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Tag Archives: Gundam

Gunpla deprived

A couple of months ago, I posted about my Gunpla withdrawal symptoms. It has gotten worse. Reading about gunpla news and articles without a gunpla to play with is killing me!

Make models, not war

While surfing figure.fm, I came across this fantastic diorama by Francesco Coriglione from Sicilia, Italy. The piece is entitled “fate il modellismo, non fate la guerra”, translated as “make models, not war”. The theme of having a Gundam making gunpla models caught my eye immediately. Upon closer examination, you will notice that Francesco put in a [...]

Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009 – Gundam girls

This final entry will wrap up my coverage of Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009. In the previous entries, we talked about the history of Gundam and gunpla manufacturing. In this post, I will let the images do most of the talking. Gundam girls are models who dress up as Gundams. The highlight of the show was [...]

Gundpla manufacturing

At the Gundam Fiesta Singapore 2009 last month, there was a section showcasing the progress made in the manufacturing of gunpla. I’m not well versed in the history of gunpla manufacturing so if anyone knows better, please comment and educate me! From what I gathered, they used wooden carvings to make molds in the past. [...]

Gunpla withdrawal symptoms

It has been a while since my last post. I’ve been doing many extra hours at work so I’m usually asleep once I get on on train and bus on my way home. Back at home, I get my daily dose of Facebook before I attempt to absorb all the knowledge from photography books. I barely [...]