Shizuoka Hobby Show 2014: May 15th through 18th!

[greg]

So Thursday and Friday were open only to the media and industry insiders. Here's HLJ's coverage of the event (at least as far as the Gunpla TV host Syd usually covers).

http://youtu.be/EIVi-jppMr0

Lots of Gundam (of course), plus new Patlabor, Votoms, and naturally Yamato 2199 stuff. YAY. New Macross kits too.

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Too bad the guy doing the video had no idea that ship from Yamato 2199 was Desler's flagship. He had no idea what the series was? Yamato 2199 was one of the biggest hits of the last 2 years...

[greg]

Yeah, ironically, the guy is the host of "Gunpla TV," the big YouTube show that is dedicated to covering news and builds of Gundam model kits, yet he doesn't even really know much about the Gundam TV shows. Just mainly the Gundam mecha themselves. I don't get it. His co-host, Ryan, grew up a huge Macross fan, but he doesn't know much about Gundam, either. Sadly, the show is 99% Gundam models, and not much else. Ryan will build something non-Gundam, but Syd is the one who does most of the talking and building, which is all Gundam, hence the name "Gunpla TV."

[greg]

Video 1 is up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVASmE-Jhww

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Video 1 is up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVASmE-Jhww

Thanks. Linked so others can also see on other forums I'm on.

[greg]

Here's part 2 of the showroom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ9ClQO7iZg

Here's part 3, showing the modeling exhibition hall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TW30dZ7ocY

And here's the neat crap I got:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCL2OmIeoF0
Tamiya Hello Kitty Revoltech unboxing FTW!

[greg]

I put together a photo gallery of the event on my homepage. I am uploading it right now and it will be available here:
http://stevethefish.net/life/life092.htm

You can check out the index for the 2012 and 2013 Hobby Show photo albums here: http://stevethefish.net/life/