War in the Pocket

Here are two brief news items, as I don't know much about them yet. If you know more about either of these products, please post to the comments below.

First, HLJ.com says there will be a B-Club 1/400 scale Gallop released in February. Apparently this will be a molded resin model and will require glue and paint, and since it is a B-club release it is a rather pricey... HLJ lists it as 9,000 Yen (about US$76) while LaLaBit Market says 9450 Yen (about US$80).

Second, the Japanese online store LaLaBit Market lists the 1/400 scale Musai as a February release for 13,650 Yen (about US$116). I have not been able to confirm this, but I've been assuming the Musai would eventually be available for regular purchase. Though I wonder, why would the Musai be 650 Yen more expensive than the larger White Base model? [Update] LaLaBit posted a picture, which I've included above. We can see the model has movable/removable pieces and comes with four Zakus, and the bottom-right picture seems to indicate the model comes with both versions of the bridge. To sum up, the Musai looks awesome.

Oh, and Happy New Year everybody.