Category: Bandai

Heavy Metal L-Gaim MK-II A-Class HCM #14 1/144 scale Bandai 1984

I bought the Heavy Metal L-Gaim HCM Mk-IIduring my 2004 Japan trip.  I had the original HI Metal deluxe version that I had bought during my 1985 visit to Japan and I wanted to compare the two.  The HCM version looks a little different  but the concept is the same.  Of course, the HCM version is much smaller than the deluxe version. I will post the deluxe version once I have dusted it off.

Heavy Metal L-Gaim MK-II A-Class HCM High Complete Model 1/144 scale Bandai 1984 from the anime tv show Heavy Metal L Gaim 1984-1985

Anime still from tv show Heavy Metal L Gaim 1984-1985

Gundam MSIA Kampfer MS-18E 2002 from anime Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket

Another MSIA – this time it’s the Kampfer from Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket. Another one bought in the Philippines in 2004. I just couldn’t get enough of the MSIA’s because there were just so many different types of robots.

Gundam MSIA Kampfer MS-18E Bandai Japan 2002 from anime Kidō Senshi Gundam 0080 – Pocket no Naka no Sensō(機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争)

Gundam Kaempfer MS-18E

Deluxe Nu Gundam RX-93 Char’s Counterattack 1988 Bandai America

This is the big 12″ deluxe version of the Nu Gundam from Char’s Counterattack. This model was an upgrade over the Mark II (see the figure on the left – purchased in Japan 1985 – which was part of Z Gundam or Zeta Gundam) and featured fins on the back that could independently attack an enemy. I believe they could also form a shield around Gundam as well. This cartoon came out in 1988 I believe but we didn’t see this toy until much, much later as I bought this in a toy store in Portland (of all places) in 2003. I’m guessing since there was a Gundam craze in the early 2000’s (Gundam Wing, G Gundam were playing at the time in the States on Cartoon Network as Toonami), they just thought they could make some money by introducing anything Gundam related.

Nu Gundam RX-93 from Char’s Counterattack

Another Gundam 7.5″ from the G-Gundam series – this time the Maxter Gundam representing the USA or Neo America. Most likely purchased at Target or Toys R Us early 2002. I didn’t really get into this series but I bought the robots nonetheless, since I loved Gundam as a whole

Maxter Gundam GF13-006NA MSIA Bandai America 2002 7.5″ – G Gundam representing Neo America 2002

Maxter Gundam from anime Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Gundam MSIA AMX-004-3 Qubeley Mk-II from Gundam Z 2003 Bandai

These are two Quebeley type robots as part of the extensive MSIA series. I bought these in Japan 2004. The red one is an MSIA version from 2003. There was a white one (as pictured in the animation cell) that I picked up recently, you can see the post here. I managed to find the blue one in a cartoon clip and I’ve added it here.

Gundam MSIA Qubeley Mk-II AMX-004-2 Gundam Z 2003 Bandai

PMX-003 The-O MSIA Bandai 2003 from anime Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

I bought the PMX-003 The-O in Akihabara Japan 2004. This was part of the extensive MSIA series that I just couldn’t get enough of then (and now) due to the variety of mecha. As you can see, he’s much heftier than the typical MSIA, although admittedly, he isn’t much to look at.

PMX-003 Gundam Z Zeta

This is where it all began – the original RX-78 Gundam. I bought this guy from Toys R Us back when there were a bunch of Gundam cartoons on tv on Cartoon Network as part of Toonami. The Gundam RX-78 Bandai the original Gundam version of this toy was from Clover, 1979.  That version is mostly diecast but pretty rare as the company went out of business sometime in the early 80’s and Bandai has since taken over the production run. The 2nd image is a life size replica in Tokyo. Gundam has become such a cultural icon that Japan decided to build a life size version to honor it.

Gundam MSIA RX-78 Bandai 2000

Life Size Gundam Statue RX-78