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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Bandai HG 1/144 Zaku II High Mobility Type The Origin English Manual & Color Guide

HG Zaku II High Mobility Type The Origin Construction Manual & Color Guide

From the Origin, released as a 1/144 High Grade model kit by Bandai is the HG Zaku II High Mobility Type which can be built as either the Gaia or Mash version. In case you are wondering, a HG Zaku II of Char was already released prior to this.

Monday, June 29, 2015

Check Your Relative Humidity Before Painting

High Relative Humidity

Thought it would be safe to paint yesterday since the sun came out at noon. Good thing I caught that Relative Humidity (RH) was a bit high hovering near 70%. If there is too much water vapor in the air (high relative humidity) paint will have a hard time drying up. You'll end up with a bad paint job.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Bandai MG 1/100 Hyaku Shiki Ver 2.0 English Manual & Color Guide

1/100 Master Grade Hyaku Shiki ver 2.0 construction Manual & Color Guide

Released a couple of months back by Bandai was the reboot of the 1/100 Master Grade Hyaku Shiki of Quattro Bajeena from Zeta Gundam anime series. I love these reboots because they bring the latest model making advances and applying them to old kits that we love. I don't know about everybody else but I've always loved the design of the Hyaku Shiki. It's been mentioned before here that Zeta Gundam is special to me because this was my very first Gundam anime.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Creating Scenery the Miniature Wonderland Way



Love this little video posted at the Miniature Wonderland Youtube site which shows the procedure they use to make rock and cliff scenery. Although it's in German, you can turn on the English subtitles in Youtube. As well as being informative I find watching it very relaxing, nothing soothes me like seeing a masterpiece being brought to life.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Bandai HG 1/144 Gundam Tyron 3 English Manual & Color Guide

HG Gundam Tyron 3 Construction Manual & Color Guide

Team Build Buster's Gundam Tyron 3 from the Build Fighters Try anime series gets the High Grade treatment by Bandai. Of course any mecha with a Lion on it's chest will always remind me of Mirai Robo Daltanious. Definitely one of the most beautiful giant robots ever designed in my book.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Topped Up and Ready to Go

Topped Up and Ready to Go

Week's almost done but at least I can say that I was able to do something hobby related. And that was to top up my air tank so that I can start airbrushing again. I don't have my own compressor but what I do have is an air tank that I can just re-fill. It was my Dad's old oxygen tank that I reconfigured to accept an airbrush.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Happy Father's Day 2015

Happy Father's Day 2015

Just wanted to take time out to greet my fellow Dads a Happy Father's Day. My son prepared a card for me and placed it on my desk. It wasn't a surprise because a few days before he showed to me the uncolored version of it and that was when my heart gushed.

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Bandai 1/48 X-Wing Star Fighter Moving Edition English Manual & Color Guide

1/48 X-Wing Star Fighter Moving Edition Construction Manual & Color Guide

Sweet release from Bandai, the 1/48 X-Wing Star Fighter Moving Edition from the Star Wars Universe. What makes it awesome you ask?, well for starters it's an X-Wing! But yeah Bandai already released an X-Wing, why should I get this? Well it's 1/48th scale and has an amazing electronics package that lights the X-Wing up with LED's and gives it awesome sound effects and opens/closes the wings automatically.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Bandai RE/100 Gundam GP04G Gerbera English Manual & Color Guide

RE Gundam GP04G Gerbera Construction Manual & Color Guide

The latest in the Reborn One Hundred 1/100 line of Bandai is the 1/100 Gundam GP04G Gerbera from Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space and Mobile Suit Gundam Gihren's Greed. What I love about this build is the slick design, cool color scheme and decal styling. And because it's and RE, it should be well within budget reach despite it's size.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Bandai HG 1/144 Gundam The End English Manual & Color Guide

HG Gundam The End Construction Manual & Color Guide

Released by Bandai was the Gundam The End of Saga Adou from Team Celestial Sphere. The Gundam The End can be seen in the Gundam Build Fighters Anime series. This particular model kit was released as a 1/144 High Grade model kit.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Bandai 1/48 Snow Speeder English Manual & Color Guide

1/48 Snow Speeder Construction Manual & Color Guide

Oh boy, was excited to see this released, the Snow Speeder from the Empire Strikes Back. It was released by Bandai as a 1/48 model kit. Definitely one of my most favorite designs to come out of the Starwars Universe.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Bandai RG 1/144 OO Raiser English Manual & Color Guide

RG OO Raiser Construction Manual & Color Guide

From Bandai comes Setsuna F. Seie's OO Raiser released as a Real Grade variant. And speaking of Gundam 00, was happy to see that Bandai placed the complete Gundam 00 series online at Youtube. Been having a blast reminiscing that series, I liked both season 1 and 2 but I hated the movie.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Bandai 1/12 C-3PO English Manual & Color Guide

1/12 C-3PO Construction Manual & Color Guide

Released by Bandai for the Starwars line was C-3PO as a 1/12 Model Kit. In the series C-3PO functioned as a protocol droid and universal translator.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Bandai 1/12 Darth Vader English Manual & Color Guide

1/12 Darth Vader Construction Manual & Color Guide

Released last year by Bandai for their Starwars line is the 1/12 Darth Vader. Built with the usual Bandai attention to detail and technological advances in injection mold casting, this is truly a specimen worth beholding. How's that for a PT Barnum impression? *snicker* But seriously this looks like a great kit, and with the current Bandai plastic kits released you know that you'll always get a well crafted product.

Friday, June 5, 2015

The Secret life of Walter Mitty



I thought I'd take time out to give Thanks to the people responsible for the movie The Secret life of Walter Mitty. During the dark days of last year this movie lifted my spirits and gave me that all important gift that people who are down need, Hope.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Bandai HG 1/144 Zaku II Char Aznable ver. The Origin English Manual & Color Guide

HG Zaku II Char Aznable ver. The Origin Construction Manual & Color Guide

Char Aznable's iconic Zaku II from Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin released as a 1/144 High Grade model kit by Bandai. I'm usually wary of reinterpretations of mobile suit designs that I've grown accustomed with, but with this I have to say that I am impressed with it's treatment. Kinda like those Gundam Thunderbolt redesigns.