And here it is, the beginning of the RX-78-2 Evolve 15 Gundam Custom Kit from Liam Studios.

I'm really anxious to get this kit in full swing, everything is washed and de-warped, cleaned of all the flash and ready to be based. 

The inner frame called for the MG RX-78-2 O.Y.W. Edition which was super cheap in itself, and the kit is pretty intricate on its own.  The legs were one complete part that is folded and snapped over itself to make the whole pneumatic and joint system from hip to ankle.  Pretty cool.

One real big difference that you'll notice is the beam rifle, its more of a beam SMG which looks mean as all hell.

The scopes are a real neat attribute to the weapon, and I like the detailing on it a lot.  All the exhausts and canisters, real cool.

The head above is real different as well, elongated sensor housing, the sides are completely different as is the back of its head.  Not too much difference in the face, the armor on the sides of the cheek are drawn out pretty far which makes it look pretty mean, and the antenna is completely different, looks a lot cleaner.

The chest is very much different, as is the back unit, they're molded with immense detail and additional sensors/panels.  The finished product will be a huge improvement on the O.G. Gundam, a real homage to the first model.

 As you can see, not nearly done with detailing or highlighting, just a demo of the pieces, I've decided to do gloss reds, metallic blues, silver accents and a flat white cover with the infamous yellow pieces being a deep camel yellow.


 I'll have some more pics up here soon and progress will be made this weekend so check back!  This kit's definitely one to buy if you have the cash to shell out for both the conversion kit and the MG.  About 210 for the two together.

There's a Method to My Madness

 Yes, yes... Messy, but there's a method to my madness.

So, I've been meaning to really showcase my work, BUT, not too much time for it.  But I took a few for a friend who's shown some interest in my habit lol.


Let's see, I've got my arctic Gundam Exia "From Gundam 00: SE 1".  If you'd like to see the original colors go google it, too lazy to grab a hires one.  Consists of a base gray violet, overlay of mica blue and silver leaf mixture for the top cote for the nice metalic blue.  Flat aluminum airbrushing for the silver pieces, and a thin overlay of pearl white on the whiter pieces.  As always, my custom technique of titan silver chrome base, water down clear green on top, then clear coting for the "green camera/sensor" effect was used.

Vioala-

Okay, next up I've got a few closes of the infamous MSN-06S Sinanju the "Red Comet"
This is my favorite kit..  So I painted it a mixture of titan gold chrome underlay "well, a flat black base, then the chrome" and on top of that watered down ruby red "to allow the chrome some spotlight too, and make for a great effect."  Yes, all of the gold emblems are hand painted, and i didnt like how the gold out shined the red on this kit, even through the red trumps the gold in real-estate, the eye just caught the gold, so i made it rustic by washing thin watered down jet black.  accents in silver leaf, etc etc, pearl white on the white tanks and thrusters, black was flat jet black, again, as not to diminish the ruby red.

Here you are-

And I did one addition to the Gray Wolf, the machine cannon shield.  Not too big of a deal but you can see it above.

Anyhow, I've just got the Zeta 2.0 MG base frame for my Strike White Zeta conversion today, I'm washing the pieces to that now, they're soaking in soapwater.  

That's AFTER my RX-78-2 Evolve 15 Version is done, which my next post will be over.  Some nice pics there...

Also to come after the RX and Strike White, the Evolve 9 Nu.  I got this kit before I knew anything about resin and custom kits "other than forge world resin for 40k, bad times... but it taught me a lot" so it's sat in a bag for ... a year now.  the last of its kind, the Vicious Project Evolve Nu gundam... I am soaking those now, also.. and im going to clean them after I'm finished with the above two projects.  I can handle the poor quality resin now where it's bad.

Okay, so its 4 A.M.... Not tired, Formation in the morning for the Columbus Day 72... Im going to continue watching Silent Hill, and work on some gunpla..  Stay tuned.


AHHH!  Pyramid head!!!

The Finished MSZ-006 Gray Wolf

After moving, settling in, and completion of the "Man Cave", I've finally found time to dig back into my lonely Gunpla.

And here it is, in all of its GOLD "not yellow for once!" glory, after all the meticulous work I put into every creek and crevasse, all the jade jeweled sensors "EVERYWHERE!" I am done, aside from main buster "which is proving most difficult" I am finally done.

And it is spectacular to say the least.

So without any more boring sentences from yours truly, I give you the Gray Wolf.

 

It is, next to my custom "Ruby Red" finished Sinanju, my greatest piece.  And truly the greatest Zeta design... Aside from the Strike White "which, in fact, I have the kit for, coming soon!".  Stay posted, and thanks again for looking.

It's been a while.

So it's been a few months since my last post.  I've been quite busy, as the Marine Corps is generally about.  I got married to a beautiful girl, moved into a great beach house, and got a bunch of new toys.

At the moment, I'm looking at my desk and I see my PG 00 Raiser, my 75% complete PG Strike, my MG Nu "awaiting VP Resin upgrade to the Evolve version" my MG Sazabi "awaiting titanium red paint to match my Sinanju :O" , my MG Hi-Nu, all on the right.  On the left I've got my MG 00 Quanta, my custom arctic scheme MG Exia "really did turn out beautifully, all airbrushed"  My MG Sinanju with custom ruby red metallic paint "Another airbrush job with Tamiya mixes" and my MG Full MS Cage Unicorn, awaiting a coat of Pearl White.

Those are my computer's "guardians" I suppose.  Really just to keep me sane when I'm home from a long days work, just looking at what I've accomplished makes me smile.

On my work bench, I've got my LONG AWAITED MG RX-78-2 O.Y.W. Edition with "drumroll please"  the RX-78-2 Evolve 15 Resin Kit!  I cannot wait to get that going, I've got the legs all primed and ready, the rest of the kit has been cleaned from residue and such and mostly clipped etc, really just waiting for a day like, well, today actually!  It's fairly rainy out and I just got done running with my wife so I'm probably going to continue on that. 

The Gray Wolf is experiencing technical difficulties at the moment, kind of screwed up the wing pack and "ahem" lost a key part... which kind of didn't work out too well anyhow, it's a junky design that didn't come together too great...  So I'll probably just perma-fix it with putty and super glue, it's not going to transform, I've decided.

And after the Strike is done "really not much left other than the armaments and arms, only custom bit was white/offwhite/eggshell white panels to make it look more crude and realistic, along with titanium blue for the chest bit which turned out great" and the Wolf is fixed up, and finally once I'm up and running/finished with the RX-78 Evo15, I've got a project kit I haven't even opened yet... From the same Evolve movie as the Wolf.. Strike white Zeta.  That kit is AMAZING.  The resin is cast perfectly, almost as great as the RX-78's Evo kit.  Thanks E2046.com!!  You guys are amazing, and special thanks to Tatsuhobby for ordering the RX Evo15 kit specially for me.

Well, I'll be uploading pix soon, here's a few of my desk :3  My wife's actually sitting down with her 20th Anniversary MSZ-006 Zeta Titanium Finish MG :O  She's loving Gunpla, which is probably why I married her, that and she's stunning.

1/100 MG MSZ-006-3B Gray Wolf Custom



So it's ... Wednesday now?  Yes.  And into month 1 1/2 of my Gray Wolf conversion.

This suit was featured in the Evolve of Zeta DVD "Misc 10 minute OVAs that came with certain kits" and the Gray Wolf really caught my eye, mostly because it was Yellow, highly customized, and it was piloted by an ex Zeon Ace.

Well, of course with all of my kits, I started slowly.  I planned out what scheme I would do along with which sections I'd take on first, and I came up with the following.

  -Yellow was replaced with Brushed Metallic Silver
  -Grey was replaced with Silver Leaf
  -Black was replaced with German Grey

I started off simple, arms and head, moved through those pieced and got to my favorite part "yea, I know, body should be first." and now I've come to the legs, which are nice and all, but they're such a pain.  SO many places to tape off for two tone colors.

I believe tomorrow I am starting on the back unit and the HUGE mega launcher "its custom variant to the hyper mega launcher" which will be VERY fun, and then the shield.

   -Highlight-
The Gray Wolf emblems on this kit are my favorite part, honestly.  I get to do ultra highlights and shades on them which really make them stand out.  I didn't get a chance to adequately represent the progress I've made, but here are some uploads.  This kit is amazing, I'll keep posting as it comes along.

 -Side notes-
I've also purchased the 20th Anniversary Metallic Coating MG Zeta for my Wife, she happens to be interested in building, so we'll see what she's got once we've moved into our house, and after the Gray's done, I've got the Strike White Zeta from the same series to tackle >:)  So many projects!  I just need another 2.0 MG frame... Hm... Anime convention when I go home!


//End Transmission



1/60 PG 00 Raiser



So this is an older model, yet I have not posted anything about it.  And of course, my first post must be one of the greatest PG designed, the 00 Raiser.

  I bought this kit from a local shop off base for $280.00 "I know, expensive, but I have no bills!  Must be nice, huh?"  It was over a holiday weekend, I forget which, but It was truly one of the greatest finds I've come across.  Little did I know that tucked away in a small corner strip was a tiny hobby shop that contained this beast, and since then I've been buying my gunpla "that isn't custom resin from sms or gsys" from him.

  All in all, I believe I spent a good 2 months on this bad boy, it was a straight build, spru clipping/nub busting etc.  When it finally came together I was very very impressed with the absolute detail of the kit.  It's HUGE.. It has TONS of additional gimmicks, and best of all... IT LIGHTS UP!

  Anyhow, I'm sure you all are wanting to see the beast, so here you are.  The PG 00 Raiser.