Moving onto the legs, they're a beauty!I really like the clean details and construction, and the colour scheme is working well. Moving on to the white armour pieces, they all started with a good undercoat of Alclad … Continue Reading ››
With most of the frame done in Tamiya gunmetal, we can move onto assembly.I added some shadows in Tamiya smoke. It's subtle, but looks pretty good.
The yellow pieces were Tamiya lemon, with Tamiya clear over the top. … Continue Reading ››
This kit has been waiting a fair while to be built. But even before I bought it, I'd been waiting a while since I first saw it and knew it had to be part of my collection.
Such an unassuming box for such a classic kit.Continue Reading ››
I saw these puzzles mentioned online and didn't manage to note in time that HLJ was stocking them, so ended up getting them on a re-stock.When I opened the package I was surprised to see a couple of rather large instruction sheets. There are two metal … Continue Reading ››
The Sazabi is a pretty large 1/100 MG kit. But how big is it?Next to the 1/60 PG Astray Red Frame, it stands up pretty good, especially in the bulkier transformed mode, and the shield is large enough to almost make the Astray envious.Continue Reading ››
I've been getting very good feedback on the first batch of RX-78-2 photos, so I've refined my lighting setup further and tried some more dynamic poses... … Continue Reading ››
After some thought, I've managed to do a temporary photography set-up and grabbed some nice shots of the newly complete RX-78-2. With this kit I used Alclad flat top coat after I added the water-slide decals. I'm very happy with how this top coat looks. This is … Continue Reading ››
RX-78-2 continues to be an interesting and enjoyable build. As with all Gundam kits, I tend to really enjoy the leg sections, and this kit is no exception. There's some nice details on the legs and I've painted in where I think will stand out appropriately on the final kit. I went with the copper … Continue Reading ››
I was waiting on building this until the custom set arrived from GGInfinite. I actually ended up building the custom set parts first, before I went onto the main model!Our local dollar store has a … Continue Reading ››