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Ok, yes, you've guessed it, I'm happy! Although rather tricky to put the armour on, the end result is looking superb.
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Paint Supplies
And as luck would have it, more paint arrived this morning. Especially for the Valvrave kits, I needed a wider range of colours, and I wanted the Tamiya flat white for the Unicorn (it really sticks to the plastic very well, and makes a great base for mixing up pale colours).
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PG Char’s Zaku II part 10 – Frame
I completed the frame and did an assembly. This kit has perhaps the most impressive inner frame of PG Gundams that I've built so far. There's an immense amount of detail and good articulation. The only negative aspect are the feet which are lightweight and don't have the strength or detail of the rest of … Continue Reading ››
LBX Lucifer
Here's the complete LBX Lucifer as built by my eldest daughter. She did a great job, especially with the tiny stickers. All the parts were just pushed off the runners and no de-nubbing was done - this is basically straight as it comes with no tools. I'm impressed! 
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Eldest daughter (she's 8) decided to build the LBX Lucifer on her own.
Great artwork on the box, and we have no idea what to expect on the inside.
But she dives straight in, first separating out the runners … Continue Reading ››
Great artwork on the box, and we have no idea what to expect on the inside.
But she dives straight in, first separating out the runners … Continue Reading ›› PG Char’s Zaku II part 9
With the major painting complete (just really doing touch-ups, or adding detail as I see where the pieces go when assembled), progress is good, although slower than with other kits due to the complexity, the screws and the sheer number of parts on the internal skeleton.
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With some struggle, I was able to complete the assembly of the Zaku's arms. The struggle was getting those darn little screws into the model to hold it tight. I do hope I got the right screws in the right places as I've not been able to find an English translation of the Japanese instructions … Continue Reading ››
New Arrivals
The very nice guy from FedEx just arrived. This is what was in the Hobby Link Japan parcel he had for me:
I've never build a proper transforming Gundam, hence the Aegis. I remember the early Macross kits and being ever so annoyed that they sorta semi-transfomed, … Continue Reading ››
I've never build a proper transforming Gundam, hence the Aegis. I remember the early Macross kits and being ever so annoyed that they sorta semi-transfomed, … Continue Reading ›› PG Char’s Zaku II part 7
The weapons were now ready to assemble!
The gun was assembled then received another coat of Tamiya gun metal over the nub removal marks.
The Heat Hawk had it's clear plastic part painted with Tamiya clear yellow, and just … Continue Reading ››
The gun was assembled then received another coat of Tamiya gun metal over the nub removal marks.
The Heat Hawk had it's clear plastic part painted with Tamiya clear yellow, and just … Continue Reading ›› PG Char’s Zaku II part 6
Being a Perfect Grade, this kit has some really nice detail sections, and given the articulating armour pieces there's good visibility of them on the final model, making effort here very worthwhile.
All the vernier thrusters have really good detail sections representing fuel lines and associated rocketry … Continue Reading ››
All the vernier thrusters have really good detail sections representing fuel lines and associated rocketry … Continue Reading ››