1/48 Space 1999 Eagle Transporter

Gallery February 1, 2016 GN 1 Comment

When I was growing up in the 70s in England, Space 1999 was one of my favourite TV shows. I had the Dinky Toys Eagle toy (actually I think I had both the transporter, and the one with the nuclear fuel waste disposal section) and loved it. There have been many kits made over the … 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 ››

Misc

Lego Doctor Who TARDIS set

Gallery December 28, 2015 GN 1 Comment

Set #011 from Lego Ideas is Doctor Who TARDIS. The box is quite small, but packed with pieces and a rather hefty instruction manual.

The box is a bit small to lay out the pieces for easy finding, so a baking tray came in handy! Continue Reading ››

MG Hyaku Shiki Ver.2.0 Part 1

Gallery December 27, 2015 GN 11 Comments

It's been a while since I've blogged a build, so let's go with MG Hyaku Shiki Ver.2.0. I like gold Gundam. Akatsuki was great fun, but it's quite a simple build because it's a no-grade. MG Hyaku Shiki isn't the most complex MG I've built, but there's enough going on to make it fun.Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, Misc

SD Neon Zeong

Gallery December 15, 2015 GN Leave a comment

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know I started this kit way-back-when, but the paint job went wrong, and I couldn't get the paint stripped nice enough to my liking. Time being money, I bought a 2nd kit which took a while to come into stock.

Completed Builds, Misc

Star Wars Kits

Gallery December 15, 2015 GN 8 Comments

First I have to apologize to my readers for my extended break from blogging. At the start of August our new baby boy was born, so as you can imagine our house got busy! And as part of house being busy, we've had some ongoing renovations and reorganizations, so my usual spot for taking photos is … Continue Reading ››

Misc, Thoughts

Getting back to the blog

Gallery November 1, 2015 GN 1 Comment

For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you'll know I got a bunch of the new Bandai Star Wars kits from Japan and have been building them. I started with the Stormtrooper, which turned out to be a really nice kit. I painted the black pieces, leaving the nice gloss-injected white plastic armour pieces … Continue Reading ››

Misc

Lunar Eclipse September 27th, 2015

Gallery September 28, 2015 GN 2 Comments

#3 child helped me get the camera and lens set up on the 26th, ready for the eclipse on the 27th.

He's only 2, but he enjoyed … Continue Reading ››

Thoughts

The Environment

August 13, 2015 GN 6 Comments

The weather here in Ontario, Canada has been hot and humid, and I found out that airbrushing in those conditions is not conducive to a good paint finish. Last week our new baby was born, but he's still in hospital so it's pretty chaotic around here. I'll be blogging again soon no doubt when we get … Continue Reading ››

Completed Builds, Misc

Muv-Luv Alternative Shiranui Storm / Strike Vanguard part 5

Gallery July 22, 2015 GN 5 Comments

I didn't do the initial build and paint with the gripping hands, so I quickly followed through the very same procedure I used for the paint effects on the gripping hands. I was pleased the techniques continued to work rather than being a lucky fluke the first time around.

GN Particles

1/48 Space 1999 Eagle Transporter

1/144 Gundam Barbatos

Lego Doctor Who TARDIS set

MG Hyaku Shiki Ver.2.0 Part 1

SD Neon Zeong

Star Wars Kits

Getting back to the blog

Lunar Eclipse September 27th, 2015

The Environment

Muv-Luv Alternative Shiranui Storm / Strike Vanguard part 5

Adventures in Plamo