Alligator Clips

Gallery November 13, 2013 GN Leave a comment

I was getting pretty fed up of getting dirt or dust on model pieces, trying to hold them with my pliers while painting, or how to balance them to dry safely so I've invested in a large back of small alligator clips. I used some small wood skewers from the kitchen to attach to the … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, Misc

1/1 HoiHoi-San

Gallery October 19, 2013 GN 1 Comment

HoiHoi-San is the tiny and unbelievably cute anime robot bug killer, and also a 1/1 scale model kit from Kotobukiya. It's not a kit where painting is a necessity because all the parts of the main model come correctly pre-coloured, and really the only parts you need to paint are the weapons. I decided … Continue Reading ››

Thoughts

What’s next?

September 30, 2013 GN Leave a comment

I'm working on an entry for the HLJ competition. I'm doing a customized MG Aegis, and I won't be blogging about it here until the competition is over, so head over to the HobbyLink TV forums to see how it's going. Depending on how things go with the Aegis, I'll be building up more … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds

Macross VF-1

Gallery September 28, 2013 GN 2 Comments

After really enjoying watching the original Macross series with the children, I decided I wanted to build the VF-1, the star mech of the show. I remember building a VF-1 way-back-when the original model kits came out in the early 80s, but of course, they didn't transform. The new Bandai kits do transform, but at … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, RG

1/144 RG GP-01 Zephyranthes & Full Burnen

Gallery September 28, 2013 GN 1 Comment

These two new RG kits are excellent. I completed them just before I started on Kastrysha but have only just got their photos taken. They build pretty much like the rest of the RG kits I've done, with the major difference being the Core Fighter and thus the centre section … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds

1/100 Kastrysha, Review, hints and tips

Gallery September 23, 2013 GN 4 Comments

Let's start off with a big shot of these three Unicorn mechs together!

Given the size of this kit, and stability with the binders, I decided to do a bit of experimentation on the stand for display. I've taken three standard 1/100 display bases together (see later … Continue Reading ››

Work In Progress

1/100 Kastrysha part 6

Gallery September 22, 2013 GN Leave a comment

Now that practically all the sub-assemblies for the binders are done, it's time to start putting things together.

Getting the insides of the binders in place, while maintaining electrical continuity was tricky, but by now I didn't expect it to be simple! The chromed piece that the … Continue Reading ››

Work In Progress

1/100 Kastrysha part 5

Gallery September 19, 2013 GN 2 Comments

Detail work on the binders progresses well. I must admit I do enjoy the painting of the small detail sections, even if, as you can see below, they do get covered up!

The details, as per usual, were done with Tamiya clear red, orange, yellow and blue. … Continue Reading ››

Thoughts

Panel Lining

September 17, 2013 GN Leave a comment

There's no doubt that panel lining really adds to the look of a kit. I must have used every method (thinned enamels and acrylics) and type of pen and paint to do this over the years. I've always liked the Pilot DR drawing pen as they come in a good range of sizes, and their … Continue Reading ››

Work In Progress

1/100 Kastrysha part 4

Gallery September 16, 2013 GN Leave a comment

The shoulders and arms went together reasonably well.

At this point I re-connected the battery pack and did a test of the 4 shoulder points where the binders will attach. I wanted to still sure I was electrically sound. All was good. SAM_0212

GN Particles

Alligator Clips

1/1 HoiHoi-San

What’s next?

Macross VF-1

1/144 RG GP-01 Zephyranthes & Full Burnen

1/100 Kastrysha, Review, hints and tips

1/100 Kastrysha part 6

1/100 Kastrysha part 5

Panel Lining

1/100 Kastrysha part 4

Adventures in Plamo