In 1999, Sunrise launched the Gundam Big Bang Project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the franchise. It involved several productions, but the two most notable were Turn "A" Gundam and G-Saviour. You can say they're fruits from the same tree that fell on completely different paths. The former, while initially polarizing, is now considered … Continue reading One Shots / “Completely Same Yet Completely Different”
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
Managed to finish this double build roughly a month after opening the bags of runners. The build itself was okay and there weren't really that many hiccups along the way. Well, except for the slow progress thanks to my one hour/day build time. I'm also proud of how I actually was able to place paint … Continue reading Dual Builds Complete! HGCC Turn “A” Gundam ✕ HGBF Turn “A” Gundam Shin
I just noticed that whenever I'm doing these dual builds, the first work-in-progress post often happens after building the head and torso. You can check the other ones here but I believe this has been the case for the most part. And that is exactly the case for what I'm calling the "Turn "A" Dual … Continue reading Lines and Grays! Work-in-Progress #1: Turn “A” Dual Build
Got a bit slow and took me five days to finish the Entry Grade RX-78-2 Gundam. Yep, five days, for an Entry Grade. But then again, I was only working on it for an hour or two a day at most. What's better is that finally got me back into building kits, and I am … Continue reading Dual Builds Are Back! HGCC Turn “A” Gundam ✕ HGBF Turn “A” Gundam Shin
