Prometheum5's Collected Works

I received some test prints from Shapeways of a quick bot I threw together teaching myself Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5 CAD software.  I used these guys to get a sense of how some on-screen details translate into plastic.  I also had some problems with the largest (and most expensive) print that I’m goin

The Microman Bio Mechanic suits were model kits released at the tail end of the original Microman line and reissued by Romando in the 90′s.  You can read a thorough history of them at Microforever, but the sparknotes version is that they are chunky, rugged snap-fit battle armor kits for Microman fig

Maschinen Krieger is a sci-fi universe created by Japanese modeler Kow Yokoyama.  What started out as a bunch of groundbreaking kitbashed and scratchbuilt models because a modeling phenomenon that eventually turned into official resin and then injection plastic kits.  The Falke Antigravity Armored R

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is the current Gundam franchise incarnation, and it is pretty great.  The AGE-1 Normal is also a recent entry in Bandai’s Mega Size model kit line of 1/48 scale mobile suits, which are also great.  I did a comprehensive review of the kit over at CollectionDX, and it is worth a

The Robot Spirits Den’an Gei review got a lot of traffic last week, so I thought it’d be fun to start posting links to my reviews over at CollectionDX as they go up in case people don’t check there too often.  I usually cover Glyos vinyl releases, 3A stuff, Iron Man, and real robots.  Maybe [...]

The Robot Spirits Den’an Gei review got a lot of traffic last week, so I thought it’d be fun to start posting links to my reviews over at CollectionDX as they go up in case people don’t check there too often.  I usually cover Glyos vinyl releases, 3A stuff, Iron Man, and real robots.  Maybe [...]

So, I wrote this review for CollectionDX without realizing that we’ve already covered this figure.  I didn’t want what I put together to go to waste, so I figured I’d post it here for my own edification. The XM-02 Den’an Gei is an enemy mecha from Gundam F91, used by the Crossbone Vanguard.  I’ve on

So, I wrote this review for CollectionDX without realizing that we’ve already covered this figure.  I didn’t want what I put together to go to waste, so I figured I’d post it here for my own edification. The XM-02 Den’an Gei is an enemy mecha from Gundam F91, used by the Crossbone Vanguard.  I’ve on

When Armored Trooper VOTOMS was released, there were toys in a number of different sizes and formats, including the 1/60 scale AT Collection Series diecast minis, which were similar in vein to the 1/144 Dougram figures and the Takatoku 1/144 Macross Destroids.  These little guys are sharply molded,

When Armored Trooper VOTOMS was released, there were toys in a number of different sizes and formats, including the 1/60 scale AT Collection Series diecast minis, which were similar in vein to the 1/144 Dougram figures and the Takatoku 1/144 Macross Destroids.  These little guys are sharply molded,