THE CRIMSON COMET

A mini review for this small kit. Finally finished painting (took me 8 months, mind you) for this baby! When laziness strikes; it hits you hard. Not done really (ooohh the laziness!). More on that in a bit... Front (yep improved a little with my photography thanks to Photo Caddy app for android) Side It's awesome how tiny the decals give a huge boost with the aesthetics department. Ver Ka kits I do not dare >.< (prolly soon hihihi) Clear stickers are "good enough" when you're working on a light / white surface but looks abysmal on dark / black and didn't bother putting some on those. That teeny weeny caution mark is definitely an eye-catcher! Amuro's mean green (white) killing machine Side by side comparison with v1 and v2 Pros: What an SD Nu SHOULD look like Articulation on arms Clear stickers are awesome *when bought with the Zeta pair pack Cons: When compared to v1 - this Nu has no b...

Hohoho!! It's not every day, heck, it's not every YEAR you get to post on February 29! Not much progress with the Nu since I ran out of clear primer and grey primer. Sucks because I was in the mood and 6th gear today to actually do some damage :( Anyway, the Nu unit is complete. I was about to paint the funnels and weapons but yeah, primer has been depleted. Preppin to paint the fin funnels (pardon for the messy room) Some of the weapons. I actually forgot the sword for this batch Detailed using Gundam Markers for touch ups and panel-lined the Nu using a 0.3 mechanical pencil. Works wonders. The effect is just what I wanted. Thin, faint, and clean :) Unit complete!~ I have been constantly experimenting on different techniques on how to put up model kits. For the past builds I have been flirting with glossy finishes and surprised to say I find it awesome. Still, my preferred finish is matte, but the gloss right now just looks as good. I guess depending on the mood ...

Well, just so you know I am alive and well. I almost missed the entire Feb without posting :( Shit happens and a lot of stuff going on at work but nevertheless, I still find time to satisfy my GunPla crave haha! Actually it is just now that I found a spare time to actually finish my 3-month pending backlog. And in case you noticed why am I posting another SD Nu? Did I cheat? Is this post a re-post? You lazy bastard! Calm down. No this isn't a re-post or a cheat just so I can cram something for the month of Feb. And just in case too you haven't noticed the V2  on the title then your eyes need glasses :p Onto the WIP (uhm... well not really) Err, that's it. Yes a couple of photos for the month of Feb! Yay! Everything's going smoothly though, I expect to finish everything by next week. By everything I meant the Nu. The HWS pack can wait. I just ran out of black paint which sucks so that's that. Good thing the Nu is almost done and I won't be needing black ...

Good news on the RG Char Zaku kit, arms are complete along with the skirt, head, and weapons. All that's left are the body and legs. Left leg is 97% complete, 3 miniscule decals are to be placed probably tomorrow. Hmm... I'm guessing it would take until next week the way I progress. :( Getting "stressed" with applying waterslide decals on my Char Zaku, I was able to finish this guy. Quite happy how it turned out. Masking was hell as usual but fun anyways. It's been a while since I've painted a kit. Renewing my painting vigor with an SD kit is a sure fire. Assembling SD's are a breeze and a stress reliever from all the sweat, tears, and blood my hands go through the RG. Never thought I'd spend a lot of time (more than an MG, mind you) with it. Again, lifestyle, work, and NBA 2k12 (lol) gets in the way of GunPla. Hopefully I'd find time to sit down and focus on Char Zaku so I can finally proceed with the RX. Tee-hee Not used to taking shots with a...

No, I'm not dead. It's just that applying waterslide decals on the RG are painstakingly hard as hell. So to keep you guys posted on my works, here are some shots to fiddle around: Bought a Tamiya Mark Fit to improve my waterslide decals adhesion and application I was able to grab this guy on sale for a mere 130 bucks! Courtesy of my friend Hobby Dumpy. Be sure to visit her blog as well. She's got some cool die casts collection, might as well check it out. ....And some crappy pics I took playing around with my bro's Canon EOS 60D. ISO setting was too high - hence, the noisy photos :( Amuro! I'm done applying decals on the head, armaments, and skirt. WIP-ing arms. Hopefully I can finish all this weekend. And yeah, the RX-93's progress is about 75%. If I get bored stressed with applying decals, the blob head will get his share of attention :)