Wing Love

It appears that Gundam Wing is getting some brand new love and attention.


Gundam Wing was the very first Gundam series that aired in the Philippines. But I was already aware of the anime even before it aired locally because actually saw a few episodes during a visit to Japan when I was a kid. I loved it for the fact that it was about giant robots, and then I also got hooked on the opening song "Just Wild Beat"! I was very happy that a local channel aired the series here, and I believe that is how the rest caught up with the gundam hoopla. My first two kits were the 1/144 Wing and Shen Long. After assembling the kit, I felt like I was ripped off because the toy doesn't look anything like the images shown on the box. But still, I was happy to have the gundams of the two best pilots (in my opinion), Heero and Wufei.

I can still remember spending an awful lot of time staring at gundam boxes in convenience stores and malls during our stay there. I was intimidated by the 1/100 kits and didn't bother asking my mom or sister to buy me one.

I'm glad that Bandai is showering GW with a lot of attention recently. The MG Wing first, then now the Deathscythe. So according to Ngee Khiong, the design of the MG Deathscythe was based from the new Wing manga series "The Glory of the Defeated", and it is possible that the other 3 units will be released based on the new manga design as well. Wing looks like the MG Ver. Ka release so I guess no more future MG release for that. Shen Long looks like the old school design, and Sandrock looks like the one from EW. Heavy Arms appears to be the EW "Kai" version, but is using the old school color scheme. The Heavy Arms is my favorite unit from Wing. I got the 1/100 HG version, and I'm having big plans for that old kit.

I really like the grunt units from GW as well, and I hope Bandai would release MG versions of some of those mechs. My favorites are the Aries and Virgo. Maybe the Aries can be a transformable kit, and the Virgo can have shield effect parts for the shield discs on its shoulder. Or better yet, a Mercurius and Vayeate combo in a single box.

So there, I'm really excited about the future gunpla releases for the Wing series. I'm also excited for my first airbrush project which is the HG GN-X. I shall post updates about that soon.

Still Alive

It has been more than a month since my last entry. I really missed blogging. I've been quite busy with work, and most of my weekends were spent going out.

I'm pretty excited about the upcoming movie of The Watchmen, which was recognized as one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels. This one is a graphic novel, to be exact. The movie is coming out March 2009, and I think the guys behind the big screen adaptation of 300 are also the ones behind this movie. The pic above is the trade paperback version which contains all 12 issues/chapters. I read this before I go to sleep, whenever I'm not super tired/sleepy. Is there a Manga out there that you think has a good potential to be a Hollywood flick? My vote is Death Note.

Still not done with my HG GN-X. The lower half of the body still requires my attention. That is why I decided not to buy any more kits until this one is finished. The good thing is I now have the capacity to acquire another kit if I want to =)

Supplies and a Contest

I went out today to pick up some supplies.

Thing is, I'm trying to finish this certain model then submit it as an entry in a gundam modeling contest. Submission of entries are on friday, saturday, and sunday. I'm trying to finish everything by friday and submit it on saturday. This will be my first time to join a gunpla contest.

Been trying my best to come up with a decent entry. I'm planning to put as much detail as possible on the kit. I even used a primer this time (1st time too) to make sure that the paint will stick well. I might post some pics of my entry when I'm done with it.

Haruhi Cameo in Indie Film

I was watching TV when I saw the trailer of this upcoming independent film here in the Philippines.

I have never watched an independent film before. Based on what other people are saying, Filipino independent films are really good, and are getting better. They are becoming more appealing compared to the films which are produced by the huge film companies because of the unique approach and more "artsy" feel, compared to the commercially produced ones which are intended to earn money just because the actor in it is famous even though the story is unoriginal and downright dumb (whew!). Hollywood movies are still the most popular here, but I did notice that local indie films are getting popular with the general crowd too.

So I was trying to get an idea of what this movie is all about when I noticed someone dancing at the background near the end of the trailer.



Play the clip and look closely at 1:02 to 1:04. I guess the guy who made this film is a huge Haruhi fan as well.
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8E3ZU4SMOM