Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Edelweiss??? Holy crap!

I may have let out a small, geeky squeal when I saw this at HobbyLink Japan today:

Holy cow! A 1/35 scale injection molded (as opposed to cast resin) model kit of Edelweiss from Valkyrie Chronicles! Even more interesting is that it's from Volks and retails for about ¥5000. While I had trouble staying with the anime series (and never played the game), the tanks from Valkyrie are some of my favorite fictional designs. (Yes, I see all the design flaws but I still like this one.) I'm really tempted to pre-order this but I'm trying to cut back on hobby-related expenditures for the rest of the year. I'll ponder that but in the mean time, I'll just marvel at how cool and totally unexpected this release is.

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  1. Did you buy anything from the hlj sale?

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  2. No.... I meant to look it over yesterday but I never got back to it.

    I may go in to this on the blog but we're having a major crisis that has really sucked the joy out of things.

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  3. Wow! Looks so cool and amazingly detailed! *3* So is this the kind you have to put together and paint yourself? Maybe I should get into model kits too, it sounds like a whole new world.

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    1. Yes, it appears to be a standard plastic model kit that you build and paint. From some other photos I've seen on the 'net, it seems to have a full interior and engine compartment.

      Model kits are a whole addiction and a money sink, so be careful if you get in to them. I wish I actually had the time to build some of the massive stash I've accumulated.

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    2. That's what i am afraid of all stash and none built.

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