MG Wing Gundam Part 4 Final

Okay here it is, the 1/100 MG Wing Gundam. I really enjoyed the build; it reminded me of both old times when I first got into Gundam and that new things are to come with new looks and technologies built in!

The WIPS:
MG Wing Gundam Part 1
MG Wing Gundam Part 2
MG Wing Gundam Part 3

I won't blab too much for this one, here are the pics!

As Always, Until Next Time: Happy Building!

MG Wing Gundam Part 3

Targeting and Firing.

Okay, yes different series, but still.  The cockpit (targeting) and the Buster Rifle (firing) are the features of the day.  I don't know why I like to paint the cockpit details on MG, I never display them opened, and you can almost never see the details even when the hatch is opened all the way.  I guess it's just satisfaction of knowing it's done.

This is a pretty typical cockpit unit with a panel on either side for displays and various controls switches at the arms of the seat.

I painted the screens bright blue and some of the seat a blue-gray.

Added a few details to the controls with a fine tipped brush.

Pilot figure (originally all white) Heero Yuy all set to go in his... erm... pilot suit?  Sure! Tank top, shorts, gym shoes; it's all you need when you're rocketing out of control in a giant transforming mech, blowing up nuclear powered enemy mechs, entering Earth's atmosphere, and taking a beating from an enemy ace!

I forgot to take a before shot, but the handle and canisters are the original color.  I used a mix of Arctic Blue and Chrome Silver to paint the Buster Rifle.

I Like the way the color turned out for the Buster Rifle.  This is pretty close to the extent of which I painted on this one.  In fact I've been OOBing a lot lately, but my October Model-A-Month project, I knew was going to take a lot out of me.  But those posts are a ways off, yet.

Should be finishing up in the next post.

Until Next Time:  Happy Building!

Wake me up when November ends...

November will be a dark lonely month for me...  It's a bit of a story, but I will not be building a model this month.

You see, this past summer, my fiance ordered some Gunpla for me from Rainbow 10.  Now, I have no self control what-so-ever when it comes to Gunpla, so - of course- I opened up her E-mail and found out what she ordered for me.  She had ordered the RG Gundam, a HGUC Hyaku Shiki with the Mega Bazooka Launcher, and a 1/144 HG Nataku from Endless Waltz.  (Yup! Ngee Khiong, the very kit that you just got to complete your Endless Waltz collection, I recieved for my birthday this summer to complete mine!).

Well, long story short, she found out that I found out what she purchased for me.  As punishment she has forced me to give up my Model-A-Month for November!  It's her birthday this month and there's some family things, so I would be kind of busy anyway.  We bargained back and forth on the subject for a bit and in the end we agreed I'm not aloud to touch ANY unfinished models.  The only reason I'm aloud to do anything with finished kits is because I need to be able to finish up my Model-A-Month posts and catch up on this blog thing.

You should be seeing updates a bit more frequently this month, and I forced myself to finish five (5!) 1/144 models (one of which being the Zulugoog) last month to make up for the one model I would have built this month, so I feel like my accomplishments make up for my lack of finishing my goal for the year.

My closet door will remain closed for the month (bummer as the light from the closet lights a good portion of the room because there's no ceiling lamp in here) because the MASS OF MODELS is just taunting me!

Yes, the last two (Strike Freedom FBM and Destiny EBM) are TT Hongli Bootlegs!  They were a gift from a friend who didn't know what he was getting.  I'll build them and I have the real Destiny FBM (story behid that one!) and I will be doing a comparison review in the future.

But I've got a lot of unbuilt stuff just begging to be built!

... so ...

I kind started secretly building the MG Musha Mk II!  Don't tell my fiance, please!!!

I have a problem.

Until next time: Happy Building!