WIP : Hasegawa 1/72 VF-25S Messiah Pt. 1 – Construction
Building up a Hasegawa Macross kit is easier than a typical aircraft kit in that they can be built up in subassemblies like a mecha kit. However, some planning is needed to make this work out so I begin by cutting and dryfitting the major parts together. As usual with Hasegawa, the fit is very …...
WIP : Nitto 1/20 PKA Gustav Pt. 1 – Construction
Time to thin my SF3D/Ma.K stash! This is a PKA Gustav from Nitto when Maschinen Krieger was still known as SF3D. It has since been superseded by a snapfit release from Wave. While this is definitely showing its age with its 1980s engineering and fit, it’s a multimedia kit: it includes brass rods, wires, springs …...
Upcoming : Super Minipla Beast King Go-Lion
Official pictures of this upcoming toy/kit are now online. Each lion will be packaged in its own box with weapons and a stick of chewing gum. They can then be combined into this 18cm tall Super Robot. The proportions of the individual lions look off to me but Go-Lion itself looks brilliant. And it seems …...
Upcoming : Good Smile Company Moderoid Godmars
This was unexpected but very welcome. A new Godmars model kit is coming! It looks like there will be part swapping involved depending on what mode the modeler wants to achieve. It’s simpler and probably more sturdy this way as it will feature a lot of articulation. This is coming in August @ 7,500JPY. More …...
Completed : ‘Cover Fire’ – Bandai 1/35 Tactical Armor Type 17EX Shinden
Kit Info Brand and Kit Number: Bandai 954034 and Masterbox 35193 Media: Injection Plastic Markings: Various The Subject A Tactical Armor (TA) is a bipedal combat machine with artificial muscles featured in the anime television series Gasaraki. The Type 17EX Shinden is an improved model of the Type 17 Raiden manufactured by Gowa...
WIP : Bandai 1/35 TA Shinden Pt. 6 – Basing
Work on the base begins with gluing the cork pieces together with a hot glue gun. Then I layer the surface with Vallejo Thick Mud – Light Brown. While it’s drying I pressed in a mix of small rocks from Woodland Scenics and my garden. I cut an Evergreen plastic tube in 5mm long pieces …...
WIP : Bandai 1/35 TA Shinden Pt. 5 – Basing
In between painting the Shinden, I started preparing the ruins that will be part of the base. The biggest piece of the base is a cover for the 2 figures to be placed behind. Right from the beginning I imagined this to be a slightly curved piece of metal plate, perhaps a broken piece of …...
WIP : Bandai 1/35 TA Shinden Pt. 4 – Weathering
Work continues to finish up this kit beginning with decals over a gloss coat. The markings are from my spares box. After another glossing over, I did an oil wash with lamp black color. I went easy on this wash so it only added some depth to the panel lines. Next, to tie the camo …...
WIP : Bandai 1/35 TA Shinden Pt. 3 – Painting the Shinden
Painting the Shinden is next. First is priming with black. Then I highlighted with white. Like the figures, I sprayed based on the direction of the the main light source being above. As usual, it’s at this point that still more seamlines turned up which require fixing. While I go through the tedious process of …...
WIP : Bandai 1/35 TA Shinden Pt. 2 – Painting the figures
Time to get more figure painting practice in. The figures were put together with all the accessories except the helmets attached. Starting with the medic, I first primed the figure black. Then I added highlights with white. This assumes the main light source (ie. The Sun) is up above. The base colors are handpainted on. …...
