Astray CRIMSON Frame w/ Tactical Arms II L Gallery

Kit: MG Gundam Astray Red Frame Custom

Victory is Ours!

More specifically, Victory belong to myself and ASM. Mine on the left and his on the right.

We met yesterday afternoon in the only appropriate place for gunplars, Akihabara. Whilst there we noticed something happening outside the Yodobashi Camera. Could this have something to do with Gundam Unicorn?




Of coure it did! Buy more than 3,000 yen of unicorn gunpla stuff and you get a chance to win a raffle prize. As I only purchased paint there I didn't qualify. Next time!


I will be taking the Victories to work this week and taking lots of pictures, editing them, and then you should see a simultaneous gallery launch from both the American Salaryman and me. Everyone will finally be able to see the secret colour schemes.

Astray CRIMSON Frame Gallery 1

Kit: MG Gundam Astray Red Frame Custom

So here it is! Astray CRIMSON Frame! (Check out the Astray with its Tactical Arms II in the second gallery.)

The Crimson colour was accomplished by painting semi-gloss black over the original red frame and then misting Mica Red overtop of that. The Tactical Arms II L is still under construction but should be ready this weekend. I have left decals and panel lines to a minimum. I think I am developing my own style in this regard as I think that panel lining everything is too much, and, especially on the Astray where the frame is very important, over-decaling can take away from the effect you are trying to achieve.




















Now let's look at some details...
Here you can see the Mica Silver vents and pistons. I have intentionally left off the side armour part because.. well.. I love pistons! (Don't tell Freud.)

I didn't do anything special to achieve this effect on the circles on the frame. It just happened on its own. But it's hot!
The effect on the saya was done by just painting semi-gloss black over the original red. Simple, fast, and fun!
One dry transfer decal. The stripes on the other leg are leftover Wave from my Sinanju project.
Sexy!
Piston!
(Lots) more pics to come when the backpack of death is finished.

Victory Gundam Ver. KA decals

As you know, this is a version Katoki kit. Which means that anyone who builds this will suffer through the well-known japanese torture method known as Version Katoki Decals. This method is designed to cause dizziness, cross-eyes from staring at things so small you should be using a magnifying glass, parched mouth, from sticking your tongue out in concentration, and pain in the extremities, from holding your tweezers in the grip of death because if you drop one of these decals there is no way you are finding it again. Usually the decal guide on an MG kit is one page. Well not this tiny Katoki MG! Check this out!
There are so many decals that it shows you how to apply them using diagrams of the mech in different forms. That's right! There's not enough space in the booklet to do the normal front/side/back diagrams.

Ever wonder what these tiny decals actually say? Me too! That's why I got out my 100 zoom power microscope and had a look. Thanks to my handy diagrams, you can see for yourself, too!

I had completed about half of the decal work when there was a little.. um.. accident. I usually place my decal trays on the stairs when I am not using them so the daughter can't get at them, however this time my wife knocked them over as she descended with a large load of laundry. The decal setter lid wasn't on tight enough and it leaked over my yet-unused decals causing ruin and destruction. Luckily I was able to pick up another set yesterday and continue on. I shall be finished in another two days (I hope).

Astray ______ Frame; Work Log #5

Painting


Awww Yeah!!