Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobby. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Yabui Kururu Robo

Since our useless leader insisted that I step out of my room. I thought why not take the time to test drive the latest robot in our our arsenal

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This bike is the standard issue. Everyone gets one in the base.

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Hmmm... I think i prefer my flying saucer over this.

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This robot can pack a punch but at the same time do a lot of information gathering.

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Side view of the robot.

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Rear view of the robot.

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The left arm is fitted with a grappling hand.

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While the right arm is fitted with a satellite dish.

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The alternative mode looks like those koi decoration on those ancient Japanese castle.

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Guess now I can continue to surf the web while we are out on a mission.
Kukukukuku.....

Saturday, June 1, 2013

OZ-13MS Gundam Epyon

Treize has been intrigued by the Gundams and so designed a mobile suit which he called Epyon based on the data from the Tallgeese and the other Gundams.

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Front view of Epyon. Epyon resembles Wing Gundam both in mobile suit and mobile armour mode.

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The segmented heat-rod is the main weapon on Epyon.
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Side view of Epyon.

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Epyon also uses a beam sword to compliment it's heat rod.

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Mobile armour mode also known as Dragon Mode.
This model was build in conjunction to a group build organize by a group of modellers in LYN. It has been a while since I have not build anything so the group build provided a good excuse for me to start modelling again. I have no idea why I choose to work with Epyon. The most likely reason is that it has been a very special mobile suit for me since Gundam Wing was the first show which got me hooked to gunpla a few decades ago.

The assembly of the model kit was straightforward and I have to say that I am impressed with the design of the newer model. I did not make any modification to the model kit due to the fact that there is little much you can do to improve it. For the colour scheme, I used a reference from Hobby Japan and make slight changes to suit me better.

At the end of the day, I did not win anything from that group build but I have lots of fun building and painting this kit. Now this kit resides in my display cabinet along with my other model kits.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Ronin Giroro Robo

I have no idea what that idiot Keroro is thinking so I might as well take things into my own hand.
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That looks like cool ride.

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Definitely makes life a lot easier for me.

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I cant wait to try out this new arsenal of mine. A soldier got to get familiar with his weapons.
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I have got to congratulate that Pekoponian scientist who made this. This robot is oozing awesomeness.
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Now! Who wants a piece of my Ronin Robot.
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Let us start with some basic movement procedure.
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Turning side ways is a piece of cake.

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Walking backward does not seems to be an issue.

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Time to test out the cannon.

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I would love to punch someone in the face with this!

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The alternative form for this robot is an artillery.

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Our enemies will not know what hit em!
I wonder if I can impressed Natsumi with this robot...

Sunday, January 29, 2012

To The Himalayans!

I will never claimed myself as an adventurous type but one thing for sure is that I love the outdoor and strangely enough, love to go hiking despite my size and weight. So on the 9th of November 2011, me along with another 7 hikers took a flight to India for one of the toughest trekking trip of our life to-date.

The environment were harsh on us all. The pollution in the southern suburb area or to be more precise, the city of Kolkata was bad. Makes me wonder what is the exact air pollution index when we are there. The noise pollution was as bad too. A few of my friends and colleagues were wondering what was I thinking when I told them I was going to India. To them, India was one of the less favorable country so i guess they have their point.

Not planning to go on detail because it was a long trip and not to mention that I forgot most of it. We used most of our time traveling by road and did our share of walking for hours on a daily basis. Altogether, we walked for around 80 kilometer during the whole trip. It was exhausting but at the end it was all worth it.

Do not want to sound too long-winded so here are some hand-picked photos on the final stretch of our trip.























You should check this and this out if you are interested to know a little more about the trip. That is all for now. We are going to return to our usual hobby related post after this. Do stay tune. =D

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Revoltech #66 Gurren & Lagann


It has been a while I wrote anything on Gurren Lagann so here is another Revoltech figure from one of my favourite super robot anime, Gurren and Lagann.



The out-of-box content. There are accessories for both Gurren and Lagann.



Gurren and Lagann are 2 separate Gunmen which are piloted by Kamina and Simon respectively.



Lagann is Simon's personal Gunmen which he finds in the first episode while digging tunnels in his village. It draws power from the Core Drill, a small golden drill Simon uses similar to an ignition key. Unlike any other Gunmen in the series, the Lagann sports a unique cockpit and stands just short of an average human adult.



Gurren, originally named "Gunzar" is an above-average sized Beastmen-piloted mecha. It was subsequently captured, rebuilt, stylized and named by Kamina. Being of typical Gunmen proportions, the Gurren is able to fight without the Lagann's power. While its individual power was initially not on the same level as advanced Gunmen/pilot pairs, such as Viral and his Enki, Kamina eventually became experienced enough to hold his own against multiple enemies.



We will pierce through heaven!




The shade on Gurren can be used as a deadly blade.



Thanks to those Revoltech joints, you will be able to pose Gurren on some of the most dynamic poses.




Lagann is able to form drills anywhere on it's body and use it as a weapon. The most well-known form of this attack is the "Lagann Impact".



Gurren would grab hold of Lagann and flung it out towards it's enemy. Lagann Impact can also be used to assimilate other mecha into Lagann.



It is through this ability that the titular Gurren Lagann is created!


If I am not mistaken, Gurren and Lagann might be the last figure produced by Kaiyodo for this Revoltech line. They might not be as cool or as awesome like the other mecha from this show but they are iconic on their own right and is a must-have for any Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann fan.