End of 2010

Farewell 2010, and welcome 2011.

Writing an 'end of year' post is never something easy for me I gotta admit ^^;

How has 2010 been for me? To put in concise: A tough first half of the year, followed by a better second half to ease things down a bit as I am now staying in Hong Kong for good. My spending on hobby has been more or less the same (if not less) from last year, but will plan to cut down a bit for next year. I still build Gunpla now and then (abeit at a much slower pace due to lack of time and some eye problems, which I may or may not mention in a future post), even though I have not mentioned them much in my blog recently.

Time has not been a luxury I get to enjoy much nowadays, so it takes me much longer to visit blogs or even to reply to comments, not to mention my backlogs that are slowly piling up over time ^^; I have effectively halted on watching anime after Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood has ended, and I haven't even got around to play my PS3 this month! T_T


2010 also means the end of a few blogs, with some notable ones include OMNI's old Random Curiosity blog (which is now survived by a new one run by Divine and a few others), and Ngee Khiong (which is survived by his "Ex" personal blog). However, each end comes with a new beginning, and at least OMNI and Ngee Khiong moved on from their old blogs in a good way.


My last purchase of the year happens to be 2 1/144 Leopold railway guns from Dragon Can.do. They're long discontinued, and are even harder to find than their special / limited edition colour variants. I am glad that my five years' grudge of not able to own them is now over. A great way to end the year I must say!

I've met quite a few bloggers this year, namely Rin, Adun, gundamjehutykai, coffeebugg, and AstrayP03. I've also met Tokyo Hunter and Danny Choo in CGM Night Tokyo this summer too, and it was quite an experience. Never thought I'd meet bloggers and people with common interest in person, but I do hope I can do so again in the future!

Last but not least, I wish everyone a Happy New Year, and all the best for our hobby!
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Gundam Expo Hong Kong 2010

Captions to come later today





Good ol' Exia and 00 Gundam statues, which have appeared in the same venue back in 2008 and 2009 ^^;


Statue of Unicorn Gundam in Destroy Mode.
Just as I have predicted back in ACGHK 2010, it did make an appearance in this event ^^



PG Strike Freedom on display, along with previous incarnations ranging from SD to MG





SD Sangokuden stuff get a few sets of diorama displays like the previous years.


Gundam 00 movie gunpla


Gundam 00 2nd season gunpla


Gundam UC (Unicorn) gunpla


Shokugans and gashapon toys on display


HG 1/144 Brave Commander Test Type. This pose looks like it's undergoing transformation from MA mode to MS mode.


Upcoming 2nd volume of FW Gundam Coverage shokugans. Looks pretty good I'd say.


Robot Damashii Destiny Gundam, not yet released


HG 1/144 Beginning Gundam


HGFC 1/144 Nobel Gundam, to be released soon



MG 1/100 00 Quan[T], already released


Display case for the RG 1/144 Char's Zaku II, along with RG 1/144 Gundam and Mega Scale 1/48 Char's Zaku II on the sides.


Closer up look on the parts of RG 1/144 Char's Zaku II


RG 1/144 and Mega Scale 1/48 Char's Zaku II


A professional modeller's MG GN-X


Custom PG 1/60 Gundam. It appears to be a BAKUC entry but I am not so sure on that




Whether you like it or not, PG 1/60 Strike Freedom sure takes the spotlight, or at least part of it.


Limited models that are sold in Gundam Expo Hong Kong 2010


Boxes of PG Strike Freedom, Formania Sazabi, RG Gundam and Char's Zaku















Gunpla of all sorts being sold in the shop section. As mentioned in previous years they are relatively expensive compared to the ones sold in hobby shops. Only the event exclusive ones are worth buying in the area IMHO.


Gundam headphones, 280HKD each


Display of limited merchandise sold in the event


1/144 HG Hyaku Shiki GPB Color (aka Byaku Shiki XD)


1/100 MG Destiny Gundam Heine Westenfluss Custom


SD Unicorn Gundam clear colour version.


Robot Damashii 00 Raiser GN Condensor type


Another display of Robot Damashii 00 Raiser GN Condensor type from a separate display cabinet


HG G30th Gundam clear colour version and SD Gundam clear colour version from a separate display cabinet


Rows of gashapon machines behind the shop area.


Looking down at the main venue from above. Not sure why they have made the centre area so empty this time compared to the previous years, where there's always something big showcasing there.


Overall Gundam Expo Hong Kong 2010 seems... Not as fabulous as the ones I have been in the past. Maybe I have gone there a bit too early, but I have not managed to see many BAKUC entries or events going on on the stage area. It may have been that I have been unlucky and chose some bad timing for it. Hopefully we will see this place being more lively and concentrated next time.

More photos can be seen from AstrayP03:
http://spendingmoneyonplastic.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/gundam-expo-2010/
http://spendingmoneyonplastic.wordpress.com/2011/01/03/gundam-expo-2010-part-2/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quentinlau/sets/72157625703963602/
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