Ad Terras Per Aspera

Hirotaka Suzuoki, voice actor of Gundam’s Bright Noa (Captain of the White Base and later the Ra Cailum), died on the 6th of lung cancer. He was 56.

When round thy ship in tempest Hell appears,
And every spectre mutters up more dire
To snatch control
And loose to madness thy deep-kennell’d Fears
Then to the helm, O Soul!

Last; if upon the cold green-mantling sea
Thou cling, alone with Truth, to the last spar,
Both castaway,
And one must perish let it not be he
Whom thou art sworn to obey!

*raises a glass* To the Captain!

Well, news of the suit between Toys R Us and Amazon over their partnership isn’t new. But this is getting a little extreme. They put up a picture of the Gundam Wing (and it looks like one of the toy ones too, not even a model) for the picture of the RX 78-2 Perfect Grade model.

Really smart. Gundam fandom DDOSing Amazon’s complaint email server in 3… 2… 1…

My first order from Hobbylink Japan has arrived. Three Gundam Markers for panel lining, and a spool of Tamiya masking tape. I ordered it Feburary 14th, and it took until today, March 4th. 19 fucking days. Next time I don’t use SAL shipping.

And now, here’s your moment of Amazon.com zen: buy a Master Grade GP-02a Gundam Model from Bandai… get recommended a stir-fry pan perfect for doing Asian-style dishes. Who knew Amazon Recommendations were so useful!

Last time Amazon sold Gundam models cheaply, look at what happened to my closet. So, yeah, I don’t have any more room to buy more, but Amazon is selling the Master Grade Gundam GP-01fb and the Master Grade Kaempfer cheaply again.

I actually should start on my collection at some point, but I’ve been so busy with other things, that I haven’t had time to. Between my new camera and printer (mentioned in the post preceding this one), and my vastly upgraded computer (which I plan on talking about in a later post), I haven’t had much time for modeling.

That doesn’t stop me from wanting a Perfect Grade RX 78-2 Gundam either… Though, if I ever get a PG mobile suit, I have no clue where I can put it; at least with this one, its almost a foot tall. Damn you Yoshiyuki Tomino!

Update: Oh noes! Amazon is finally out of the GP-01fb. They still have Kaempfer in stock, so if you want one, you better grab one now, or be stuck buying one from Hobby Link Japan for $35.