Blast from the past

Styrofoam Gliders

Those born in the 80's might know what a Styrofoam glider is. This was a toy which I remember playing a lot when I was a kid and almost every sundry shop sells it. The entire toy is made from Styrofoam and the best thing is that it glides without much effort. Just flick it with your wrist and it will happily glide across the room. I remember assembling it and spending hours just throwing it in the air, running after it once it landed just to pick it up and start the process all over again.

 

I'm surprised to be able to find it at a shop in the wet market. I thought this type of toys went extinct the day the tablet and smartphone was introduced to kids. The shop was selling this at MYR 0.70. This could be the cheapest and most fun toy available in today's market. The model I picked was the North American Mustang MK2.

Front of packaging

PG Astray Red Frame - WIP 4

Extra care is given to the process of making the katana

 

With the completion of the legs and waist of the ABF and only the feet for ARF, it is fair to start work on the ARF. By the way, I have been given a dateline by my missus to finish both kits and tidy the room. Dateline: 30th November 2015.

Instead of starting with the legs, I went and start work on the katanas instead. This is the main reason I fell in love with ARF in the first place. What is sexier than a mecha with katanas. I am planning to make one of the sheath to be a darker color scheme (hopefully) than the other to differentiate between the Daban and BanDai version of Gerbera Straight.

PG Astray Blue Frame - WIP 7

Can I have some more, please?

 

One leg was completed in the previous post while waiting for the paint on armor of the other leg to be dry. Once they are dry, the assembling process can begin. This is the leg where the peg of the knee is broken. I did not manage to find a solution to that problem so will just leave it as it is and manually move the knees if I were to do any poses with this kit.

 

Completed legs of the ABF

Hexagon Collectibles - Captain America

Something unexpected

 

Today my missus passed to me something totally unexpected. She went out with one of her girlfriend yesterday to catch a movie. I couldn't meet/see her when she came home after her outing because I had to go work.

 

Today, she opened her bag and passed me this little fella:

 

Captain America

P-Bandai Exclusive: MG 1/100 Sazabi Ver Ka & RE/100 Nightningale Funnel Effect Part Set

Effect parts for the beast

 

For those who have either the Sazabi or Nightningale, do note that there will be a P-Bandai Effect Part Set set to be released. The release Date is on July 2015, Price: 1836 yen. This is one effect part in my wishlist. The effect parts for both the Sazabi or Nightningale are the same.

RG 1/144 Gundam Astray Red Frame - On Display @ Shizouka Hobby Show 2015

RG of everybody's favourite mech

 

It is safe to say that this is everyone's favourite mech. No matter what type of mech you like, you will surely have this one either in your collection or in your wishlist. Release Date: Aug 2015 with the price of 2700 yen.

 

Let's get on with the photos of this mech which was on display @ Shizouka Hobby Show 2015: