Merry Christmas!
May we have peace on Earth and goodwill toward all Man....
Completed : Bandai HGUC 1/144 RGM-89 Jegan
Kit Info Brand: Bandai HGUC 097 Scale: 1/144 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Various aftermarket The Subject Adopted in UC 0089, the RGM-89 Jegan is the Earth Federation’s general purpose mobile suit. Designed by Anaheim Electronics, the Jegan traces its lineage to the original RGM-79 GM and like the original, it’s only...
RIP : Stan Lee (1922 – 2018)
Stan Lee died today and the world seems smaller now. His works has been such a big influence in most people’s lives: who on this planet doesn’t know Captain America, Hulk, Thor (the comics version), Iron Man and Spider-Man? So good night Stan Lee. In your immortal words: Excelsior! Rest well. ...
Completed : Nitto 1/20 PKA ausf. G ‘Gustav’
Kit Info Brand: Nitto Nr. SF3D Series 5 Scale: 1/20 Media: Multimedia (injection plastic, brass, rubber, lead and copper) Markings: Wave PKA Konrad The Subject The new armored fighting suit of the Shutoral Forces, the PKA.G in opposition to the new weapon of the Mercenery troops, the Super AFS had more strengthened mobility and armored...
WIP : Nitto PKA Gustav Pt. 2 – Painting & Finishing
As is now usual, I start with a base of black. Next is a white marble coat. The main color is Panzer Grey with red for the chevrons. These were sprayed slightly thinned so the marble coat shows through. The decals come from the Wave PKA Konrad kit as the original Nitto ones have yellowed …...
WIP : Bandai HGUC GM Space Command Pt.1 – Construction
Next up is yet another kit that I have finished snapfitting for a long time. It also continues my EFSF grunt mobile suit collection (what a mouthful). This is one of the earlier HGUC releases so it suffers from the typical problem of its vintage: overly large hands, limited poseability and a somewhat squat stature. …...
Completed : Hasegawa 1/72 Shinsei Industry VF-25S Messiah
Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa 65724 Scale: 1/72 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Kit The Subject The VF-25 Messiah is one of the latest variable fighters used by humans in 2059. It was developed as a replacement for the VF-171, the standard variable fighter in the New UN Spacy. Production prototypes were fielded by SMS in 2059, …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-25S Messiah Pt.3 – Finishing
The kit decals went on OK. Some are robust and took handling and adjusting well but others did tear and some careful re-alignment was needed. I also made a big mistake in putting the SMS logo on the wrong side of the tailfins. I had to carefully re-hydrate them to move them to the correct …...
WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-25S Messiah Pt.2 – Painting
Looks patchy after a few rounds of gray to check for seamlines. But it’s finally ready to paint. First is the base of Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black cut with lacquer thinner. The VF-25S is in a 2 tone gray camo. I used MIG AMMO Light Gray for the lighter gray. I’m guessing because the mecha …...
