The Human Reform League’s MSJ-06II-A Tieren Ground Type from the Gundam 00 Season 1. The Zeon Mobile Suit definitely has such as strong influence on this one, with the color, the mono eye and the shape of the head. There is also a space version of the Tieren with large propellant canisters on its legs and is usually colored blue. Another Tieren type is the Taozi which was specifically designed to take advantage of the Quantum brainwaves of Soma Peries. Bandai however did not make any 1/100 kits of this, only some High Grade versions.

Lets face it, this hobby of ours ain’t exactly cheap. Aside from the cost of the model kit, one of the major things that burns a hole in the pocket of a model kit builder is the paint. And with gas prices going up, we can expect not only the model kit to go up but also the paints. That’s because plastic and paints have some derivative of crude oil as their raw materials. So any way a modeller can try to scrimp on the use of paint can help further his hobby.

Was curious as to how to make those shadow effects on a plastic model kit when I ran across the real touch markers of Mr. Hobby. I translated first the color chart that was posted on the site.

One of my most favorite mobile suit designs that if I had the cash, would most probably by more than 1 of these. The SVMS-010 Over Flag was flown by Graham, Daryl and Howard in Season 1 of Gundam 00. They were part of the Anti-Gundam taskforce of the Union. They were using hopped up Flag fighters with better weapons and power plants. Hence the “Over” Flag designation.

The GNY-001 Astraea from Gundam 00P side story that happened a few years before Gundam 00 Season 1.

Part III of this build can be found here. Most of the major leg parts are built already, all that remains are the orange parts on the upper shank of the leg as well as the knife sheaths.

The Gundam Astraea Type F from the Gundam 00 side stories flown by Fon Spaak.

The AMS-129 Geara Zulu from Gundam Unicorn. This is the mass production (cannon fodder) mobile suit of the Neo Zeon faction that will undoubtedly look good being blown up by the Gundam Unicorn *snicker*.