Iron Man Anime Episode 01 Review
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American comic studio Marvel has teamed up Japanese anime production company Madhouse (Trigun, Paranoia Agent, Death Note, and Record of Lodoss War) to produce a 12 episode Iron Man anime miniseries. Unfortunately for them the series hasn’t generated much hype and the first episode is unlikely to win anyone over. Minor spoilers abound.
The Synopsis
The first episode of Iron Man seemingly laid the plot out for the entire series. It starts off with Tony Stark flying into Japan via personal jet with all the careful planning and gracefulness of a wayward bullet. He’s in town to flirt with the women, enjoy the food, and oversee the construction of Japan’s first arc reactor. What better place to start fulfilling his dream of world peace via free energy then a country that won’t use it for war? (No, really, that’s what they said. What a nice underhanded compliment.)
Full Armor Unicorn Prototype Ver. Introduction
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A while back I set into motion a rather ambitious project. A third MG Unicorn themed off of the Full Armor version.
It’s not going to have all of the bells and whistles though. It’ll be toned down a little bit, but should be impressive none the less. It’ll also feature a four toned paint job (white, light gray, gray, dark gray) and a brilliant metalic green for the psycho frame.
Here are some early shots. Depending on my workload this week I’d like to get the legs done and start prepping the backpack. I’ve already figured how I’m going to mount the cannons and I can’t wait to see if it actually works.
1/144 Hildolfr
Behold, the kit that got things rolling again…
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This kit was a load of firsts. It was the first kit I painted, the first time I used an air brush, the first time I weathered, and the first time I used water slide decals.
Painting and using an airbrush for the first time turned out better than expected. The paint went on easily and looks fantastic. If you look closely you can see that in my naivety the coverage is down right terrible. Luckily, on this kit, I was able to pull it off. With the weathering it looks natural. It just goes to show that sometimes you just get lucky.
MG Banshee… Completed
So, technically I finished this guy back in July, but I don’t think I ever shared the pictures on OR…
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Thoughts?
In retrospect there are a lot of issues I would’ve fixed then but opted not to since I just wanted to finish the kit. There are a few places where the paint is too thing and looks lighter against the white plastic. There are a couple other blemishes/scratches stashed about here and there. There are even a couple caused by either Micro Sol or Set (used for applying decals). Can you spot them all? It’s like a Where’s Waldo of failure.
The End of Ngee Khiong, A Divided Community?
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The Lonely Man
Today was the beginning of a rather sudden end to Ngee Khiong, the leading source for Gundam and mecha related toy news on the internet. For as long as I can remember, having gotten back into Gunpla, I would visit Ngee Khiong on a daily basis (if not more than that). For the English speaking community there is no greater source for breaking news, price announcements, official & show photos, and even front running reviews. Unfortunately NK has decided to close down the site, leaving a giant gap in the community. Leaving a community shocked, saddened, confused, and angry. A community, apparently to blame.
Anime Music Spotlight – I Shinji
Every Single Evangelion Discussion On The Internet (or The Evangelion Discussion Drinking Game)
“I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOUR THEORY ON HOW REBUILD IS A SEQUEL!”
I love Neon Genesis Evangelion. But it’s a polarizing show. Some people think it’s brilliant, some think it’s trash. Some people think it’s brilliant for the wrong reasons. Some people don’t pick up on why it’s good because they feel betrayed by it not being what they originally thought it was and miss its real complexities. But, for whatever reason, pretty much any discussion you’re going to encounter about Evangelion, pretty much any message board thread and the like, is going to go the same way. And this is why I avoid discussing Evangelion most of the time. Not because I’m afraid of debating it, but because it’s such a pointless excercise at this point.