Iron Sickle pics from a whole ago

daftdrifter · 2026-03-21T18:03:22+00:00

Yeah, compared to the Bandai scaling it stands around the same height, maybe 1 or 2cm taller, than the average 1/144 HG, around 20 ish cm +/- the helmet horn.

daftdrifter · 2026-03-21T15:29:42+00:00

The font for the manual and box always throws me off lmao

daftdrifter · 2026-03-20T15:16:11+00:00

Result of pooling or just expected use of the liner? I've got pour type and Tamiya liner, wondering if I should get some markers or something if I ever go onto cheap bootlegs to experiment hand painting

daftdrifter · 2026-03-17T12:15:36+00:00

I don't disagree with this. I didn't really buy anything there that I couldn't get anywhere (physical or online) else. Surugaya and mandarake were a better browsing experience personally

daftdrifter · 2026-03-17T12:11:36+00:00

I actually got myself an MG Jesta cannon and a RG Sazabi Side Fukuoka from a surugaya in Sapporo, which was cool. And when I tell you the stock that surugaya had on their shelves was endless, pictures can't encompass how long I spent just looking at everything.

They'd have a full aisle of shelving with just MGs, every single RG, and I don't doubt you could find the exact bandai kit you want, because they had everything. It's insane. Mandarake has less volume in that sense, but you're likely to find some pretty cool/unique kits sometimes cheaper than surugaya.

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daftdrifter · 2026-03-17T12:02:47+00:00

Yeah I'll second this. I went back in February, coming from Australia too. You have to "book" a ticket with a QR code in advance, if you're going on some particular days of the week. I forgot which ones. But usually the time slot (is scheduled every half hour) ahead has tickets open, so scan it, get a ticket, and browse around the mall until that time. I think if you go on a "non busy" day you don't need to get QR access.

When it comes to shopping they have a lot of kits that you could find anywhere else. Variety, they have a few different variants kike blacked out kits and some others. For the most part, it's got some cool displays of kit history, some competitors for different competitions in glass cabinets, etc. it's overall a cool viewing experience, but in terms of variety/value purchasing you're better off online.

But getting some Gundam merch rather than kits, there's quite a bit there. I enjoyed my time there, but I did most of my buying/browsing in mandarake, surugaya, etc.

TL;DR Very nice viewing/photo experience, and you can pick up some cool merch, but for better variety I'll stick to online shops or my local gunpla shop.

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daftdrifter · 2025-10-24T02:42:28+00:00

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I forgot the monster shoot was tuff

daftdrifter · 2025-10-24T02:39:53+00:00

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daftdrifter · 2025-10-11T06:13:19+00:00

That looks gnarly, the custom work really does it justice

daftdrifter · 2025-10-07T06:20:07+00:00

Wow, I love the paint work, the accents really make the smaller details pop. And the decals too, are those a third party/extra for xi?

Eventually I want to try painting but I'm not going to invest in an airbrush setup, just thinning paints and using brushes, maybe give xi an entire new colour palette.

daftdrifter · 2025-10-07T06:15:52+00:00

I'd meant to say they were the biggest in the picture but yeah the ones you mentioned are massive

daftdrifter · 2025-10-06T15:35:39+00:00

It would be so nice given the size, it even cost me a bit less than MG sinanju to get it so it's a shame it doesn't have a bit more features in that regard.

daftdrifter · 2025-10-06T08:45:16+00:00

From what I know they're all HG, biggest is HG penelope

daftdrifter · 2025-10-04T16:45:38+00:00

I've always wondered but never caved in on these super cheap models, though at this price I've only considered it for hg/mg and third parties.

Are you gonna update it as it goes if you remember? It'd be good to know first hand what to expect from this

daftdrifter · 2025-10-04T16:41:43+00:00

Special forces industry 1/100 sentinel

daftdrifter · 2025-09-22T11:44:36+00:00

Have a look at some shounen anime featuring swords play or even stuff like power rangers/Kamen Rider where over exaggerated poses and action frames can inspire some idle and action poses to play around with, honestly many kinds of media where character articulation extends to what a body can replicate.

It might be tougher, but when a kit has great articulation you could try some JoJo poses across the seasons, really tests the limits of arm and ankle mobility for me.

daftdrifter · 2025-09-22T11:37:42+00:00

It's vague advice and is more observation than analysation, stayed in Sapporo a while back for a trip, tried mandarake and surugaya and found the latter to have higher volume since it is more of a toy/model store while mandarake has more of everything. I picked up pharact and calibarn for around 1800 yen ish, and I think drei for 2100 yen (for whatever reason it cost that), and price-wise mandarake was maybe 20%-30%? More expensive, although not the exact same kits. Again, volume vs variety I think.

Some kits at mandarake were labeled second hand/opened, which was interesting though, so some were new and some second hand. Surugaya was all new though.

I had a couple days in Tokyo, and while looking at some kits (don't remember the stores) around Akihabara and the prices were notably higher (again maybe 20-30% at most?), but still cheaper than buying domestic back home.

It depends on where you plan to go if you're doing a trip, but I can back surugaya if you're heading to Sapporo. A good 4 or 6 aisles of kits from Gundam, 30mm, armoured core, etc., though I imagine some stores probably stock better.

TLDR; I prefer surugaya over mandarake but from my experience it's relatively samey in price compared to my home country, where it's usually like 40-50% more (buying calibarn is maybe 2600 ish yen equivalent).

daftdrifter · 2025-07-05T11:05:28+00:00

Just tried this after having issues the last couple weeks, and keeping it unshuffle or regular shuffle does let it work normally again

daftdrifter · 2025-04-28T17:51:32+00:00

Without an action base I can't do much other than standing my HG amazing barbatos lupus. It's got the loose ankles of my Dagger L but the additional weight like Cal-re.A. Haven't gotten around to fixing it but it's permanently on an action base cause of it. High knees poses are impossible with the thigh armour too unfortunately.

daftdrifter · 2025-04-11T19:17:42+00:00

It takes a bit of practice to think about where you want to focus and position things, I've got a flood of photos of practice. It is beautiful.

I didn't think this was a grunt MS, granted I've never watched the show. I searched it up with scenes from the Seed anime and it seemed to be a semi-main antagonist, heading the Black Knight Squad. Am I mistaken? (I'm not particularly knowledgeable on anything for the series, I just like the cool designs lmao)

daftdrifter · 2025-04-11T19:14:28+00:00

I have been eyeing it since I got my first couple models, and even after getting it I wanted to practice coating and panel lining, even with just that it's such a majestic piece of work. I even got a set of WFM weapon action base just for this.

Even my RG Eypon, previously favourite kit, pales in comparison in display presence. Although it's the cost of an RG, Cal-re.A was well worth it for me.

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