Gundam Manuals and Guides, in English

We've known for quite some time now that if one needs a reference to a certain Gundam kit manual, one only needs to go to either Dalong or Hobby Search/1999.  These two sites have been most useful for a quick look and are complete and updated.

I've only recently scanned the MAC Forums and found this link drop courtesy of OceanSean.  The websiteis called Mech9 and provides manuals, symbol descriptions and color guides in English, a very useful resource indeed for the rest of us who are Nihon-challenged (just as I previously intimated on my Mariemon post that I need to learn Japanese. 

The site also features Gunpla and anime news and whathaveyous, and also has models in display.

Mariemon: Gunpla and Pastries!

While scanning my blogrolls, I chanced upon BusterBeam's post on Mariemon.  My initial thought as I clicked the link and looked at the first picture of the post was "hmmm, another Pokemon?"  

It was when I began reading his entry that I realized Mariemon is a female Japanese modeler who also loves to cook.  Her blog (it's in Japanese, so, I can only guess what she's talking about through her pictures) is a mix of the stuff she does, and, as it turns out, she's the endorser for the Hobbyist: ePlamo (she even has her own paint line).  The shop's and paint's anime icon bear her likeness.

It's very rare to see the opposite sex in this hobby of ours (the only other REAL girl I know so far is Becky Law), as such we have to content ourselves often with man-love over Skype and the Forums.  She is a refreshing break from all the testosterone-laced modeling.

She can hold my Gunpla anytime...

I have to learn Japanese...