Patlabor is another Bandai model kit anime manga phenomena that I fell in love with during my youth. I loved the kit designs and the anime was a lot of fun to watch. But it was the mechs and the scale that really got to me. These were 1/60 scale kits to start with and I loved them. They had this rubber lining over their mech endo skeleton and they were a tong of fun to play with when completed. Eventually they moved the scale to 1/35 and that became even cooler since they would incorporate into my 1/35 military model dioramas. Someone needs to make a 1/12 version, I’d be all over that.
The reason that I am mentioning Patlabor today is that the following trailer popped up all over my Facebook feeds today. It looks like there will be a Live Action Patlabor: The Next Generation Movie coming out this year. And I think I saw mention of it becoming and ongoing series. If handled properly this could be a lot of fun.
Figma preorders for Momoe Nagisa are up for pre-order at various locations, I’ll be honest I have no idea who this is, but she does look cute as hell and would be a fun piece to have in a fantasy collection. You can get her at:
Kotobukiya KOS-MOS Ver.1 is available for pre-order as well. All I know is that this a 1/12 action figure model and that sounds like something right up my alley. I might have to order one just to see what this is under the hood. You can get yours today at:
Executive Replicas 1/6 Scale Rocketman Figure is up for pre-order at BigBadToyStore. I used to watch these movies when I was kid, I think they were part of PBS’s Saturday Matinee at the Movies that I used to watch on occasion. I’m ecstatic to see this figure is being released and I would love to see a 1/12 version pop out soon. You know maybe from a company like Funko.