Monday, January 16, 2012

1/100 HG Exia

The Exia is amazing. He is equiped with the Seven Sword system and is primarily a melee based Gundam. It pretty much sums up why he is badass.

For this kit, I painted the outer armor white, and added some mithril silver to make the armor look scratched and damaged. For the inner frame parts, I went with gold. Exia is already badass, why not make him look even more badass. Anyway, I hope you enjoy :3.








1/100 MG Sinanju Ver Ka

The Sinanju is by far my favorite suit Universal Century kit EVER. This kit is so well designed, and from a painting standpoint, it was a TON of work. I hand painted this kit two years ago, while I was in my second year of college. The Sinanju is the first kit I have ever painted, and is still my absolute favorite paint job. I hand brushed every single part. I gave all of the outer armor a coat of "Mithril Silver" from Gamesworkshop, and on top of that I applied a fine layer of Tamiya Clear Red.






1/144 RG RX78-2

I really can't think of anyone that doesn't love the look of these Real Grade kits. These guys are like mini master grades. They have SO much detail. I have a HGUC RX78, and it is NOTHING compared to this guy. If you haven't picked one of these up, I highly recommend that you do.
This was just a straight build, no painting, with the exception of panel lining. I applied every single sticker and decal.





1/60 HG Wing Zero

This is a kit that I bought out of pure impulse over this last summer. I had been looking for it everywhere online, and I finally happened across it on ebay. I think that Bandai re-released this and a few other really old kits that were starting to become really hard to find. Anyway I 'm really happy that they did. This thing is a beast, and it has a TON of panel lines. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to sit down and actually panel line it, but I do hope to very soon.

Also, those elbow joints. Gross.














Remember, this guy isn't quite 100% complete, there is still a lot of painting to do. I just wanted to get some of my progress uploaded.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

1/100 Exia Avalanche

I've spent the last two days at home, and found things to be pretty boring. I was digging though some boxes and I found the 1/144 Tallgeese III that I bought when I was just getting back into Gunpla. I thought it would make a great addition to the action base I was going to use for the 00 Raiser Seven Swords. Then I found my 1/100 Exia Avalanche, and thought it might be cool to have a really beat up Tallgeese III at on the base and have the Exia hovering above looking like a total badass.








PS. Expect a MAJOR update soon. I've been taking pictures all evening and will be posting them soon (:

Monday, January 9, 2012

HG 1/144 GN-X III ESF Type

Since I'm not really able to go home at the moment, I can't photograph my finished Gunpla. But I do have a few images on my iPhone. The quality is alright, and isn't something I want to put in my gallery. However something is better than nothing.

Before - Snap fit


I've been working with a lot of 1/144 kits lately. I'm more of a master grade kind of guy, but these smaller grade kits are pretty fun and show a lot of potential once they're painted.

After - Primed and painted


I decided to go with a blue and white color scheme. The few inner frame pieces that are exposed are just primed. Same with the GN rifle. I tend to like the way primer looks more than I do anything else. Screw smoke grey and all that mess.



This ended up being the final product. I'm pretty happy with the results. There are still a few places that need fixed(like the horrible looking grey stickers on the hands and feet), but these things can be fixed later. I really like the stickers that I borrowed from my master grade 00 Quanta, and the 00 Raiser.

All in all, this was fun little build, I'm really looking forward to the next one.

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