My second #gunpla was the beginner grade RX-78-2. This was a fun, quick one to put together and I want to go for a higher grade for this model eventually.
I didn't grow up with Dragon Ball or Dragon Ball Z. I stopped having cable at home in the early 90s. So, my first real experience with Dragon Ball Z was in college. I had a roommate who would watch subtitled episodes late at night really loud, which annoyed me. I avoided the franchise for that reason for a long while.
In 2019, I picked up a copy of Dragon Ball FighterZ because of how highly it was rated. I fell in love with it immediately. Such an amazing fighting game. In December, Viz's Shonen Jump service dropped and allowed you access to their full archive of manga for certain series. Dragon Ball was among them. I decided to read the manga to get the backstory of these characters. I became enthralled and within three months had read all of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super.
Since then, I have plowed through so much manga from Akira Toriyama. From Cowa to Sandland to a ton of stuff in between. His influence on the anime and manga industry will be felt for generations to come.
Here's a picture of a few of the Bandai model kits I have of Goku and Vegeta in their Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan forms.
Rest in Peace, Toriyama. Thank you for all you have given us over the years. May your family and fans be comforted following your passing.
...and we're done! A really fun kit that was super easy to build. I admit I'm a little disappointed in the limited poseability (the smaller Bandai Eevee has a lot more moveable joints), but the size and overall look of Eevee is really pleasing.
Thanks for following my build, and happy Eevee day! #Pokemon #ModelKit #Anime #eevee
These are the master copies of the pieces of my hut kit experiment.
As I intended to cast them, I did not create enough pieces to build a full hut, these are blu-tacked together to show the rough shape and the versatility of the pieces; e.g. wall pieces can be flipped, the door and window can be placed anywhere, etc.
I learnt a lot about model kits from this project.
As designed, the door for my hut kit includes a hinge and can be opened.
This allows you to see what you have placed inside, as an alternative to a removable roof... or a big hole in the wall, which you can also have with a little modelling skill.