As a very casual builder that only paints to match color accuracy and seals everything with a flat top coat, having to do gold paint is always a hassle. Especially if these are for joint parts. But with my recent gold-painting splurge with the HGCE Strike Freedom Gundam, I may have found a workflow that … Continue reading Golden Joints! Work-in-Progress #1: HGCE Freedom / Strike Freedom Gundams
Tag: High Grade
“86 -Eighty Six-” Foreshadowing? HG Reginleif
Seeing this reveal made me catch up on the latter six episodes of the first half of 86 -Eighty Six-. It's a really great show, some even calling it an anime adaptation gold standard. I'll probably post a review in the next couple of weeks but what we have here doesn't appear in the first … Continue reading “86 -Eighty Six-” Foreshadowing? HG Reginleif
Bring out the Big Guns! HG Alteisen Revealed
Just a week after the HG Cybaster was released, Bandai Spirits immediately followed with the next Super Robot Wars OG kit to get the High Grade treatment, and they made a great pick for the second one. Another classic design from the games, along with Cybaster is the Alteisen, making its debut as a High … Continue reading Bring out the Big Guns! HG Alteisen Revealed
Whole Slew of Upcoming Gunpla! HG “Gundam Breaker Battlogue” Kits Revealed
Upon its launch in 2019, Gundam Breaker Mobile, or Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare as it's known in the west, had interesting mobile suit designs that many were totally expecting to get some form of limited-release Gunpla. Many expected wrong as not one kit came out of these designs. But you can never be too sure … Continue reading Whole Slew of Upcoming Gunpla! HG “Gundam Breaker Battlogue” Kits Revealed
(Not so) Plastic Crack: SYSTEM-∀99 Turn “A” Gundam – Color Study
Now that I've completed building the HGCC Turn "A" Gundam and am familiar with its nuances, I decided to move forward by doing a quick color study for the SYSTEM-∀99 Turn "A" Gundam. To those unfamiliar, this is the version that destroyed Earth's civilization at the end of the Dark History and was finally seen … Continue reading (Not so) Plastic Crack: SYSTEM-∀99 Turn “A” Gundam – Color Study