This is the last piece of the 1/72 VF-25G Messiah English Manual Translation project. It covers pages 24-31 and picks up from part V found here. Once again, a final disclaimer to use at your own risk and to have the manual on hand when building because only the parts of the manual which had Japanese characters on it are posted and translated here.

Just in case you haven’t heard about it yet, HWJapan has been a having a sale on their Gundam and Model Kits. Some of these items can go as low as 30% off. And the great thing about it is that the sale isn’t limited to just specific kits, even the newer kits are covered by the sale. I noticed however that the Macross Model kits weren’t going as low as the Gundam model kits, still, compared to its original selling price it is quite low.

And the great thing about it also, aside from the low price, is that you still get to earn points with your discounted purchases.

After purchasing from their site I just had to do a second purchase right away because I feared that they might run out of stock of the kits I wanted. Great time to go gift shopping too, in order to avoid the Christmas rush.

I wonder if the 30% discount on Gundam kits is because of the 30th Anniversary of the Gundam franchise?, or is it just a mere coincidence?

Been experimenting with those spray paints found in hardware stores that are usually used in commercial applications (cars, furniture, etc) for use in model kits as one modeller suggested this to me. My problem had been that my “remote” location meant that there were no hobby stores in my area to source modelling paints from. Well there was “the” one store but it had a very limited selection, (I could count in my one hand the available spray paint in their store). Also the price was very high since it was really a toy store and selling kits seemed to be just an experiment on their part to see whether it would take off or not.

Update: HWJapan announced its closure as of March 15, 2011. Sad really because I liked their service.

Update 12/04/2009: Package shots of my second shipment from HWJapan can be found here here.

Update 11/26/2009: My order arrived today from HWJapan, pictures of the box and review of the packaging can be found here.

Just posted an order at HWJapan a few days ago and am now waiting for my order to arrive. Great timing too on my part as most of the Gundam model kits were on a 10~30% discounted price scheme.

Unlike most online sellers in Japan that cater to international customers, HWJapan is actually a subsidiary of an actual model kit company, and this is Aoshima. Aoshima has been building model kits since 1961. They are located in Shizuoka Prefecture, the mecca of model kit manufacturers.