Month: December 2013

Below are the Deathscythe Gundam and the Battle Scarred Deathscythe Hell Gundam from Gundam Wing. I got both from a large lot of loose Gundam recently purchased on Craigslist.

Deathscythe Gundam and Deathscythe Hell Custom 2000 Bandai America MSIA

XXXG-01D Gundam Deathscythe from anime Gundam Wing Endless Waltz 1997

XXXG-01D2 Gundam Deathscythe Hell from anime Gundam Wing Endless Waltz 1997

Here’s another figure that I got as part of a large lot purchased on Craigslist.  I wouldn’t have purchased this myself but he’s cool enough.  This is the Asura Gundam representing Neo Singapore.  I didn’t know Singapore had an entry in Mobile Fighter G Gundam, although I didn’t really follow that series. This 6 armed monster Gundam comes with a pretty bad color scheme as well.

Asura G Gundam MSIA 2002 Bandai America GF13-041NSI Neo Singapore

Ashura G Gundam Neo Singapore GF13-041NSI anime still from anime Mobile Fighter G Gundam(機動武闘伝Gガンダム Kidō Butōden Jī Gandamu) 1994-1995

I couldn’t find the cartoon still of the figure below but did find a model kit.  According to Gundam Wiki, this model has been around since the beginning (Gundam 0079).  I have seen this one in other series such as the MS-08th Team from the late 80’s.

MS-06R-1A Zaku II Black Tri-Star Use Japanese Second Version MSIA Bandai 2003

MS-05B Zaku

Here’s one of my favorite Zeon mecha – the Jagd Doga in green/yellow.  This is one that I got in a large lot of loose Gundam figures.  He’s missing the left shoulder plate but otherwise, he’s complete and I’m happy as he’s hard to find in this color scheme. This appeared in Char’s Counterattack 1988.  The toy I have is in the green/yellow paint scheme but the cartoon has it in blue/yellow and red/white version.

Jagd Doga MSN-03 Gundam Bandai MSIA 2001- Char’s Counterattack 1988

Jagd Doga MSN-03

Here’s a brand new Arch Enemy Gelgoog MS-14S from the anime Gundam Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack that came out in the early 2000’s.  This is the Gelgoog Commander Type piloted by Char Aznable. I scored this (and huge lot of loose 4 inch figures) from an awesome guy I met through Craigslist.  I never had this when it came out as the Zakus weren’t too popular here – you only saw the Gundams.  Thus, when I went to Asia in 2004, I made sure I got as many of the Zakus as I could get my hands on.

Arch Enemy Char’s Gelgoog MS-14S DX – from anime Gundam: Char’s Counterattack in 1988

Here’s another toy that I bought on a Japan trip in 1985. This one’s called Bismark DX. He transforms into a spaceship but I have never transformed him. I basically would buy the toys, take them out of the box and put them on the shelf. My one regret wasn’t being able to keep the boxes or instructions since I was traveling and it was sooo heavy carrying these boxes. On my ’85 trip I bought so many toys, I had to freight a box home. I remember we had to get a box from JAL and pay an extra fee.

Bismarck DX – 1985 Popy GC-22 from anime Sei Jūshi Bismark 1984-1985

Bismarck DX – 1985 Popy GC-22 from the anime Star Musketeer Bismarck 1984-1985

Star Musketeer Bismarck anime from 1984 – 1985

Here’s my small collection of Shogun Warriors ST robots from the 1970’s.  Unfortunately, I traded for these from my cousin’s friend who was kid and of course, he played with his toys and lost pieces.  As you can see, almost all of them except Dragon are missing fists. Still, I treasure them as I had these as kid myself – fists or no fists.

As info, Dragon, Poseidon, and Raider are part of the Starvengers.  Any one of them could combine to form the different vehicles as each robot had different weapons i.e. Raider had the drill arm, Dragon had the dual axes (a complete Dragon will have an ax that fits into his right fist) while Poseidon had shoulder fired missiles.

Below are the toys and the cartoon stills that are associated with each of them.

Shogun Warriors ST collection – 1970’s

Getter Liger, Getter Poseidon, Getter Dragon

Raideen

Mazinger Z