mechaCENTRAL

Sorry Everyone for being off-line for so long — I’m trying to catch up with my Microsoft Certification — the upgrade exams 70-292 and 70-296 are due to expire by the end of March 2008 and I am the last MCSE 2000 left on Earth who has not yet taken them So I spend all my time now preparing for these exams, hence the lack of new posts and new mecha being reviewed.

But… I have been secretly putting together all BANDAI’s High Grade versions of Dom I was able to get and soon you will see the review of not just one but five mobile suits! (more…)

Hi All!

Thank you for coming.
Before I start publishing some useful posts allow me to introduce myself and basically define the direction this resource is going to be developed in the future.

My name is Andrew. I live in Sydney, Australia. Genuinely interested in plastic modeling, particularly of Gundams and other mecha (hence the name of this site). When I was just starting with them I found myself a bit confused - there are so many Gundams, Zakus, Doms etc. (I happen to come across them BEFORE I saw the anime series… I know, I know shame on me…)

What I was really missing back then is a good resource on these very different model kits. Sure, the pictures on the boxes are great, but nothing beats a couple of close-up photos of a completed model with some (optional, but nevertheless helpful) advise on what to look for while making that particular model.

So I set out to do just that - share my impression of a particular kit with you, warn you about some difficulties (if there is going to be any), let you know beforehand how much sanding and painting is required for making the kit to look good or even great - some kits are quite impressive right out of the box (given you were accurate during the assembly process) while others will take a lot of your time just to put them together.

Anyway, I hope this blog of mine will become a part of your great hobby, which GUNPLA certainly is!