Show me your Gunpla

I should get the Full Vernian too...

that's the plan~

I still want a RG GP02 and GP03 - but they'd be too damn big.

GP02 will be good...but RG 1/144 GP03 WITH Dendrobium will be F-ing expensive

RG - same price as HGUC, just better looking lol.

true..but still!

Update, got a chance to work on this guy.

Holy crap, haven't seen one of these guys in years.


Oh and btw.

My heart skipped a beat.

MG GX! YEAH BABY!
At last after 18 long years.

Crap, I gotta clean the drool off my desk.

Been ages since I've gunpla'd, I still have the MG Nu Gundam Ver. KA sitting in my room unbuilt, thought I might get back into the hobby.

I have equipment for building, primers, thinner, everything, except actual painting equipment. There's a store nearby that sells Tamiya spray cans although they're expensive and all, and the local spray cans are thick and meant for walls instead of plastic. Would invest into an airbrush but I don't have the budget, plus I suck at operating these things. Handpainting, I've tried on many models, but I just don't know how to get the paint and all that right(Hence why my HG Ahead model looks...dead). Is it really possibly to make non-painted gunpla look good? I've tried some topcoat and that certainly makes them look better(I have both matte and gloss coat, prefer gloss), but otherwise most of the gunpla I've built looks not quite as impressive as the painted ones...

Also in a week I'm going to Japan, might pick up one or two kits, any recommendations? And no, no PGs, those are expensive and I really don't wanna ruin one of those fabulous things...

so, I tried to combo build my 2 frame arms kits...and this is what I got..



now I cannot wait to get my hands on the extended parts for Baselard..

You can use those industrial grade spray cans. Just replace the nozzles with the tamiya ones, and try to make the can a bit warm to make the paint thinner when spraying. If you do plan on painting, practice it on small and cheap kits like HGs. Learn how to do proper sanding, priming, masking, etc.


OT:



ran out of paint.

oh goody, the store said that he got the kit that I've been targeting..



I just hope that no one else gets it before me...lol

...when was the last time i've uploaded my stuffs in here again?

it's been awhile so i'll upload these in here since i can't remember the last uploads and i've been having/building these since July.

-MG 1/100 Marasai UC Ver


-Robot Damashii's Extreme Gundam Type Leos Expansion Pack (Aios & Eclipse)


-HGAW 1/144 DX Gundam


-MG 1/100 Proto Wing Zero

So jealous of that Proto Zero ;~;



Using an airbrush definitely takes time and practice - need to get the mixture and thickness of the paint just right so it doesn't clog up the brush or come out too watery when you apply it.

I've painted 3 - 2 HG and 1 MG - kits with an airbrush and they came out okay. I still need a lot of practice with it though before attempting again.



Handpainting helps a lot with smaller details.


But you're going to need very steady hands, patience, and a fine paint brush if you're going to do that.


OT:

Two hours in and I'm done with the Core Fighter II for the RG Zephyranthes

Not Gunpla. but I finally finished painting my HMM Blade Liger AB Van Custom. Lots of seams to be dealt with, some were tolerable, but the most irritating ones were located at the Attack Boosters themselves. Pretty well engineered and detailed kit if I say so myself.

MG Burning Gundam.
My fourth Gunpla, my first MG.
Pictures are taken with a Nintendo 3DS XL camera, that's why they're shit.




I still prefer the ease and simplicity of HG's. My fingers hurt...

lol I prefer the complexity and size of the MG's. HG are way too small for my taste,
especially as i have sorta big hands. That rules out any RG's for me also.