tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181750736509861002024-02-19T10:59:02.870+09:00Gaijin GunplaGaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.comBlogger197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-9791486314307558862010-09-10T17:40:00.004+09:002010-09-10T17:49:56.036+09:00Gaijin-Gunpla.com!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueSn2uuQT2ON5Vbd0ht2agXFlifzo_wmGxDFcjL2YBVdhEcqBDiPiezi4u3MW0CFtty-KsQyksyiNyPYkRihzUIUWpXSwpb8wfavJFBe0anPJ3jHltxl0Rc_jt1eIjdATgbcIfOQ0lw/s1600/GGARTICLE.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueSn2uuQT2ON5Vbd0ht2agXFlifzo_wmGxDFcjL2YBVdhEcqBDiPiezi4u3MW0CFtty-KsQyksyiNyPYkRihzUIUWpXSwpb8wfavJFBe0anPJ3jHltxl0Rc_jt1eIjdATgbcIfOQ0lw/s400/GGARTICLE.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515202169077415650" /></a>This is the big announcement that was posted about before. Yes, Gaijin Gunpla is taking his now cramped Gunpla blog to its very own site, <a href="http://www.gaijin-gunpla.com/">gaijin-gunpla.com</a>!<div><br /></div><div>There you will find all the old content plus some new content I've been holding back on specifically to give everyone something new to see from me. With the new site format I will be able to update more frequently without having my posts get pushed to the bottom of the page and disappear. It is also much easier to follow along with builds I have done and am in the process of doing. A tutorial and supplies section has been added to show people what I am using to construct my plastic projects. Please head on over and check it out!</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, the last two posts on this blog weren't exported with the others but have instead been reconstructed over there. That means the comments you left here won't appear on those posts, but if you would like, feel free to copy and paste it over there. It would please me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy gaijin-gunpla.com!</div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-35121803918222778372010-09-09T23:52:00.001+09:002010-09-09T23:53:21.458+09:00Big News!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stay Tuned to Gaijin Gunpla for some important news.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Announcement soon.</span><br /></span></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-12849074101920873102010-09-04T20:37:00.003+09:002010-09-04T20:48:01.129+09:00I'm in!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In a big way!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZe2xKtjmQw_TinkOqUj8bPoDS7EWm-ysgUH4wnVdxo5vl1skK3ja8ihjq4Tv3eYCElkYcjnFjttrdwALZWadMHo-CIHUHTuSAA_5fWy-rb5oQIqbRvb6Sw002F8i8wV0_T_K4daaDQ/s1600/gundam-unicorn-ova.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZe2xKtjmQw_TinkOqUj8bPoDS7EWm-ysgUH4wnVdxo5vl1skK3ja8ihjq4Tv3eYCElkYcjnFjttrdwALZWadMHo-CIHUHTuSAA_5fWy-rb5oQIqbRvb6Sw002F8i8wV0_T_K4daaDQ/s400/gundam-unicorn-ova.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513021618195829858" border="0" /></a><br />I just finished watching the Gundam Unicorn Anime and all I can say is, "Holy $&%#!"<br /><br />Of course, I already like the Mobile Suit designs from the series having built the Unicorn and Sinanju but what most caused my jaw to drop, and have me instantly hooked on Gundam anime, was seeing the Kshatriya in action. That thing is awesome! The model kit was my first exposure to that suit and I thought it looked big and cumbersome. Man, was I totally wrong. That thing is awesome!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pX803vGN8aaAmwmwHUm6ikiTA5nnnoX2gCx2XnkWNvzRbLMc6QqHHKG7MvTT1zL2P5NyfXrqPTz-bLbnSxLtdqjVKtQ8eThNFRrLz-6aHQW3g0bfBVKpNamBmVVSBgKaeyl5BW1DXg/s1600/kshatriya.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pX803vGN8aaAmwmwHUm6ikiTA5nnnoX2gCx2XnkWNvzRbLMc6QqHHKG7MvTT1zL2P5NyfXrqPTz-bLbnSxLtdqjVKtQ8eThNFRrLz-6aHQW3g0bfBVKpNamBmVVSBgKaeyl5BW1DXg/s400/kshatriya.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513021624277238834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For its size and weight this thing can maneuver. Now I want to build that kit!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5CX3b0CjF34HNEjipGaugn45J8qjYb2MVRju1oV_cuXq_dREJHikmP-MsnVQuyfk1qjn-ipX8BPQXN1xpq53zhLWWhv8mCGDLH6u_ePDEOBUhG7fGDcvM-jOKsxfu_ivXG-orfWF_A/s1600/Gundam-Unicorn-01-80.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5CX3b0CjF34HNEjipGaugn45J8qjYb2MVRju1oV_cuXq_dREJHikmP-MsnVQuyfk1qjn-ipX8BPQXN1xpq53zhLWWhv8mCGDLH6u_ePDEOBUhG7fGDcvM-jOKsxfu_ivXG-orfWF_A/s400/Gundam-Unicorn-01-80.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513021609354549890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBZUC5uRsKJOCngjr0iiElUJC13-7WB-YyJqV5OnMjqseebRijCy4vN5vVKojXEhJy8zIYtrpBUMviTnn1sUyZ0QzGHuQqCyzOx-8jXpXmwVuITQH6aNx-ENSvNNV8JMVbMyGwRdwSw/s1600/ruv1ie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBZUC5uRsKJOCngjr0iiElUJC13-7WB-YyJqV5OnMjqseebRijCy4vN5vVKojXEhJy8zIYtrpBUMviTnn1sUyZ0QzGHuQqCyzOx-8jXpXmwVuITQH6aNx-ENSvNNV8JMVbMyGwRdwSw/s400/ruv1ie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513021628562470290" border="0" /></a></div></div><br />I pledge allegiance to Gundam, and the anime on which the kits are based, one whole-lotta-awesome, indescribable, with epic and mecha for all.Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-17335097665797177112010-09-01T14:18:00.006+09:002010-09-01T15:20:57.532+09:00The Work Table - Sept. 2010<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UH-84XS-ZLaGJuj-MsxbAuZx3WVhQ7XjQJ2toqaicG-lTGG6wpmOoYgjB1MKTIDcy8GFrijkEIT9o2Kwma2R1ZsHgUmHzn6MYX2GIKbMpx0NKEi6enUGQbtsvFx2vL4r0Ufnp5yImw/s1600/IMG_2583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UH-84XS-ZLaGJuj-MsxbAuZx3WVhQ7XjQJ2toqaicG-lTGG6wpmOoYgjB1MKTIDcy8GFrijkEIT9o2Kwma2R1ZsHgUmHzn6MYX2GIKbMpx0NKEi6enUGQbtsvFx2vL4r0Ufnp5yImw/s400/IMG_2583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511810455069175362" /></a><br /><div>Welcome to the new monthly blog segment simply titled "<b>The Work Table</b>".</div><div><br /></div><div>It occurred to me as I was moving boxes around my work room and trying to figure out what I would be building and in what order that those following this blog might be just as confused, or even more so, than I am. Well, I am aiming to post on the first of every month what I am working on, what I have to work on, and what I want to work on. Or rather, what is "On the Work Table", "Under the Work Table", and "Coming to the Work Table".</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On the Work Table</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN963278">HG Avalanche Exia Dash</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5XesBFxArp1iWKo0sCQxLswUmNVhJOox7hebPVZzT06f3hiTpQixKt5uDYpyvt9mzNFznxInbIsD58sZw02Af4Jg4c5AeC3tjxflxjfwoxSfIVJRmWfNUfMG_uSPP-mOn6SnUWOwOw/s400/ban963278box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511812585991900642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Now that I have completed the <a href="http://www.hobbylink.tv/build-mg-wing-gundam-4">MG Wing Gundam for Hobbylink.tv</a> I am going to get back to the kit that I assembled while on vacation. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNUIisqjFfOvlp8MBBYrdWgJHcwGxWC8S4xbouwnDNP5sIvqjEzVkqJwcBJ_dzJgFPAwvODj21DTZbYtKvqKyIfzcrfnuCIJqJY5iw4nfWDBlPsTJwQkGtHJ46dgB9enUUGRp1KMNWQ/s400/IMG_2673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511814183822787410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></span>I've cleaned the parts, separated them by color, and already started on the painting and modifications (more on that in an upcoming post.) I don't plan on doing anything too elaborate with this kit, possibly because I left it sitting for a few weeks while working on other projects and lost the fire I had for it. But it will still be an S2 version. ;)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Under the Work Table</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm pretty sure that this will be the longest part of each monthly post. Basically, this is my backlog and, as most Gunplars know, the backlog is not something that gets smaller. After the Exia build (or during), I will be starting on some of these. So what have I got piled up under the work table?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/ban963280">Real Grade RX-78-2</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(x2!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxXFowakU0lyYGkImbccP3TbcZy517MTTQn3TeVfM1eLdHbxqBAcOcASGFbrpiI_iWNaekTb69nSaRU08bWa7f2V7A_dFY0wWlWtRk2fa14GDJ6CHFgchstRq9zptD2DTYE9jd4bckw/s400/IMG_2665.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511814172095594226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yup. There are two of them. I have already built the <a href="http://www.hobbylink.tv/gunpla-the-real-deal">Real Grade Gundam for Gunpla TV</a>, but because I was building this for a program I didn't really get to take my time and enjoy the build. To be honest, assembling this thing in under two hours took it out of me and I didn't feel like doing it again. However, after visiting the <a href="http://gaijingunpla.blogspot.com/2010/08/11-real-gundam-project-in-shizuoka.html">1/1 Gundam in Shizuoka</a> and seeing it in all its glory once again, I felt I really wanted to build a kit that reminded me of the Shizuoka Gundam and the feelings it conjured up. <i>But... </i>I have for some time wanted to do an RX-78-2 in Real Type Color. So let's do two at the same time! I will be building the regular color version as a series of posts on Hobbylink.tv (and will be working on some kind of base) and the Real Type Color version for this blog. It should be fun! (I hope...)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">After that it's the...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN958494">MG Sword Impulse</a></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-X9MiuPRJCjZRmDc_6BK7xnWdljGz93HBlcJRpcunDL7UNddSAsLm1bUqe-cF0tPvtUEUURMDQ0JeEJonwiaYE0G5yOEO484iirAlZ33L_EIDnr9qEgWr_N0WKuRFZQUybSaCsehP2A/s400/ban958494box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511812609772507042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>This kit caught my eye when it first came out but I was busy with other things and each time I remembered it and wanted to pick it up it was out of stock. When they finally came back into stock last month I grabbed one right away. I really like the look of this suit and, at this time, have no plans for modifications other than paint, but I love the box art and will maybe try to make a base for it to try to replicate the image. Wish me luck.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MG Musha Mk-II Tokugawa Ieyasu Ver.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(限定)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdkssYcjfTDAOfsRjJbe8dz8VLtHZhBKst4zRHMD_fj5w4kZq8kpsg1PrivmLaErprC0Ax2kHnZiKhZAmpghYeNxm3LiveR3Msviu3SZMnCDhKgB3-pKwpqaHpdvbdct9T5o-V8VgUg/s400/IMG_2540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511814167841382434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Picked this up in Shizuoka when visiting the 1/1. Yup, it's a limited edition version of the Master Grade <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN963119">Musha Mk-II</a></span> that I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://gaijingunpla.blogspot.com/2010/08/musha-mk-ii-gallery.html">just finished building</a></span>. Sure, it's the same kit, but the included stickers and unique color means I don't feel the need to change anything. When I have some spare time I can just take my time and snap this together.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN955521">Zaku Cannon</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65eojKgiMcL30cQ1au3K7wJPxVg6aHaOvRWCbKZORtL3VPGjT29Tl6V77WBqK3V6ThBgoRsLdLIWyz9nyYeXutcPIKTkn80LjMmA91Hr9WpWDdw0nW1DD3kXOHa6c7t0l4GuvUpvGPQ/s400/ban955521box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511812621619150242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I was teased recently because, although I've had this kit for what seems like a year I haven't even gotten around to taking the lid off the box. The irony of the situation is that the person doing the teasing, who said "You will never build that kit." is now legendary for his enormous backlog. We're talking a huge amount of kits! This is good lead in to the next kits under the work table...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">RX-178 'Gundam Mk-II</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">(Ecopla 限定)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN934107">HGUC RX121 -1 TR-1 Hazel Custom</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZaowobTOqh4LPfLfmac-SRZ4z4e2zfM568ErXf5fADgX7Ig0_Ax622PoKUu6ed3280TLckeQVf67ZK3f8oFLeuErqdPXT3a4TwG72X4oeuzvyR1xIwVz2fwYLlChwKBCGVa_hxvmmQ/s400/IMG_2672.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511814176307038514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>The Ecopla Mk-II was picked up in Shizuoka along with the Tokugawa Ieyasu Mk-II. I'll throw some paint on it and perhaps alter a few things but it should be fun build on its own. The Hazel Custom, however, was <a href="http://gaijingunpla.blogspot.com/2010/02/v-gundam-joint-project.html">picked up in Akihabara</a> back in February with the intention of it being a group build project. The individual who wanted to build this with me is the same one who chided me on the Zaku Cannon and who has not yet gotten around to his, either. Oh, irony. How you make me smile.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Coming to the Work Table</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Probably the kit I am must excited to build is the <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN964564">MG Gundam Deathscythe EW Version</a>. I have heard some grumbings around the net that it doesn't have its wings, but c'mon now, it's a plastic model. Build the wings yourself. Well, that's what I intend to <i>try</i> to do.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also have my sights on the <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN965297">HG Sinanju</a> as well as the <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN964265">Delta Plus</a>. And then PG Strike Freedom this winter!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In a month's time, let's see how my Work Table looks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-45108980644953390052010-08-29T22:05:00.006+09:002010-08-29T22:34:19.493+09:00The Real Gundam! in SD!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghs8QhWuwxqIAcasjIB59hnXkWS9o2aoJ36HqH9CW3jKvvP4h3WPjxNsCBu5g_-vJuUvbX1nqLt4wyU22_GzvmluRBtshdKk1NxpLXoaIKycVk3SUMJBwW7nJxB2sZpGDUMGOEVLV1Q/s1600/IMG_2560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghs8QhWuwxqIAcasjIB59hnXkWS9o2aoJ36HqH9CW3jKvvP4h3WPjxNsCBu5g_-vJuUvbX1nqLt4wyU22_GzvmluRBtshdKk1NxpLXoaIKycVk3SUMJBwW7nJxB2sZpGDUMGOEVLV1Q/s400/IMG_2560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510819604835551122" border="0" /></a><br />...so it's not quite real. Or, even less real than the real Gundam.<br /><br />Another day over 35 degrees. In this heat I am reluctant to step outside unless it is completely necessary, which means I need to come up with fun activities to keep myself and Gaijin Gunpla Jr. busy throughout the day so we don't just waste away watching television. Of course, there are lot of things I could be doing, and many things I should be doing, but most are not something a child could do. I noticed the 1/1 Real Gundam Project SD kit that I picked up when the four horsemen of the apocalypse, I mean, the four bloggers (of the apocalypse?) visited the <a href="http://gaijingunpla.blogspot.com/2010/08/11-real-gundam-project-in-shizuoka.html">1/1 Gundam in Shizuoka</a> on the top of the pile this morning and decided that it would be a good way to waste, I mean spend, half an hour or more.<br /><br />Here are what you would regularly find inside this SD RX-78-2 Ver G30th box.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XmqIjXAeMomAN_Ugy90jr9_78mCY4lGl4Y0Vf9vl4ZJ7KY9DxJWiGLJ4ges4BL-vpmArns8wboKQ1xYHzMJoHw48m0NaTVtP_VSa6j2mdwWi3DNVfGqGOER01MLpewd-s5o8KUmpIA/s1600/IMG_2561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XmqIjXAeMomAN_Ugy90jr9_78mCY4lGl4Y0Vf9vl4ZJ7KY9DxJWiGLJ4ges4BL-vpmArns8wboKQ1xYHzMJoHw48m0NaTVtP_VSa6j2mdwWi3DNVfGqGOER01MLpewd-s5o8KUmpIA/s400/IMG_2561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510819612358554290" border="0" /></a><br />And here are the additions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dfsp74LJm7uy_HgiRWxGlfDbrjVKi8JEIf2Q9U4wayPApQevl2jdJP-XDYi0mxY7xMxzwRQTjmoeOEJgzV8Q_lUgc7MmvKuW1YMmYCdAIfGigM_EPjnkZao1fjDaAI3vC-n4bXIBg/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1dfsp74LJm7uy_HgiRWxGlfDbrjVKi8JEIf2Q9U4wayPApQevl2jdJP-XDYi0mxY7xMxzwRQTjmoeOEJgzV8Q_lUgc7MmvKuW1YMmYCdAIfGigM_EPjnkZao1fjDaAI3vC-n4bXIBg/s400/IMG_2562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510819617790654866" border="0" /></a>The blue stand on which the Shizuoka Gundam can be found standing, a nice background with Mt. Fuji (visible from Shizuoka?), and the Gundam decals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wQc7qXLemxKMPRC6pwgwLFbJk8fD6C6y5MyzdOoUfKnkis9e08phyphenhyphenEs2akhNYijF25NMgWhYIZXj0y67Tbc4SjZj3pCiqJZJN5BUWw6vCAHQ0ahDIW-eXR9xrWhyphenhyphenM_9Ge0P4t7jPXQ/s1600/IMG_2563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wQc7qXLemxKMPRC6pwgwLFbJk8fD6C6y5MyzdOoUfKnkis9e08phyphenhyphenEs2akhNYijF25NMgWhYIZXj0y67Tbc4SjZj3pCiqJZJN5BUWw6vCAHQ0ahDIW-eXR9xrWhyphenhyphenM_9Ge0P4t7jPXQ/s400/IMG_2563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510819625108702674" border="0" /></a><br />The markings are the same type that were found in the new Real Grade kit. An upgrade over the normal type of Gundam sticker. However, this being an SD, these markings are very tiny. Yikes!<br /><br />I won't go into the details of the build because it's and SD and there's not much to it. This, however, was not something I had encountered before.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgg8YHiGChr24YpuLSYVK8Wriv8Qb6-NaLZ2mQKSszH2q1-Hv4I1y0yoTT8iiDQXpOIM3gCHkp2ofRwrYE2gylURSDrtWj5Hej2kqdcAOYiU8kg8HClMnFERS55l5f9J7Pr3ZntkAxQ/s1600/IMG_2564.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgg8YHiGChr24YpuLSYVK8Wriv8Qb6-NaLZ2mQKSszH2q1-Hv4I1y0yoTT8iiDQXpOIM3gCHkp2ofRwrYE2gylURSDrtWj5Hej2kqdcAOYiU8kg8HClMnFERS55l5f9J7Pr3ZntkAxQ/s400/IMG_2564.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510819633115112722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuSj8HAx0Zt0etAmJvpJm_Fukji_y3yn-bEPtoR019-K_n5KOEzTS-aKmIekwDWGCDJARqb2lYl5kdssXh8J9zJGPFhw2I_Z-YSbPn2Qe3G_b0V-gO3UmTfoc8QL4s93mZYuUBuUjLQ/s1600/IMG_2568.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuSj8HAx0Zt0etAmJvpJm_Fukji_y3yn-bEPtoR019-K_n5KOEzTS-aKmIekwDWGCDJARqb2lYl5kdssXh8J9zJGPFhw2I_Z-YSbPn2Qe3G_b0V-gO3UmTfoc8QL4s93mZYuUBuUjLQ/s400/IMG_2568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510820762972883282" border="0" /></a><br />Here's our completed kit. I actually put the markings on after Gaijin Gunpla Jr was in bed, but I did leave on the foil stickers the way she had put them on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUn42wKfX1ugqWhEe5uvsw5-2ojl9TZPTvcXLhX26QCp5sqorhFp_vSt_9w5xX7utttLR0f3B9SLHTw4b3M7zwPfvSvtYyMyHHUILIFOqY4Wy-Yi2HyQBhkVNne9SV8kkN6sSxDJChQ/s1600/IMG_2570.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUn42wKfX1ugqWhEe5uvsw5-2ojl9TZPTvcXLhX26QCp5sqorhFp_vSt_9w5xX7utttLR0f3B9SLHTw4b3M7zwPfvSvtYyMyHHUILIFOqY4Wy-Yi2HyQBhkVNne9SV8kkN6sSxDJChQ/s400/IMG_2570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510820767216440578" border="0" /></a>Look at that! She took the black stickers that were left over after you pulled of the eye sticker and put them on the kit, symmetrically! My genes, baby. I'm proud of her.<br /><br />Here's a closer look at the markings. As this was built for Jr. I didn't bother to take my time with them but rather slapped them on quickly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMTszMDNdrIRxk-PU2bfusDvncUmDuv9SGq8b-bz7SWsn6b539fgwgzpo9A6x3f7zFAD6IBB22D39bQWyL17gSv5DUP6jT5KtsJECLXFgh37u9dn8pIjIBlxGkYh0BzvklZO02fa73g/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMTszMDNdrIRxk-PU2bfusDvncUmDuv9SGq8b-bz7SWsn6b539fgwgzpo9A6x3f7zFAD6IBB22D39bQWyL17gSv5DUP6jT5KtsJECLXFgh37u9dn8pIjIBlxGkYh0BzvklZO02fa73g/s400/IMG_2572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510820785272013042" border="0" /></a><br />In other news...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOVt8fN5DxsatpWaPqTxZiXbrAI9Oxbw3-YvCNsz5Hm-dcNY6jI0xO-EU_O1k79OdMO0NO0N7NtqtXqu3tfTVQhAGyLFNhGx7WBs907PpPY8CbKKHklglO6A6IQlo4FiwsRLZJnwbLw/s1600/IMG_2574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOVt8fN5DxsatpWaPqTxZiXbrAI9Oxbw3-YvCNsz5Hm-dcNY6jI0xO-EU_O1k79OdMO0NO0N7NtqtXqu3tfTVQhAGyLFNhGx7WBs907PpPY8CbKKHklglO6A6IQlo4FiwsRLZJnwbLw/s400/IMG_2574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510822482751402914" border="0" /></a>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-51482164095791141032010-08-27T10:37:00.005+09:002010-08-27T11:03:58.492+09:00Hobby Japan's オラザク Contest<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnOiMbNWCGR4V4lClyBXsIS1cq9DBjUxKiWtYMjZ8M-3FeGrkZxBnY9TAAPYlnyEB_X-KrABEUE3sR4GAg-WzK832Y9_ZYt7tHJg3YK1RVVsPP5fvkRWxQSie6toBft4Mn2e-wNfOlQ/s1600/hbjmag0901.png"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-GDdRwsIgAV5HwzVltIahXM0RrDc5YslT0txHsd1LoqtowwTJW1h5PjzR97r0D8yafD4wZP-FY-lGJJ1w-AR3XhBWK9yoKNy6v82oWGSHIWFBZXoE3IY_Ov-gvK8SBF7vEq6h7i7Mw/s1600/IMG_2556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-GDdRwsIgAV5HwzVltIahXM0RrDc5YslT0txHsd1LoqtowwTJW1h5PjzR97r0D8yafD4wZP-FY-lGJJ1w-AR3XhBWK9yoKNy6v82oWGSHIWFBZXoE3IY_Ov-gvK8SBF7vEq6h7i7Mw/s400/IMG_2556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509899745380643410" /></a><br />This morning I mailed off my entry to Hobby Japan Magazine's annual オラザク(ora-zaku) contest. It was in the <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/HBJMAG0901">January 2009</a> issue of Hobby Japan that I saw the first Gundam kit that blew me away, <a href="http://lightningimpact.web.fc2.com/gallrey-mein/ms-06r_r_/ms06r_r_1.html">Shimakou's Black Trinity Zaku II 2.0</a>. <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKnOiMbNWCGR4V4lClyBXsIS1cq9DBjUxKiWtYMjZ8M-3FeGrkZxBnY9TAAPYlnyEB_X-KrABEUE3sR4GAg-WzK832Y9_ZYt7tHJg3YK1RVVsPP5fvkRWxQSie6toBft4Mn2e-wNfOlQ/s400/hbjmag0901.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509903841448313186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I must have flipped through the pages of that magazine dozens of times looking at all the entrants. I intended to enter a kit in the contest the <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/HBJMAG1002">next year</a>, but missed the deadline.<div><br /></div><div>When I looked through the latest issue of Hobby Japan I found the entry form tucked away in the magazine, noticed that the deadline for submissions was September 1st (!), and promptly photocopied it. Then I went out and bought a memory card and moved pictures onto it, stuffed it into an envelope along with my completed form (filled out in terrible japanese ;) ), then put it in the mail on the way to work this morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>What kit did I enter? That's a secret. Let's wait for the results in an upcoming Hobby Japan Magazine!</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to take a moment to thank everyone for the comments they have been sending my way and apologize because it seems blogspot hasn't been showing them all. If you've sent a comment and don't see it here, it wasn't because I deleted it, it was because blogspot did something strange which I haven't discovered yet.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In other news</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0JYsY9mSJ13ihLYTnuT_U65tOuhvfyneBjpTliGeSSSycRbVGhDXi9HWSbp7byzcQDvtxI5PGq3l4z1h082TuwX9QNYzZaWgwVa3YupINnKkORjhMUh2U0tH-g71YV7qBjp0syz4MA/s1600/IMG_2548.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0JYsY9mSJ13ihLYTnuT_U65tOuhvfyneBjpTliGeSSSycRbVGhDXi9HWSbp7byzcQDvtxI5PGq3l4z1h082TuwX9QNYzZaWgwVa3YupINnKkORjhMUh2U0tH-g71YV7qBjp0syz4MA/s400/IMG_2548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509904260360872930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r55eeLXEVcSpJh8zdyl_dnFqMV4lUd-MhuXMBmE-TTvxH-ZfWZYsLAKKDYOcdT0-ozB5bSALpWEqDbtnq0JAXhCL3c7QVDLCpekRj4FgiKAy8mnlrNr3QAIy4VbHS7v9cPJlxMT_Gw/s1600/IMG_2551.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r55eeLXEVcSpJh8zdyl_dnFqMV4lUd-MhuXMBmE-TTvxH-ZfWZYsLAKKDYOcdT0-ozB5bSALpWEqDbtnq0JAXhCL3c7QVDLCpekRj4FgiKAy8mnlrNr3QAIy4VbHS7v9cPJlxMT_Gw/s400/IMG_2551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509904250167000562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAVQ7-ZPvEhpia8FqMtG6dMj6H2DlJyWYJwNm3zefMl_kIv4PGCmsAyY0W2tiO6DMoC12F5peiUNDmqC2xV57L2qYgVCB9lqBAPZlMht2Dy4aJ15TFgkR-uxE_xSk_EjHNX87sZYx_g/s1600/IMG_2555.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAVQ7-ZPvEhpia8FqMtG6dMj6H2DlJyWYJwNm3zefMl_kIv4PGCmsAyY0W2tiO6DMoC12F5peiUNDmqC2xV57L2qYgVCB9lqBAPZlMht2Dy4aJ15TFgkR-uxE_xSk_EjHNX87sZYx_g/s400/IMG_2555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509904249837551250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px; " /></a></div><div>I'm back to masking.</div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-66657044036426294872010-08-24T18:05:00.012+09:002010-08-25T12:14:32.264+09:00MG Musha Mk-II Step 4: Weapons<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJeZpZFKB6Y33GmjqdAeNA8D4XglqsScOKqW3yyF-vnbb2J0fhhsPWI36GqqgitVDOCS_5HA_Id42Vpvlps_-pVjnpOYOpw8czb-icRHNWUEItxVrCFNhkh-5TgOt3f-Q5M7tU7u-_g/s1600/IMG_2107.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">This blog entry is the missing #4 from the sequence of WIP for my Musha Mk-II Gundam. Okay, that's a lie. I must have mistyped when starting the next WIP after number 3 and instead of a 4 hit the 5 key. Ya, that's it. I didn't notice this at all until someone was nice enough to point it out to me. Rather than leave #4 as nothing I thought I would blog about the work I did on the Musha's weapons; the Naginata (薙刀) and the Tachi (太刀).</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Naginata</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The shaft for the Naginata that comes with the kit is far too short, so the first thing I did was use one of my plastic rods and make a new one.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBw0LT5Lwdx0QodzSvBSD-91SE2PUOWnZcwzNN1tCjCN8iacdszjjjqyW5R-dTDnWlwTbJOZJotpUEzPL6IaOdWMOqPVCbr6WDFqE7oG9u6nE6foBIJVvj8knMHBIRy97Rr6Wp7hewTg/s400/IMG_1641.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508901887587411906" /><div>I also didn't like the piece Bandai designed as the tsuba (鍔) on the kit so I altered it.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0FOlXWukBqarwaBiQuYIswlvhmu0yRMn1CJDm6c3Z3f9RwS22ALHAlGqmHUAzhF1M8swP09NO9mFfAypV0ZfyEXHr2xLtu_8pINsphRWONdP6u8lduMTKpBPGTqpiWsJhPV_oi4-8w/s400/IMG_1645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508901898546213234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part on the right, I don't need you!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYa329k76oZVlMVOi3I4hwyHxPUwP7SZ1whVgs2BTkr00HSTUy7zSSlgrZoZT0rhsgHW9wxX3iHDVX2UMxp5ZfOGk0CYp2MwjqF3pi5CG46RbiYwd6glz3qxZI3N1EE1G7Bkkci5zIw/s400/IMG_1642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508901906069666386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now the length is as it should be.</div><div><br /></div><div>The plastic rod is wider than the original shaft which means the piece that Bandai has for the Ishizuki (鐏) won't attach. I originally considered modifying the rod to fit the Ishizuki but then decided that the Ishizuki would be out of scale with the weapon and so I made a new Ishizuki by taking the existing one and gluing it to a poly-cap I found in my spare parts bin.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQOeMr-qwbJmQGhPvL3LQGH2UY4gQ67n9DYD9GQqu5OAG6fsH7ujuFb4ptWL3evr_lai01N7ruJakjP9cKwDNV2rPkJZvI3yx3w1CQAxZql7H0dMD7qx7DkjAt5f8Wya9d9sWqYrL5A/s400/IMG_2116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508903104216956018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I then took a plastic rod of thinner diameter and glued it into the Ishizuki then drilled a hole in the new shaft and inserted it into the shaft (after painting of course).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I used Tamiya Silver Leaf paint for the Ishizuki, Tsuba, and also the blade of the weapon because a gold blade just looks ridiculous. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzXoFSXB78JTHZ58VQOb-iuGrnposmuwVNZfPPq32-_Z9kOK6w19B33OFQUgS9TDV2X_lbb9WS9eXFb-T95X8o-7tJe9DaVumrTaOfuigaONXcyIE-ufe7p4lA4Dx1eb1Bfrx-w1xKA/s400/IMG_2190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508904322209303986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KMd0clFgxY-auJBSYRTeukQeT0WLBs7cRmCiAwC2Nn-WVHTVCqAuq_2hcmJJzzhr8IYMdm9ulDC8IfJWZ6KDVFY0MRWZj6Gp8zrUhHYcFfmA0xj9NZN-0WuUwMhe7bBORNUCV5_bSw/s400/IMG_2213.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508905054752220370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 136px; " /></span></span></div><div>Because I didn't want a gold blade on my Naginata I went ahead and ordered a part from Bandai , namely the Naginata from the Shin Musha Gundam. I then used the Gold Naginata blade as a test piece for my paint thinner process because I planned to remove the gold plating from all the pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>However the blade for Shin Musha's Naginata doesn't mount the same way so instead of modifying the new shaft I had just made I decided to try and paint the Mk-II's blade. And, in my opinion, it turned out looking better than the silver plated blades that came with the kit. The kit's blades are of course very reflective however, because they are plastic of course, upon close inspection they lack all the things that make real forged japanese blades interesting, most importantly the 'grain', or Hada (肌), pattern produced from all the folding. The silver leaf sprayed overtop of my sanded piece produced a result similar to a real blade. So I decided to do it for the Tachi blade as well.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Tachi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Tachi as a weapon predates the Katana (刀) and was worn and used differently. To get the aspects of my Mk-II Tachi correct I consulted my reference books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFMGuFPU46oOV6vfnVggXJCXBDj7WOTEaqAc15fMOPsYuYz2fT7_W36uRs6ZTrrwXX9mN6OLAYP11Y-DSon4o-QwV9-cGUHjADQwZYp9WueniBIsJtd-St8rm_Aof5Jpiffusbi7tag/s400/IMG_1646.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508907069546108242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Sword by Nagayama Kokan. Probably the most comprehensive book about Nihonto (日本刀) written in english.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Here is a picture from the book showing the shapes of the Tachi compared to the Katana.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBjYSRVCcDNsXOEuzlu7fY4Wjm7ospW0IhisafN6HFQsdW3vd7Svib_8eAKCWKFGQBZtKFzegpbCzjuBTibAOyx15b5AkmaILMhQix5Jce0RzEqRRzD9SENcU_B0x180Y0jPZZMKPVA/s400/IMG_1648.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508907075868999842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div>Generally the Tachi have a deeper sori or curve than Katana and the deepest part of the curve is found nearer to the handle (Koshizori) rather than the center (Torizori). As I didn't intend to bend the blade piece at all I would need to get that effect by bending the handle, or Tsuka (柄). I grabbed a lighter and heated the piece until it was pliable.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKf-vZImU8HmcFeMzSO4DH8zL3I-Af2h_R87nnndwntF0c33xEuS4MYegd9mZA7Uol7reiwKORmb7KQ5ARrNmcAif-jCoPRuSnfT26PffHmPRuVpqdO7P2aWrsWIHGmj2hJ-J9L-sE8g/s400/IMG_2168.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508908556848239346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>Another thing I should mention about Tachi is that the are mostly regarded as weapons used by warriors mounted on horseback. A warrior on horseback would usually have the weapon attacehd by a long rope, or sageo, rather than have it tucked in his belt. It also would come with more elegant mountings. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"> </span>But how to create those mountings out of plastic?</div><div><br /></div><div>After gluing the parts of the sheath, or Saya, together to remove the seam lines I wanted to add a nice-looking end part to it. The end of a Saya for a Tachi has a metal piece there so what I opted to do was take one of the parts from the second saya that was included with the kit and glue some plastic stripping onto it.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcTGiX__dVPCF9dSB9RNOM0PrM9kbVDW41wqvCPhtuoVCjZYcyQ6srNUtbRIgxnUZ_NWGKvSqEACtHdmzFRSCgmaAlQS0VNBb1TRk_oSKAfEHPshwfUM0sIM7vY_TnotSDOjDp2yHPA/s400/IMG_2105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508908569099964962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I wrapped this strip completely around the part and let it dry. I then took my pin vice and drilled two tiny hold on each of the long sides and one tiny hole on each of the shorter sides. I then took my side cutters and cut from the edge of the strip to the drilled hole from two angles. Then painted it Silver Leaf. You'll see the end result in the final shot.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">The next step was to make the metal pieces that go around the sheath where the knot is tied. For that I took some of the small loops I made previously made from spare parts when constructing the belt and glued some plastic strip onto them, wrapped it around the Saya, and glued the other end on forming a loop. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJeZpZFKB6Y33GmjqdAeNA8D4XglqsScOKqW3yyF-vnbb2J0fhhsPWI36GqqgitVDOCS_5HA_Id42Vpvlps_-pVjnpOYOpw8czb-icRHNWUEItxVrCFNhkh-5TgOt3f-Q5M7tU7u-_g/s400/IMG_2107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508914762876831218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Once dry I slid it off the Saya and painted it Silver Leaf.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">For the Tsuba, or the hand guard, I took my pin vise again and drilled a large hole on each corner so that the corners were drilled off, leaving a star type pattern. For the part on the end of the handle, or Kashira, I rounded off the piece that came with the kit.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomo9RgdOFpc3l_QVFksAb8RxDTWePSh6RGt3CBUA33iFBvZv22Jxm5xxrInIxoiA85Agn1ow3cSWCLoE_gChZVgu2T3GuhOGIpYXrk3Nmzt33hvVxeET8_qON9DqtCWnwkKmeGKBrpQ/s400/IMG_2180.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508908587814794482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 103px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">It definitely looks more like a Tachi now.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Now the blade. And I spent more time on this than I probably should have considering how difficult it is to see the results. The first step was to remove the silver plating by dropping it into a water/paint-thinner mixture and then to sand off the remaining silver. I then sanded it down repeatedly gradually increasing the fineness of the sandpaper finishing with 2000 grit. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Real Nihonto have hamon! The hamon is the cutting edge of the blade which the bladesmith covers in clay before quenching the blade in water. The result is the very sharp cutting edge Japanese blades are famous for. How the clay is applied determines the pattern of the hamon. It can range from straight (suguha) to wavy (gunome) to some fantastically elaborate examples (sudareba springs to mind).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I don't have clay... or a forge.. or real metal. I'm working on plastic so to produce a hamon on my plastic blade I thought I would try a method similar to what bladesmiths use. I took my silver gundam marker and drew a hamon onto the blade.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPGxHVfYsY4JIsfTgAYDlA9Vl5yy4BgXMx0of8lXKRCfSECbg1nu22CzBGo6LXZEuffJQHj8vQukAcWe1Qm9KcjWRKqWk-2gWpKNvcsgaDEELGHFzI2myJytW2b2SxSn-Z6uXbTyKdA/s400/IMG_2175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508906535422661010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 139px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BaQkMBeZPPAry579F34UFdOmw2YQ3hnkPqM5ig_UdnI1IFQuNzDPsnlzjrUAZtGQvWUHJ3Xh8LmhGrWQ30Jun7Le-MsstflvR1h7zsWMcC08VuvUtKXRnHMeBLine94dOGQPUnZEvA/s400/IMG_2174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508906532953560738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 139px; " /></span></span></div><div>Also, each blade has a Boshi at the tip. This is difficult to describe but I decided to try and make one myself. Warning, bad pic on the way...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsumTPeq-NKIWzOzCQqxzNUwbxW8jpJ-DER4sGa0jj6D50IYlTThUS9OuPFq1BWqFEzjDlM4tgnZ-wgaZqsZqouOpu6TxWNNrXe7exGHzRRx_21zHKZrQ9jgSXKrxaYzTQn7V0HzK7Q/s400/IMG_2176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508906543304174898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">After the gundam marker I sprayed a coat of silver leaf and the hamon was visible (sorry no pics) but the piece needed a second coat of silver leaf and after that the hamon was much less distinguishable. Just like an older blade that needs a polish. haha.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>And here is the Tachi as a finished product, complete with authentically tied knot.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZsWBSw3faRREXvu5HGQ830H2CXfUCpWcNQquvJqZkyogy_IEI_3Qc4hrEmHa_2INJTLdy64zQkfWIraIKQHo8mEJpTInL2x5aqx6S-IZTqRxVUKVoM0SQoeikDBEQUjDSbBeQmr3Hg/s400/IMG_0288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508913316340105714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Not bad.</span></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-65641079162825785752010-08-22T12:54:00.005+09:002010-08-23T12:04:47.604+09:001/1 Real Gundam Project in Shizuoka<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf4pYVlu_PIlmfGvzJUcmjngK0Mm2vW4DqgUnd5WbS73o4vjMwvv2ix1IQI3uiWFjpfW_6X5dibCpCrCEz9ifFcrdeGsKOW4CqaZWDWi4J-07qamOHfeCpv9s5cWFIneMf_0l4fKHCg/s1600/IMG_1278.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwS2bU85Dw_Cn1J6QXIB92R18eEb8mP-glwEClWgjh8hyphenhyphenLtoSincsh9yFeRMX1TUW6EdrHXfTA4RK8M6SAzI5M9n7-MWC7jJuCsL3xOb_V_DzUyaLskRERvQr9keKxt-xwHSP8l2PkQ/s1600/IMG_2526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwS2bU85Dw_Cn1J6QXIB92R18eEb8mP-glwEClWgjh8hyphenhyphenLtoSincsh9yFeRMX1TUW6EdrHXfTA4RK8M6SAzI5M9n7-MWC7jJuCsL3xOb_V_DzUyaLskRERvQr9keKxt-xwHSP8l2PkQ/s400/IMG_2526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508078273083405730" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday was the big day for the long-awaited Gunplar get together with fellow bloggers <a href="http://americansalaryman.wordpress.com/">American Salaryman</a>, Buster from <a href="http://plamoaddiction.blogspot.com/">Plamo Addiction</a>, <a href="http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/">Gundam Guy</a> and myself at the 1/1 Gundam in Shizuoka. Gundam Guy and myself took the Shinkansen south from Tokyo while ASM and Buster did the same but came north from Osaka and Nagoya, respectively. We spent a good amount of time staring upwards at the metal giant as well as standing in line for one purpose or another.<br /><br />I have seen the 1/1 when it was in Shiokaze park in Odaiba last year but this year it has been erected with a beam saber in its hand as opposed to on its backpack. Seeing it with people who feel the same way about gunpla as I do was rather special for me and we took our time to take in all that was the 1/1 Real Gundam project.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJf4pYVlu_PIlmfGvzJUcmjngK0Mm2vW4DqgUnd5WbS73o4vjMwvv2ix1IQI3uiWFjpfW_6X5dibCpCrCEz9ifFcrdeGsKOW4CqaZWDWi4J-07qamOHfeCpv9s5cWFIneMf_0l4fKHCg/s400/IMG_1278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508435808899432338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhBt70LUkkNr6DJDVdZH1wqQ8tKMscD2yc21g5VFnsCPg-VeyBSR7V2SFIS6CxJ4AQ5w_a3SJJx8aVUCt_922BZyxIIkfiKbWYUHLkHxsTGw7qCPTqkuWAYQBiGAr5TH3yeOPs8NNFxw/s1600/IMG_2527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3SL1mc6saj4R2VvuLtx7QdzURC7J2p679eQSTcuWJ4KW1BePtvkiFDvlMNIctv31_H1f-k2jBw96QK_Bz_xl_xylJLUWt-q1VUn4YSuAsdYkZ9bWv2jL8lhqR6vgqdAJBsV70C-ySA/s400/IMG_2534.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508078093568477650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXrcVJqy6IaflwCH9kFxlD-Ge0lKTqYYqaPHdrlG58mLP_Cyt_5DYaKxjSmD4Th0TpMsnohug_yYD-DbAc22Bx2bz34kdcZKrRQ7rFk3VAWM7f0lj2DVgQLkRjW3oem0g2Kgf7XhFiA/s1600/IMG_2535.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXrcVJqy6IaflwCH9kFxlD-Ge0lKTqYYqaPHdrlG58mLP_Cyt_5DYaKxjSmD4Th0TpMsnohug_yYD-DbAc22Bx2bz34kdcZKrRQ7rFk3VAWM7f0lj2DVgQLkRjW3oem0g2Kgf7XhFiA/s400/IMG_2535.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508078079266774770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinODPxXCbE0kFWTfwGVsci_DFe6r8BuYaeKWjGfQVNF_sWckoZr1Y0Yi1vZYoaoNqTYJzG4sAQzvp7TbygIDNcyucWSdRKqWtU9PjWlY_jBt8rY5lrlzmEdxnovPzqE76wK_MBUR2u_w/s1600/IMG_2536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinODPxXCbE0kFWTfwGVsci_DFe6r8BuYaeKWjGfQVNF_sWckoZr1Y0Yi1vZYoaoNqTYJzG4sAQzvp7TbygIDNcyucWSdRKqWtU9PjWlY_jBt8rY5lrlzmEdxnovPzqE76wK_MBUR2u_w/s400/IMG_2536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508078071890619010" border="0" /></a><br />Of course, I picked up a few things as well. 限定!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEjsTEbpWUUXG-Bt5fmT2zHlnQdIhs4-LHMujZSTX0cOLohocRgd0Zyo0ij1yHtH52WxZ10W7BFY_ZhmkTapoFidSEnhNvqp-CXyZ5Q8W06egxznvXkgoWusFm4KPHmGAJ3NLVINsAw/s1600/IMG_2540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEjsTEbpWUUXG-Bt5fmT2zHlnQdIhs4-LHMujZSTX0cOLohocRgd0Zyo0ij1yHtH52WxZ10W7BFY_ZhmkTapoFidSEnhNvqp-CXyZ5Q8W06egxznvXkgoWusFm4KPHmGAJ3NLVINsAw/s400/IMG_2540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508078063967589058" border="0" /></a> Yes, that's the Tokugawa Ieyasu version of the Musha Mk-II kit I <span style="font-style: italic;">just</span> built.<br /><br />After leaving the 'Gundam Zone' we headed to a nearby Izekaya and proceeded to drink. Lots.</div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-75210512676756903022010-08-18T09:00:00.003+09:002010-08-18T09:11:33.754+09:00The most beautiful Kshatriya ever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyV9ZBw1Sq5FBKOgZ-IjG1zL4xmZDu0JxeuFWDum3eo-tkW9gGrSbjlgTr3eAFgn4IOorAW2iO7fUp1R1VZV58oFd3OHs7FXN8m_6oAw1Nj-NZF-BGiDItVs_cXC3YJL3uVta5JRGMAg/s1600/Kshatriya_13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyV9ZBw1Sq5FBKOgZ-IjG1zL4xmZDu0JxeuFWDum3eo-tkW9gGrSbjlgTr3eAFgn4IOorAW2iO7fUp1R1VZV58oFd3OHs7FXN8m_6oAw1Nj-NZF-BGiDItVs_cXC3YJL3uVta5JRGMAg/s400/Kshatriya_13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506533582383745554" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>I just want to encourage everyone to head on over to fellow Gunplar, <a href="http://gunpla.eu/2010/08/nz-666-kshatriya-finished.html">Igro</a>'s blog and check out his latest work. It's amazing!<div><br /></div><div>It sure looks a lot like The Yellowbird, ね。 I think the amount of little details he added to this suit sees his Kshatriya surpass the Yellowbird when it comes to yellow awesomeness.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-26061774109943330982010-08-17T14:58:00.011+09:002010-08-17T16:31:08.765+09:00What I did on my summer vacation<div style="text-align: center;">The new HG Gundam Avalanche Exia!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mp50UFWBWRh_5vWFwOdSsdx1jtetr5fIRpzUxh5h6cCRSjFTOTop2holpuvjWFEznYaC3edaV8tpWGUvwqvbmrpfPAFx3zKTPitnwYA_qarx2WK6QwSvwbYlqccHAaMbUVNWZIF1DA/s400/IMG_2274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506261773886840210" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, I had a week off from work and enjoyed my free time in the sunny locale of chichijima, Japan, which means I spent a lot of time in the ocean. I did, however, sneak a Gundam kit into my luggage when packing in preparation for my trip. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>I've been interested in the Avalanche Exia ever since seeing master-modeler Naoki Kimura's <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN954600">1/100 Avalanche Exia</a> in an older issue of Hobby Japan. But, then again, anything Naoki Kimura does draws my interest. When the Avalanche Exia came out as an <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN963278">HG kit</a>, I took the plunge and picked it up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because I was on vacation I was able to build while enjoying other things at the same time. Namely...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNNyE85jGet1J2wc_HORAmY_FdmehYDXtXmCDBozDm-H1vrMjPvhfo6c6Xl_t0VzoxCcjN7aT_SGFuhvb5rIqf8pXT3yXFnRJHlH3bI9iUibOsBuQo39jwn1_LnUzYoq_y1B_1PY6QA/s400/IMG_2278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506261769552418706" /></div><div>Host-supplied Asahi beer! And A&W Root Beer! I can't find this anywhere around Saitama or Tokyo, unless I go to specific international markets, however there is a vending machine on Chichijima which carries A&W Root Beer. I bought an average of two a day. I'm on vacation!</div><div><br /></div>But, oh no! In my haste to get my vacation underway I left home without any tools! Not even side-cutters. Once I made it to my destination I had to search out a hardware store and find something that I could use to cut Gunpla plastic. I ended up getting a pair of 137 yen Nigirihasami cutters. But because these aren't your standard side-cutters I wasn't going to be able to get a good cut when removing the part from the runner. I lacked a design knife to clean up the nubs. What to do? I came up with a pretty ingenious way of removing the part from the runner. My fingers!<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0h44s18qIutOPVtiyNQ76mo2C6uIT_cHstqtvJKBMKbrtPJmo71zhrcM08cKyQTLqgyKnbNliA75BFdUC90mN2qgZ7Fv0p_6QgUADoIpH01g2tIVqkN1aUME_kciXFMnuHWFQtlp6xA/s400/IMG_2276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506260118306002098" /><div><br /></div><div>For example, here's a standard piece which is attached to the runner by three gates.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUlRuB41DTWGeoAfH4IK33ayj4tGWkB7zYZZ-SrsUavSrcOZ5sjphwMTZA4sdsjk0tBX_1ZCYn8NNz5RsuV1M2V-QMiAdmHSkiUnxjVkOpdRvNUs38cs0TnN3-gh7e1133wqTEo1bDA/s1600/IMG_2287.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUlRuB41DTWGeoAfH4IK33ayj4tGWkB7zYZZ-SrsUavSrcOZ5sjphwMTZA4sdsjk0tBX_1ZCYn8NNz5RsuV1M2V-QMiAdmHSkiUnxjVkOpdRvNUs38cs0TnN3-gh7e1133wqTEo1bDA/s400/IMG_2287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506260115587549778" /></a>First I would cut off the 'lone' connection leaving the two symmetrical connections still attached. Then using my fingers I would rotate the piece so the connections became weak and eventually broke of their own accord.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBVNT7Ev7MVT9ae_jmVrV2Q_hhG-c7mwckug-M0LkKaOKe3uQnZiwho50tHiYAcKmfmoi-w9cy2ZdpkF2K-p25yPpdkhNvKAgPFxDUMKiyOxNSqg9mZtqGYA7pYc4ku9oDMlgeLQ6dQ/s1600/IMG_2291.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBVNT7Ev7MVT9ae_jmVrV2Q_hhG-c7mwckug-M0LkKaOKe3uQnZiwho50tHiYAcKmfmoi-w9cy2ZdpkF2K-p25yPpdkhNvKAgPFxDUMKiyOxNSqg9mZtqGYA7pYc4ku9oDMlgeLQ6dQ/s400/IMG_2291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506260110984606130" /></a><br />Then you end up with this. Just some slight trimming and you're good to go. I may incorporate this method when building kits in the future.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3rNRL26DvgfDMysU__r3z8DWN_1BAyP5LB1YUNBF_yoYmSkM3JwN_-TPJzwC89755Tkww_p9CgEpUrzAyoVIRXav3nuJSCW6XotcqTOZ8WyU_5ugc5V_PMvxbfeIuHhJDpdgSJBCkg/s400/IMG_2292.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506260103272065330" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's the torso. Indeed, you be an Exia.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrfkri0ciIKL7KjJKENvMSsJoUAV-YtC1Qc3ItTteNiUMxBtoimUoSdhCKRLpQu5qDofhuPT-vbEnE1nNCiOzy4t-H0maqRjSjPUWx5p-RiIoKazXLdTkIWW-CjV7yOKNgnoCGdah5A/s400/IMG_2277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506260097403015314" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuv26y9Akl_cnBLcZo9d_cH2AsFqT98eTDDTHeexeGwUJnFw8TxwgGU73_xLcwoCm_oZTIE2sORnzm2EbEdpUW_N3HMcSwdIu495g3crEc7tNy9AGlfubu5_7a_xnQ5Gblth4rJFkngA/s1600/IMG_2379.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">Each arm is actually assembled using a fair number of parts. There's a lot of places that articulate and the design functions well in this regard. Cleaning up seam lines may be difficult and I haven't yet decided if I will be going this route. It's my vacation, after all. Gotta take it easy.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYClVin_Jvjq6q6aVlghC871cKc-xblakF7n25CVSDeoQV2aNaSQbuw3sOesxCyGdb4NAM1Lk5OKG0TdXv_Wb8iIyT_qnFbPVHHzQIg5Ns_BAOTZ9fhJ4uLLbkfSLa5cbc3XqZMd1OrQ/s400/IMG_2279.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506259623416601826" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5f3nka32pu23OInNYogGnHJ3CvITfVvGmFDDMfaZfxE0NiDNxEH6Jy0jH7jzRt3FZtCIOi2b1nssXcTfW0jUaDRSLPihe59PkaJbWXfDq7siHAs9PazdO1m3yJZGDwWr2tlsnLUGTqw/s400/IMG_2280.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506258316121927602" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Upper body finished! Looking good, Ex.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkDj_m1KGcyIWBwgeSMpBt5QfhxMEhMuqtbstuykdxc-jQPcvBS1hElN-U2xDv5UkHTThOU34CwLRCf8qUm5NCes0Ikv-762bpYqMwNVebPKpHQyvrmJ2pRybUyF-c8Ql4y07eDYwSg/s1600/IMG_2295.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 357px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLeLYPtyiCTxCbGdhyxiNNkzIfGlOAwXq7dGB6EWigUdKCgkP7dYthQMxU9z6CYcNZJo3gD_b3DvxNwkt_gFeuYTfQi9ClcAj-278VdnC59VUM4sOCzdk-gccAAgjd5iLW8jqFN4pAQ/s400/IMG_2281.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506258311024550594" /></div>And here's the skirt. I really don't need to go into detail, do I?<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowxQhmZSJkke1M03inzumEGFC4tzbeRVqWLSxyJLaj8LmSqljCyR-ldIQrcIm7hzzfx5X3SvCWa-4fzelFlSTtiyRW2kYuUbAnY9qaCaU_bsPKK1p8GUJJZd2cILIWC7i-i1oirLKxA/s400/IMG_2282.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506258304536708962" /><div><br /></div><div>With this kit you have the option of building the legs in one of two forms. Big knee caps or small knee caps. Actually, there's more to it than that, but the armour on the front of the legs is where your eyes are drawn.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkDj_m1KGcyIWBwgeSMpBt5QfhxMEhMuqtbstuykdxc-jQPcvBS1hElN-U2xDv5UkHTThOU34CwLRCf8qUm5NCes0Ikv-762bpYqMwNVebPKpHQyvrmJ2pRybUyF-c8Ql4y07eDYwSg/s400/IMG_2295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506257957547986770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoat0rvJ1ZzLIhAphAqJW6M22fM4OKgEWpL7qd9j5iDOhljXcdg7biJn2dUvj5a4JGGvLM5pFZQMreFz9eZKvJuTvDFLhyphenhyphenm2MYVVCqxEDIzlqF7la22pMxPnYeMS8axeiEjml6BxONyQ/s400/IMG_2284.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506256770003869906" /><div>I built one of each to compare them. I think that big knee cap goes well with the big shoulders, but I'm not a fan of how it looks when viewed from behind. I think I will make some 'changes'.</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTi5RdHF2bAZxMbsL1OfHbaQtXXMwvaHtYFWYaEjh0NgSj06SCPU_RtnaUes9MRbhvPgZwRpKPSuUnoxqFV6uDAVee_Fl31UCluHuAV9fxYUwUEoRhREKautCPAbaIF0zPW5X2pqA2iw/s400/IMG_2286.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506256774181135202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoat0rvJ1ZzLIhAphAqJW6M22fM4OKgEWpL7qd9j5iDOhljXcdg7biJn2dUvj5a4JGGvLM5pFZQMreFz9eZKvJuTvDFLhyphenhyphenm2MYVVCqxEDIzlqF7la22pMxPnYeMS8axeiEjml6BxONyQ/s1600/IMG_2284.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoat0rvJ1ZzLIhAphAqJW6M22fM4OKgEWpL7qd9j5iDOhljXcdg7biJn2dUvj5a4JGGvLM5pFZQMreFz9eZKvJuTvDFLhyphenhyphenm2MYVVCqxEDIzlqF7la22pMxPnYeMS8axeiEjml6BxONyQ/s1600/IMG_2284.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoat0rvJ1ZzLIhAphAqJW6M22fM4OKgEWpL7qd9j5iDOhljXcdg7biJn2dUvj5a4JGGvLM5pFZQMreFz9eZKvJuTvDFLhyphenhyphenm2MYVVCqxEDIzlqF7la22pMxPnYeMS8axeiEjml6BxONyQ/s1600/IMG_2284.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are quite a few pieces that are not used when building the Exia Avalanche Dash, but I can't let a nice shield like that go to waste. I just need to find a way to attach it to the MS.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X2Fhnt-80rgZTpEhZnYxAcZ12LO0KcV4kpKzwuvbfaiV3Xp0gQcx2Zzxb8X_nTQoP3srsvKf6-qYBnjxSOp2IEIDnYLkgEYGC_JOiM6cmkh6fkNrxslHxAtaskovzuBAKF_tbWU4kw/s400/IMG_2299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506256765434142930" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes! This will work fine.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXUyg25VY2JhyphenhyphenlJgPX6lYi0_sbuPd_60Xy4RVq3KKFoiFclBc5bcTHTv1y0_H5Z1YrmDyVz9uChfvvdcym8zgAvwc7K65AELQspbBLKpw2RAJZSRCY9i7vW2FU99QzZ6lTEnYx2qgng/s400/IMG_2303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506256757247938514" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are all the weapon parts. No real need to show you how they assemble; pretty straight-forward.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqL4lkIiGQm34fgPPBcBM-SXEjGR9w52G4Rhy89gEfo_j2Adee_fzcpXefOrDbmpG6LM3fv1rAstd3TNjfKdNpS5fu95O7yzcK-lOOsly00yms9xPrAYGo6g29yEADUEC3Vgu51nuwFg/s400/IMG_2379.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506256749439049650" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTw8qVw9Lj1MJ9eH2xtKazq9lCOErAU0DQoRb6pic18bWW275Ou3l8cpND0VuoHgSZBZSUwO1tyrmAzE1zZ969wy9RCaJH3QKYu02VzQ9y646zl4nUipVwak10TfGg14IhhL6f2nALA/s1600/IMG_2279.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: left;">The last part I assembled was the 'ski'. I originally planned to leave them off the kit but since I had some free time I thought I would go ahead and assemble them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsKn7yL6I2LE0ZSpuIWnJoN3SDONW7_rjmUvrzGLUn5dHwY6-Hk2UANAsLJ4wUxtF8z57Dyxwmw1luoVqcjF5XB1NeTMhtxFR6QDappk7H5Wh_c96SOWVMiIguRkGyVD7GaNPT5vDZg/s400/IMG_2380.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506255494673684146" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 'ski' looking contraption attaches to the back of the leg and come down underneath the foot. It actually fits really well under the foot and moves with the flexing of the ankle thanks to a clever design.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLsZNuIHIdLLgb_Fd4W-QWOs4WQ7xdBDmbHTbfrjCQcFoh4QKKOxsrQ849Dorrcs6kFAJjpxHJdF4chI92UMzGG2ZQT8zo_T398x721udFHMTY-9w7o4BIRSGpZD92f2r99sFmJq2sQ/s400/IMG_2381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506255482093210914" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's how it looks with its skis down. Not sure I'm feeling it.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xRRqhkW2B_NjCFTEcp2DytikAiWjJofgHtwAopv5QcarU17eAc9gKbjS7eQOmbclcpaDtNHflHK9cGZ3LOa4Puqu1M6lvxqEc4VQRyAP331yq7SD4szCFdReov9h6s03X34fLf83mw/s400/IMG_2382.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506255481992196162" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I think it would look better like this! </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRb0uHwKsQbjJlTmQ9UhqKAXmS-fbWIUsCIn2giYFrZye0Jfitacpje9Y_Q6KA9ElXO43VdjccwSzoPZN5Xffm1KFhFeVEOmGegv6rF3Q1Ukw0W8ii7bgZBK30wPXYZ5alrQ2sc1AVg/s400/IMG_2383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506254524981473810" /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh449lVHoEF_x0qbmYJKUYP8CWtZmoQP5PRXxyeD1i8p70SfbCrXsgHm_O_nFkHGQbqawzKKXjQx1GAU9AVFl5vBjFkcm09LronTqDEBM15aBro8t4I8nzYEvOIYJylBCIYV3YmpIQpA/s400/IMG_2384.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506254516867382386" /></div><div>Will it be possible? I think I can do it. I have everything I need to make it work I just need to 'adjust' a few things.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here the Exia set up on the stand so as to look like it's flying, complete with all the weapons strapped to its back. That's a lot of stuff.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGHC2GeKM8CPA7OmydweQbNXxYBjtiT1TU9Ujs759nMyexmRcnuwf3H5CijAmxl2cxylU2OwCK22MWhA8QNfyn0MvQIAF0qkRZl-WYLkG4_H1yuyjj48KRg1UQmaiqJj2lekl3pillg/s400/IMG_2385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506254513026331922" /></div><div>And then I tucked him away safely for the journey home. See you soon, Exia!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99PGqNJOMixrMxr4pTrPoHxudJLIy4gxbDB-MoWllkiw6u2XKxLRZ_fr7hoRuPFYlzvOHczbtjoPpWR67LbpVAWj6pZ-QTAOVS1qzhP4RubKbVflONCeuKT0cdeLu1U96KybaVb_y9Q/s400/IMG_2387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506254511278073314" /></div><div>Back to real-life, back to work, and back to Gunpla! (was I ever away?)</div></div></div></div></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-12108490088716250422010-08-06T18:01:00.002+09:002010-08-06T18:02:08.209+09:00Vacation Time!I really need a break after finishing the Musha Mk-II so I am on vacation for a week. As such I won't be updating this blog until I return.<div><br /></div><div>Enjoy the next week everyone!</div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-57950332696587149402010-08-04T20:48:00.014+09:002010-08-20T23:53:32.859+09:00Musha Mk-II Gallery<div style="text-align: center;">Kit: <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN963119">MG Musha Gundam Mk-II</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWq_Vzg2lhWnqEWt0LLCHSiM9-s_6UA8hYbQvuhBTNj2asOWmuwdyaX-vym8d4Ir6wii-1W8tzAhHUc_1dueQASxQvz4GoPPv4vCAr0JxaozF7OiUcpsUIMqDToJCqclUg-PMsZaKdOQ/s1600/musha+galleryb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWq_Vzg2lhWnqEWt0LLCHSiM9-s_6UA8hYbQvuhBTNj2asOWmuwdyaX-vym8d4Ir6wii-1W8tzAhHUc_1dueQASxQvz4GoPPv4vCAr0JxaozF7OiUcpsUIMqDToJCqclUg-PMsZaKdOQ/s400/musha+galleryb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501543066924286498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here he is, the Musha Mk-II Gundam! This kit saw my first real attempt at using epoxy putty, with better than anticipated results, as well as the use of aftermarket parts.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Frame: Tamiya TS-26 Pure White - I wanted this to represent the clothing that the samurai would wear underneath their armour.<br />Armour: Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black, TS-4 German Gray, TS-30 Silver Leaf, TS-46 Light Sand</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Decals: Used sparingly. Anything white is the official Bandai <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN964257">waterslides</a> while <a href="http://samueldecal.com/">samueldecal.com</a> provided the silver decals which I used on the emblems.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Other: <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/KBYMP-12">Kotobukiya Mesh Pipe</a> and <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/WAVOP-017">Wave Springs</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wpOipf5JjKgtuYBdegyo4N7undRxra2XBsH0_svxeJNV4vXXWpcKu2ZtKYtz2-aeTPvNVWk2LrAUyocnSaXqAcu81S10lWZX4Nk_rhG52Dunc6wQYXPoEgv88ZuEVstdRHa12U2h_A/s1600/7-8%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E5%8B%98%E5%8A%A9%E7%9D%80%E7%94%A8%E9%8E%A7%E5%86%99img125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wpOipf5JjKgtuYBdegyo4N7undRxra2XBsH0_svxeJNV4vXXWpcKu2ZtKYtz2-aeTPvNVWk2LrAUyocnSaXqAcu81S10lWZX4Nk_rhG52Dunc6wQYXPoEgv88ZuEVstdRHa12U2h_A/s400/7-8%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E5%8B%98%E5%8A%A9%E7%9D%80%E7%94%A8%E9%8E%A7%E5%86%99img125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501543069926240834" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the pic I used on which I based my design and colour scheme.<br /><br />Here are a couple of comparison shots to show the work done to this kit before painting began.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yqmuX0Al_4wgaS_WPQa1feJBVi6j_82qfPeCF0wwsWh184Y4T7_cBa6QXDdMDpR8IovHN5ji10tABCllOy3iRmCoM5hGVjXJnT8aa1foSNQi4xVUjVXFd6T4m5dqq3h4t0LsN5c-qw/s1600/frontcomp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yqmuX0Al_4wgaS_WPQa1feJBVi6j_82qfPeCF0wwsWh184Y4T7_cBa6QXDdMDpR8IovHN5ji10tABCllOy3iRmCoM5hGVjXJnT8aa1foSNQi4xVUjVXFd6T4m5dqq3h4t0LsN5c-qw/s400/frontcomp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501559390246957170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc__bC4tRck6XcNkvNNToSnBqRr6xtfr6V3bZ5IQ7JuGuRFX4m3knsdAz21OlFQLCtsKoPr3STvJmmIgO8U71iji7zkKUq2ZLvfI_rCndp3rGRawkosp6EfM7QqiWl50PFPLtlQ9XhbQ/s1600/flegcomp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc__bC4tRck6XcNkvNNToSnBqRr6xtfr6V3bZ5IQ7JuGuRFX4m3knsdAz21OlFQLCtsKoPr3STvJmmIgO8U71iji7zkKUq2ZLvfI_rCndp3rGRawkosp6EfM7QqiWl50PFPLtlQ9XhbQ/s400/flegcomp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501559383574359506" border="0" /></a>You can see where I puttied to fill in one of the gaps on the feet. I then used decals to make it look like a cord so it would resemble geta, or japanese footwear.<br /><br />And here's what I did to the tsuba and the sageo (rope) that affixes the tachi to the mobile suit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO1_xYQKpdHiW9QcvmKFAB6zQIgQXup_NhUhYUB8VZJRJz0UpJGz7J5d32xCJDPnXhFeug1Rrq4h_LwakhkpgacIfbY98XgXq1tnWHzC072l_Zs653it8NF-XmYNLWUPBRtL1p66G5g/s1600/IMG_2187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO1_xYQKpdHiW9QcvmKFAB6zQIgQXup_NhUhYUB8VZJRJz0UpJGz7J5d32xCJDPnXhFeug1Rrq4h_LwakhkpgacIfbY98XgXq1tnWHzC072l_Zs653it8NF-XmYNLWUPBRtL1p66G5g/s400/IMG_2187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501559391807153202" border="0" /></a>And yes, that knot is tied correctly and it took some time to do it. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkDiwCwpiOT5YPbqO8Ma3aZhIqEHtRtvy4IZrmZIgtTsZQyOMrDn2rj0VH8oBF5orQmbR90qGD42pu9oNQFRJhqMJCS4bwK6tVci_fQoxHYKIswD915e7vjBz7SKLsr5tai7hYm8iwg/s400/IMG_2256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501682652850988994" border="0" /></a>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-34221004789008325502010-08-02T09:53:00.005+09:002010-08-02T12:36:37.849+09:00MG Musha MK-II Step 8: Tying one on!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div>As this kit is supposed to resemble samurai armour I wanted to do something to the waist area to make it look like it had an obi (belt) of some kind. I detailed <a href="http://gaijingunpla.blogspot.com/2010/07/mg-musha-mkii-step6-more-awesome.html">here</a> how I modified the waist and chest pieces so now, in this post, I will detail how I got this contraption together.<div><br /></div><div>I had been pondering how to construct it while laying in bed each night (yes, I think about gunpla while drifting off to sleep) so before I even started on it I had a good idea of how I would do it and what I would need.</div><div><br /></div><div>And all I really needed were some brass rod and a couple of staples.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46W0eqnjHqWuFI14Gg2kBDtbum57nwEbVbgkHlEev3UwpwTCB5V5jbeUjX_jMuDwgax09B-5kNZBON5XOUCd7q7pb8ymPpTSf5qmL_iG_NpMUmxNKKnAyYBqXHNw6VkVWFApCEdg-Fg/s400/IMG_2062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646496055825218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Run the metal spring through the loops as we practiced earlier.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK6uBJAcdC-sK5UO6pUWn4xtqMdB3_0Ft93yMYEdrQOk16yRgUG2h4y4dH-3jeYbxNfPY-_IZ9Y4UEglqwthKVeG2Epvbi67KWBNAulyF_N4MFO2f3khdn8f_6xwKBTYNaaAXfJuLBg/s400/IMG_2065.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646482793505026" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Y</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">ou'll notice the brass rod's length matches the length of the spacing between the belt loops on the side of the waist. I decided to do this because I am going to be hanging the tachi from the belt and if it was just spring the weight of tachi would cause the spring to stretch and sag. This brass rod will be more than enough to support the weight of the tachi.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Step #2: Insert the brass rod.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9HWInIzg7LB5IZsnFIeeGpzEP4-SJEhqv3jXyPVheCQlfTSZf_-3zIxt9segKOMKPsfNTOSNlBIYG2I2xqT_VofdW9yTItsMqnnx8dods7iB1GUWnOJW7_KTzQfXRgW1j8LUC9nfAQ/s400/IMG_2067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646481980389522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px; " /></span><div>The 1.5 mm diameter brass rod is just the perfect size to slide into the spring. I had to use a toothpick to push it into the right area so that the belt loops support both ends of the rod. Then I repeated the process for the other side. The Tachi can now hang from either side of the waist.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step #3: Attaching the spring to the front armour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5BTjaOV56MY2SGFVJHmWMYYAapGv8oWeiBQTXwoKqPbzrx8Pihaewwu2i5TyFvbdHO6UdJMSnvgjHrK13PasmlQuuT5rOBPf4AmRe-kT9l_7ZLmiBPU2c5mDl4FLRd5rD5hDXUiluw/s400/IMG_2068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646461194114690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">This is where the staples come in. I inserted the end of the spring into the hole I had drilled in the front chest armour piece. Then I slid the staple through it perpendicularly so that it acts as a stopper, preventing the spring from coming back out. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Then I repeated the process for the other side.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8bSpWuGZyk_I_UhgMezTGv0VEWWIylRVycUvgeb5RATr9IEYXqwKQ4YbCFZ2DKwN5Lw9DVK6ghcszLrSs6_NmSR3lyxgPmRwQb1w4TInMhh7RflqTZ_Uh331yfUdx01A1uAaaCRgVQ/s400/IMG_2069.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500646448256495842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">To get this onto the frame I first attached the front armour to the torso and then attached the waist armour onto the skirt. And Voila! My musha has himself a belt!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Unfortunately, I don't have a good quality pic to show how it turned out. On the plus side, the painting and decaling and assembly is finished. I should have a completed gallery up any day now, although I still have some work to do on the weapons. The construction of the tachi and naginata has been finished and the painting and topcoating completed. I need to tie the sageo (cord) to the tachi and then secure it to the belt and I also need to put the extra-long Naginata together. Hopefully that will be finished tonight!</span></span></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-79806278535098172452010-07-28T23:45:00.005+09:002010-07-29T00:08:57.501+09:00MG Musha MkII Step 7: Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxqDdabd-a68cd6rfMSlZUxvL3_aPBhYRtq6imcx-nzxoxMq9wDe0Lcy3fy31AiAZZWIiT9EbTqYcO-O8gdQQ5DbYgCzOiE6gr1zUy0KSMqzYmWmIoL6IqW1MBHAl-r3TBRCP-KxrqQ/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxqDdabd-a68cd6rfMSlZUxvL3_aPBhYRtq6imcx-nzxoxMq9wDe0Lcy3fy31AiAZZWIiT9EbTqYcO-O8gdQQ5DbYgCzOiE6gr1zUy0KSMqzYmWmIoL6IqW1MBHAl-r3TBRCP-KxrqQ/s400/IMG_1933.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968983965892290" border="0" /></a>So I've called an end to my modifications and moved onto the final stages of the build; painting. For the main armour color I am going with Tamiya Semi Gloss Black and to give that armour a smooth finish, I resanded the pieces with 1500 and 2000 grit paper before priming. For pieces to which modifications had been done I used Mr. Surfacer before laying the paint down and for pieces that had no mods done I used Tamiya Primer. The secondary armour colour is Tamiya German Gray. For these pieces I used Taimya Primer White as a base and I also used the White Primer for the pieces that are being sprayed with Tamiya Light Sand. Yes, you read that correctly. Light sand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNaGV6ABS7x-o9YZt56KwkIYCK_VDmVQff_-CNCUjpg9fdWzfDgNik38uUYtWgj7lD950zUj8BzlJcPBVGMhqJBlH24eyI44F3BX9_1RBGPTG_fUgDFwdmiynBySJNvteiuT35AiqWw/s1600/IMG_1938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNaGV6ABS7x-o9YZt56KwkIYCK_VDmVQff_-CNCUjpg9fdWzfDgNik38uUYtWgj7lD950zUj8BzlJcPBVGMhqJBlH24eyI44F3BX9_1RBGPTG_fUgDFwdmiynBySJNvteiuT35AiqWw/s400/IMG_1938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968979561446930" border="0" /></a>Here's the largest armour piece for the leg. What you can't see well from this picture is that before painting I drilled a tiny, shallow hole in two places along the shin area. This is for... well, you'll see.<br /><br />Here's the backpack. I wasn't too big a fan of the backpack design on this kit, but it has grown on me and fits the overall design. That semi-gloss black comes out really nice, too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDVjoCKA_CECBKVLA2gQL1vrb7s_nt-J8eVZOObrvTGZXsFDVFTRuP7HMk3i7SFDrNlkIXS5tH9jl5iZebNwxNz0iRmQDvnjg7tNvmiE74BQXmRV2_vCu8Xwk17Xy8cGcojPxxfVm4Q/s1600/IMG_1940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDVjoCKA_CECBKVLA2gQL1vrb7s_nt-J8eVZOObrvTGZXsFDVFTRuP7HMk3i7SFDrNlkIXS5tH9jl5iZebNwxNz0iRmQDvnjg7tNvmiE74BQXmRV2_vCu8Xwk17Xy8cGcojPxxfVm4Q/s400/IMG_1940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968971259744818" border="0" /></a>Another piece of the backpack. The entire backpack will be Black except for the metal springs I have used and one piece which I am painting German Gray for contrast.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuZeQibZkHXXNHr9rn80saFz8IuWvUVSJAVMwOMq9eWaP6wVM8qgepTCWoNV4h0nkFHQn2g5CvMK3kcMm6fWI45ACi6lFL2ATSVGnE2Wy6t2lT28IBQYnhfZl-ibjYHNkh8vr5eY0BQ/s1600/IMG_1943.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuZeQibZkHXXNHr9rn80saFz8IuWvUVSJAVMwOMq9eWaP6wVM8qgepTCWoNV4h0nkFHQn2g5CvMK3kcMm6fWI45ACi6lFL2ATSVGnE2Wy6t2lT28IBQYnhfZl-ibjYHNkh8vr5eY0BQ/s400/IMG_1943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968963411944994" border="0" /></a><br />And the kind gentleman at Samuel Decal sent me a sheet of Musha MkII decals. In silver! No gold to be seen anywhere!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoAHYQVv8gIretREeRRKOc2yKg33n0Q-6uuCGfe34ZA3174ST7meDMvkXGXitqjgjwf9vdbdmgpQcamaBjU7fUV_kK2Vfqo0VOm6I9AyZp9Zh__5pNWKbqoP6pCAen_-M6_3gN6xyng/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmoAHYQVv8gIretREeRRKOc2yKg33n0Q-6uuCGfe34ZA3174ST7meDMvkXGXitqjgjwf9vdbdmgpQcamaBjU7fUV_kK2Vfqo0VOm6I9AyZp9Zh__5pNWKbqoP6pCAen_-M6_3gN6xyng/s400/IMG_1934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498968960138448674" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately, I was so busy priming, painting, painting again, top coating and starting the whole process over on the next set of pieces that I didn't take many pictures of the process. I'll try to get more up soon. Next blog entry will detail how I got the Obi, or belt, to work. And it worked, let me tell ya!<br /><br />Why not a preview?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva1ZHwKnRsrttjrgEijLZtyohZkhbSy-HZ38iPsy4LSPSQZGmG9Js1cvS7vulhuVdxvks1AMv31jTQfwaXLzhSKdXrzoWpExYNwZLB5ujQUa6ulgqedTSVLldf-BAb2WVZ1OcXf-k-Q/s1600/IMG_2077.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva1ZHwKnRsrttjrgEijLZtyohZkhbSy-HZ38iPsy4LSPSQZGmG9Js1cvS7vulhuVdxvks1AMv31jTQfwaXLzhSKdXrzoWpExYNwZLB5ujQUa6ulgqedTSVLldf-BAb2WVZ1OcXf-k-Q/s400/IMG_2077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498973362491932466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIw0ltSlX9I4CRoj_CYQdiPwdnpy9AvoUnd-B66CZsNXl8a6xlVH75Tb111W-BdsCTjHYs-zGGnGolZ-UO9dYCWYw0yeKO15NbtEmMLXmDpsc9ILhNlLkUilAd86pPyYM-o4kBvJQNw/s1600/IMG_2074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIw0ltSlX9I4CRoj_CYQdiPwdnpy9AvoUnd-B66CZsNXl8a6xlVH75Tb111W-BdsCTjHYs-zGGnGolZ-UO9dYCWYw0yeKO15NbtEmMLXmDpsc9ILhNlLkUilAd86pPyYM-o4kBvJQNw/s400/IMG_2074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498973356797828034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75-KPwnwm5rd_fQPiLI9C7vxLrpfkvba9qcMJFAcDL37tLJglWQit1uBt3r2neXf2FULMJFq5s8sr9v8pTqXvILkNCK15KJ6OmCl8slBRoe6AYWDLCjqhGvS7HyjdaOg_MBJG0F4ZQ/s1600/IMG_2075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75-KPwnwm5rd_fQPiLI9C7vxLrpfkvba9qcMJFAcDL37tLJglWQit1uBt3r2neXf2FULMJFq5s8sr9v8pTqXvILkNCK15KJ6OmCl8slBRoe6AYWDLCjqhGvS7HyjdaOg_MBJG0F4ZQ/s400/IMG_2075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498973355261277170" border="0" /></a>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-83856173517029767372010-07-27T08:54:00.008+09:002010-07-27T09:54:57.430+09:00限定 ANA Gundam!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>A good friend of mine flew ANA recently and took advantage of the promotion going on in cooperation with Bandai. What a great guy! What this means is that I got my hands on one of the limited edition 1/144 ANA RX-78-2! This kit is based on the 1/144 HG 30th Anniversary Gundam except that it is Titanium Finish! (or is it 'Extra Finish'?) Either way, it's shiny and I dig it. <div><br /></div><div>I couldn't wait to put it together so this past Sunday morning, with my lovely assistant at my side, I opened the box and set to it.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BE2rJEp0oKk2fY7anRg3-VUva5cR_G63D5vLtCIGbwBODSscXPAEDeUOh1enWF_3bDe-vpz8V28LWMeEI-Rw_BEbWhIBpGWH_K7dcU8T0R66AhfGionYbbmTBerQgqvlFAtNBO1IaA/s400/IMG_2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368538989743058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px; " /><div><br /></div><div>Here's a look at the contents of the box. Polycaps, ANA special marking stickers, and shiny runners!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP39X8lbCsg7jquP8iUvW3YsJv3Tucm-4R9kBC-FMZm-UNhHhfzz8FOzyzNS7yaMqOD_vRkJ57R8XTGFY3TOfygMrIafiuChu8HHqF-eHmpKzYH5-h4wSlb_YNByin82baCcTJQXYJ-w/s400/IMG_2005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368520437124770" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUPCv6FM7mtrA62MlFDiXydV4qPgJe5FOdHHGOqy1UaQfERXHA0cDHOKLUDKuvkWgvsDb3iphnqDd7_ASHIfyjaYqhGPyt0SVAgzf46oEGsiyHL2cjU7xWUrzoqkwriqaGkTevxUvpA/s400/IMG_2008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368547840447858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px; " /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoJYNTc8bXT6HxJMN2oCwfrKKp8A4zn0pOpOQ2uZNYIZfD5GgVzj_ZfcN-hgDJaSqo0gMDrTTp4a2e5HFfANguMXRynLLl4mgjymPAKyDdad1bsp6IyNSzIoAu2MtMQwHrxMaDLz2Cg/s400/IMG_2006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368531924574098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 166px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLIZa04fAoTqiT3jjkJVShl3NCat7BFmvdJDpYLyKKhylcetG7Yogr92J3rC3Mh6Qj7_rEEJFeRbslOdRmB_e7sjXZM67wONG60T4r5Ed26koCGgzOJ7YR8QG8SsuXvzbnZKpw54Vag/s400/IMG_2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368558084419778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRCBRZfciBoVSL-t_zT5eCPPp-U92xHkpXEtQtvhS4pW-2X138o-xEzrbPlXOj6_Dznq-BGb41AXlWnFa0v0-urVouyS-Rl3-h_dZBb32hU8KEO_QEiPGyJ1ORF3lF4QjVJbLYhU_gg/s400/IMG_2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368971827668466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">After about 40 minutes we came up with this:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMH6yodMMhyuVXDQm-hA4DwoNzOBNVghhnCMP2Zsb7L2axKyTILS_FaDBSzPexpaZftFHpJ7ee991BXL5nVXFsjCtXkQQNXup0FUBH0w_NqxUn00TyqsiJQlInhrf54DbHvF4CW7WYw/s400/IMG_2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368980757260402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">It was a fairly intense and tiring 40 minutes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbYs0D2rzYZfYcrkwcvbVUCHldU4aOD1ogfblD61U-9EWAf_WQzABwEzlb8wt4iBiQftE4HdiHjqaYsun6gRzlFtz8AwtRAP5CVhyphenhyphenlyu1npOpetkJ-bhRdrKF7E_VxkAD0aat53RPxw/s400/IMG_2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498368988483641586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I took it to work the next day and put it in the photo setup hoping to get some good pictures to show to everyone the special finish. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJXPDv6I4ujC8TLCQQHKWoGzJ0viClm3MALeVgtvqWfskFAqyfWEtbGWHl8AZpGExU33zvIW4VPCu0U9LQSa4YRgU4IlPLkwKdnxyyUx90dOFWMcA3dhyARwsL5eKnl2Y8JBEkgUGuA/s400/IMG_2039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370054183928258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px; " /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3cexzPuUW77KTuKCQymCuy0bZN52GjGPvUKl7PyrItUOz0ie1Wse7uAoPdTeY4TiKPnCsdHXy9kO3j5UWBhwOnkMQQxgLOh3uiwiil2aVKsfHDzLCRGqTljxA2rNG9cG4J8EtpRVew/s1600/IMG_2037.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3cexzPuUW77KTuKCQymCuy0bZN52GjGPvUKl7PyrItUOz0ie1Wse7uAoPdTeY4TiKPnCsdHXy9kO3j5UWBhwOnkMQQxgLOh3uiwiil2aVKsfHDzLCRGqTljxA2rNG9cG4J8EtpRVew/s400/IMG_2037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370045946542802" style="display: block; 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If you bloggers out there can find a way to pick up this kit I highly recommend it. One thing of note, the special ANA stickers are very thin and highly adhesive so if you make a mistake in placement it will be difficult to pull off and redo. I made a bit of a mess with one of the shoulder stickers (which I hid by positioning the kit in specific ways for the photos. hehe)</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-14861167933685921922010-07-25T19:26:00.008+09:002010-07-25T20:02:48.495+09:00The Maiden Hoi Hoi<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ui6CFVs0ypIeodLuXXsLBSMhJ1di418mYBUDrUj1fI3w1igP90I-q4wd8O3q481oTx3ltm5OqAlp1EJDF4O2OvnluhTqS62MRAPrSFrn0wzewmM4RCkHxxUxNt4rOWPEA7fyNgEqDQ/s1600/IMG_1947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ui6CFVs0ypIeodLuXXsLBSMhJ1di418mYBUDrUj1fI3w1igP90I-q4wd8O3q481oTx3ltm5OqAlp1EJDF4O2OvnluhTqS62MRAPrSFrn0wzewmM4RCkHxxUxNt4rOWPEA7fyNgEqDQ/s400/IMG_1947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791661348163634" border="0" /></a>Yes, that was a (weak) play on words.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After building Gundam plastic model kits for over a year now my eyes are starting to wander. Don't worry, baby. You're still my number 1.<br /><br />One series of kits that intrigued me were those from the Hoi Hoi mini-exterminator androids, or whatever those things are. I would glance at them when they rolled through the door at HobbyLink Japan but never felt the urge to pick one up until I saw this one. Pest-X san. A cute, little wavy-haired android dressed all in black and waving little daggers around? Count me in!<br /><br />With painting of the Musha on hold in part due to three straight nights of lightning storms I decided Pest-X san's time had come and cracked open the box. With only my side-cutters and hobby-knife, we're talking straight-build, baby.<br /><br />Interestingly, if I did decide I wanted to do some painting, Kotobukiya supplies me with decals for the face. That's a nice thought.<br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QC7mIRfP2FJKqj7SMmPyMWUg-Kie8L5UxZJrSv450Mw2OMX03tH3mRf_nrsUYdTVefhfgRgK_IWQG72THX3Mp6i-lCserieQ4ay_MQTGB39nm_zMM1zXJOG3Wl9jbFXeVVHqD9FY-A/s1600/IMG_1948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6QC7mIRfP2FJKqj7SMmPyMWUg-Kie8L5UxZJrSv450Mw2OMX03tH3mRf_nrsUYdTVefhfgRgK_IWQG72THX3Mp6i-lCserieQ4ay_MQTGB39nm_zMM1zXJOG3Wl9jbFXeVVHqD9FY-A/s400/IMG_1948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791654394771538" border="0" /></a>The box contents are pretty much what you would expect for this sort of kit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDp-fkRMlaJIyaxX7kKpbX-ogzq_or3MkeKySk5vJNYS0BqEwEjSS4y9Jm2htDQW1Iqm2swwAnbdmrOm_piA-bztqOoKWjuIHiLEyv4QTcjpsmGQfqdyeVYNGF43idzjtGjGGsNizWQ/s1600/IMG_1949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDp-fkRMlaJIyaxX7kKpbX-ogzq_or3MkeKySk5vJNYS0BqEwEjSS4y9Jm2htDQW1Iqm2swwAnbdmrOm_piA-bztqOoKWjuIHiLEyv4QTcjpsmGQfqdyeVYNGF43idzjtGjGGsNizWQ/s400/IMG_1949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791648715262418" border="0" /></a>All parts, of course, come molded in colour and Kotobukiya has even gone ahead and coloured some of the parts in two colours.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFglpVI9xPV6rL9_Q_b06VgqUUo73OeQ2EKvAQn8IEw0LFPxcg1fNrD1Hs7knCz9aRNAl7UPSoMgnpUQl-TncV_WWVGwSAHlPAEcR60vXvh5GxVMJCorIZdgg3lTTF_9eVyCGVKzNOaw/s1600/IMG_1950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFglpVI9xPV6rL9_Q_b06VgqUUo73OeQ2EKvAQn8IEw0LFPxcg1fNrD1Hs7knCz9aRNAl7UPSoMgnpUQl-TncV_WWVGwSAHlPAEcR60vXvh5GxVMJCorIZdgg3lTTF_9eVyCGVKzNOaw/s400/IMG_1950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791640268763938" border="0" /></a>For articulation, a small set of polycaps and a runner of joint pieces are all this kit will need.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLAyEa9QUN2pg5MD2oEHsw68eP1481POTtOSO7rUNVC6zMqcteVqY4fcUjZaVcpT8kZzGntaD5bu2Y8BbOjwsijRkN8mYc07m6edX3_33nI5ekHQME6WedNQBg6B2mcEuxB1BpOUyjQ/s1600/IMG_1951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLAyEa9QUN2pg5MD2oEHsw68eP1481POTtOSO7rUNVC6zMqcteVqY4fcUjZaVcpT8kZzGntaD5bu2Y8BbOjwsijRkN8mYc07m6edX3_33nI5ekHQME6WedNQBg6B2mcEuxB1BpOUyjQ/s400/IMG_1951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791635645547058" border="0" /></a><br />The manual starts with the legs and there's nothing out of the ordinary here. The hips are ball joints and the knees bend as knees should. The ankles are articulated by the round polycaps.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMljl1yctN3rFlgRe_mQTC7XUQNo0YRNtvdXjkjP6Hb2Q8x5Y2pgOHsJmSZRqLLFkkrY5bAVfw2zrs3Ffbtr_WdlFchc57x0AUNGoMbOS_OAOgegTCYQnXyhR6BJiDIjMqcGZgjltBA/s1600/IMG_1959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMljl1yctN3rFlgRe_mQTC7XUQNo0YRNtvdXjkjP6Hb2Q8x5Y2pgOHsJmSZRqLLFkkrY5bAVfw2zrs3Ffbtr_WdlFchc57x0AUNGoMbOS_OAOgegTCYQnXyhR6BJiDIjMqcGZgjltBA/s400/IMG_1959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791268383926962" border="0" /></a>Put these pieces all together and you get: A blurry pic!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQG6QHe3K2BuX89yIOO1nFYKF3CGux3ZyyP1390PLEu_5u7fo2L_zxXk7M710O7DPLBjcuL1xAsrK5IIr2TVNm2XlyuZ7wX79W6iY8kFD6ldT0XCbJ4vq6JjwQtHwldtmaIMxHKhDxQ/s1600/IMG_1961.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQG6QHe3K2BuX89yIOO1nFYKF3CGux3ZyyP1390PLEu_5u7fo2L_zxXk7M710O7DPLBjcuL1xAsrK5IIr2TVNm2XlyuZ7wX79W6iY8kFD6ldT0XCbJ4vq6JjwQtHwldtmaIMxHKhDxQ/s400/IMG_1961.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791259929459218" border="0" /></a>Next up is the hips. Some trimming with the hobby knife was required to ensure the fit was proper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0awZa6norbb593AjeSeE1e0BYFSmGGN0OVNYnBqFIJ25d4Hswfa0XClxRjRLPrUzCqeFODML0h_jOgLm31UpmFDYhXliElUhpnRaMhyphenhyphenU2PFuDjdaCZPpV2cxQJcF3rnxX3L0869OSw/s1600/IMG_1964.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0awZa6norbb593AjeSeE1e0BYFSmGGN0OVNYnBqFIJ25d4Hswfa0XClxRjRLPrUzCqeFODML0h_jOgLm31UpmFDYhXliElUhpnRaMhyphenhyphenU2PFuDjdaCZPpV2cxQJcF3rnxX3L0869OSw/s400/IMG_1964.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791255696340738" border="0" /></a>Then the torso. The small piece on the lower left of this picture is the zipper. It never stays in and I think I will be resorting to glue to keep it in place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogukeBiv2L40NsVBDfZhdb9TL13pdasQLQ2yaeVDX-X3QM9mjeZetC-NA899DQ6vCE3PdHTqBdAnES0GozO7sdraPlGakVqOSB_Vcn9deon17UJ1OTVWx_UnsHprf9ykcElQIBYkTew/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogukeBiv2L40NsVBDfZhdb9TL13pdasQLQ2yaeVDX-X3QM9mjeZetC-NA899DQ6vCE3PdHTqBdAnES0GozO7sdraPlGakVqOSB_Vcn9deon17UJ1OTVWx_UnsHprf9ykcElQIBYkTew/s400/IMG_1966.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497791251104951250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklxem-6A9VKmU4fGoPLdk1QLkN7LLPE9C9TigUSAOqC1IC1MgQBReVjaZX1axBoOFXQX8dKy8OaHuloaYACYX0uOT1mnPv0FYy53iPaZN1eMOMr9v8K8EAPZIhvaiZDL1a_wAXmX7-A/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklxem-6A9VKmU4fGoPLdk1QLkN7LLPE9C9TigUSAOqC1IC1MgQBReVjaZX1axBoOFXQX8dKy8OaHuloaYACYX0uOT1mnPv0FYy53iPaZN1eMOMr9v8K8EAPZIhvaiZDL1a_wAXmX7-A/s400/IMG_1968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790833707149746" border="0" /></a>The coat and cape are articulated using tiny pieces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQwlrmXgUrmHyFvV8ZVIU0aQsLZNc0hC20DH9CFAqJf6po6rbljzxwY87ToWebGs1FNcVqHOoxpFi8Ed7tPtJE_fPfwTDSCg5j5CYLUsEUns2K8AsmFeH1S8ZNJvhwyQOC5I-AiiyKw/s1600/IMG_1973.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQwlrmXgUrmHyFvV8ZVIU0aQsLZNc0hC20DH9CFAqJf6po6rbljzxwY87ToWebGs1FNcVqHOoxpFi8Ed7tPtJE_fPfwTDSCg5j5CYLUsEUns2K8AsmFeH1S8ZNJvhwyQOC5I-AiiyKw/s400/IMG_1973.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790830714291170" border="0" /></a>And I mean tiny. Not surprisingly, these tiny pieces don't really stay in place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfh2lq91cuoiIezkSfO22K3VqfrKw2gyuGiLWPeYaq63Y2PkNHoo9Bud4j8IRHNau2n2AeZmHrRC8dUTAjFzbXPqIy5Ssmojbv4diAGx5nq2xE3A5bUH18c2kHfhp1gcW5_QMAUJprQ/s1600/IMG_1974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfh2lq91cuoiIezkSfO22K3VqfrKw2gyuGiLWPeYaq63Y2PkNHoo9Bud4j8IRHNau2n2AeZmHrRC8dUTAjFzbXPqIy5Ssmojbv4diAGx5nq2xE3A5bUH18c2kHfhp1gcW5_QMAUJprQ/s400/IMG_1974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790822333020850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDC5F_zcDU3Jk5GFKrZyRjXAk6-NOG2UeZ_LfOoP4LV2itpt1_-rfrdlmSOcqq2JgD6WhsDp5JHjRdVc1DokYHUSj6nBtIvmLrwwb_TD7VRlJ3M0wM5mO2mDRAb6lFG9svJt2o08g8A/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDC5F_zcDU3Jk5GFKrZyRjXAk6-NOG2UeZ_LfOoP4LV2itpt1_-rfrdlmSOcqq2JgD6WhsDp5JHjRdVc1DokYHUSj6nBtIvmLrwwb_TD7VRlJ3M0wM5mO2mDRAb6lFG9svJt2o08g8A/s400/IMG_1978.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790818321990306" border="0" /></a>The arms articulate at the shoulders and elbows and wrists, as one would expect. They hold together well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi6_7W022_HwXTDfG0yCCLLNRng1MiJweoD1Nib8EWiwRhi2HR56y86h36NjU4uv_BRelxlGrRi_OBjl8j-JrsfOGc7yqVsKacKAsyqmU3PTcxFGQRyeCs1hWx6fpg8NPrwB6VPBieg/s1600/IMG_1979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAi6_7W022_HwXTDfG0yCCLLNRng1MiJweoD1Nib8EWiwRhi2HR56y86h36NjU4uv_BRelxlGrRi_OBjl8j-JrsfOGc7yqVsKacKAsyqmU3PTcxFGQRyeCs1hWx6fpg8NPrwB6VPBieg/s400/IMG_1979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790810468256578" border="0" /></a>If you don't know about these Hoi Hoi kits, Kotobukiya gives you three sets of eyes but only two faces. So one set of eyes will be lonely. Don't neglect it. You don't want to make Pest-X san mad.<br /><br />My face of choice is the evil grin with the eyes staring straight ahead. That's right. That evil grin is aimed at you!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCeCgfNdanYx-n-oVXv61fGZbZ98IRpp66nFrDYhUQ_zKCvYmzTktlhHL5YkQpAUriN0jrIlbYx0vfey2oZ4q3bYJOpv8qmruP3SBggbbvAjVVU-PSVsgCYFalKIYCZXpt1HWp-56-g/s1600/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCeCgfNdanYx-n-oVXv61fGZbZ98IRpp66nFrDYhUQ_zKCvYmzTktlhHL5YkQpAUriN0jrIlbYx0vfey2oZ4q3bYJOpv8qmruP3SBggbbvAjVVU-PSVsgCYFalKIYCZXpt1HWp-56-g/s400/IMG_1981.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790261483550018" border="0" /></a>My back up is the smirk face with eyes looking to the right.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGyAcoDFHQGtpDKlqhGrC00tnZkvCE3zjt2YkkOp7nvYqAjIRd61UKKaLwJYTG04S4zspebJ0MKpn86pfSNJMl33E12KiQrjf7oQBHrikD626gWYh75xMPslvs9E068WC1xq1LwAwmg/s1600/IMG_1982.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGyAcoDFHQGtpDKlqhGrC00tnZkvCE3zjt2YkkOp7nvYqAjIRd61UKKaLwJYTG04S4zspebJ0MKpn86pfSNJMl33E12KiQrjf7oQBHrikD626gWYh75xMPslvs9E068WC1xq1LwAwmg/s400/IMG_1982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790258816554754" border="0" /></a>There are a lot of pieces used in the assembly of the head and for the most part that is a good thing. You get lots of articulation of the hair and hairpiece, etc. However, the downside is that the head is very heavy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxSiyQqqUvvRa0wDErYS5roLLBrX4dsJ5K9Rj-wgnRw7bkltUoywB9JydjgY_COYrPu5z-9Arzumoa0YnPzxN_QCkiMHrciygkaZBIFF_Aw2Iy0mbnKOZdI6dICIlbsd9NSi0esfgew/s1600/IMG_1986.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxSiyQqqUvvRa0wDErYS5roLLBrX4dsJ5K9Rj-wgnRw7bkltUoywB9JydjgY_COYrPu5z-9Arzumoa0YnPzxN_QCkiMHrciygkaZBIFF_Aw2Iy0mbnKOZdI6dICIlbsd9NSi0esfgew/s400/IMG_1986.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790250202996962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxQh0zb1Ocak3p1xAgprWq7W7rRsYcO21iRDAKR2MSZbSGcOZrKiYV-CDY0MbRblOY0suohfl7vxjdyKQLrjg5t818H-lg7jlWv8tRfwiZb5laP0EO6dS2GZ_x34AwJjVqE7_79oBTw/s1600/IMG_1989.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxQh0zb1Ocak3p1xAgprWq7W7rRsYcO21iRDAKR2MSZbSGcOZrKiYV-CDY0MbRblOY0suohfl7vxjdyKQLrjg5t818H-lg7jlWv8tRfwiZb5laP0EO6dS2GZ_x34AwJjVqE7_79oBTw/s400/IMG_1989.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790246083314626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7pmRIz5caAbTvlc3A_6fcMH2cd7mvTTSCQ8C2d9sa-QXx3N-qhYNwsko5BEkNmNubfvxqzk1jDa4m3Jzafj8V5J1uqNZCypDc9HciyWOUz2og5Ou53l9XjGNfwKIsbyHofr7vTXJcg/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7pmRIz5caAbTvlc3A_6fcMH2cd7mvTTSCQ8C2d9sa-QXx3N-qhYNwsko5BEkNmNubfvxqzk1jDa4m3Jzafj8V5J1uqNZCypDc9HciyWOUz2og5Ou53l9XjGNfwKIsbyHofr7vTXJcg/s400/IMG_1990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497790238390823698" border="0" /></a>For weapons, the daggers and sword come as two pieces. I note with glee that one half of the dagger looks like a jutte. I may leave them that way and have the only dual-jutte wielding Pest-X in the world. (Well, I did until I wrote that sentence.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58wXPhyphenhyphenPzgbp01iMJFLr5ZzJRIltJ1Puxd3ZYvlPOjzdRfqsyp0FU2-ZdbQMYbNKu4kRDbkTF5pKi7hlaPeHNdynlCcKtkiV2cr1mgNRD3Ttw-D6hZQ70twqPV9V60tIhyphenhyphenpIWJoYD-A/s1600/IMG_1994.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58wXPhyphenhyphenPzgbp01iMJFLr5ZzJRIltJ1Puxd3ZYvlPOjzdRfqsyp0FU2-ZdbQMYbNKu4kRDbkTF5pKi7hlaPeHNdynlCcKtkiV2cr1mgNRD3Ttw-D6hZQ70twqPV9V60tIhyphenhyphenpIWJoYD-A/s400/IMG_1994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497789576485422818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRN-t1u0OJ2_PkZYG4bFAprXFqzGHsbjHAsDPFGxevpFRykKb5pq1_w_NlW1LQ4tIXVW8ErRmQ-T6tEK0PfrLdJEpITVBPVWziokl99h_bLj0eRdb3yP8onARJN1JdgBgzL8umPQtPQ/s1600/IMG_1996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRN-t1u0OJ2_PkZYG4bFAprXFqzGHsbjHAsDPFGxevpFRykKb5pq1_w_NlW1LQ4tIXVW8ErRmQ-T6tEK0PfrLdJEpITVBPVWziokl99h_bLj0eRdb3yP8onARJN1JdgBgzL8umPQtPQ/s400/IMG_1996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497789562047002226" border="0" /></a>As I just mentioned, the head is very heavy. Honestly, in my opinion it is too heavy. My Pest-X can't stand up on its own! For that, she needed a helping hand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAP-TpwmDTqs3bIaEQAd5JEOoJh6txOl85xByd97Ga6fCS7AbqZdOFMd7fO0Ujvdex_UymZR91MSZQ85gJs6x-j6RUhLSWEXhG17JGgSEcHMoRIyGnzxCTyKN-2n0vRfYaiAeaQvNcQ/s1600/IMG_1999.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAP-TpwmDTqs3bIaEQAd5JEOoJh6txOl85xByd97Ga6fCS7AbqZdOFMd7fO0Ujvdex_UymZR91MSZQ85gJs6x-j6RUhLSWEXhG17JGgSEcHMoRIyGnzxCTyKN-2n0vRfYaiAeaQvNcQ/s400/IMG_1999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497789557642924834" border="0" /></a>After playing (term used loosely. Is it really playing when you are starting to get angry?) I managed to get her standing on her own. Posing is almost out of the question, though.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBSHS047sbPq-ZXriIbSdJJXIamJxA9o9o17yBV8MynsVZ1JPe3vuY_s1uaI6brXbl3dkwST9LRjVRsoO7XJ8pSsTonB_MUMj2vgWCxsVtUQGQvWpbDhvSJnxVAxDrhwmeju5SdSxOg/s1600/IMG_2001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBSHS047sbPq-ZXriIbSdJJXIamJxA9o9o17yBV8MynsVZ1JPe3vuY_s1uaI6brXbl3dkwST9LRjVRsoO7XJ8pSsTonB_MUMj2vgWCxsVtUQGQvWpbDhvSJnxVAxDrhwmeju5SdSxOg/s400/IMG_2001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497789549443517586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUw8wNLk8U7fYoM6my7OSN_vUFbU_lYx_NvT1jBeyxolmfmkXdh1A6pKGWN0MFvQ9Jb0nqzK1HnHLuBIejKPVvAgmLQ6SToo6pAsIsuxkCDjKanf3wyX1KUZEEAaRL1jyuj68fXO8zQ/s1600/IMG_2003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUw8wNLk8U7fYoM6my7OSN_vUFbU_lYx_NvT1jBeyxolmfmkXdh1A6pKGWN0MFvQ9Jb0nqzK1HnHLuBIejKPVvAgmLQ6SToo6pAsIsuxkCDjKanf3wyX1KUZEEAaRL1jyuj68fXO8zQ/s400/IMG_2003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497789545270974050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobdHhbZJgT1dhyphenhyphen_cv6qtTCO821gnpsi-nofyAKQchGrkm3wzSvCGojgT3ZVIGJNZE2V_8_MeJCchj0BxYJZzcf0qXVnRh8xdGmq-18zJwDt4BrBlPbc8VnBwc6hDyQ4qYqDpTZCuunQ/s1600/IMG_2017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobdHhbZJgT1dhyphenhyphen_cv6qtTCO821gnpsi-nofyAKQchGrkm3wzSvCGojgT3ZVIGJNZE2V_8_MeJCchj0BxYJZzcf0qXVnRh8xdGmq-18zJwDt4BrBlPbc8VnBwc6hDyQ4qYqDpTZCuunQ/s400/IMG_2017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497788863080549874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BRMMzER0qMfPmm0-1kVQkNypfmk8cfEeAe3EDDOh6r_kPFL35LNjAf8jSKiLmheNaGpsDBdN3OE-DOFF1WPCRpNJ5_k2eO7mFZVCLB-t96DC-kgj_bL0CjOmHwC9JVKZR0bSkBN-mQ/s1600/IMG_2019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BRMMzER0qMfPmm0-1kVQkNypfmk8cfEeAe3EDDOh6r_kPFL35LNjAf8jSKiLmheNaGpsDBdN3OE-DOFF1WPCRpNJ5_k2eO7mFZVCLB-t96DC-kgj_bL0CjOmHwC9JVKZR0bSkBN-mQ/s400/IMG_2019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497788858519588210" border="0" /></a>Overall, it was a good way to kill an hour and a half and the look of the finished kit is very good indeed. She's cute and menacing all at the same time, and that's how I like it. I don't plan on picking up another Hoi Hoi any time soon, however, if another intriguing looking one comes out I will have to re-consider. <br /><br />In other news...<br /><br />I got myself the Real Grade 1/144 RX-78-2! I should note that this is not the same RG that I built for <a href="http://www.hobbylink.tv/gunpla-the-real-deal">GunplaTV</a> With this kit I get to take my time and turn out a finished work that I can call my own. Already ideas are forming in my head.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR52obI1sxgiFCR1f2EgpaHZG7plsZSJVxa9QQtgiyXcgYYEvB5RHTiLVal2osERZpsA2ysyCvoktHpU2LCgEW6z3M5bvnmSKvCGNybTB5VNdR-ibTQ8OwG1fU7QUsDlyqf2GtYr3ZA/s1600/IMG_1935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggR52obI1sxgiFCR1f2EgpaHZG7plsZSJVxa9QQtgiyXcgYYEvB5RHTiLVal2osERZpsA2ysyCvoktHpU2LCgEW6z3M5bvnmSKvCGNybTB5VNdR-ibTQ8OwG1fU7QUsDlyqf2GtYr3ZA/s400/IMG_1935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497788849863141538" border="0" /></a><br />And, thanks to a good friend, I got myself a 1/144 ANA RX-78-2! The cool thing about this kit? Titanium Finish, baby!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wDo3DGiZcXes5H28ju3wSrofxz01Pc22ZRctGTcQgVgt6R9SAqPqs1swxpHRyoNjIknQAnBZAHG1BiYkEDoHUE4Vyk48tvx6RpR95e7mjmQN_YvdJUAO3otzguNjBHLL0JiN_SIoPg/s1600/IMG_1944.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wDo3DGiZcXes5H28ju3wSrofxz01Pc22ZRctGTcQgVgt6R9SAqPqs1swxpHRyoNjIknQAnBZAHG1BiYkEDoHUE4Vyk48tvx6RpR95e7mjmQN_YvdJUAO3otzguNjBHLL0JiN_SIoPg/s400/IMG_1944.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497788842637429506" border="0" /></a>And today I went off to the local bookstore and grabbed the latest Dengeki Hobby which comes with a base for a 1/144 kit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSqcuMt47CFqPA4U8bQgLDOd42PhPddrTOtiriFf8p0e7yJtieaFzGj1BUerPM50LNBfSJcwKDgD0YTR1WAGuznyfV8qx3pvic-ERBVrZiJ7FOTPhna2JkOwUMXQDR-AThTa-6P4DQ/s1600/IMG_2020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KSqcuMt47CFqPA4U8bQgLDOd42PhPddrTOtiriFf8p0e7yJtieaFzGj1BUerPM50LNBfSJcwKDgD0YTR1WAGuznyfV8qx3pvic-ERBVrZiJ7FOTPhna2JkOwUMXQDR-AThTa-6P4DQ/s400/IMG_2020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497788833237179234" border="0" /></a><br />Next post will be on the ANA Gundam (built it this morning) so please look forward to that. And then, more Musha MK-II goodness!Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-27593558243803943462010-07-21T22:02:00.008+09:002010-07-21T22:24:18.248+09:00MG Musha MkII Step6: More Awesome!I had an idea in my mind what I wanted to do with the waist. Tonzo made a good point earlier about how it is narrow. I wanted to come up with a way to make it look like it was wearing a thick belt, much like a real suit of japanese armor. So off to my spare parts box I went.<br /><br />I found some things that looked promising and proceeded to.. well. see for yourself.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIVQSMZlFbzh5v-WyYUCF-OF7xRb9_CFXmDYr4KsLXaJLjFejheyt2cG1kFPs2U3Z9dSwnjosrjDSK0Ll0X4IoGfnP5o5N-ZSAzauQv2ZzNtM0QsRmvIEmqVhlDTbN9vO6ko2Y34IiA/s1600/IMG_1876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIVQSMZlFbzh5v-WyYUCF-OF7xRb9_CFXmDYr4KsLXaJLjFejheyt2cG1kFPs2U3Z9dSwnjosrjDSK0Ll0X4IoGfnP5o5N-ZSAzauQv2ZzNtM0QsRmvIEmqVhlDTbN9vO6ko2Y34IiA/s400/IMG_1876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345104212978578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXgDiykBqJuKa6DZXRiNJv9XKOmZZ7DWymuvM9HZ1coOMbG83iGyh16PxsguRMYK66IN8UWURklSysWzMNZ4H4iBEf41AgDjzSMDU2D4nGVCRKAW51EnDJhZDTpeWJ8ASzKB9OqAwfQ/s1600/IMG_1877.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXgDiykBqJuKa6DZXRiNJv9XKOmZZ7DWymuvM9HZ1coOMbG83iGyh16PxsguRMYK66IN8UWURklSysWzMNZ4H4iBEf41AgDjzSMDU2D4nGVCRKAW51EnDJhZDTpeWJ8ASzKB9OqAwfQ/s400/IMG_1877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345100878509442" border="0" /></a><br />In order to bring my idea to fruition I had to mutilate some pieces. Such as the torso part of the frame.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now you see it...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dTMIekvNnPhLtl8sQPVC5AA0TwOqd6JeaALCJqlXbaFRZcFAFbIespoEUuhYZGH9RIz7dn3BAIsFQKL6B8b9_F0PJK-5fT1-1hL1mW4mlaQkPLKkp0rKK0hizxtB_rVCLWPsrXCCgg/s1600/IMG_1879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dTMIekvNnPhLtl8sQPVC5AA0TwOqd6JeaALCJqlXbaFRZcFAFbIespoEUuhYZGH9RIz7dn3BAIsFQKL6B8b9_F0PJK-5fT1-1hL1mW4mlaQkPLKkp0rKK0hizxtB_rVCLWPsrXCCgg/s400/IMG_1879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345096306207970" border="0" /></a>Now you don't.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk1Qcna4sagnzt3wssitBZEwZKNAlPTo0dU9SgE5q-Y6dZYNxjffrHP7jKGvx0Ex1PqHSwYmNn0A_ec1f9EZuO2ZuNriGsuZ2_IQMvlKcKqHSGmNMbygUswtTFTpImefjsTCo47dtLQ/s1600/IMG_1882.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBk1Qcna4sagnzt3wssitBZEwZKNAlPTo0dU9SgE5q-Y6dZYNxjffrHP7jKGvx0Ex1PqHSwYmNn0A_ec1f9EZuO2ZuNriGsuZ2_IQMvlKcKqHSGmNMbygUswtTFTpImefjsTCo47dtLQ/s400/IMG_1882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345078351015538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And this part too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15TALOkqg3dqsMsaEjbPi7Gi3t1LYqCq4almezP2XzbDdv3AjGF2k8RHjptjTR_ZyjUHbWgKNHGI4iHlemArEe20-QgkpkdmFk8paSPE5nhMXqdWSZC_D0yfDxvLlGwa5l_6iSPMYg/s1600/IMG_1888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15TALOkqg3dqsMsaEjbPi7Gi3t1LYqCq4almezP2XzbDdv3AjGF2k8RHjptjTR_ZyjUHbWgKNHGI4iHlemArEe20-QgkpkdmFk8paSPE5nhMXqdWSZC_D0yfDxvLlGwa5l_6iSPMYg/s400/IMG_1888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496346468525443682" border="0" /></a>Hack! Hack!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIDutNialLQCv2Z6r2WTeSNh4fib6UxbFgVeATGdiJKLgaRt4jpStOFDVCZ-wQxEJ033gQIjZRgzyCPht7Jszwb8ybmZsLYLNpZM7XJoZiSiC6-8514TvUBfV_N3BakSUZl4N5rD7hg/s1600/IMG_1889.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIDutNialLQCv2Z6r2WTeSNh4fib6UxbFgVeATGdiJKLgaRt4jpStOFDVCZ-wQxEJ033gQIjZRgzyCPht7Jszwb8ybmZsLYLNpZM7XJoZiSiC6-8514TvUBfV_N3BakSUZl4N5rD7hg/s400/IMG_1889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496346467192849490" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I then grabbed my trusty pin-vise and completed the next step.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBjZIYYVP3CDPXysSll__Rsbk1j_2pZnGyinTISs7mg1fwAWCWVEG92NYwjcm8vjX03pcAgCA84uu21u_o4URuFsPPCo_B6JaPEDiOruuEU86oew9caf6enAmYXG-NhFMJGLy2KC_Xg/s1600/IMG_1884.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBjZIYYVP3CDPXysSll__Rsbk1j_2pZnGyinTISs7mg1fwAWCWVEG92NYwjcm8vjX03pcAgCA84uu21u_o4URuFsPPCo_B6JaPEDiOruuEU86oew9caf6enAmYXG-NhFMJGLy2KC_Xg/s400/IMG_1884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496345074176729602" border="0" /></a><br />This now allows the other spring I purchased to slide through.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn78cBQGLGI7338lUVX9nUbKwpiebCdmzHn-8_5k0zHh7YV6qURelM9chR1h64hsh-UUc7zbUcyYSkD3PhhNENJiXUntSbjkB-tWVrhDVeM-7hymI_3o_Yb2fxu2fWepHUO-lBaAVqA/s1600/IMG_1890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZn78cBQGLGI7338lUVX9nUbKwpiebCdmzHn-8_5k0zHh7YV6qURelM9chR1h64hsh-UUc7zbUcyYSkD3PhhNENJiXUntSbjkB-tWVrhDVeM-7hymI_3o_Yb2fxu2fWepHUO-lBaAVqA/s400/IMG_1890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496346463198460834" border="0" /></a><br />And those pieces I cut off at the beginning of this thread? They form the 'belt loops.'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLCI2ZZ5d7XHCwNzuQYbecGKMJFDTnn46sI1sLM934ObtxjfUqaFlpIU6DAAEUUSFGK9e5eTIkilDU4SKwg0mvKbFCZFQdDNoN26TwjJ71EHbf_USCeEf8lBSF_cZOhPESjba7EINA/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLCI2ZZ5d7XHCwNzuQYbecGKMJFDTnn46sI1sLM934ObtxjfUqaFlpIU6DAAEUUSFGK9e5eTIkilDU4SKwg0mvKbFCZFQdDNoN26TwjJ71EHbf_USCeEf8lBSF_cZOhPESjba7EINA/s400/IMG_1891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496346481543446482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Awww Yeah!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7px__naYL6DyJhh1irfAjmCTgxpPqnP7t1RmYtVJoF4SOJXcVXzjDoYCAvn_b_6VZMtP9qWtQaDbcmpO7CRwg5JSryW_LOAPqPZCtnNAyAjTNrh_wzw1Q9V4fkcBPYXFXIWdpuDpDjQ/s1600/IMG_1892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7px__naYL6DyJhh1irfAjmCTgxpPqnP7t1RmYtVJoF4SOJXcVXzjDoYCAvn_b_6VZMtP9qWtQaDbcmpO7CRwg5JSryW_LOAPqPZCtnNAyAjTNrh_wzw1Q9V4fkcBPYXFXIWdpuDpDjQ/s400/IMG_1892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496347300900512018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsIFptglFAVVjiaPXNZZTeeZeVpSxT2tFcws7VMtxB6KPxCfjeRJ0_XtS1V9TIqhp-xT6wtI8fwGyDXviBANRNytMwHzZCIqM7AZHUp1e74jSmYz_9SDgwi8_4fnbdMEne8aehbGQdg/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsIFptglFAVVjiaPXNZZTeeZeVpSxT2tFcws7VMtxB6KPxCfjeRJ0_XtS1V9TIqhp-xT6wtI8fwGyDXviBANRNytMwHzZCIqM7AZHUp1e74jSmYz_9SDgwi8_4fnbdMEne8aehbGQdg/s400/IMG_1893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496347294509814482" border="0" /></a></div><br />I was commenting to a fellow gunplar the other day how I am now at the point where I am second guessing myself and wondering if I should stop now and quit while I am ahead. His reply was very succinct: "You've gone this far. You might as well go all out."<br /><br />And he was right.<br /><br />So I got the shoulders and glued some seam lines.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepjHJ81TUDWo-vBjpLZVdKoZp9UJWF4hmsjRTnVi29LmyNIpEYWYhtJ-9mDEPHET4dJ2yD_-ZOib2jojnUdYHtnFtTEwYO4039bOC1DujCrdYCekFP98ixudaYArr423gBxotJA92TA/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepjHJ81TUDWo-vBjpLZVdKoZp9UJWF4hmsjRTnVi29LmyNIpEYWYhtJ-9mDEPHET4dJ2yD_-ZOib2jojnUdYHtnFtTEwYO4039bOC1DujCrdYCekFP98ixudaYArr423gBxotJA92TA/s400/IMG_1894.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496347908642804402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then I grabbed the plastic again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbgXqWFoM9nd3aQqCN3PGI9t1BcgkACV5VObzn_jJoWilbOxV7EiExCicj0TlezR9SVp3IYc0KZMNaU8Y_mxyZUIWa84OBDaiqE1_sAM-19dcGxF5RdEoXev-l-vOOh8afbkG7dGJGA/s1600/IMG_1908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbgXqWFoM9nd3aQqCN3PGI9t1BcgkACV5VObzn_jJoWilbOxV7EiExCicj0TlezR9SVp3IYc0KZMNaU8Y_mxyZUIWa84OBDaiqE1_sAM-19dcGxF5RdEoXev-l-vOOh8afbkG7dGJGA/s400/IMG_1908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496347902231215682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClBwhP_ri1y4J1QgUoyE-GbPmZKYpdthzxS8ZVP9hCNLUwXEPU99Ug5LuLNbg74Bwt1lq6ZsvHna5VJQTifB4tTtyPXGjiuQAVOP0CR1ItltqIbXVqOHilE_KIbzsw22GfjeOuP5-ZQ/s1600/IMG_1907.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClBwhP_ri1y4J1QgUoyE-GbPmZKYpdthzxS8ZVP9hCNLUwXEPU99Ug5LuLNbg74Bwt1lq6ZsvHna5VJQTifB4tTtyPXGjiuQAVOP0CR1ItltqIbXVqOHilE_KIbzsw22GfjeOuP5-ZQ/s400/IMG_1907.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496347890970909586" border="0" /></a><br />And also glued the seam lines on the back of the arm part of the frame.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQsIeGP3VEMs5CsNtS3l68LxDNjOTGRBFxC9QTcPcK5rH4GQF1tvzMKUCofbBx2dLz4_1qnRivLO9M6i9iyVC825BSU8Iq8bwCIIltracMBoaozDPXxA9Gz1nG6EYsnFCHnQAyeVVqA/s1600/IMG_1909.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQsIeGP3VEMs5CsNtS3l68LxDNjOTGRBFxC9QTcPcK5rH4GQF1tvzMKUCofbBx2dLz4_1qnRivLO9M6i9iyVC825BSU8Iq8bwCIIltracMBoaozDPXxA9Gz1nG6EYsnFCHnQAyeVVqA/s400/IMG_1909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496348392559527602" border="0" /></a>(You can see in this picture that I forgot to put the poly-cap back in before I glued it together. Oops!)<br /><br /><br />Took him to work this morning for a final test-build shot before I start the painting. Pretty much any white you see in the shot is a modification I have done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SxZZAwSS3_nbJGQ4Il34lJzolIX_7IxZfs3QDIsIR_Xqzd8I9QE1wj7vi08hXqIRtOqUQKgJ0X120i6lwRw-7BPqStwLTkVFVqE8BWQFqJvQvOQE2ef8fJDi6fQ5X8YLSYZym0NvDQ/s1600/IMG_1914.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SxZZAwSS3_nbJGQ4Il34lJzolIX_7IxZfs3QDIsIR_Xqzd8I9QE1wj7vi08hXqIRtOqUQKgJ0X120i6lwRw-7BPqStwLTkVFVqE8BWQFqJvQvOQE2ef8fJDi6fQ5X8YLSYZym0NvDQ/s400/IMG_1914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496348834001692946" border="0" /></a>Now that I look at it. I did a lot of stuff! Let's hope the final result is worth it.Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-91019196827040710532010-07-17T22:02:00.008+09:002010-07-17T22:34:17.361+09:00MG Musha MkII Step 5: Begin the Awesome!Not a lot of text in this entry, but there are enough pictures to show everyone what it is I have been working on the last couple of days. The pace is picking up and this project is making a big jump.<br /><br />To begin the awesome, I needed some supplies. Here's some Wave 2.5 mm diameter spring and some Kotobukiya mesh pipe. But I will talk more about this later....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesKV26igfRKqJ-JxSG4FOyGLdFBGFAD7Uc59Eg0Irf7H-o2jogsO8bucWCyoDuzIWBFzgrMKeLzCoEwNzH8YaODwDB_Li-xmrHRgYVy5AiN72Yrel7GbAha5MABPwWqvAaer9d8vlsg/s1600/IMG_1834.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesKV26igfRKqJ-JxSG4FOyGLdFBGFAD7Uc59Eg0Irf7H-o2jogsO8bucWCyoDuzIWBFzgrMKeLzCoEwNzH8YaODwDB_Li-xmrHRgYVy5AiN72Yrel7GbAha5MABPwWqvAaer9d8vlsg/s400/IMG_1834.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494861199963533010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See this thing? (This part is for the lower leg armour for those who don't know.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpa7NjjBtQkvl9JroZjsi0zztt4l4sr6BlJJ1RyBwJkZoUnoGbhti6bMD7mTmT8AuhQHe9DoWxugOzq5MwvIU3BzqFMZipjMsfltjm1igjqMHWigReoMSiPTP_jA0mT-5rORsUL1Irw/s1600/IMG_1837.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpa7NjjBtQkvl9JroZjsi0zztt4l4sr6BlJJ1RyBwJkZoUnoGbhti6bMD7mTmT8AuhQHe9DoWxugOzq5MwvIU3BzqFMZipjMsfltjm1igjqMHWigReoMSiPTP_jA0mT-5rORsUL1Irw/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494861193059086466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bam! (What did he do?)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY9mkEks1E9x8rBwHUCT3EJwhZsyiz3lU1UNPslQMzeW0zme-1EUqwCHKRASkHH5d136nEpNcr-V57XPDP26Jqw41i3ISwTJihvxBYw73Xap_QxUualDo_sh_pR0LBA5QVUzYwFCdGQ/s1600/IMG_1838.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY9mkEks1E9x8rBwHUCT3EJwhZsyiz3lU1UNPslQMzeW0zme-1EUqwCHKRASkHH5d136nEpNcr-V57XPDP26Jqw41i3ISwTJihvxBYw73Xap_QxUualDo_sh_pR0LBA5QVUzYwFCdGQ/s400/IMG_1838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494861185737888418" border="0" /></a></div><br />And these things? (These are for the rifle, btw)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWwSgEhlXH-l9aSI06mGjkKLcsOBDgbSZO6KZKqDFSlhUkL3uKMZDhQhc0FFAQsUmfJrNEenFyKOaFrxQDecjX6pU_OBY7bFhlr0O8_ZjuJK2IXyLI-hHxjOQpzxywD80taZGRVIvmg/s1600/IMG_1839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWwSgEhlXH-l9aSI06mGjkKLcsOBDgbSZO6KZKqDFSlhUkL3uKMZDhQhc0FFAQsUmfJrNEenFyKOaFrxQDecjX6pU_OBY7bFhlr0O8_ZjuJK2IXyLI-hHxjOQpzxywD80taZGRVIvmg/s400/IMG_1839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494861180866988818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bam! (This is a secret for now)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUCBVmj_yjATL19m_Td3I6gnKcKNKbQCpHE5ID1nmqTyW30fSfGK8lh37qDpjbRQJ8msSnLhx420Xolre2vbdbC71-cYQKVj3oidAeQPir6by_VpGK88dRn4J_YyIuBRhLaeGwkNQ4g/s1600/IMG_1840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUCBVmj_yjATL19m_Td3I6gnKcKNKbQCpHE5ID1nmqTyW30fSfGK8lh37qDpjbRQJ8msSnLhx420Xolre2vbdbC71-cYQKVj3oidAeQPir6by_VpGK88dRn4J_YyIuBRhLaeGwkNQ4g/s400/IMG_1840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494861175503629458" border="0" /></a><br />Back to the spring. In order to do what I wanted with the spring I needed to 'reshape' a couple parts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jP19NQ3qnIx4QpEichJHiwG8PbF4vL-XJ3CHk4QNJCcIqRHTHGPrzXPewmPnPXnNZ-wzK9yLNU614g3Oc6U6W1DonvhKI4A3G0J4s4reyAgPa5U4gdxB6Uz3FvBZOy82cor2yueWPA/s1600/IMG_1841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jP19NQ3qnIx4QpEichJHiwG8PbF4vL-XJ3CHk4QNJCcIqRHTHGPrzXPewmPnPXnNZ-wzK9yLNU614g3Oc6U6W1DonvhKI4A3G0J4s4reyAgPa5U4gdxB6Uz3FvBZOy82cor2yueWPA/s400/IMG_1841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862197273341954" border="0" /></a>But the result was well worth it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVAzRfsNTW_ppHiCH_fbkwgaCt8wPRhWUfx8a2WoZqRgQtlWJolU1DxODSP-rbhllposMyqvTvNSQ5JaF4Sr3Hz6lNuLfDo2Wr7ck4exMQnguCZsrlzm5bI_E9zXOyXmJbst5cP6prw/s1600/IMG_1843.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVAzRfsNTW_ppHiCH_fbkwgaCt8wPRhWUfx8a2WoZqRgQtlWJolU1DxODSP-rbhllposMyqvTvNSQ5JaF4Sr3Hz6lNuLfDo2Wr7ck4exMQnguCZsrlzm5bI_E9zXOyXmJbst5cP6prw/s400/IMG_1843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862182934655938" border="0" /></a>And fully functional too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudIG9MPj8cMNPNBZrE_HOLSFE1d-wQuvymuBmfL0bSWaSr0jIn8-jDIaURJ_N0HVU_9yVVOa9hI7ZvjCKh9zf9jZpKH1y4MBtZ8j4ytPW0GnSJ7-ec6SJePp92o0oy8_G3TdRtax1aw/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudIG9MPj8cMNPNBZrE_HOLSFE1d-wQuvymuBmfL0bSWaSr0jIn8-jDIaURJ_N0HVU_9yVVOa9hI7ZvjCKh9zf9jZpKH1y4MBtZ8j4ytPW0GnSJ7-ec6SJePp92o0oy8_G3TdRtax1aw/s400/IMG_1844.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862174912125762" border="0" /></a><br />And glue, then trim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB862YRfjRYFlaoyQCHeGkJpfjsck0lAMfBnQuTjQIscBgzfuIqz1eu2E5pn42LI_dsAwq9P31bd1SStQQeLe9J9wWZNQF7i-q1i7nViE_9EwzRephLjvj9cJJqIyzU7TLjmRE9hWmSA/s1600/IMG_1845.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB862YRfjRYFlaoyQCHeGkJpfjsck0lAMfBnQuTjQIscBgzfuIqz1eu2E5pn42LI_dsAwq9P31bd1SStQQeLe9J9wWZNQF7i-q1i7nViE_9EwzRephLjvj9cJJqIyzU7TLjmRE9hWmSA/s400/IMG_1845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862168298547954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I then bit the bullet and decided it was time to break out the putty. I am very 躊躇う when it comes to putty. (That kanji means 'hesitant to do', btw)<br /><br />Polyester Putty:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIXBehMxS9eXZppjrBNc5tScvO7MFjvjf56DpY0mG9Fn2I6n-GG4_RDehZ7BPG_KKitSu-9pwHvcI6w55zIX1HqWMR5a3sLXPLYXuPG1KzsXrzsBVX6xYC8KrpCSOiUSaQTWQrEDcBA/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIXBehMxS9eXZppjrBNc5tScvO7MFjvjf56DpY0mG9Fn2I6n-GG4_RDehZ7BPG_KKitSu-9pwHvcI6w55zIX1HqWMR5a3sLXPLYXuPG1KzsXrzsBVX6xYC8KrpCSOiUSaQTWQrEDcBA/s400/IMG_1856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862956130470994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxLo9SSa0leQ2dMHbS4VRJy-FwWvv3NKaNEZn3GJVtLXQYabyu5jFn7HhsAht98EfLYbED5Q82gCalaV4bv97r69jHW-4qN24Ch0WX11mIpAmuHZ4-QtCKYDeeWKgtMzfrXoiugCrWw/s1600/IMG_1857.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxLo9SSa0leQ2dMHbS4VRJy-FwWvv3NKaNEZn3GJVtLXQYabyu5jFn7HhsAht98EfLYbED5Q82gCalaV4bv97r69jHW-4qN24Ch0WX11mIpAmuHZ4-QtCKYDeeWKgtMzfrXoiugCrWw/s400/IMG_1857.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862940138168418" border="0" /></a><br />Epoxy putty: (You can see I filled in the feet to make them look like geta)<br /><br />Here's the underside of some of the shoulder armour.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWGd28RStnAIycFkFZx3K49XQc0NAl5nek1WJNxyIwRxXFs_UF9JdBxR6sIScxHYy-paE5RQn0BU9qLYKIl0pvaw-syRVOWOtIY8SpJXpAgpEtz4U_rrFezJNojgqVf_pFow5wJKhA/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskWGd28RStnAIycFkFZx3K49XQc0NAl5nek1WJNxyIwRxXFs_UF9JdBxR6sIScxHYy-paE5RQn0BU9qLYKIl0pvaw-syRVOWOtIY8SpJXpAgpEtz4U_rrFezJNojgqVf_pFow5wJKhA/s400/IMG_1859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862934317686210" border="0" /></a>And here are more shoulder armour pieces.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoe9DrRwLw7yQz879R718a8YCJVTs8i6KwiepJJXxZM4F3ml3-a7xXZhemx_mIBU4VRghraWUduQTfs1A9xyKPjV-XCxGlJ3myrMgXbyElmNeSNYk2Ahoe1JP3UgtC6VM5-es-t4P1g/s1600/IMG_1860.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVoe9DrRwLw7yQz879R718a8YCJVTs8i6KwiepJJXxZM4F3ml3-a7xXZhemx_mIBU4VRghraWUduQTfs1A9xyKPjV-XCxGlJ3myrMgXbyElmNeSNYk2Ahoe1JP3UgtC6VM5-es-t4P1g/s400/IMG_1860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494862924539871522" border="0" /></a>After some sanding (actually a lot of sanding)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTardALnPm9tF6QxrrNg1stUgc9INXuWs5-ImfGygT6lTSFsYE-Fs2IbKxNSYmnLF3OaUlw4YPROYg4al1sU5KDcqYC7ndmZpWibUXhOl20RZDIDDNzIDRzr8QQ5Q7drDelp5iiweBQ/s1600/IMG_1861.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTardALnPm9tF6QxrrNg1stUgc9INXuWs5-ImfGygT6lTSFsYE-Fs2IbKxNSYmnLF3OaUlw4YPROYg4al1sU5KDcqYC7ndmZpWibUXhOl20RZDIDDNzIDRzr8QQ5Q7drDelp5iiweBQ/s400/IMG_1861.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494864406615477442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDP1bsHXNb-Q0fMfdhdGQmh78S6CjeGXEiF4R_qLzvoo9LbqpJxRnRfedss43-jIfmrRy4pYS3GfvwGTWO1qCJLdnddhCiFv0IqB2_b9hzLx624Xqm3pTsG7i6qWC21IdiueFufGbsA/s1600/IMG_1863.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDP1bsHXNb-Q0fMfdhdGQmh78S6CjeGXEiF4R_qLzvoo9LbqpJxRnRfedss43-jIfmrRy4pYS3GfvwGTWO1qCJLdnddhCiFv0IqB2_b9hzLx624Xqm3pTsG7i6qWC21IdiueFufGbsA/s400/IMG_1863.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494864388115950466" border="0" /></a>Not bad for my first real attempt with the epoxy putty. I am not so scared of it now.<br /><br />In Hobby Japan we trust.<br /><br />I was reading the Hobby Japan magazine to determine how the modeler went about modding the head.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk-Ifc3mziwqV9y-G4HBUkOjkHoPu5VJNmAPU-2SjAEmLdbrjNJNSnUUKTOSS6pLa1okaRbcp8LSrOB1HSYxshZl7Q_BWhjgmftf91L7324N0xPEHzKurLoG6LeWbF3Ncx2RCIqfk4A/s1600/IMG_1864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk-Ifc3mziwqV9y-G4HBUkOjkHoPu5VJNmAPU-2SjAEmLdbrjNJNSnUUKTOSS6pLa1okaRbcp8LSrOB1HSYxshZl7Q_BWhjgmftf91L7324N0xPEHzKurLoG6LeWbF3Ncx2RCIqfk4A/s400/IMG_1864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494865309588904034" border="0" /></a>He cut a little of this and that. So I did too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nWA5KPgdIkMJPt1vNNYlTSR6S2I_HqNPUGuxb6Syk9wK_RonMYLW9kEkVX-VfBkCXMOwbGCmygp2Et6IgqcvNop7c1o-ZeqmOx5NRDFBiKq3Tvs5h2mFgvrG1Z5TK4JCzTgEGDMMFw/s1600/IMG_1869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nWA5KPgdIkMJPt1vNNYlTSR6S2I_HqNPUGuxb6Syk9wK_RonMYLW9kEkVX-VfBkCXMOwbGCmygp2Et6IgqcvNop7c1o-ZeqmOx5NRDFBiKq3Tvs5h2mFgvrG1Z5TK4JCzTgEGDMMFw/s400/IMG_1869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494865285939490322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLiS6vS2chvq6gj5f4odYDwjG21FZhGwLrwui4pXe089Xv2DTcPz35NellIk8U4Nr8trUoeuaP19vS1qgU1aagbnFiJ6ixPqNYiESO9NOVPokQMQm6L3YcruB3I3fmbVsuo_CYU67aw/s1600/IMG_1865.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLiS6vS2chvq6gj5f4odYDwjG21FZhGwLrwui4pXe089Xv2DTcPz35NellIk8U4Nr8trUoeuaP19vS1qgU1aagbnFiJ6ixPqNYiESO9NOVPokQMQm6L3YcruB3I3fmbVsuo_CYU67aw/s400/IMG_1865.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494865301764501650" border="0" /></a>Then I glued the helmet together.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEVPN-5Of4T-53pvH3pFTYocxhgDuZO5w7AjaEVwt1iRZcT3k9_PIGK0CY7i6277zW101aprXh6miNZcR8w9HzOfgKl2tawPyoEJEgKhnnGTnuBGaEuk-0qdBbzwjDIsjqeSnXtmF4w/s1600/IMG_1868.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEVPN-5Of4T-53pvH3pFTYocxhgDuZO5w7AjaEVwt1iRZcT3k9_PIGK0CY7i6277zW101aprXh6miNZcR8w9HzOfgKl2tawPyoEJEgKhnnGTnuBGaEuk-0qdBbzwjDIsjqeSnXtmF4w/s400/IMG_1868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494865296463940594" border="0" /></a>And a couple of hours later sanded down the seam lines in prep for painting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT7VhSqf75hmkAkueUnAo5dfBpskoxF2cfsWpYt-lsqR35vvYNiKUDBiRfGbGZ-hBUjGmOCzedExGc3JmpXGnzWrOuqeuWDGGd61gN1pCpuh5d7qW1RizoUNJva0fExMIv-VjKsjx4w/s1600/IMG_1874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT7VhSqf75hmkAkueUnAo5dfBpskoxF2cfsWpYt-lsqR35vvYNiKUDBiRfGbGZ-hBUjGmOCzedExGc3JmpXGnzWrOuqeuWDGGd61gN1pCpuh5d7qW1RizoUNJva0fExMIv-VjKsjx4w/s400/IMG_1874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494865278633546738" border="0" /></a>And I also finished up the backpack.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYDsWfsS1ekp0Ae2ZUmq2melBBHyVwFanPvwzHkPUl90CubWxSzbt11J15o4RA5Bm5dYv_8e4ICS38OsPpVxck8hjRru9sQ6McplEeVFYk2unrqIe20GmVcVmN4NKK_Xe1vNliR49sA/s1600/IMG_1870.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYDsWfsS1ekp0Ae2ZUmq2melBBHyVwFanPvwzHkPUl90CubWxSzbt11J15o4RA5Bm5dYv_8e4ICS38OsPpVxck8hjRru9sQ6McplEeVFYk2unrqIe20GmVcVmN4NKK_Xe1vNliR49sA/s400/IMG_1870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494866346498946258" border="0" /></a><br />Even more awesome next time!Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-74827374331884274002010-07-14T17:16:00.006+09:002010-07-14T17:45:24.854+09:00MG Musha MK-II Step 3: Mods and another Test Build<div style="text-align: left;">I received a couple of questions about how I modded the thigh armour to look more like yoroi (鎧). Well, allow me to explain.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's my Evergreen Styrene which measures 0.25 mm thick by 4.8 mm wide. Due to its thickness, or thinness, in this case, it bends easily without creasing allowing it to be placed over curves. It also sticks almost instantly once glue is applied meaning I could put the piece on, come back a few minutes later and trim the excess away.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtEl2jxJ1oclfEGPi7soqBc-qzvSrAkYUZGvQ3SVlWjh7habdf8tjowuhLDm7SKCAxhGEksKdiUuHhcSA6V5lrDDDve_DNvY2cDkXR4WFHsWIB3HMHALx0knHIN3LewfDyjVpGEDlAg/s400/IMG_1820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493674141672837730" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I also used it for adding detail to the shoulder armour.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbcRmYjJTy6efQgHFjRbCpAvMptOO5ypkM95FdGNXYZKmABXQMJRHlAjC0F6ldxXNEwSPGJmOIndaoryLghplnCagkyNqBh_lL4ze2ufCzKGQyP_rtC3cPQzEMhPs9hdNPUodcuFSYw/s400/IMG_1821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493674146797368786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div>Glue. Then trim.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also added it to the top of the lower leg armour to cover up the hollow that was visible.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NT7zN9g2u88vACE1C18MlZL4PtgpvkRLCwOsJd4idPebnUPY2rI4nTl65PPlyGNsp09bVIoXXVEr8ANcUX5QeW1zOImPIr2O5f90_nrsnzpa0ckQbMMdC-yPsJmnwOEUdHlvP1gJdQ/s400/IMG_1827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493675305177772290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Glue. Then trim.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I also added extra plastic to the center block of the skirt armour. This was 0.5 mm thick.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yFTvr52mMPe9dB2uskt1vin1sw2U7zgyg5hvoO1OTJFfMrpA2YXCCAO8XGkprobHLCjD3Ee1G60qfH7P2Ju-FMzQe17z2u65eqC6khiJZdALiWhmuKgi39YF2WtjgjTA9ySNZKxaqw/s400/IMG_1826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493674162977722306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Say it with me. Glue. Then trim. (then sand).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Fp1cRSMXoaGLdI_IWUYSpMj873F9oghqJzB8EcZCxHduJCveHyFuhDz5QxTXvj7CdoNESY_BNmV9tChHyqoS5f6YdFEGMKb-R2WXrCkfoNRF6QtQC9_8nCByfjOR3Y1aruhafKx1Jg/s400/IMG_1828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493675312766188690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I have also worked more on removing some of the seam lines as this kit has quite a few of them. For those who don't have the kit in their hands this piece has a visible seam line on the very top. However, I failed to notice that I am supposed to insert a length of the mesh pipe before assembling. Oops.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9bHocGtgUJxuSHqNu9seQS76LNvPg8WelM7yYJgw3Fq0Uy1eY-TYn-FmMId4cmGYv4f6euxlOia4hdW7dqeJCILeRK7YfQWC9nobEdEqse4acWNOvsZZz_2FnK-93a824tieIyECkw/s400/IMG_1825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493674159737637458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKTCPlzYGlHOyJg42ykGo7s5jcfygvMY4o_KLo3OHwvz05g7qaONChpWfh3Nxv0N6Qmuu9swxB1A-EDgqkB0v882T2RvCtdCMHDciYLT_Vy9GjdtXZObM8M0aRrMdtN6qBVey1k95Myg/s400/IMG_1823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493674153611799682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I have also finished removing the gold plating from all those pieces. That took a lot of time, some paint thinner, and sanding. I went through at least a sheet of my 400 sandpaper.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div>I then decided to reassemble it, a test-build 2.0 if you will, to see where I was at before deciding on what to do next.</div><div><br /></div><div>The results so far are more than satisfactory.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDqp-qKGl2xRbyCH7P9KA3VtiNRX5tElQp-LM6zDqIDKpgiDLdWMD8sqRIqjGLQTDjr9tJx_-ihOKEhsEXBBxXI_9RQfSf-3uAa574swKHfz-AIqSYOTF-YniC1bRjRg2NG5fFPLLnQ/s400/IMG_1831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493675326987032530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7aoBwFetn6obRIlWrlQ4JbfHm8etOGSl6cWV8tubS81bRodxXXGyPa849RFFBGb0JHWvfZQK4sZi0-qWLhNDFAdw22wiqr9CoFPVnmOURshwRRtkK7ZiOsIhFAgIne6YaCgaqDUViQ/s400/IMG_1832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493675333000675378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEO52NGgxXEoehxYgO34mX2OWEuAqZ4XG9yjFcUi-nDwphaoFANYZu_cTUmtNz_ZPWYS1QWxid9odyXaQys-h3OPfPU5FUIwyTams_U3PcVZOSLF9d3cw6ZAb_Aq0V9acRew00LK4cg/s400/IMG_1833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493677564225418194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Some things I noted that I (may) want to fix:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">1) The head seems too high on the neck. I have a plan for the helmet but may also have shorten the neck or make some kind of collar as well.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">2) The seam lines from the were-gold pieces on the feet are visible and asymetrical. I will have to glue them together and take out the seam line before painting.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">3) On the outer part of the lower leg, the was-gold piece has what looks to be a cylinder and I can't figure out what it is there for besides looks. I may cut down that piece and reshape it.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">4) The feet. If this was a suit of armour the wearer would have geta (下他?)on his feet. Basically a split toed look. I am considering using putty to fill in one of the hollows on the end of the foot.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I am still in the process of narrowing down my colors for this kit. I think it may have 5 colours when all is said and done. Yikes! I have to write this stuff down before I forget.</span></span></span></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-3663370961187318382010-07-12T16:32:00.008+09:002010-07-12T16:56:13.815+09:00Introducing Gaijin Gunpla Junior!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2dQVYja3kLEea1gLtax_sl9V0T0Ezcvvn-KosGp47os0iQpMyFm1dEVqzQFQqumh29DW6-seXzBPeY9WfGs7BUO0pHGL9Mo6RoBbl7A7Oe9EcMDce13AhSBHv50h9wyXCDHO9uyoXA/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2dQVYja3kLEea1gLtax_sl9V0T0Ezcvvn-KosGp47os0iQpMyFm1dEVqzQFQqumh29DW6-seXzBPeY9WfGs7BUO0pHGL9Mo6RoBbl7A7Oe9EcMDce13AhSBHv50h9wyXCDHO9uyoXA/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492924494164178834" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiamBSih-CHzNdCIASIr0OXqlKhMDdEgHh9VvAl5v5RDN24nH0P7NJ__wiodom7qX0oT9hDdkqgPNOjUY4JQA3yDuqm0o1pA45s06b7jPIZXQ30OB9sVjqwEeNJEGjBemx9bimGvGGSg/s1600/IMG_0169.JPG"></a>It was a rainy day yesterday and my daughter and I got a little bored sitting at home so we grabbed our umbrellas and walked up to the Toys 'R' Us, or as she calls it, "ABC!" She likes to read the big letters on the wall every time we go there and then she sings the ABC song for a while afterwards.<div><br /></div><div>Once inside I headed towards the Gundam section but she grabbed my hand and led me off to the section where the riding toys are located. She found one she really liked and proceeded to putt around the store for 10 minutes. I eventually gave up following her and told her I was going to see Gundam and she followed me on the toy.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Gundam yaritai! (I want to do Gundam!)", she said when she saw all the boxes, so I grabbed a couple of SD/BB Gundams and asked her which one she wanted.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Kochi (This one!)"</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiamBSih-CHzNdCIASIr0OXqlKhMDdEgHh9VvAl5v5RDN24nH0P7NJ__wiodom7qX0oT9hDdkqgPNOjUY4JQA3yDuqm0o1pA45s06b7jPIZXQ30OB9sVjqwEeNJEGjBemx9bimGvGGSg/s400/IMG_0169.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492920588529884370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The O Gundam Type A.C.D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have no idea what any of that means, but it's kind of cute.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So we went to the cashier, paid our 499 yen, and walked home, although she decided she didn't want to carry her umbrella so I had to follow behind her holding her umbrella above her the whole way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">"Akete! Akete!" (open it!) is what she asked me as soon as we got in the door. So I did.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't bother using any cutters, just pulled the parts from the runner and handed them to her and showed how they fit together. She, for the most part, put the parts together on her own.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3la2NRK_KAQzTEd2-9TTZPTsg_B_tGyuCH7rKvr6-AWQFg8OhFCCNi_anWLMyHsfHuiX6wr8NJWjFD9FVA0AjLzrHP77YzsXQTp00gydrC51E20EDXVUVITJnS6gTEFekPcgtp7YJA/s400/IMG_0171.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492922582021202050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, her favourite part was the stickers and she did her best to put them in the right area. I had to fix only a couple of them. Once the sections of the SD were assembled she stuck the ball joints into their sockets and we were done!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmna4s8E_ox_IWm7Ba4h5UdLTlyG7XjuHkcX0vjLX_ZJ2cDOY9D2eD_TQk2-D3CL14mAJ0CnbOBfmw3Nyxvfje32Io7BruvSUcCQirw4-2y799UBy-nHQefK7ssUZezS1v1iGA_vBHQw/s400/IMG_0184.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492922574052239954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFyCKJ8KVdDpG3zrvi67X7w2A0hKUgm5-yWMyvAMD3VWG9xay4u5-ue1u-TpskY9YCPAF4x-HZ4X2WTy7xyCDmw3MywGCVx3xkrKyxAxwXe8hhfMobIBlNBP5BoDr6NA1gBxIufftAg/s400/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492922925759974978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Excellent!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the most important thing when it comes to Gunpla, and life in general, is to enjoy yourself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtU9fZt0FPJm6Uls6UOwZLYWD03DG7fXMFQdo3WiWsNqHYxWMQbwPC-nfemN7B0KCEYNP7DXQ-BW7Tq2vsr2YgMlN5Vd0fpNhJDrFtGmNWIgi-FR4bzdvE983WWUNnXMxAhrovKE3FIg/s1600/IMG_0175.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtU9fZt0FPJm6Uls6UOwZLYWD03DG7fXMFQdo3WiWsNqHYxWMQbwPC-nfemN7B0KCEYNP7DXQ-BW7Tq2vsr2YgMlN5Vd0fpNhJDrFtGmNWIgi-FR4bzdvE983WWUNnXMxAhrovKE3FIg/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492923890851736770" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a>Good job, junior!<br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFyCKJ8KVdDpG3zrvi67X7w2A0hKUgm5-yWMyvAMD3VWG9xay4u5-ue1u-TpskY9YCPAF4x-HZ4X2WTy7xyCDmw3MywGCVx3xkrKyxAxwXe8hhfMobIBlNBP5BoDr6NA1gBxIufftAg/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG"></a></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-33318633315491251872010-07-07T15:54:00.006+09:002010-07-07T18:01:54.515+09:00It's the little things...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuhpxXQGIoBX0RpAQE48skLMG5fP88UftTurZlhU7i25h2pYuO_DybiIWzd7bvK7L9RelMRZjRTwYQadiF5o-zQjSnbK9cWUE6Kby6DYO4Th3Yk-5eCSTMsjXtAbFXfsOHFODVYEQJQ/s1600/IMG_1746.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeJ6aElfN4dIvL4d61UClsiFzcyJ6cWcbD6S20Cs6AbSoL8MrduuRSY3WqnC8uSSD4-JKk9dsVGk0tKSJULjjYRCH7LGqr5Z2EzZ_5c_brUWfXxzqaPRgF9YBz74UoUMxkOWt0wLvlQ/s1600/IMG_1746.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbErH4pVUZuK6OJlc5OVfCORuQk37i80eCnH9hJI4lBOOeerCsGAtwg4Lhq54HazXfHlGckjD27x3S5XXbjE5yhnqDszg1xVmOQbazGPTash35P7pfgRPAE1JHsMr81-gYsYgNJFS6Q/s1600/IMG_1743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbErH4pVUZuK6OJlc5OVfCORuQk37i80eCnH9hJI4lBOOeerCsGAtwg4Lhq54HazXfHlGckjD27x3S5XXbjE5yhnqDszg1xVmOQbazGPTash35P7pfgRPAE1JHsMr81-gYsYgNJFS6Q/s400/IMG_1743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491057287658404482" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now that I've finished some work related projects I am back to tinkering around on the Musha Mk. II Gundam. I intend not to rush this project because I want to get it right and end up with the sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing I didn't cut corners. As a distraction, should I get frustrated with the Musha, I've picked up;<div><br /></div><div>Hoi Hoi Pest-X san and...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3gMPLgN4hvSwKfVO6jrsw9Y0ist3WwAomL1I52eLmmxOwa0iRET_Y8fZ4W96QHSjhtfWixiiPQfsVuPfxn7Pi54yV2ZnSfgIP5hIwJLCFIpkt7yakXRFHXa9up3JA-nDsE1VU1WM6Q/s400/kbykp-118box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491057258481709106" /></div><div>the HG 1/144 Exia Avalanche Dash.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvnyuPbcHh3j-ZXpzXpQRuqHDHdVM0atAcGxD5e-qUABTaKBMQE9KPVqrW2ZR_KirTjcq3uIf-vk1c1NoFzD9CnqzX7w2GbnPTH7rHuXQSc_nO-BndJFo7U43-6KBcqr_lig3f5F2PA/s400/ban963278box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491057268599354674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I previously wrote about the horns and how I removed the gold plating. Now I have glued and sanded down the seam lines and I am left with this!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyGXHLVk-fqXSQBX5EjrMkXgWudkIWV5BnLtdIafnkXhOIa7dzoaAqxbgZOiCYiXJ822y0zPNUdVv0_QIWBvatXoLFdHa_jTPYv3mGq2XEJBPZ7IUbAXGv6irvC9jGvT5sPgD1XfnvA/s400/IMG_1744.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491057282223431922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px; " /></span></div><div>And I think they look pretty cool. Someone mentioned how they look ivory and I would tend to agree with them. I am now torn between painting them the colour I originally decided on or leaving them as is. Leaving them as is would mean I wouldn't be taking out the seam line on the helmet. Hmm...</div><div><br /></div><div>And here's the upper thigh armour:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuhpxXQGIoBX0RpAQE48skLMG5fP88UftTurZlhU7i25h2pYuO_DybiIWzd7bvK7L9RelMRZjRTwYQadiF5o-zQjSnbK9cWUE6Kby6DYO4Th3Yk-5eCSTMsjXtAbFXfsOHFODVYEQJQ/s400/IMG_1746.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491086898885550002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>This effect was created by taking my evergreen plastic strips and layering them overtop of each other. This will now look like the upper legs are covered in proper yoroi (鎧) or armour. There's still some clean-up, of course, to be done in prep for painting but I am very pleased with how they turned out and also how easy it was for me to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>What will I tinker with tonight?</div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-58297693393712721762010-07-04T23:45:00.005+09:002010-07-04T23:59:46.519+09:00MG Musha MkII Step 2: Starto!I have finally finished the Ma.K. Snowman that I needed to complete for work which now leaves me with free time to work on the Musha. Seeing <a href="http://lupes.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/rise-my-titan/">lupes</a>' nearly-completed Musha was the kick in the pants I needed to engage my brain and start thinking about what I want to do with the kit. I got out my books and pictures and stared at designs and patterns for a while before getting an image in my head of what I want my version of the Mk.II to look like.<br /><br />To start with I disassembled the Musha and sanded down all the pieces in preparation for painting. Taking into consideration that I want this suit of armour to look like it has seen battle I used 400 grit sandpaper and left it at that.<br /><br />Here's the armour parts divided into sections.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWbpQGLcAV7nICE_epgWg_fCTxgw_B-V13k5RRhCTeiEeSZdtPmH2xjrmeK_7eKcGN3Yrp1Nq_YghSj75ckT-ajfySrnRTroXE6eeVq7RUpPYBevZaMQ9AdhgQkkXWslThLR-Ytbtgw/s1600/IMG_1740.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWbpQGLcAV7nICE_epgWg_fCTxgw_B-V13k5RRhCTeiEeSZdtPmH2xjrmeK_7eKcGN3Yrp1Nq_YghSj75ckT-ajfySrnRTroXE6eeVq7RUpPYBevZaMQ9AdhgQkkXWslThLR-Ytbtgw/s400/IMG_1740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490063764360980658" border="0" /></a><br />Still some clean-up work to be done on the frame pieces. I don't want to use 400 grit paper for the frame because the frame is supposed to represent what is under the armour and when you think of yoroi, under the armour is a type of robe made of fabric.<br /><br />Because it's fabric, it needs to be smooth. bye-bye seam lines.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV1K9r_2lTOOvU5FEzWE-ek9E8tBfr_JzCw8UTipgmb_Npr0QwO2BjrGtpDNr-DQy8PX9OWRHsfax1VGKxDkI2mvwipcvMDd23aVjeb2hwihtbZcwmIiKdPEUXPqvAPKq9hvYUtp7yw/s1600/IMG_1733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIV1K9r_2lTOOvU5FEzWE-ek9E8tBfr_JzCw8UTipgmb_Npr0QwO2BjrGtpDNr-DQy8PX9OWRHsfax1VGKxDkI2mvwipcvMDd23aVjeb2hwihtbZcwmIiKdPEUXPqvAPKq9hvYUtp7yw/s400/IMG_1733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490063778659338594" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the parts that will need to be modified. I won't say yet what I will be doing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xH8SkCQOE8VRECJ2YC6OkGUKmxdT79OeztGweLs1VVs5BWbfvhygtARH4j6btYimoq_rqEsEj7lrhLp-_BMgodv7UN9IffEwe2NS1aT95zVTCJYDxwaac-4p2rt8jpqvwovl2_Za_A/s1600/IMG_1737.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xH8SkCQOE8VRECJ2YC6OkGUKmxdT79OeztGweLs1VVs5BWbfvhygtARH4j6btYimoq_rqEsEj7lrhLp-_BMgodv7UN9IffEwe2NS1aT95zVTCJYDxwaac-4p2rt8jpqvwovl2_Za_A/s400/IMG_1737.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490063771209606898" border="0" /></a><br />One thing I should mention is that my colour scheme does not use any gold, so all the Gold mecca pieces need to be addressed. Thanks to last month's issue of Hobby Japan, I know how to get that mecca off.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tuddah!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQjvHGXbQhcC8bm6tKoA1D3yFp3B59L-tA4VqS5hBP2KPci2wwoY8TjQbkRiLe4IuxrNyEljQaL5ROZ7kjB34aUyJXUT4pacpt1o704ImpKTBbtZbGgwFBkw9eXr_hEbENNu-0jv7Ng/s1600/IMG_1716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQjvHGXbQhcC8bm6tKoA1D3yFp3B59L-tA4VqS5hBP2KPci2wwoY8TjQbkRiLe4IuxrNyEljQaL5ROZ7kjB34aUyJXUT4pacpt1o704ImpKTBbtZbGgwFBkw9eXr_hEbENNu-0jv7Ng/s400/IMG_1716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490063979211042050" border="0" /></a><br />Mr. Hobby Color Thinner<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I made a part water, part thinner solution in a plastic container and dropped in the piece. I started off with probably too little an amount of thinner in my mixture because the mecca was taking a long time to come off. I gradually added more and more.<br /><br />The result (after some sanding):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihG5ZoGlKoiZD7Q2mc_AD-rkTgu8SSi-CrtTBU0VsTyoBLaayZ9nVHyyhZ3syOW2z-4opEWR9qXkqyCG-2DLsvjiO_JPh-6QBU3acXmTt85RCHVWesIDz8eXRFbxZSctiKGwsJfvmAQ/s1600/IMG_1741.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihG5ZoGlKoiZD7Q2mc_AD-rkTgu8SSi-CrtTBU0VsTyoBLaayZ9nVHyyhZ3syOW2z-4opEWR9qXkqyCG-2DLsvjiO_JPh-6QBU3acXmTt85RCHVWesIDz8eXRFbxZSctiKGwsJfvmAQ/s400/IMG_1741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490063754967525938" border="0" /></a>With the mecca gone I can glue these together and remove the seam lines before painting them.<br /><br />The ball is rolling.<br /></div></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-39407451706415277942010-06-28T14:22:00.005+09:002010-06-28T14:33:09.464+09:00Now with More Plamo!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Gaijin Gunpla is the title of this blog, and also has become somewhat of a nickname for me by the online Gundam model community, however, there is more to Plamo than just Gunpla, as I am finding out. <div><br /></div><div>And I am branching out!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvcS-gE_VCowmfd4G3EuRkKAvf1e6oRStHZO9Df7hxKo3W4V4dYkjnt9RQv3PGR2doQtzkQqn4dooUEWoa4zJyyVziPYBG-bnPOdLTcmyNoTAgSsVs40_bF5skA0i3WKLnNvipwbB4Q/s400/wavmk-34box.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487691858571101154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>I was asked to put together the new Wave 1/20 scale <a href="http://www.hlj.com/product/WAVMK-34">Ma.K. Snowman</a> as a blog entry on the <a href="http://www.hobbylink.tv/">hobbylink.tv</a> site, and of course, because I will do whatever it takes to help my company succeed, I agreed to build a plastic model kit.</div><div><br /></div><div>My co-worker, who has never built a plastic model kit in his life, really liked the look of this machine and picked up the kit for himself. He asked me the basics of building and I have been offering him hints on what tools he would need and what to do and not do when building a kit. He then asked me, "Can you make it look like this?"</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqVYgQ-A0Alv_q7nIy_kmlWVfLkcK4qRPHQf2Qb6U2nKQ2B3pVbXpfSBEtp63kp6UUGcrwR51nX1MQHQLuIAD4EopFRAXfW7W-D8-JtUmfR4OcQaKA3hGxC0KYgmPtEGSdDzeyuyeUA/s400/wavmk-34_2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487691842908153154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>And so the challenge has been made, the gauntlet thrown down, the bet placed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see what I can do!</div><div><br /></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-76163701782268448732010-06-24T10:25:00.008+09:002010-06-24T11:01:27.647+09:00MG Musha Mk-II Step 1: Research<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyXcjrPqSlWeAqTPRlj7NFgMWgH32W9eW60qSwjdmI0xxLFyxyeRzqQ9mJwERBw_Js0dxcL1ECGSCEAmBm6BpI-0NBLXPZvCrbzDOKoDK3fDc63xPDoUQL_4DrK7vt3ULybBsxa-yzg/s1600/IMG_1628.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKf7jAOogQd4_5FViwFCP_K2P2BRe-E_8_eH4ilvwExDVnt98B5AqE_ESspEcUcj7Ulz01uCXCTox0bIukh5mNRXUkKbOIlk_cP4JneIakfYmGCezU5rXHKtnTVI46L3xPEa6xmbJ7A/s1600/IMG_1629.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKf7jAOogQd4_5FViwFCP_K2P2BRe-E_8_eH4ilvwExDVnt98B5AqE_ESspEcUcj7Ulz01uCXCTox0bIukh5mNRXUkKbOIlk_cP4JneIakfYmGCezU5rXHKtnTVI46L3xPEa6xmbJ7A/s400/IMG_1629.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486145690490241090" /></a><div>Finally I am able to get a start on my Musha MkII. I know fellow bloggers <a href="http://plamoaddiction.blogspot.com/">Busterbeam</a> and <a href="http://lupes.wordpress.com/">lupes</a> are already well underway on this kit and have written a few entries about it, which makes me feel like I am late to the party. But the time spent not building has not been wasted! (I do waste a fair amount of time, though. I just have less of it to waste these days with new projects being undertaken at work.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I have some ideas of what I want my Musha to look like, but before I start hacking up plastic I want to make absolutely sure I know what my vision is. That takes research.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily, I know a thing or two about Yoroi (鎧) or Japanese armour.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxyXcjrPqSlWeAqTPRlj7NFgMWgH32W9eW60qSwjdmI0xxLFyxyeRzqQ9mJwERBw_Js0dxcL1ECGSCEAmBm6BpI-0NBLXPZvCrbzDOKoDK3fDc63xPDoUQL_4DrK7vt3ULybBsxa-yzg/s400/IMG_1628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486145699377321410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><div>This is the definitive book when it comes to Japanese Armour. The title could be translated as 'Encyclopedia of Japanese Armour and Weapons'. Written by arguably the most recognized authority on the subject, the late Yoshihiko Sasama, this book gives you everything you want to know about armour and its history. And there are lots of pictures and diagrams. C'mon, I'll show you.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yoroi</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlTlYnxnyFkkwUjNVbxwBHi_8Ocd8-VX_uF7Z9Dfw1mPABurxCBde5hZROYjZKkA0GNnLfTk3oyJ2qFVTTctflcFLFnZq45g21IJTlJOtGCU7cZqEs2X6py8sCbNISU3vMZgwykYQCA/s400/IMG_1632.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486148293942404674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patterns</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9coDdUXqDs4pWFXqBg3l0H7chsBITwFyf28FYTw9g0wewIJ0w-10gHmW0ZLMz_nWuOKMyMQQC_7EqcqYrkUOanSNSsp3uOYuYYWFv7Gi8tylzjr4LvOzxxeq5524inDYEpBf1RcBbA/s400/IMG_1633.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486148286560314802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">More Yoroi</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMiNlc72XKCn9k1YpkwONDDIaEGwSYfIlyt1NXFPgzAqtfydEFcCkjRiQETwMngl1ux0pfI56aL0h1tRMkbhq0dXCyHDSgu_m4cV04X7teQlKTps3YdXZ8bW9eaK45cnmSCkukyUpmA/s400/IMG_1635.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486148271607554258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Undergarments</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN5NCnMxI-5PAXWwE2Jt59NjyE1JIPt6ViGfwgNvKzZ4PW6VIo7djcijv2XRNx1uy0V61QwA4vvPnh5Hn2hwKDCVfw2oanVA1-P3BKpPR54h5zJb9DmrR0qDnKu1YRtdr21Jb8JSXlg/s400/IMG_1636.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486148265421849410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Different types of arm covers</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDxmZ22w8BZanv7_QyTPL2ovqrhaaN5u4B-FaC-IhzxAnAGLdh61pfQ_SzTuXk8G4yfmHOkZDlWdDNQBJFZtG6ivfdGi1psvzAQFYLKeO8wctLzRzGQADuPq5jVh6sJOtjTK1h6BoxA/s400/IMG_1637.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486148253453474962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Helmets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgZv05-eCzd2MkO78dC7RAGGu_dN4fnN_PsdAzT8NVKgNbyjET7KnWx2ZC9vdzKovuNBbY3_8hoyZkQchd6vzkvnwEfSrXE7YHUirujqi91leNH0JipxN6Y4eUQRFh-7jMVydGV_P1Q/s400/IMG_1638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486149751186077666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61gIHQyYwS9tJuQiCE5v8105K2XRFQxLakTsVW3av-_8DasnUS9HdCz6wM9rBxuk0odifGUB8JmQpgQwafl5mmkRfciI3LP90Xln-WzM2noTBrh1NS3kVO09ZWuCDTLyCvA-b-16CKQ/s400/IMG_1639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486149743049886226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Tachi (太刀)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwicTzPlr4VFuGqgi7LbM5GVLCRwdtWdD1d8_iCc_MzmTGSzbC6rpx00riHHAani4Et-PslhRFyAc9PzY3DmAHTNen83aEdG9obfwJY6hwn1xzJouy3rRVBPnq9tKUJsuIqLWVkmOLQ/s400/IMG_1640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486149731491620850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div>As you can see, the blades included with this kit, although named 太刀 by Bandai, are quite different from the real thing. As these are designated tachi I intend to make my plastic ones look just like real ones, or as close as possible. There will be modding. More on that later.</div><div><br /></div><div>I mentioned the vision, or perhaps the more appropriate term is 'rough idea' of what I wanted to do with this kit. I have two actually and haven't yet decided which way I will go. I have managed to find some pictures that accurately represent what I want.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0MoSMFzgyN6NIt1YVOc3G_IKv3JmuArABgY_ERk7p4qYQ5UOdKsBFa_XE32YRy3Mia_nD3o1i_z0HWeO0sAcrVxdBV9uB-S1r6aKV51bMiMRSNiIjinGYW3EXsMNLmehNm88NM5yyoQ/s400/7-8%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E5%8B%98%E5%8A%A9%E7%9D%80%E7%94%A8%E9%8E%A7%E5%86%99img125.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151985129852018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>This one carries the same look as the kit. Some work will need to be done to the armour to make it look like more like, well, armour. The colours also look pretty good to me with that orange trim. I'm a sucker for orange.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aLviEELUgKaNz0S_0gB239eG0Yh4YJMMPy9cujNIMk4TWd8qGEXNhpYpSGhPHUt7Vvkv7s4zJvV_Lhdmf_xBImLBz8aphuCY_DWyb5VxCho7uATQiyaDuaEGAoe8iNA3wF_VBgd7rw/s400/c15b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486151991793960002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px; " /></div><div>This is the famous Date Masamune's suit of armour, identifiable by the crescent moon shaped ornament on the Kabuto (helmet). This suit goes more with the normal colours found on the Mk II and also has some light orange trim.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hmm.. decisions, decisions...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But fear not! This post is not devoid of plastic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cZW9lOeArBzyWpCeVFPNH80LP1ycfXieD_u5PSKZItz2FbAYWVSsZO5xNdIe4WeOh0rPyG_UTY6eD2xwuGVHlYSachNc9DOjQaaq0hsEklGGDXs29pN7Vr0lzcwryjSQ-Oa9SRp_fA/s400/IMG_1642.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486153891222767586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">That's how I roll.</span></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18175073650986100.post-79401789375150739652010-06-21T10:14:00.003+09:002010-06-21T10:27:31.498+09:00Gunpla TV on HobbyLink TV!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny9OOkpWlqW1efLkZVjjwvY8L8eopQJeGEjfxESHC3SnL0aisVSnxf80J19R4fNFEomH2zBadOfvsG9HL-P9aCIgIQSX0nYQLMqw4dlgPndbsjCdV46t_JXAz1U2CDHS993dJVeK8AQ/s1600/gunplatv.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgny9OOkpWlqW1efLkZVjjwvY8L8eopQJeGEjfxESHC3SnL0aisVSnxf80J19R4fNFEomH2zBadOfvsG9HL-P9aCIgIQSX0nYQLMqw4dlgPndbsjCdV46t_JXAz1U2CDHS993dJVeK8AQ/s400/gunplatv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485032266945362898" /></a><br />Rather recently <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.hlj.com">Hobbylink Japan</a> started up its side project, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.hobbylink.tv">Hobbylink.tv</a>, as a way to offer those interested in the Hobby Industry a behind-the-scenes look at various companies and projects as well as more information on the products HLJ carries. The response has been fantastic and led to many discussions about what else we could offer.<div><br /></div><div>When asked for my input my response was simple;</div><div><br /></div><div>"Gunpla."</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure readers of this blog are well aware of the attraction of Gunpla and its enormous popularity around the world, which is why I mentioned it without hesitation. That and it's always on my mind. ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>After some discussion about what kind of videos we could make about Gunpla the opinion was voiced that we should just start at the beginning. Introduce Gunpla through hobbylink.tv to those who may not know about it and also offer those familiar with it something new to see.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I am the 'resident-Gunpla-builder' here they asked me if I would be willing to appear in the videos.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course I would! I would love to introduce Gunpla to the world! I would love to be the face of Gunpla! (not really). But most of all, I would love Gunpla to be my job. And now, in a small way, it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>And <a href="http://www.hobbylink.tv/gunpla-episode-1">Gunpla TV</a> was born. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to all you Gunplars out there for supporting Gunpla in all its various forms. This is for you!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Gaijin Gunplahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990990971720644484noreply@blogger.com4