This kit was immensely fun to build and looks incredible. I hope LEGO has more innovative ideas like this in the future!
Category: Toys
Tokyo Three
Today we headed across town to the korean part of Tokyo where Bernard was near-overwhelmed by the multitude of K-Pop shops:
And left his mark on the local economy in a frenzied ninety minutes of shopping:
As if that weren’t enough we then – after a brief stop at the hotel to store the loot – headed over to Akihabara where I found out Gundam kits have become so big they now include handles:
That a Virtual Boy game is pushing a grand:
And that the ‘electric city’ still dazzles at night:
Bernard needed a rest so didn’t stay in Akiba too long, and I ran myself ragged looking for games and books and didn’t even enter an arcade!
No worries: we’ll return on Sunday 🙂
A Couple Of Crafts
It’s been a while since a craft post, and while these two aren’t particular novel I thought they were unusual enough to warrant a mini showcase!
I saw these Figure-rise Bust kits in Japan last year but they were all of (Gundam) characters I didn’t know. Recently however this Miku kit came out and I had to have it. And yes, it’s an actual kit and not a figure:
Pay attention to the face which is molded in many colours thus eliminating the need for stamps:
Assembly was easy, and even though the kit did include some stickers they were easy to apply and are mostly hidden:
Completed, it looks amazing!
The only customization I did was using my Gundam paint pen to give her black fingernails. She’ll sit now forever on a shelf looking pretty 🙂
Next we have this LEGO kit I bought in Scotland:
This was one of those kits designed by ‘normal’ people that – since it received over 10000 votes online – became a real product. It’s based on Tron Legacy, which is a much, much better film than you think…
Assembly was trivial for a LEGO prodigy like myself and I liked the unusual colours and ‘Tronny’ aesthetic. You can either have Sam fighting Rinzler in a high-stakes disc battle, or battling via lightcycles on the grid:
It’s a nifty kit, well worth the cost for someone who appreciates Tron Legacy as the masterpiece many incorrectly think it isn’t. It’ll now sit forever on my shelf looking digital.