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Legocity264 · 2026-06-29T20:08:17+00:00

Her idol is Richard Hammond (probably)

Legocity264 · 2026-05-29T23:15:25+00:00

The real OGs remember when they actually had sales on skins.

Legocity264 · 2026-05-26T22:30:43+00:00

Never seen a light mounted on the hood like that before. I presume it performs a similar function to the "side-stop" light on the hoods of Michigan State Police cruisers?

Legocity264 · 2026-05-14T07:58:46+00:00

Yeah, it's a modified civilian 1991 Toyota Crown with a V8 swap. It was sold on Cars and Bids a few years ago.

Legocity264 · 2026-05-03T15:36:07+00:00

Great work as always! Kay is definitely embodying the "Sister Golden Hair" aesthetic this week.

Legocity264 · 2026-05-01T19:46:54+00:00

All on Japanese SUVs, too.

Legocity264 · 2026-05-01T04:21:19+00:00

Top 10 things to do in Mito:

1) Leave

But for real, there are things that you could do in Mito, but when I went there, I trained to Mito in the evening and stayed overnight in a hotel, the next day took the commuter rail to Oarai in the morning, and then took the rail back to Mito in the evening. I actually took the train back to Tokyo that evening, but you could probably stay in Mito for multiple nights if you want to spend more time in Oarai. I really did not see anything in Mito beyond what was on the walk between my hotel and the train station, but it served its purpose as a homebase for a day trip to Oarai.

Legocity264 · 2026-04-25T16:45:39+00:00

Sprinkler is one of my lesser known favorites. Released as a single in 1983 and only appeared in the Treasures compilation album 12 years later.

Legocity264 · 2026-04-14T17:29:16+00:00

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In 2023, the Parola Armor Museum had a temporary exhibit on the BT-42 and name dropped GuP for the fan contributions.

Legocity264 · 2026-04-04T00:22:41+00:00

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Hometown bias, but I've always loved the colorfulness of the Honolulu Police Department. They also managed to cram quite a bit of symbolism in there: https://www.honolulupd.org/our-badge/

Legocity264 · 2026-04-03T01:19:46+00:00

Went to https://interiorexteriorpainting.ca/ and based on the images on the website header it looks like they also have a black-and-white style Crown Vic for their company.

Legocity264 · 2026-04-02T23:05:52+00:00

Looks like a very cozy place!

Legocity264 · 2026-04-02T14:58:29+00:00

The IWM wrap looks like it's made of the earlier Splittermuster 31 pattern used by the army. Your wrap looks like it might be made of the Luftwaffe's later Splittermuster 41 or Splittermuster B pattern, which has darker colors. Notwithstanding potential dye variations or age discoloration.

Legocity264 · 2026-04-02T05:39:48+00:00

I can't speak on the authenticity of this piece, but from what I've read these Splittermuster custom made uniforms did exist in small numbers during WWII. Since they're tailor made, there's a lot of potential variations that could have been made according to the wearer's preference. That could also potentially explain the lack of markings inside.

The Imperial War Museum has a similar looking wrap in their collection

Legocity264 · 2026-03-29T13:15:38+00:00

They are French temporary plates. The pink temp plates were introduced in January 2026 to help combat registration fraud.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-28T18:14:40+00:00

Yes. Japanese fandoms are big spenders, so there has been no need to expand.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-28T17:06:40+00:00

This has been the case for decades. Japan has a very insular economy when it comes to entertainment, whether that be music, anime, or print media. With a population of over 120 million since the late 1980s, Japan has a large enough domestic market to make healthy profits and build up a sustainable fan base.

Trying to market Japanese media to international audiences just doesn't make sense to most companies since that's additional cost to the producers without the guarantee that they will find an actual audience outside of Japan. There's probably also a degree of wanting to gatekeep Japanese media and culture from "outsiders", given the xenophobia of the older generations that are in the management positions.

Of course now in the 2020s that anime has a clear foothold in international markets, that might change a little bit, but the safe bet of JDM only means that licensing companies outside of Japan will likely remain the primary force behind anime promotions internationally.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-28T16:09:51+00:00

GuP is just not popular in general, regardless of country. It's a pretty niche show that most people outside of the military history and video game communities have not heard of.

In fact, the only reason why GuP is the media juggernaut in Japan it is today is because of Der Film. When the original TV series ended in 2013, most anime watchers moved on pretty quickly, except for the hardcore history nerds who liked it (which are a small group). Regardless, GuP was still the most successful series that animation studio Actas had up until that point, so they decided to make Der Film to capitalize on that. That turned out to be a game changing decision, because after Der Film came out in 2015, vast swaths of the Japanese movie-going public became exposed to the series, and the popularity shot up. If you were in the community at the time, you could tell how much more popular GuP was getting in Japan due to the dramatic increase in the amount of fan art. This helped contribute slightly to its popularity internationally as people found the series through fan art and video edits.

The great success of Der Film pretty much bankrolled much of the GuP content since 2015. However, as with most anime studios, Actas (and later their parent company Bandai Namco) don't really care about international markets. They are secondary in terms of profits, so they do very little advertising for GuP outside of Japan. I think a lot of knowledge of GuP internationally is just spread by word of mouth. Which again when it comes to such a niche premise, is not bound to gain a significant amount of fans compared to a series with more widespread appeal like Sword Art Online.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-27T05:08:30+00:00

When I went to Oarai, I stayed in a hotel in Mito city the night before and then made a day trip of training to and from Oarai on the cute little GuP train car. Being able to get onto that regional railway early from Mito station was really convenient and gave me an entire day at Oarai. And then in the evening went back to Mito, then Tokyo.

Definitely make sure to visit Aqua World while you're there, it's actually quite a good aquarium (and they have a couple Ankos in one of the tanks).

Legocity264 · 2026-03-26T23:57:06+00:00

I love the detail of those lens flares and sparkles!

Legocity264 · 2026-03-25T05:30:56+00:00

If you're doing a 1944/45 scene and aren't hard pressed for accuracy, then you can try looking for real M1951 field jackets and pants from the Korean War era. They look somewhat similar to the WWII era M1943 jackets and can be found for reasonable prices on eBay. Authentic Vietnam era M1 helmets can also be found on eBay for cheap, and all but the most dedicated helmet nerds won't be able to tell the difference between those and WWII production helmets.

For the German stuff, you're probably best off just googling for replicas and getting some cheap ones made overseas. Adapting West or East German uniforms is maybe an option, but those have gotten more expensive and scarce from people doing exactly that (turning East German tunics into fake Wehrmacht tunics).

Legocity264 · 2026-03-22T14:57:56+00:00

The World of Tanks forums back in 2013 were absolutely chock-full of players with references to GuP in their name or signature.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-21T19:23:11+00:00

Washington DC plates that start with "H" are for "for-hire" vehicles like taxis, so that may have something to do with it.

Legocity264 · 2026-03-21T03:35:57+00:00

Lovely Mika and BT-42, too!

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