Quick Udpate 09/12/10

My cam's memory card is being a pain in the you-know-where again. Many WIP photos for this update was deleted. Anyway, here is a quick update.

I'm currently building MG Destiny, and I'm almost done with the first airbrush project which is the HG GN-X. I forgot to mention before that I already sold my MG Victory. I needed the cash, and I had no time to finish it.

Practicing with the airbrush has been fun. I'm still trying to get used to mixing paint, coating the part, etc. I have also realized that masking is a huge pain in the, again, you-know-where. I also practiced seam removal as you can see below.

Still has room for improvement. I just hope that I can get used to these tricks just in time for the Gunpla World Cup. Still not a hundred percent sure if I will join.

I'd probably be done painting the GN-X by tomorrow. Then hopefully, the review will be out before the week ends.

WIP: 0 Gundam and Blue Destiny

I've finished these two last week. Planning to do the painting before the year ends.

I had fun building the SD kit. Finished it before completing the HGUC. I sort of needed a break I guess even though the HG kit was not that difficult to finish.

And here's the little guy.

The Blue Destiny has nice proportions, and the parts are almost completely color accurate.

My camera (Sony T20)hasn't been cooperative lately. It has been having a lot of corrupted images recently. In one instance, all the images were completely deleted. I guess I need a new memory card. Would like to have a new camera but I don't have the budget.

Decent articulation on the shoulders/arms. Not so much on the legs though.

Really looking forward to finishing these two before the New Year.

Latest supplies.

Next project on my want-list is the MG Victory. Just waiting for the hobby stores to have it here. I need to get my hands on an MG kit!

I Ordered Myself to Blog Today

Boy did I miss blogging!

4 months went by without touching this blog. I still haven't finished my HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 1. So here's what I got so far.

Head, torso, shield, rifle, and one arm. Then I worked on it again tonight.

Got the feet done. Plus the right arm.

And the left leg.

I'm loving the small details of the leg.

I'm really taking my time with this kit. I work on it whenever I have the spare time and if I'm in the right mood. The time-consuming part has been cleaning the nub marks. I've been trying my best to get rid of those unsightly marks from my models. I've been working on 1/144 scale models for so long and I'm not even sure if I can still handle an MG kit! I really want to get me an MG Exia, but I think the coming Blue Astray is calling my name too. I'm just hoping that I get to finish Blue Destiny before the year ends =)

WIP: HG Cherudim

I'm almost done with this one.

Fresh built Cherudim soaking up some sun.

I decided to get up early on a saturday morning (the 10th) to paint this kit so I can avoid the extremely hot temperature in the afternoon. I sorted the parts a few days before painting. I used Blu Tack on some parts and masking tape on the others to stick them to the skewers. I used Tamiya Racing Green and German Gray for the arm and leg frames and also the backpack. I didn't paint the white parts anymore because the nub marks disappeared after sanding them.

Sorting the parts before painting.

I used the green highlighter again for the clear parts. The clear pieces lie on top of the sticky surface of the masking tape to hold them in place while I paint them.

The result after applying the first few coats. I left it to dry on my table then I would occasionally paint it to let the color settle well on the surface. By the way, I applied the green paint on the surface inside the clear part, not the outer part where you can touch it when attached to the gunpla.

Above are the Shield Bits after painting. I applied a thin coat of Primer Gray before painting it green because white nub marks were visible even after I sanded it. The part felt smooth when you touch it but the white, raw plastic was very visible.

Most of the parts are now assembled. I'm still in the process of decal application.

Pilot drawing pens are very similar to Black Gundam markers. The best one to use for panel lining is tip size .01. I also used 0.2 and 0.3 to paint/fill in black parts on Cherudim's rifle.

Then I used a Staedler 5B drawing pencil to darken the slits on the Shield Bits. If you took drafting classes in high school, then you know the different pencil grades used for drawing. B pencils are dark, while H pencils are very light. I think you can use them for panel lining if you don't want to use ink because the lines could look too dark on the model.

Photoshoot will be done after decal application and top coating.