genshin IP too long for me to be interested with their products not to mentioned the cake box packaging that will come with Ei. Regardless, The Nendoroid itself is pretty good product though as Raiden Shogun comes with generous amount of accessories such as the Engulfing Lightning spear and even the Musou no Hitotachi in 2 variants. Raiden Shogun is easily my favorite archon and likely remains the favorite Waifu for many Genshin players. But Mihoyo's shitty treatment on Genshin IP really makes it hard to support them especially there are no promised QoL improvements to be seen even after Natlan chapter has passed over 2 Patches. 

So far, I still see Mihoyo haven't humbled down and prefer to maintain their hubris with the very slow merchandise release for Genshin. While I think all of the 7 Archons will get their Nendoroids eventually with Nahida being next. I think the fanbase will have to wait for very long time before their favorite character to get Nendoroid release despite people are willing to spend money for them. It is definitely a suffering to be a fan for a game that is severely neglected by their own creator.

Fruity Robo Yilichuangwan Mandarin Berserker

 Yilichuangwan is very fast on this one! This year after releasing Pineapple and Apple Fruity Robo, a month before 2024 wraps up, they come up with the Third Fruity Robo and it is the turn for Mandarin Berserker! Scheduled for Q4 2024 this one will be sold for 99 RMB just like the other 2 Fruity Robo model kit which is literally a steal for its value.

Anigame Arknight 1/7 Skadi Summer Figure

It has been a long time since I make any review for Premium PVC Figures as Prize Figures are more readily available. For this week’s review I decide a Combo breaker and presents you the Summer Orca Waifu Skadi PVC Figure made by Anigame! Seriously this is one of the really good quality PVC figure that is sold for very affordable price by the manufacturer on its first release which were around 500-600 RMB and comes with pretty fancy props. Very grateful that I was able to obtain this Summer Orca waifu figure for reasonable price even if it was preowned.

Overall Anigame figure for Summer Skadi is simply Top Tier PVC figure that could even rival some figures that is double for its price tag. From a brief check upon Anigame, their main portfolio are from Azurlane but very thankful for them making a quality figure for Skadi even if they don’t really continue their Arknights portfolio. Doubt that this particular nobody who claims to be the Top worshipper for Orca Waifu could even bother to afford any of her premium figure. Given Skadi’s popularity in Arknights, I think she could use another Alter which obviously means more merchandise. However I am more than willing to dip in for Skalter variant figure especially the Red Countess which I recently purchased the skin in-game.

All in All if you are Skadi fan as well, there is no reason not to get this figure if you find one reasonably priced and just keep in mind the original version comes in Acrylic box packaging and not a Cardboard Box. At some point probably I will crack open my Kotobukiya figure for Skadi as well.

Archecore 1/35 Mithril Hawk Rampart Giant

Another new Archecore product for their Fantasy Lineup after Knight Killian and this time we got a literal Fortress wall called Rampart Giant. While not as elaborate as a Killian for play set, Rampart Giant still towers over 29 cm tall. Archecore Rampart Giant will be sold for 585 RMB with Q2 2025 release schedule.

Blokees Evangelion Eva-01 Test Type Action Edition Model Kit

 Just shortly after Hatsune Miku model kit announcement, Blokees shows yet another product and this one is a mecha model kit for no other than Evangelion! Having the Eva-01 as the first model, Blokees make an Action Edition model kit that will stand 17 cm and scheduled for Q1 2025 with 169 RMB price tag.

Chogokin Tamagotchi Robo

 From time to time, Tamashi Nation do make some novelty Diecast products as a side project. After Rubik's cube, it is the turn for Bandai's classic Tamagotchi Toy getting the turn as a part of 50th Anniversary apparently. Scheduled for May 2025 release, Chogokin Tamagotchi will be sold for 9900 Yen.

While you won't expect particularly special playability from these sort of Chogokin, Tamagotchi Robo actually comes with a functional Tamagotchi Toy in Gold Color and you can probably use another Tamagotchi of similar size as the filler for the Robo which will be one of the selling point. Heck even the Tamagotchi gashapon could work as well if the size is close to the actual Tamagotchi. As the icing on a cake, the Chogokin Tamagotchi robo got simple transformation gimmick and can turn into UFO. Not sure if it comes with pullback vehicle gimmick but it would be a nice addition too.

Red Blood Red Legacy

 When Kaishaku is not obsessed with Yuri genre through his Kannazuki no Miko series, he could actually come up with something that are actually catered to mainstream audience. Thus Red Blood Red Legacy is the result when Kaishaku decided to make something slightly more normal even if it still has the share of his twisted style of storytelling. 

Red Blood Red Legacy is Kaishaku's take on Vampire genre where the main protagonist set on a quest of vengeance to rescue his beloved Childhood friend after he was almost left for dead when a group of Vampire invaded his hidden village. Accompanied by a mysterious beautiful young lady, the main Protagonist set forth on the journey of vengeance, equipped with a scarf like weapon that grants him superhuman ability against his vampire foes.

Overall Red Blood Red Legacy is a borderline R-18 Vampire manga that is packed with intense actions and fanservice which Kaishaku is pretty good at with his manga works. But just don't expect anything particularly special with this series when compared to Tsukihime or Dance in Vampire Bund since it is designated as B-tier manga. Nevertheless Red Blood Red Legacy do fared better compared to its peers like Hinowa ga Crush which got axed. Thus if you wish something some Action Vampire manga. 

Demonbane Pop Up Parade SP Al Azif

 After several Moderoids over past 1 year, Finally Demonbane made a comeback in PVC figure with Pop Up Parade lineup. Obviously the beloved gothic lolita grimoire, Al Azif is the one getting the first dip! Released as Pop Up Parade SP which is slightly more luxurious version of Pop Up Parade, Al Azif will be sold for 12000 Yen with May 2025 release schedule.

Compared to typical Pop Up Parade, Pop Up Parade SP version of Al Azif sculpt quality do appear cut above than usual products from the lineup and even come with Pantyshot fanservice just to show the petite charm of this Cosmic Horror fighting Grimoire waifu. I think It has been more than 10 years since Al Azif is getting another figure and hopefully more of Demonbane characters got their turn like Metatron, Etheldreda or even Kurou in his Magius form. I also still more than willing to get a Figma for Al Azif if she ever get one.

Vocaloid Blokees Hatsune Miku Model Kit - Miracle Version

 After enjoying tremendous success with their Blindbox products for series like Transformers and Ultraman. Blokees deem themselves ready to make some Waifu related products starting with Vocaloid and their eternal mascot, Hatsune Miku! Released as a Model Kit dubbed Miracle version, Blokees Hatsune Miku will be sold for 169 RMB with Q4 2024 - Q1 2025 release schedule.

For a price equivalent to their Blokees Transformer Action Version, Blokees could release a Vocaloid action figure product that could give Figma counterpart a run of their money. For half of the Figma price, Blokees could come up with decent Hatsune Miku product with generous amount of accessories as she comes with plenty of musical instrument and even a concert stage as early batch bonus. Seriously, Blokees got some top talent to work on their products since their portfolios are mainly Mecha and Tokusatsu stuff yet they could come up with good Waifu products.

 If Blokees wish to go with Blindbox products, they could have field day with Miku already who comes with tons of outfits available from Project Diva games or PVC figures. Given the ovewhelming popularity of Miku compared to other Vocaloid characters, I still wonder if other Vocaloid like Kaito, Rin/Len or Meiko will be getting their turn as well, though I could see Luka have a good odds to be getting the same treatment like Miku by Blokees. I will look forward to Blokees future products for other portfolios since they are still quite eager on expanding to mainstream Japanese popular IPs like Pokemon, Saint Seiya and Detective Conan.

Hagane Works Demonbane Review

As a part of Halloween celebration for this year, This week will have something more Special in store for the weekly Review! To match the spooky atmosphere of Halloween, Realm of Darkness proudly presents Hagane Works Demonbane Review! This Review should have been made 3 years ago but with many turns of event including some motivational issues, The review can be realized recently, but still better be late than never right?

Overall Hagane Works Demonbane is a perfect rendition of this Eldritch Horror slaying Super Robot that a fans could ask for. Given the series is almost 20 years old and Japanese treated their past series rather poorly, it is quite a miracle that we still got a decent Diecast Mecha for Demonbane. While this version Hagane Works Demonbane didn’t include Shantak Wing backpack, it has pretty much the essential stuff that you expected from Demonbane like Scimitar of Barzai and Cthugha/Ithaqua Pistols and that what matters. The articulation quality for Haganeworks Demonbane is surprisingly good too which you will see in the review, considering only Bandai are the one who usually delivers top tier articulation for Mecha action figure.

Feel free to leave any comments in the review if you have something that you want to ask about the Demonbane series!

 

Nikke Hyper Body Modernia

 Ever since I got into Nikke last month, I have been searching for Viable collectible Nikke that is not oversexualized and a proper Mecha Musume product. This particular endeavor end up making me encounter Hyper Body product for Modernia, one of the important character from this popular Gacha series. Scheduled for December 2024 release, Hyper Body Modernia will be sold for 15800 Yen Price tag.

Nikke might got plenty of Merchandise recently with its popularity, but for the action figure category there is only Figma Alice so far apart from Hyper Body Modernia which I skipped for obvious blatant fanservice. Compared to Act Mode, Hyper Body are still more dominant on the Action figure part which is why Modernia end up in this lineup.

Previously known as Marian, Modernia is one of the more special Nikke in the series as she got a proper rebuilt by the enemy faction Rapture because apparently she had a special destiny to fulfill in the Nikke future storyline. While appearing as the Boss enemy in her debut, Modernia eventually rejoins Commander due to her immense love toward him as Marian which remained very strong. Unfortunately she had to part with her beloved Commander and take refuge under Pilgrim faction as she will end up in the Ark's dissection table should she joins with commander now. Let's see if the second anniversary will have something more in store with Modernia. If I am given a choice to get a Nikke collectible, Hyper Body Modernia would be the first pick so far, though I am still hoping for more affordable substitute in the future.

TFC Toys Transformers Nemesis Prime STC-01T Commander - Dark Savior

 

 One of the few Transformers Toys Product that make me regret not getting into the series earlier. I got myself a Blokees Nemesis Prime recently which upon further browsing on the internet led me to the TFC version of Optimus Prime Alter Ego. Transformers has been blessed by good third party support and TFC take on Nemesis Prime dubbed under Dark Savior is one of them. Apparently this one was released back in Q4 2023 with 160 USD Price tag.

The Legend of Heroes : Gargharv Trilogy

 Legend of Heroes Gagharv Trilogy was one of my favorite JRPG series when I still had my PSP. Consisting of Tears of Vermilion, Prophecy of Moonlight Witch and Song of the Ocean, this particular Falcom JRPG series had very good worldbuilding story even if the pace started out as rather slow and Bandai Namco Localization butchered plenty of things in the game instead of elevating it. Then almost 20 years since the western release of PSP Ghargharv Trilogy, out of strange turn of event the series made a comeback somehow as Mobile Gacha Game! By the way if anyone interested with the original PSP Gargharv Trilogy, I had made articles for Prophecy of Moonlight Witch and Song of the Ocean which you can check it out. These two are over 13 years old but still quite solid ones for the older articles in this blog.

Toyseasy Super Alloy Warship Type 071 Suiren

 Slightly abit late to catch up with the last Toyeasy Super Alloy Warship God post and this time I will be covering the Fourth unit of this amazing Chinese Giant warship Combiner series. Dubbed Suiren, this is the one that will form the Left arm part for the Super Alloy Warship God and it is recently released around Q3 2024 and comes with Regular and Deluxe edition which cost 699 and 799 RMB respectively.

Fate/Grand Order Nendoroid Archer Oda Nobunaga

 One of the older FGO servants finally made it to Nendoroid! It has been quite sometime since Nendoroid Okita got released and now finally her Gudaguda partner, Oda Nobunaga joins this lineup. Scheduled for May 2025 release, Nendoroid Oda Nobunaga will be sold for 7800 Yen.

Given the popularity of the original historical figure, Oda Nobunaga already got plenty of character adaptation in anime before FGO had their turn. It just that FGO decide that their version of Nobunaga is a Chuuni teenage female whose role is doing plenty of silly shenanigans along with female Okita Souji in yearly Guda guda event. In FGO, Oda Nobunaga herself is probably one of the oldest Welfare servant in the game’s history taking the mantle of Archer Class with Anti Divine specialty summoning floating Arquebuses to rain upon her foe. Later on, Nobu got her SSR Servant treatment taking the Avenger Class which had her actual male version and Mature Adult version that come with great assets.

As for the Nendoroid version, it is overpriced as usual just like many Nendos from licensed series lately. But let’s see if GSC could follow up with Nobu’s avenger in near future given FGO popularity is still on constant decline.

Sluban Super Mecha Champions Brick Model - Doomlight Review

 
 4th of 7 Sluban Super Mecha Chanpion Brick Model Review is here! Now it is the turn for the Versatile yet Elusive mecha, Doomlight! In Super Mecha Champion, Doomlight is one of the most balanced unit when it comes to Offense-Defense-Mobility stats with its toolkit have everything to correspond to this Parameter. Compared to other SMC Mechs, Doomlight specialize in entrapment, Creating killzones with its Deployable turrets launched from its back that leave no room for its prey to escape from. In the battle royale mode, Doomlight is one of the most pesky enemy in capable hand to face as it is capable of creating Area of Control offense with its turrets, deployable Energy shields for some survivability and enough booster for some Vertical movement to make its pursuers life even more miserable. Seriously if you want the best unit when it comes to Harassment, Doomlight is your choice.

As for the Sluban brick rendition for Doomlight, It is a well rounded product just as its Digital counterpart. Unfortunately my copy had factory defect on the main leg unit so not much playability. Nevertheless Doomlight is easily one of the better choice if you ever interested to try Sluban's Super Mecha Champion Brick Model.

Arcanadea Charmed Plastic Model

 Given the success of their Frame Arms Girl Mecha Musume model kit lineup, Kotobukiya did expand this particular niche into several lineups. One of them, Arcanadea which focused at fantasy themed mecha musume got another new entry called Charmed which features Firebird themed waifu model kit. Scheduled for April 2025 release, Arcanadea Charmed will be sold for 8100 Yen.

Compared to Angelic Lumitea and Demonic Velretta, Charmed fell on neutral side but still slightly leaning to the Good alignment just like Arcanadea Yukumo. On first glance, Charmed had that vibe of Tomboyish Childhood friend who possess hidden power. Charmed as a gigantic Gauntlet Claw as her weapon of choice which certainly put into good use with her Firebird power. While look confident most of them, Charmed had that embarassed faceplate as well which had plenty of Childhood friend Plus Points. To be honest I am interested with Arcanadea Charmed since I think she will be a good addition for my future 30-Minutes fantasy collection

Transformers Flame Toys Kuro Karakuri Ultramagnus

 Flametoys Transformers Diecast Products are always a sight to behold! While they are very expensive and non transformable most of the time, this particular manufacturer always managed to elevate the mecha designs of Transfomers into even more heroic. In fact, the first product that made me paid attention to Flametoys was their take on Transformers Drift. Long story short after plenty of Transformers have joined Flametoys Portfolio, it is the turn for Optimus second in command, Ultramagnus which obviously got awesome makeover in Kuro Karakuri lineup. Scheduled for July 2025 release, Kuro Karakuri Ultramagnus will be sold for 56000 Yen.

Being one of the bulkier Autobots, Ultramagnus become a heavy fire support specialist in Flametoys take on him. With his giant cannons on his arm and shoulder, Flame toys Ultramagnus will provide tons of Dakka support from the rear while helping optimus to give command to the Autobots at the same time in the heat of battle. I definitely won't be getting this one since I prefer the one with cast off Gimmick with smaller White Optimus unit, but this one certainly an excellent display piece for devout Transformers fans with disposable budget for these.
 

October 2024 Loot

  Some hauls arriving from mid of this month! Not as fancy compared to previous batch but overall still a solid addition to my collection. This month got some significant addition for Transformers which I bought some Blokees Blindbox as well as BFF Kalavinka and Trailer Convoy for my KBB Optimus which is totally worth it. On top of that I got my remainder preorder for Macross series which is VF-Hi Metal VF-19 and Tiny Session YF-19. Still waiting for VF-Hi Metal rendition for Macross Plus to follow up someday. The most expensive of the lot is definitely Frame Arms Girl Star Gaogaigar as a gesture for my willingness to invest on Kotobukiya Mecha Musumes. Lastly I got myself Pop Up Parade Marcille which I might consider to sell since I am getting the Figma and SHF Gohan as my part of paying homage to Toriyama Sensei.

Hemoxian Over Zero - 1/10 Lone Shadow

 After their Bounty Hunter Tastier, Hemoxian is back again with their 1/10 Model Kit lineup. After doing gunslinger cyborg action figure, this time Hemoxian comes with a Ninja dubbed Lone Shadow. Scheduled for Q4 2024 release, Hemoxian Lone Shadow will be sold for 188 RMB. If you think this Lone Shadow is your typical Cyborg Ninja is your run of the mill stereotype, you will be sorely mistaken as Hemoxian overdoing themselves and come with yet another cool gimmick for this White Oni Skull Mask Cyborg Ninja.

Frame Arms Girl Stylet Swimsuit ver

 I might not be really into Frame Arms Girl lineup from Kotobukiya, but even an amateur in Mecha Musume niche like myself know how influential this particular lineup for Kotobukiya and Hobby Industry. Then from one of their oldest lineup of Frame Arms Girl, Kotobukiya recently decided to make something new for Stylet in the form of Swimsuit version! Scheduled for April 2025, Frame Arms Girl Stylet Swimwear will be sold for 5800 Yen Price tag.

For a Swimwear version, Frame Arms Girl Stylet still have her Mecha aesthetics quite intact and comes with some pretty cool accessories. Her overall look really reminds me of the Infinite Stratos combat uniform which are pretty much modified version of School swimwear. This means, this version of Stylet is quite suitable to serve as base model to be paired any Exoskeleton Model kit like those ACT Mode. No doubt the best part from Frame Arms Girl Stylet for me would be the expressive faceplates which has been Kotobukiya's Mecha Musume model kit lineup strength that gave Bandai a run for their money. Lets see if Gourai or Baselard will got their Swimsuit version too in the future.

Sluban Super Mecha Champions Brick Model - Neutron Star Review

The third out of seventh Sluban Super Mecha Champion Review is here! This time it is the turn for Mecha City Police Force mecha, Neutron Star! Do not be fooled with its diminutive size though, as this SMC Gespenst MkII capable of packing a punch with its twin Gunblade and often seen used by Skilled players in PVP Arena. Throughout my PVP experience in SMC, Neutron Star is easily one of the toughest opponent to face 1-on-1 apart from Gaia and Dreadwolf due to its sheer Mid-Air agility and even as annoying as Shiranui in Team combat due to filling ini similar Niche.

As for the Sluban rendition for Neutron Star, I would easily say that it is their weakes product so far due to half baked attempt especially on the weapon parts. Due to the bulky armor part, this version of Neutron star barely have any articulation and If you wish to pick one of the Sluban SMC, Neutron Star would be in the bottom of the priority list. As always, If Netease is ever slightly more competent at handling their IP, a Diecast rendition would have fixed this particular issue easily. 

Warhammer 40k Joytoy 1/18 Sanguinius

If Joytoy couldn’t busted 40k Fans wallet even more with their Warhammer 40k lineup release which have included 1/18 Horus Lupercal this year, Here comes one of the most awaited character from 40k which is no other than the Blood Angel’s Primarch, Sanguinius! Schedule for January 2025 release, 1/18 Sanguinius will be sold for 140 USD Price tag.

 In 40k settings Sanguinius is literally one of the more noblebright individual that ever graced the grimdark settings. Being the progenitor of First Founding Blood Angels chapter, Sanguinius elevates his sons stature from mindless brutal savage into something more enlightened by patiently teaching them humanity. Certainly something which the Emperor of Mankind can be proud of. Among his Primarch brothers, It is simply cannot be understated the importance of the role that Sanguinius played in Horus Heresy which certainly also makes him one of the most beloved character in Warhammer 40k.

As for the Joytoy rendition for Sanguinius, I am surprised they can sell it for 140$. Because for the large Wings alone, Joytoy could have sold him as expensive as Horus. While Joytoy track record for face sculpt are still rather dubious, Sanguinius face sculpt will be still acceptable if they still make it around the quality of Lion El Johnson. Sanguinius also comes with generous amount of weapons ranging from a pair of Mastercrafted Power Swords, Spear of Telesto and a pistol as well, something that Joytoy didn’t bother with 1/18 Lion El Johnson Plasma Pistol back then. All in all, Joytoy 1/18 Sanguinius is easily one of their Top 40k Product in 2024 along with Horus which certainly will easily wreck any 40k Fans wallet. Given their consistent output, I am quite sure Joytoy could push another Primarch by the end of this year which I will be curious who will get the turn. Rumors said it will be Vulkan but I won’t even mind Fulgrim or Curze