plasticizerDear Diary,
I cut back on Monster. I realized that the best energy drink the world can offer is water. Because nothing can replace the high from a good ol' glass of Dihydrogen monoxide.
But that's not what this entry is about.
Recently, I acquired an old-school kit production guidebook from Showa 59. It's kinda surreal to hold a hobby guide that's almost 40 years old. This booklet was made 4 years after the end of the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, mind you.
Compared to other guidebooks I'm hoarding despite the chagrin of my cabinet and the soft weeping from my wallet, it's not as detailed or in-depth. Tamiya took a shotgun approach to the hobby and crammed in tiny snippets of basically everything from Fine-scale military modelling to RC car building to anime figure customization. But the best part is that it's a graphic guide with lots of pictures -- including Tamiya's mostly defunct mascots Moko-chan and Rabi-kun:entry/115872!
OK, that was a lie. The best part is not the pictures or the pre-economic bubble burst mascots.
The best part is that I really didn't have to go out and spend monies on the book. Pain-peko.
No lie, it's available for free viewing on Archive.org:
LINK
Even if you're not super into model-making, and if you're into picture books like me, the 80's style illustration may just tickle your fancy for a few seconds.
All seriousness though, big ups to whoever uploaded it onto the Internet Archive. Despite it being a niche hobby in the West, I hope to see more people hop into GK and sculpting in the future.
Sincerely,
Me
I cut back on Monster. I realized that the best energy drink the world can offer is water. Because nothing can replace the high from a good ol' glass of Dihydrogen monoxide.
But that's not what this entry is about.
Recently, I acquired an old-school kit production guidebook from Showa 59. It's kinda surreal to hold a hobby guide that's almost 40 years old. This booklet was made 4 years after the end of the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, mind you.
Compared to other guidebooks I'm hoarding despite the chagrin of my cabinet and the soft weeping from my wallet, it's not as detailed or in-depth. Tamiya took a shotgun approach to the hobby and crammed in tiny snippets of basically everything from Fine-scale military modelling to RC car building to anime figure customization. But the best part is that it's a graphic guide with lots of pictures -- including Tamiya's mostly defunct mascots Moko-chan and Rabi-kun:entry/115872!
OK, that was a lie. The best part is not the pictures or the pre-economic bubble burst mascots.
The best part is that I really didn't have to go out and spend monies on the book. Pain-peko.
No lie, it's available for free viewing on Archive.org:
LINK
Even if you're not super into model-making, and if you're into picture books like me, the 80's style illustration may just tickle your fancy for a few seconds.
All seriousness though, big ups to whoever uploaded it onto the Internet Archive. Despite it being a niche hobby in the West, I hope to see more people hop into GK and sculpting in the future.
Sincerely,
Me
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Interesting to see how things have been done.Thanks for stopping by! It's fascinating how the hobby has stuck around for such a long time.
Interesting to see how things have been done.
Mewtwo2007_67 • 12 dias atrás • #90064828snipThanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.
I've been pondering picking up some of these so it's nice to know there's actual cool stuff in them other than just a cute cover lolol
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...in all seriousness I will check this out. Also people need to drink more dihydrogen monoxide.
I hate the taste of every energy drink I've ever tried so I went with water in the poll...but I hate water too so... :')Thanks for reading! Hope you find a beverage you can consume with gusto!
I hate the taste of every energy drink I've ever tried so I went with water in the poll...but I hate water too so... :')