Category Archives: HG

1/144 Barbatos

Gallery June 21, 2016 GN Leave a comment

1/144 Barbatos is a great kit. It's not perfect, but there's masses of detail and it goes together well. I love that you get the massive hammer with it, as well as the sword. A001_C001_0621L5_001

I'm pretty happy with the mods and the beat-up rusty look. Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, HG

1/144 Barbatos part 4

Gallery June 17, 2016 GN Leave a comment

After some final touches of Tamiya weathering master, Barbatos was ready for his Alclad flat coat. Final assembly was mostly painless, although his right shoulder armour did pop off and have to be glued on. Here's some quick photos from the build area as it'll take me a little while to get set up for proper … Continue Reading ››

HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Barbatos part 3

Gallery June 15, 2016 GN 1 Comment

Now to what is getting to be my favourite part of a build - adding the oil paint.

I'm following a similar path to what I took on the Muv-Luv build using oil paint thinned with mineral spirits to build up the rusting effect.Continue Reading ››

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1/144 Barbatos part 2

Gallery June 13, 2016 GN 1 Comment

After an extended break, I found some time at the weekend to get some work done on the 1/144 Barbatos.

I'd primed the pieces with Alclad grey primer, so all I had to do was mask the grey and paint the white, for which I used Alclad white … Continue Reading ››

Custom Builds, HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Gundam Barbatos

Gallery February 1, 2016 GN 1 Comment

I don't think I'm the only person enjoying the new Gundam anime - Iron Blooded Orphans, but it's taken me a while to get to the kits, not least after first seeing the Barbatos design I had ideas of what to do with it.

Upon seeing that even … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, HG

1/144 Neo Zeong

Gallery August 14, 2014 GN 7 Comments

The big guy is complete! But where to put him? He's too big for my desk and I don't think he'll fit on my high shelves. While I think on where he's going to go, let's take some photos!

HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Neo Zeong Part 10

Gallery August 14, 2014 GN Leave a comment

Now that the main body is complete, work can continue on the arms. There are 6 arms - 2 at the front and 4 at the back.

The red armour pieces on the arms are reasonably detailed, with a nice line around the main edge that I'm … Continue Reading ››

HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Neo Zeong part 9

Gallery August 7, 2014 GN 6 Comments

The mighty Neo Zeong continues to come together....

I decided to use some sticky silver foil on the sections that go under where the arms come out, rather than the included white sticker. Here the front section is still missing as it is being re-painted. Continue Reading ››

HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Neo Zeong part 8

Gallery August 7, 2014 GN Leave a comment

It's always a nice point in a build when you have enough pieces painted to do some assembly.

The central grey section of this main "horn" piece had been under the masking tape while I completed the red paint. Now the masking is off I used some … Continue Reading ››

HG, Work In Progress

1/144 Neo Zeong part 7

Gallery August 3, 2014 GN 2 Comments

Now that the stand is ready, and I've got a good number of pieces complete I can really begin to assemble and see the size of this beast!

It's big! The fuel tanks were a tight fit to push into place, but the main structure felt strong … Continue Reading ››

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Category Archives: HG

1/144 Barbatos

1/144 Barbatos part 4

1/144 Barbatos part 3

1/144 Barbatos part 2

1/144 Gundam Barbatos

1/144 Neo Zeong

1/144 Neo Zeong Part 10

1/144 Neo Zeong part 9

1/144 Neo Zeong part 8

1/144 Neo Zeong part 7

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