Outdoors have draw distance like an N64 game and Americans will still look at that and think, “I should mow my lawn.” I live in the dumbest country 🤦🏻‍♂️

I’ve barely seen anyone talking about this, but it’s real bad. We live in one of the dark zones, too. You can’t see much of the sky right now, it’s just a hazy layer 🙃

Really needs an action base for good aerial poses because it does *not* like to stand on the ground, but the build is done! Strict no-frills build. Here’s a very casual photo, light box shoot later Really, really liked this one. HIGHLY recommended HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

Main body complete and I maintain that this thing absolutely rules. Everything about it just feels so fresh and cool HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

This is what I ended up doing for my final display pose. I think it mitigates a lot of the problems. The hand rests on the knee and if the whole thing droops over time the rifle will rest on the shield It has held up like this for quite a while now ✌️ Now I want to build another MG GM 😅

We…have a few Pokémon plushies. Almost all of these came from Japan, between this trip and the last one. A handful, I’ve had for many years from NYC trips

Built a new corner unit, haven’t shopped for new lighting to go on top of it yet This looks good enough, right? Ship it 😅

I feel like a broken record, here, but I absolutely love this kit. The aesthetic, mechanical, and procedural quality packed into such a small, affordable package is outstanding HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

This thing is dope. Really clean build. I’m having a great time so far. Weirdly, it gives me Beast Wars vibes (complimentary), like it’s a shark or a manta ray or something HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

I’ve only built the head but so far this thing absolutely rules HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

Putting Unicorn in time out to work on this guy instead. One of only three kits I have ever gotten the DAY it was released (in Japan!) HG Hambrabi (GQX) #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

I’d say thankfully models don’t require cement anymore, but some absolutely do. Every single Volks Five Star Stories kit, including the brand new ones as recently as last month, requires cement 🙃 They look so cool, too 🥲

Motherfucker 😑 RG Unicorn Perfectibility #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

I’m back(pack) RG Unicorn Perfectibility #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

Literally, this was our airport situation. We weren’t even the most egregious there, either. The record I counted was someone wheeling around a cart with FOURTEEN suitcases on it

I did take one photo with them just to show that it CAN technically hold all of its weapons at once lol

Baby’s first Robot Spirits figure. An unbelievable find (Super Robot Wars Y Collector’s Edition) at Lashinbang in Shibuya

The final model kit total from Japan was 23, for anyone interested HG x7 RG x3 MG x2 NG x2 RE/100 x1 FM x1 30MF x1 Arcanadea x3 Megami Device x2 Frame Arms Girl x1 Don’t mind the mess, I was just trying to get it all out of suitcases 😅 Ask me about anything that’s not readable ✅

I repainted mine and did seam line erasure in the process. It wasn’t too bad. The masking was maybe a 2/5 difficulty and the seam line erasure was about the same

One bonus sign, because I refuse to use the stupid carousel feature

A few of my favorite signs in Tokyo

Successfully boarded. Goodbye, Japan. You were excellent, once again

Goodbye, Tokyo. View on our last morning

In the 11th hour, with one final trip to Mandarake Shibuya (on a whim! On our way to Hands), look what Lauren found for me We had seen precisely ZERO - new or open - anywhere else. Then bam, there she is in the display case with less than 48h until we leave Japan 🍀

If you like girlpla, Inou Shoten is my must-visit recommendation for supplies. They have SO MUCH STUFF (and do not have a website where they sell online). I got glass doll eyes there I’m gonna try You can’t find it searching in English (the label is from my custom map), so here’s the map pin

Someone wanted to see the tool haul, so here are the tools I got during this Japan trip. We’re not leaving until Friday, but I am done shopping #gunpla #ガンプラ #plamo

I did that last time. Behold

I now have objective evidence that yes, I could definitely pilot a mech with no prior experience

“Do not go to observe rivers or the sea,” officials urged, regarding the day we were going to visit Enoshima Island lol

Final battle colors indeed 🫡