I'm afraid that this comic will lure me back into doing GunPla again.
Showing posts with label gundam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gundam. Show all posts
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Gundam Arios and GN Archer
This has got to be the funniest image I've seen of the GN Archer as it is docked onto the Gundam Arios --
The cartoon parody above is of course done by their respective pilots, Allelujah Haptism and Soma Peries, with the ever-hot* Sumeragi Lee Noriega (although she's not that hot-looking in this one) watching on. Aren't they cute? ^_^
Here's the real GN Archer docking with the Arios Gundam --
* If you haven't watched any 00 Gundam episode yet (pity), just Google "Sumeragi Lee Noriega" and you'll know what I mean.
The cartoon parody above is of course done by their respective pilots, Allelujah Haptism and Soma Peries, with the ever-hot* Sumeragi Lee Noriega (although she's not that hot-looking in this one) watching on. Aren't they cute? ^_^
Here's the real GN Archer docking with the Arios Gundam --
* If you haven't watched any 00 Gundam episode yet (pity), just Google "Sumeragi Lee Noriega" and you'll know what I mean.
Friday, February 13, 2009
My Gundams in Flickr's
Flickr is what I use to host all of my images and Flickr has this thing called Interestingness which "shows the most awesome content on Flickr".
These are my two Gundams that have are currently in the Interestingness thingie
My primed-white Exia, and
my metallic SD RX-78-2
Flickr people are into Gundams, too! ^_^
These are my two Gundams that have are currently in the Interestingness thingie
My primed-white Exia, andmy metallic SD RX-78-2Flickr people are into Gundams, too! ^_^
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Friday, December 05, 2008
Ninety-eight percent... explained.
First of all, kindly pardon the long hiatus. The entire division (which I'm currently a part of) in our office has moved to a new building.
My work area is still quite a mess. My keyboard's dusty. I only had my internet connection restored just a while ago. Yup, I survived five full days at the office without opening a browser... or my email client... which translates into a ton of work piling up on my doorstep. Yay.
Due to feeling sleepy (and lazy), my last post made no mention on how I arrived at this --
OK, here goes.
After snap-building the kit, I dis-assembled it and used Tamiya Cement to glue the pieces together. A bit of drying time elapsed (probably an hour), then I sanded down the excess cement to remove the fugly seam lines.
With no primer at all, I airbrushed Chrome Silver (Tamiya enamel) all over the li'l fella as a base coat... up until that moment, I still wasn't decided on his colorway. Original? Roll-out? One-year war? Any of the three would do, as long as it has a metallic touch to it.
I finally decided to apply the original colors.
Clear Yellow (Tamiya acrylic) was sprayed on top of the base coat to achieve the look of gold.
Clear Red (Tamiya acrylic) was sprayed on top of the Chrome Silver to get that candy-red appearance... although the angle of which I took the image doesn't quite show it. Lazy, I told you.
Clear Blue (Tamiya acrylic) was also sprayed on top of the base coat for the body. I was feeling contented while I was spraying until I got a little over-excited and sprayed too much, too soon. The underlying coats of blue, unfortunately, bled. I had to strip off the blue acrylic with 99% IPA. This mistake caused a bit of a delay.
Deviating a bit from the clear-colored acrylics, I decided to use Metallic Blue (Tamiya enamel) for the body.
Gun-metal Gray (Tamiya enamel) was used for the internals and the gun.
Two coats of FFA (Future Floor Acrylic) were handbrushed on the parts to bring out the colors. FFA did wonders to make the reds come alive. I tell you, it does make a difference... aside from the fact that it'll make your kits glossy like crazy!
A word regarding FFA though... it will only gloss coat your kit. If you're looking for protection for your kits against, say scratching, look some place else... FFA is not the thing for you. Apply a coat (or two) of clear polyurethane if you want your kit virtually un-scratch-able. ^_^
The lighting. Ahh yes, the lighting of the kit. I only used an overhead light source. I told you I was lazy. :)
I'm still in the process of acquiring water slide decals for the OYW RX-78-2 MG. Once I get a hold of 'em, I'll be completing the last two percent. Hopefully, I wouldn't be too lazy to take more shots by then.
Lastly, the eyes were Photoshopped... in case you're wondering. ^_^
My work area is still quite a mess. My keyboard's dusty. I only had my internet connection restored just a while ago. Yup, I survived five full days at the office without opening a browser... or my email client... which translates into a ton of work piling up on my doorstep. Yay.
Due to feeling sleepy (and lazy), my last post made no mention on how I arrived at this --
OK, here goes.
After snap-building the kit, I dis-assembled it and used Tamiya Cement to glue the pieces together. A bit of drying time elapsed (probably an hour), then I sanded down the excess cement to remove the fugly seam lines.
With no primer at all, I airbrushed Chrome Silver (Tamiya enamel) all over the li'l fella as a base coat... up until that moment, I still wasn't decided on his colorway. Original? Roll-out? One-year war? Any of the three would do, as long as it has a metallic touch to it.
I finally decided to apply the original colors.
Clear Yellow (Tamiya acrylic) was sprayed on top of the base coat to achieve the look of gold.
Clear Red (Tamiya acrylic) was sprayed on top of the Chrome Silver to get that candy-red appearance... although the angle of which I took the image doesn't quite show it. Lazy, I told you.
Clear Blue (Tamiya acrylic) was also sprayed on top of the base coat for the body. I was feeling contented while I was spraying until I got a little over-excited and sprayed too much, too soon. The underlying coats of blue, unfortunately, bled. I had to strip off the blue acrylic with 99% IPA. This mistake caused a bit of a delay.
Deviating a bit from the clear-colored acrylics, I decided to use Metallic Blue (Tamiya enamel) for the body.
Gun-metal Gray (Tamiya enamel) was used for the internals and the gun.
Two coats of FFA (Future Floor Acrylic) were handbrushed on the parts to bring out the colors. FFA did wonders to make the reds come alive. I tell you, it does make a difference... aside from the fact that it'll make your kits glossy like crazy!
A word regarding FFA though... it will only gloss coat your kit. If you're looking for protection for your kits against, say scratching, look some place else... FFA is not the thing for you. Apply a coat (or two) of clear polyurethane if you want your kit virtually un-scratch-able. ^_^
The lighting. Ahh yes, the lighting of the kit. I only used an overhead light source. I told you I was lazy. :)
I'm still in the process of acquiring water slide decals for the OYW RX-78-2 MG. Once I get a hold of 'em, I'll be completing the last two percent. Hopefully, I wouldn't be too lazy to take more shots by then.
Lastly, the eyes were Photoshopped... in case you're wondering. ^_^
Thursday, December 04, 2008
98%
With two percent to go, I've almost finished my SD RX-78-2 Gundam.
A bit of history, it went from this --
Straight snap-built out of the box.
to this --
Painted silver and prepped for the intended colorway.
to his penultimate mug shot --
A metallic SD RX-78-2!
What's up with the remaining two percent, you ask? Why, decals, of course. ^_^
A bit of history, it went from this --
Straight snap-built out of the box.Painted silver and prepped for the intended colorway.to his penultimate mug shot --
A metallic SD RX-78-2!What's up with the remaining two percent, you ask? Why, decals, of course. ^_^
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
DIY series: Gundam v-fin sharpening
Here's how I do it... v-fin sharpening -- the down and dirty way.
I used this process for the horn on my Unicorn Gundam, however, I wasn't able to put up an entry on how I did it.
My Unicorn Gundam, prior to sharpening its horn. Notice how un-Unicorn it looks like with the horn not sharpened? Ugh!
Here's the RX-0 with its horn sharpened --
There... I think that's a bit better, right?
Ok, here's what you need --
1. A sanding sponge. I used 3M's fine-grit sanding sponge for the purpose.
2. The v-fin, of course! For this sample, I used my SD RX-78-2's v-fin.
The SD RX-78-2's v-fin and 3M fine-grit sanding sponge.
The sponge sandwich. ^_^
Cut two small pieces off the sponge and sandwich the v-fin between them. Sand away by moving the v-fin in and out of the "sponge sandwich". Yup, in and out, push and pull.
The left fin is now sharpened compared to the untouched fin on the right.
Be careful, though, as things can easily get out of hand while you're sanding the v-fin. You might wanna stop halfway through the sharpening process and use some finesse to fine-tune the shape of the fin and its tip. Slowly, but surely, does the trick.
Here's the final outcome, with both fins sharpened. As you may notice, I'm not quite finished with the right fin yet... I was too excited to take a pic! ^_^
There you have it, the down and dirty way of sharpening your Gundam's v-fin.
I used this process for the horn on my Unicorn Gundam, however, I wasn't able to put up an entry on how I did it.
My Unicorn Gundam, prior to sharpening its horn. Notice how un-Unicorn it looks like with the horn not sharpened? Ugh!Here's the RX-0 with its horn sharpened --
There... I think that's a bit better, right?Ok, here's what you need --
1. A sanding sponge. I used 3M's fine-grit sanding sponge for the purpose.
2. The v-fin, of course! For this sample, I used my SD RX-78-2's v-fin.
The SD RX-78-2's v-fin and 3M fine-grit sanding sponge.The sponge sandwich. ^_^Cut two small pieces off the sponge and sandwich the v-fin between them. Sand away by moving the v-fin in and out of the "sponge sandwich". Yup, in and out, push and pull.
The left fin is now sharpened compared to the untouched fin on the right.Be careful, though, as things can easily get out of hand while you're sanding the v-fin. You might wanna stop halfway through the sharpening process and use some finesse to fine-tune the shape of the fin and its tip. Slowly, but surely, does the trick.
Here's the final outcome, with both fins sharpened. As you may notice, I'm not quite finished with the right fin yet... I was too excited to take a pic! ^_^
There you have it, the down and dirty way of sharpening your Gundam's v-fin.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
SD RX-78-2 Gundam
I've been wanting to take pics of my recently-snap-built SDs for some time now and at the same time try out a new lighting/background setup, but due to my current WIP's (see left sidebar) penchant for devotion and time, I'm unable to do so... until last night.
I was able to set-up my ultra-custom mini-studio in just 15 minutes (See? I'm getting faster with each session in doing so ^_^) and brought out the SD RX-78-2 Gundam for some test snaps and pre-shoot adjustments... and those were exactly all I got -- adjustments and two test photos. My cam's battery dried out as I clicked for the third pic.
Nonetheless, I was happy with the way everything turned out. I could say that I was able to achieve the look that I wanted. I learned something new... and got one image that is decent enough to post in this entry.
As you can see, the SD was built straight OOTB. The fugly seamlines are yet to be cemented, puttied and sanded. The kit itself is yet to be primed and painted.
I was supposed to take a pic of BB # 200 back to back with another SD, but the photography gods weren't that kind last night to give me around five minutes more worth of battery juice. Maybe next time... probably Thursday night. ^_^
I was able to set-up my ultra-custom mini-studio in just 15 minutes (See? I'm getting faster with each session in doing so ^_^) and brought out the SD RX-78-2 Gundam for some test snaps and pre-shoot adjustments... and those were exactly all I got -- adjustments and two test photos. My cam's battery dried out as I clicked for the third pic.
Nonetheless, I was happy with the way everything turned out. I could say that I was able to achieve the look that I wanted. I learned something new... and got one image that is decent enough to post in this entry.
As you can see, the SD was built straight OOTB. The fugly seamlines are yet to be cemented, puttied and sanded. The kit itself is yet to be primed and painted.
I was supposed to take a pic of BB # 200 back to back with another SD, but the photography gods weren't that kind last night to give me around five minutes more worth of battery juice. Maybe next time... probably Thursday night. ^_^
Friday, October 03, 2008
Seeing red
I might as well post something before I burst a bubble -- a co-worker has been bugging me for the past 30 minutes regarding some things that we talked about on the phone around 31 minutes ago. ^_^
Until I get my hands on some Tamiya Pla-plates, I'm putting the MG Strike Rouge project on hold... and moving on to more SD madness!
I got back to my stack of kits last night and noticed that I haven't taken a pic of my latest hauls yet... which I'll do, hopefully, this weekend.
Anyway, here are a couple of more pics of my SD Strike Rouge.
I've noticed that my recent posts have flavors of red in them -- MG Sinanju, MG IJ, Supes, MG Strike Rouge, this one too... ^_^
Until I get my hands on some Tamiya Pla-plates, I'm putting the MG Strike Rouge project on hold... and moving on to more SD madness!
I got back to my stack of kits last night and noticed that I haven't taken a pic of my latest hauls yet... which I'll do, hopefully, this weekend.
Anyway, here are a couple of more pics of my SD Strike Rouge.
I've noticed that my recent posts have flavors of red in them -- MG Sinanju, MG IJ, Supes, MG Strike Rouge, this one too... ^_^
Thursday, October 02, 2008
More pics with the MG MBF-02 Strike Rouge
Here are a few more pics before I did some slight pre-paint mods (scribing additional panel lines).
With the Aile Striker...
In my opinion, the design of Strike Gundams (any of them) can hold its own even without the Aile Striker. I guess that's the reason why Bandai released a PG version sans its backpack.
Anyway, I'm now working on the Rouge's legs... yup, I'm still scribing additional panel lines. I hope I can get it over and done with (scribing) before October ends. ^_^
With the Aile Striker...
In my opinion, the design of Strike Gundams (any of them) can hold its own even without the Aile Striker. I guess that's the reason why Bandai released a PG version sans its backpack.
Anyway, I'm now working on the Rouge's legs... yup, I'm still scribing additional panel lines. I hope I can get it over and done with (scribing) before October ends. ^_^
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Behind the scenes - SD Strike Rouge
Remember my WIP - SD Strike Rouge? Here's a bit of background into it.
If you have read the post, my SD Strike Rouge is actually BB # 259 Strike Gundam Striker Weapons System. So it is basically a Strike with a colorway to match that of the Rouge's. Bandai has yet to release the Strike Rouge in SD form. :(
I build the SDs for my fiancee in between my WIPs of 1/100s. I need to break the monotony of building and painting bigger kits... or else I think I'd go insane. In fact, I sometimes pay more attention to these little cutesies than my 1/100s! ^_^
Anyway, here's the snap-built Strike... complete with un-nibbed gates and all --
Here's another angle with the gates more prominent.
After a few minutes of gate-nibbing and sanding, here's how he looked like --
I really love to pose Gundam kits this way -- looking mean with some attitude. ^_^
Strike Gundam to Strike Rouge? Heck yeah! As posted before --
I've always been vocal that the Strike Rouge is my favorite Gundam and I treat this SD version without any difference. In my drive to achieve the best look I probably can for it, I have painted it twice, stripped its paint once, and I'm guessing that I will strip its paint again until I get the look I want.
Working with SD kits can be a labor of love (What the?!? Where'd that come from?!?). I mean the masking process involved with SDs are really tedious. The torso, the shoulders, the legs, the feet... they all come in a single piece! Just take a look at the shield... it involves three different colors! Proper masking (with lotsa patience) is really the trick with these guys if you want to make it look like the ones in the side of its box. I don't even want to start yakking about the panel lines. ^_^
This WIP has been put on hold right now (I'm currently working on its big sister -- the MG Strike Rouge), and I would probably forego in painting the Aile Striker and Sky Grasper. I can't begin to imagine the hours required to mask and paint the two. ^_^
Come to think of it, I'd probably paint the SD simultaneously with the MG so they'd get matching colors. :)
If you have read the post, my SD Strike Rouge is actually BB # 259 Strike Gundam Striker Weapons System. So it is basically a Strike with a colorway to match that of the Rouge's. Bandai has yet to release the Strike Rouge in SD form. :(
I build the SDs for my fiancee in between my WIPs of 1/100s. I need to break the monotony of building and painting bigger kits... or else I think I'd go insane. In fact, I sometimes pay more attention to these little cutesies than my 1/100s! ^_^
Anyway, here's the snap-built Strike... complete with un-nibbed gates and all --
Here's another angle with the gates more prominent.
After a few minutes of gate-nibbing and sanding, here's how he looked like --
I really love to pose Gundam kits this way -- looking mean with some attitude. ^_^
Strike Gundam to Strike Rouge? Heck yeah! As posted before --
I've always been vocal that the Strike Rouge is my favorite Gundam and I treat this SD version without any difference. In my drive to achieve the best look I probably can for it, I have painted it twice, stripped its paint once, and I'm guessing that I will strip its paint again until I get the look I want.
Working with SD kits can be a labor of love (What the?!? Where'd that come from?!?). I mean the masking process involved with SDs are really tedious. The torso, the shoulders, the legs, the feet... they all come in a single piece! Just take a look at the shield... it involves three different colors! Proper masking (with lotsa patience) is really the trick with these guys if you want to make it look like the ones in the side of its box. I don't even want to start yakking about the panel lines. ^_^
This WIP has been put on hold right now (I'm currently working on its big sister -- the MG Strike Rouge), and I would probably forego in painting the Aile Striker and Sky Grasper. I can't begin to imagine the hours required to mask and paint the two. ^_^
Come to think of it, I'd probably paint the SD simultaneously with the MG so they'd get matching colors. :)
Monday, September 08, 2008
White beast
I finally came out of my lazy stupor to realize the long overdue photo shoot of my RX-0 Unicorn Gundam. I was afraid that Red might overtake it (posterity-wise) if I wasn't going to do something about it.
Again, I set-up my ultra-quick-30-minute-DIY-crappy-studio in just 35 minutes! Can you imagine that?!? I patted myself on the back a couple of times thereafter. ^_^
As you may already know, the Unicorn Gundam has two modes -- the Unicorn mode, as shown in the following photos, and the Destroy mode... which will not be seen anywhere in this site. I find the Unicorn mode more menacing than the Destroy. The Destroy mode is more like a sea creature who changes its colors (and size) just to scare away predators... while the Unicorn mode is all business. It has an air of class and refinement while retaining the "... mess with me, and I'll shove your head so far up into your ass, that you'll see your own throat" attitude. So there... no Destroy mode for this white beast. Unless, I get a couple of those Unicorn gattling guns that are so damn hard to find!
Before you flame me and say "Awwww, the Destroy mode can whup the Unicorn mode's butt anytime!"... don't even start. This is my blog and I can say what I want. If you want to rant about what I said above, rant in your own blog. Just kidding! You can speak your mind via the CBox over to the right... just below the Blobs and just above the flag counting thingie.
But I will tell you this -- once I get my hands on two of those Unicorn gattling guns, I will get another RX-0 kit for the Destroy mode.
I changed the paint scheme a teensy-weensy bit. Where? Don't ask me... I won't tell. ^_^
The "ankle" issue regarding the Unicorn is true. It does have weak ankles, so I did a lot of re-posing to the legs in between shoots. It's quite understandable though... since the RX-0's ankles got tons of parts.
If you're not careful in posing your Uni, it will lose its balance and fall flat on its face. Trust me. It will. Get an action base or something if you want to permanently display it in one of your cabs.
The Unicorn sure looks waaaaay cool if you're going to slap on all of its weapons... and to think that my Unicorn doesn't have its beam sabers out yet. ^_^
Notice the sharp horn? I'll post a tutorial later on how I did it... easily... in less than 5 minutes. Did I tell you to get an action base so as not to break the horn? Get one. Now.
Even the Unicorn must have a shield for protection. Whatta wuss ^_^
Ready to rock and roll.
Destroy mode what?!?
After around two hours of posing it and shooting, I tidied things up and grabbed some beer... Oktoberfest has already started in the Philippines, ya'know! SMB!!! Inuman na!!!
By the way, the images are hosted on Flickr, so click on 'em for slightly bigger pics. :)
Kit: from Greattoys in Shoppesville, Greenhills
Paint: Tamiya Enamel.
Again, I set-up my ultra-quick-30-minute-DIY-crappy-studio in just 35 minutes! Can you imagine that?!? I patted myself on the back a couple of times thereafter. ^_^
As you may already know, the Unicorn Gundam has two modes -- the Unicorn mode, as shown in the following photos, and the Destroy mode... which will not be seen anywhere in this site. I find the Unicorn mode more menacing than the Destroy. The Destroy mode is more like a sea creature who changes its colors (and size) just to scare away predators... while the Unicorn mode is all business. It has an air of class and refinement while retaining the "... mess with me, and I'll shove your head so far up into your ass, that you'll see your own throat" attitude. So there... no Destroy mode for this white beast. Unless, I get a couple of those Unicorn gattling guns that are so damn hard to find!
Before you flame me and say "Awwww, the Destroy mode can whup the Unicorn mode's butt anytime!"... don't even start. This is my blog and I can say what I want. If you want to rant about what I said above, rant in your own blog. Just kidding! You can speak your mind via the CBox over to the right... just below the Blobs and just above the flag counting thingie.
But I will tell you this -- once I get my hands on two of those Unicorn gattling guns, I will get another RX-0 kit for the Destroy mode.
I changed the paint scheme a teensy-weensy bit. Where? Don't ask me... I won't tell. ^_^
The "ankle" issue regarding the Unicorn is true. It does have weak ankles, so I did a lot of re-posing to the legs in between shoots. It's quite understandable though... since the RX-0's ankles got tons of parts.
If you're not careful in posing your Uni, it will lose its balance and fall flat on its face. Trust me. It will. Get an action base or something if you want to permanently display it in one of your cabs.
The Unicorn sure looks waaaaay cool if you're going to slap on all of its weapons... and to think that my Unicorn doesn't have its beam sabers out yet. ^_^
Notice the sharp horn? I'll post a tutorial later on how I did it... easily... in less than 5 minutes. Did I tell you to get an action base so as not to break the horn? Get one. Now.
Even the Unicorn must have a shield for protection. Whatta wuss ^_^
Ready to rock and roll.
Destroy mode what?!?
After around two hours of posing it and shooting, I tidied things up and grabbed some beer... Oktoberfest has already started in the Philippines, ya'know! SMB!!! Inuman na!!!
By the way, the images are hosted on Flickr, so click on 'em for slightly bigger pics. :)
Kit: from Greattoys in Shoppesville, Greenhills
Paint: Tamiya Enamel.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Test-fits and (still) crappy photos
No sodas this time.
As stated in my previous post, I managed to eke out a couple of hours last night for my current WIP's mug shots.
I was right, setting-up the lighting and the background of my DIY figure studio indeed took around 30 minutes. I had to improvise a boom for my lamp (yes, I just used a single lamp) and couldn't quite decide on which background to use for this particular shoot. I ended up with the traditional white background... lazy bugger.
Enough of that... onwards!
The first pose is very similar to the one during the time I shot at Red using my cellular phone's camera. You know, the pose that is similar to the poster included in the box (sans the rifle and the shield).
"If you wanna touch the sky, you better learn how to kneel. On your knees, boy!" -- Bono, She Moves in Mysterious Ways.
I tried out the articulation of the OOB kit by attempting to make her kneel... properly. The operative words here are "attempt" and "properly". ^_^
Even though it does not kneel quite as good as the perfect grade version, it can hold its own. If you want to achieve the perfect kneel, buy the PG version... which is incidentally the Evolve version. Either you go the PG way, or you can mod the hips, knees, and ankles of this MG to nail that anime-accurate kneeling pose.
I'd originally planned to put the instruction manual under her feet in this shoot, but I forgot all about it... it was already getting late!
The last shot of the night for the Cagalli's MS --
I think I should've bent the right forearm a bit more.
That's it! The preliminary shoot of the MBF-02 is now over and done with!
Next up is assembly of the Aile striker, the shield and rifle... then shoot at it again... then scribe extra panel lines (probably add pla-plates)... then shoot at it again... then apply primer... then shoot at it again... then airbrushing... then shoot at it again... then decal-work and top-coat... then shoot at it... again. =D
Sadly, by the way, my Unicorn didn't make it for last night's shoot. It couldn't make up its mind if it'll come out in the Unicorn mode or the Destroy mode. ^_^
By the way, click on the images above for larger versions.
On a final note, I was wrong. It only took me around twenty minutes to tidy things up after the shoot... not thirty minutes as I had assumed.
As stated in my previous post, I managed to eke out a couple of hours last night for my current WIP's mug shots.
I was right, setting-up the lighting and the background of my DIY figure studio indeed took around 30 minutes. I had to improvise a boom for my lamp (yes, I just used a single lamp) and couldn't quite decide on which background to use for this particular shoot. I ended up with the traditional white background... lazy bugger.
Enough of that... onwards!
The first pose is very similar to the one during the time I shot at Red using my cellular phone's camera. You know, the pose that is similar to the poster included in the box (sans the rifle and the shield).
"If you wanna touch the sky, you better learn how to kneel. On your knees, boy!" -- Bono, She Moves in Mysterious Ways.
I tried out the articulation of the OOB kit by attempting to make her kneel... properly. The operative words here are "attempt" and "properly". ^_^
Even though it does not kneel quite as good as the perfect grade version, it can hold its own. If you want to achieve the perfect kneel, buy the PG version... which is incidentally the Evolve version. Either you go the PG way, or you can mod the hips, knees, and ankles of this MG to nail that anime-accurate kneeling pose.
I'd originally planned to put the instruction manual under her feet in this shoot, but I forgot all about it... it was already getting late!
The last shot of the night for the Cagalli's MS --
I think I should've bent the right forearm a bit more.
That's it! The preliminary shoot of the MBF-02 is now over and done with!
Next up is assembly of the Aile striker, the shield and rifle... then shoot at it again... then scribe extra panel lines (probably add pla-plates)... then shoot at it again... then apply primer... then shoot at it again... then airbrushing... then shoot at it again... then decal-work and top-coat... then shoot at it... again. =D
Sadly, by the way, my Unicorn didn't make it for last night's shoot. It couldn't make up its mind if it'll come out in the Unicorn mode or the Destroy mode. ^_^
By the way, click on the images above for larger versions.
On a final note, I was wrong. It only took me around twenty minutes to tidy things up after the shoot... not thirty minutes as I had assumed.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Test-fits and crappy photos
The soda I drank last night after dinner must have triggered something in me to continue building my MG Strike Rouge.
I'd already built the head, the torso, the shoulders/arms, and a leg the previous nights so I was quite giddy for its completion. Again, I cut, nipped, sanded and built away.
However, the kit-building frenzy in me simmered down a bit as the night wore on. I was determined to at least complete the whole mecha's body and leave the Aile Striker and the weapons for later nights.
I just realized (as I'm writing this) that I totalled two hours for last night's build for the other leg/foot! Two hours! Maybe I DO have OCD. ^_^
Anyway, the reason why it takes me so long to build kits is that I wanna be able to test-fit a kit and take photos immediately afterwards. Snap-building a kit while leaving all the gates un-nibbed and un-sanded is so damn easy that a 5-year old could do it... heck, I did it on my NG 1/100 Exia while I was on my fifth can of beer!
Since then, I preferred to do it in this order -- cut, shave, sand, and then snap. This way, I don't have to take the entire thing apart just to shave, nib and sand away the gates. Besides, I think that would be more time-consuming. Ergo, I can immediately take photos -- these photos --
Pardon the crappy pics as they were taken by my P990i's cam. Hey, like I've told you, I just spent two hours completing the leg, and it was already late into the night. I had to make do with my phone-cam, a single 14-watt (or was it 16?) lamp overhead, and a piece of bond paper (as background), instead of setting-up a proper shoot... which would take around 30 minutes to arrange all the lights together with the background, and another 30 minutes put them all away again.
So, I'm leaving the formal shoot of the Rouge for tomorrow night... with the Unicorn.
I'd already built the head, the torso, the shoulders/arms, and a leg the previous nights so I was quite giddy for its completion. Again, I cut, nipped, sanded and built away.
However, the kit-building frenzy in me simmered down a bit as the night wore on. I was determined to at least complete the whole mecha's body and leave the Aile Striker and the weapons for later nights.
I just realized (as I'm writing this) that I totalled two hours for last night's build for the other leg/foot! Two hours! Maybe I DO have OCD. ^_^
Anyway, the reason why it takes me so long to build kits is that I wanna be able to test-fit a kit and take photos immediately afterwards. Snap-building a kit while leaving all the gates un-nibbed and un-sanded is so damn easy that a 5-year old could do it... heck, I did it on my NG 1/100 Exia while I was on my fifth can of beer!
Since then, I preferred to do it in this order -- cut, shave, sand, and then snap. This way, I don't have to take the entire thing apart just to shave, nib and sand away the gates. Besides, I think that would be more time-consuming. Ergo, I can immediately take photos -- these photos --
Pardon the crappy pics as they were taken by my P990i's cam. Hey, like I've told you, I just spent two hours completing the leg, and it was already late into the night. I had to make do with my phone-cam, a single 14-watt (or was it 16?) lamp overhead, and a piece of bond paper (as background), instead of setting-up a proper shoot... which would take around 30 minutes to arrange all the lights together with the background, and another 30 minutes put them all away again.
So, I'm leaving the formal shoot of the Rouge for tomorrow night... with the Unicorn.
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