Gundam GN X-IA Ver. R.E (Part 8)
COMPLETION!!

Ladies(if there are any looking...) and gentlemen... I am proud to present my first kit of 2010... HG 1/144 GN X-IA!!!!!


Well, that's all for this kit, hope everyone likes what they see. C&C are welcome as usual. Till next time!!!=)

GN X-IA (Part 7)

Well nothing much to update. Done up with the arms and ready for show.

Here's a quick look at the masking pain before colour was added on to the arms....

Not long now and the final pics will be up, then it's on to next project... Here's a teaser....

P.S: Might give WOOB a miss coz the decals of the kit I wanted to join with are all in very bad state... I soaked one piece in water and it just became soft and won't peel out.... Ended up it just torn itself up....=(

GN X-IA (Part 6)

Well, have finally done up the legs..... Argh, I really hate white paint, always seem too diluted to work with>=(

Anyways, did a lot of masking for the leg portion, but unfortunately no pics to show as I was too exhausted and pissed to remember to take them=P

Here one can see the panel lines clearly after wash. In my opinion, I really need more panel line practice....=(

Decals were also up. Used random decals from all sorts of kits to spice this kit up. Fitted the top half...

Then there is also the groin area and the back skirt... Nothing really special. Again, just try out something new and different=)

Decals up again and detailed up as well....

Looks ok rite?? Haha....

Well that is all for now, next up the arms and the little orbs for extra details and I can safely say, I'm all done with my first kit of 2010!!!\('u')/

GN X-IA(Part 5)

Typing this on a stormy night... Weather is so unpredictable these days....

Anyways, as I mentioned before, I'm trying a new method of completing my kit i.e Spraying, decaling, washing and flat coating one section of a kit at a time...

Have done up the head and top half of the body minus arm and here are the results....

The front....

I experimented on Mazora paint on the internals. One can see slight colour change in the Gun Metal, but overall I had to agree with Ben (aka Izakku81) that this series of paints are quite disappointing....=(

And the back.....

I must add, I used GAIA flat coat for this kit and the results simply blew me away. WHile the colours have been matt down, the brilliance in them are still retain vs other flat coats like Gunze where the colours tend to dull down a bit.... Good stuff and highly recommended for everyone!!

Also if anyone has the "correct" way of applying Mazora paints please please leave a comment and share share, thanks!!!

I think it looks good so far, bit just let me know what you think, open to suggestions for improvement. Thanks for looking=)

GN X-IA (Part 4)

Very tired these days due to work and other stuff.... Struggling to finish this fella up.... Hard to keep awake at times.... Got occasions where I did airbrushing till I fell asleep on my chair...(-.-)zzzzz

Painted up the weapons and the shield with the decals up too. Washed and flat coated as well=)

Here is a better look of the modified rifle which is able to attach the GN Blade onto.... Behind in of coz the tiny shield...

And in this pic, the GN sword is detached and the long range barrel is placed on instead....

Well that's all for now. Be sure to check back on the progress of the other parts.... Now to get my beauty sleep..... ZZZzzzzzz....

GN X-IA(Part 3)

Well here is one last look at this fella before it goes into the paint job stage.... Customized weapon using original GN-X rifle to combine with Exia's sword... Looks pretty nice, well at least for me....

I think I'll try something different this year. Normally I would take apart everything and then paint them all at one go depending on the colour, but for this fella I'll paint, washing and decaling it part by part. Think it will allow me to be more aware of the kit and not leave out any art unattended to.... Well, we shall see.....=)

MG kits

Time flies...

Just the other day, while having dinner, I was talking to kbata. I was telling him I realised how long I haven't done an MG kit!! It has almost been like what... 1 1/2 years?? If my memory serves me right, the last MG I touched was a Crossbone....

This alone proves a few things....

1) I really have no time for MG....
2) HG kits are getting so much better that MGs are practically things of the past(well at least for me...)
3) I'm getting too lazy...=P
4) I have no motivation to build them...

Well, whatever the reason could be, I think we can all agree that over the years of "investment" into Bandai, we are finally seeing rewards by having better grades of kits coming out.... Compare a first gen MG Zaku 2 to the current MG Zaku 2 ver 2 to get an idea....

Well, enuough small talk... back to my erm... 1/144 kit, haha.... MG....(-.-lll)

GN X-ia (Part 2)

Alrighty then, the legs are done up as well. detailed up the parts with panel lines and also a chisel. Still not very good with the chisel though..... =(

the lower leg were detailed up using spares from my GM Quel and also some Pla Plates....

The back of the skirt also detailed up with GM Quel parts and pla plating. Very minimum detailing....

So far, both arms are up, both legs are up and also the head and body.... can feel the grip of my airbrush very sooonnnnnnn..=) Will be heading for a G-3 type colour scheme I suppose, so must faster finish building... Woohohooooooo....=)

1/144 GN X-IA (Part 1)

Well, as promised, I'll try to finish as many kits as possible with in this year, so presenting my first W.I.P of 2009!!! WOOHOO...

Got the idea from Hobby Japan modeler Seira Masuo. I'm a big big fan of his and I know a few other of my pals as well. He does crazy kit bashings and also take really old school and lousy kits and transforms them into beautiful creations.

This kit is a combination of a 1/144 GNX and 1/144 Exia plus spare material from my junkpile, which unfortunately or forunately is building up....=P I must say it is a very different experience and really requires one to use a lot of thinking and planning to execute the desired look....

Here's a first look at the kit....

I added some details here and there, but most noteable is being the face of the kit. I replaced the GNX's face with Exia's (not that I didn't like the original...) and also attached the V-fin to the head...

I also detailed up the stomache area, which will be exposed instead of covering it up in the end...

On the back of the kit, pla plate and also rives were used to detail up the backpack as well as the GN drive.....
And yes that is my Nu Gundam still behind, haha....

Well, I know nobody or not many people reads this blog of mine, unless I post it up in forums but if you do, please leave me a comment, so at least I know there are guys and gals out there following this... Haha...XD

More updates to follow soon. Stay tune=)

Happy 2010!!

Ya I know I'm a few days late, but hey, better late than never right?? Haha... 2010 is hopefully a good year for me, both in terms of Modeling and life.... Been working on a kit, building stages are completed, now left painting,. hopefully can be done by the middle of the month, then can continue my long delayed Nu Gundam, followed by WOOB for Plamo....

Looks like a busy start to 2010 for me le, haha.... Hopefully this year can see the fruits of my labour start blooming. Gonna chiong as many competitions as possible and hopefully win a little something in return. been waiting for over 3 or 4 yrs le=(... Oh well should wait and see...

Lots of new kits on the release too, must watch my wallet man, or else can forget about going to Japan for holiday le, haha...

Ok enuf ranting then, stay tune for my next it. Till then take care and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!=)