Tag: Mecha

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WIP : Bandai 1/144 RGM-79G GM Command – Build Log

Next in my 1/144 Mass Production Mobile Suits collection is the ground pounding version of the GM Command. The usual mods were made: heightening the waist, extending the upper and lower legs, extending the lower arms, extending the base of the cockpit area and extending the neck. The neck was further reinforced with epioxy putty....

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My Builds

Build : Bandai 1/72 Type-99 Cosmo Falcon

The SubjectThe Type-99 Cosmo Falcon (or Hayabusa in Japanese) is a trans-atmospheric space fighter aircraft used by the United Nations Cosmo Force and United Nations Ground Force in the late twenty second and third centuries. It is heavily armed with six cannons in the main wing fairings, two machine guns on the nose and up to...

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WIP : Bandai 1/72 Cosmo Falcon – Construction & Finishing

Something straightforward next for which a Bandai kit (usually) is. The Cosmo Falcon is a mecha from Yamato 2199, a remake of the classic anime Space Battleship Yamato. Much like the Cosmo Zero, the Cosmo Falcon itself is fully snapfit. The underwing pylons and missiles however, will require cement. There is an option for the …...

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WIP : HGUC 1/144 RGM-79D – Construction & Finishing

The next build for my RGM collection is the RGM-79D GM Cold Climate from the ‘Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket’ OVA series. As usual it was pretty much cannon fodder but at least it put up a fight. Anyway the kit is one of the earlier releases from the HGUC line so …...

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My Builds

Completed : Hasegawa VF-1J Valkyrie Eggplane

Kit Info Brand: Hasegawa 65789 Scale: NA Media: Styrene Markings: Kit The SubjectWell… this is an eggplane version of the VF-1J Valkyrie, the classic mecha from the anime series Super DImension Fortress Macross. It looks like an egg and it’s cute. The KitThis kit was released in 2010. There are very few parts but...

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WIP : Hasegawa VF-1J Egg Valkyrie – Construction & Finishing

This was a long time coming and it’s time to finish it. I decided to go with the J head and the kit also includes the A head. I added more details including: The cockpit is bare so I busied it up with plastic card and rods. I wasn’t too confident with the condition of …...

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WIP : Wave 1/72 Legioss Eta – Construction & Finishing

This is a snapfit kit from Wave Corporation of the main mecha in Genesis Climber Mospeada. As you can see, the color separation leaves much to be desired and painting is definitely required. I’ve had this kit snapfitted for a few years now and the plastic had become more brittle. The result was that I …...

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