Addicted to... T-Shirts

I collect a lot of stuff: toys, anime, comics, movies (DVD's and now, Blurays)... even shoes (I collect Nike Air Zoom Kobes). But never did I imagine that I'll be collecting shirts. Nike Kobe or Adidas LA Lakers shirts, yes. But not a brand that I only heard of last year when it first opened in Tampines here in Singapore.

And now I have bought 10 12. But these shirts are pretty comfortable. They fit me well, and they have these nice thematic designs...

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The World is Hers

To be honest, I didn't know who Miku Hatsune was until the market started getting flooded with all these merchandise of her. What amazes me is that she didn't start out from any manga, anime series, or video games - the usual channels that companies usually base their merchandise on. No, Miku comes from a software (some sites, like Wikipedia, don't classify it as a game) called Vocaloid that people can use to synthesize singing by typing in the lyrics.

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The Eco-Friendly Gunpla

Gunpla, as we all should know, is short for Gundam Plastic Model. Meaning, it's made out of plastic - like most toys - and not very safe for our environment since they're non-biodegradable. It's thoughts like these that make me feel bad for being a toy collector >_<

Bandai, being the awesome toy company that they are, decided to make kits made out of 100% recycled plastic - like the unused plastic from runners, or excess plastic from production - to appease our conscience. The result is what they call Ecopla.

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Weapons of Freedom

After putting on Freedom's armor comes a short post on the weapons.

Compared to the Destiny's assortment of weapons and accessories, Freedom comes with just a few: rifle, shield, wings, hip railguns, beam sabers and shield. No wonder Kira needed an upgrade to match Destiny.

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Freedom Armored Up!

Following up from my previous post, we now have the MG Freedom Gundam Extra Finish version with its armor on.

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Freedom's Frame

Ok, the Destiny doesn't fit in my light box. So I'm trying to figure out how to take pictures of it properly. So for now, let's move to the other MG that I was working on: the MG Freedom.
Again, as you can see by the shoulders, this is one of the special editions - the Extra Finish Ver (or Metallic Version, if you want to call it that).
I can't seem to resist these special edition version of these kits.

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Japan Trip is a No-Go :(

Well, that was a short-lived high. As I mentioned here, I thought we were finally going to Japan after waiting for 3 long years.

Unfortunately, it's not meant to be as the travel agency has informed me that there is not enough people to form the group for the tour, so we had to cancel the booking.
Oh well... I'm sure we'll be able to go one of these days...

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Weapons of Destiny

After putting on the armor on the Destiny, I thought I'd showcase its weapons before I do the final assembly.

The MG Destiny comes with its trademark weapons: the beam rifle, foldable (or should I say sliding?) shield, the anti-ship sword, the beam launcher, and 2 combo beam boomerangs/sabers. If you add in the mini-cannons on its palms, the Destiny Gundam is one of the more heavily-armed Gundams in the Cosmic Era (Seed) universe.

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Destiny Armored Up!

Following up from my last post on the MG Destiny, I now have the clear armor on the MG Destiny. Let's see if all that work I did on that inner frame paid off...

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Destiny's Frame

Finally have some updates on one of the Gunplas that I've been working on.

Here is the inner frame of the Destiny Gundam after I've finished painting and detailing it. I did more detailing that I expected, but if you notice the shoulders, you'll see that this is the clear version of the MG Destiny Gundam that I got during Gundam Fiesta here in Singapore. So hopefully, all this work didn't go to waste :)

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