Martin Wandering

2012.05.13 10:14 — Unicorn News, Good and Bad

Two pieces of information about Gundam Unicorn have surfaced:

The good news is there will be a seventh episode, which hopefully will give the short series a little more space to come to a satisfactory conclusion.

The not-so-good news is the sixth episode won't be released until spring, 2013. That's 2013, as in a year from now. Heaven only knows when the unexpected seventh episode will follow.

I'll refrain from complaint about such a long wait, but here's hoping the fifth episode, due out this month, won't have a cliffhanger ending we'll have to sit tight and live with a whole year.

News via Anime News Network.

2012.05.09 19:53 — Third Unicorn Soundtrack Released

Of interest to those who enjoy rocking out to the sounds of the Universal Century, the third Gundam Unicorn soundtrack is out today. If the previous two albums are any indication, this two-disc collection will include some excellent stuff. The second disc contains live recordings of several pieces from the earlier soundtracks, which should make for an interesting comparison.

2012.05.01 10:37 — Mayday News

Long time no see, dear readers, if there are any of you left. Not long after the previous posting I made good on my plan to head east, and have been enjoying big city life in Manhattan. Unfortunately my Gunpla hobby has once again taken a big hit and is stranded on indefinite hiatus while I await more income and space to resume building. Sadly, my whole collection of darling robots remains on the west coast, boxed along with the bulk of my possessions (mostly books).

However, as ever my love of Gundam remains, and despite my inability to bring you much substantial new content, this little site is far from dead. I'll at least continue to check in from time to time until my poor models can be shipped out here when I have someplace to put them, and at some point pick up my building once again.

In the meantime, a note of interest: there's still no sign of the MG Tallgeese I hoped might follow the five Wing gundams, but the Leo is joining the Robot Tamashii action figure line. While it may just be delusional optimism on my part, I wonder if the Leo figure might represent an initial effort to update the engineering of the basic design shared by the Leo and Tallgeese in preparation for other new offerings of both. You can count on me keeping an eye out for such a development.

2012.01.24 15:51 — Gundam Unicorn Episode 5 Release Date

The next (and penultimate) episode of Gundam Unicorn is slated for debut May 19th, with the release on disc to follow June 8th.

As we approach the OVA's conclusion, I begin to wonder how well the story will be able to be wrapped up. There remain quite a few unanswered questions, and not a lot of narrative space left to work things out.

News via Gundam Guy.

2012.01.18 23:15 — Char's Deleted Affair Volume 10 Released

It's as fitting as anything to open another year here with an announcement of Zeonic Scanlations' release of the next volume of Char's Deleted Affair. If any of you have been biding time and holding out hope for the completion of this ongoing project for as long as I have, you'll be pleased to know your friends at Zeonic are looking to make a push to finally finish it early this year.

Of course there are no guarantees, but we've been making fair progress. With only four more volumes remaining, we're almost to the home stretch. For now, enjoy volume 10.

2011.12.08 18:16 — Wolfgar Zakus Complete

After more than three years and a fair bit of travail, the four Wolfgar Zakus are finally finished.

As you can see, Lester and Hagar have come by some new weaponry. A few new pictures in the gallery highlight those additions.

It remains to be seen whether I'll be able to put together an Efreet to represent the team's leading member or the Pixie to stand as their ultimate opponent, but these Zakus themselves are the real pride of my labors. Especially because it may be another long stretch before I can build another model, I'm very glad to have finished them.

Here's to those who fought under gravity's pull for Spacenoid independence. Sieg Zeon!

2011.12.06 01:52 — MG Zeta Gundam ver. 2.0 by Alberto

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm pleased to present the site's first guest review. Longtime reader Alberto (who as you may recall provided a guide for brush-painting Gunpla) kindly submitted photos and comments, and I've finally gotten around to arranging them. Take a look at the new Zeta Gundam gallery on the robots page to see his work.

If you'd like to prepare a review to be posted here, feel free to get in touch to run the idea by me and discuss the particulars.

2011.12.02 18:43 — Zaku Cannon Weapons Complete

As you can see, Ray's Zaku Cannon is now fully armed. One more new photo in the Wolfgar gallery as well. One or two more minor additions to the team's arsenal will be the finishing touches on this years-long project.

2011.11.24 21:57 — Gundam Unicorn Episode 5 Release Date

An early peek at the January issue of Gundam ACE tells us the next episode of Gundam Unicorn will be released next May. A bit maddening to think a whole season will pass before the next installment, but that's par for the course with this hugely drawn-out OVA.

Will make note again when a more precise date is announced.

2011.11.20 20:38 — Zaku Cannon Complete

The downside of being without work is of course being unable to spare funds for models, but the upside is having more time for model building. After a spurt of production before the weekend, the last Wolfgar Team Zaku is finally finished.

The last few production pictures and the customary front and rear views are now in the gallery. More photos of Ray's unit and the whole gang together to follow.