While I mainly collect 1/144 scale Gunpla, my actual bread and butter are High Grade kits since I've been so used to them and the pace I have when building them. I've also stopped purchasing all Real Grade lead Gundam kits and just focused on those I really want since they're really marketed as "event … Continue reading That’s Quite the Backpack: Premium Bandai-Exclusive RG 00 XN Raiser
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Just the Mirage Oiseau to Go: HGUC Phantom Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #3
I know I just posted an update on the HGUC Phantom Gundam quad-build earlier today, but there's significant progress on these kits as the day ended so I might as well provide another update. I still need to build the weapons, but the MS mode half of this quad-build is basically complete. And as mentioned, … Continue reading Just the Mirage Oiseau to Go: HGUC Phantom Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #3
Done Doing the Skirts: HGUC Phantom Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #2
The challenge in building multiple copies of the same model kit is that you need to do the same work as many times as many copies you intend to build. For a casual or "weekend modeler" like me, that mostly involves painting details for color accuracy, and you might think that for an online exclusive … Continue reading Done Doing the Skirts: HGUC Phantom Gundam Quad-Build – Work in Progress #2
Phantoctober Quad-Build: HGUC Phantom Gundam – Work in Progress #1
It's now October, which means all the Halloween shenanigans and what not. I previously teased wanting to do something Halloween-related, at least in name and so I'm building the HGUC Phantom Gundam. But before going further, yes, you've read that right. It's not a double build, nor a dual build, and we're even skipping a … Continue reading Phantoctober Quad-Build: HGUC Phantom Gundam – Work in Progress #1
I Don’t Expect C-Clips on These Kits: “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” New Gunpla Reveals
Coming from Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury, many appear to get some aesthetic whiplash following the mecha reveals from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM. And that's totally expected as far as the designs go, how they're translated into model kits is a different story. These kits won't introduce new molding techniques or be … Continue reading I Don’t Expect C-Clips on These Kits: “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” New Gunpla Reveals