AC Sunshine diorama modeled by DECAY

One of the big boys of MAC forums has finished another diorama masterpiece. This beautiful 1/72 diorama of a dock was modeled by MAC forums moderator and very skilled and talented diorama builder in DECAY.  Marc Meyer aka Decay was our Europe Gunpla Cup Best in Modified Champion and he continues to amaze us with his great talent.



Decay's most recent Gunpla masterpiece was the hguc Sazabi he used to face-off with Kamm's Groud Type Sazabi. Now he shares with us this perfect diorama using a couple of 1/72 Kotobukiya Armored Core model kits. A ton more photos and discussion of this stunning work at our MAC forums diorama section. Here is the link guys...

AC Sunshine diorama modeled by DECAY

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AC White Glint has landed in the US!

Wahoo! The AC White Glint that I shipped through FedEX has landed to the US already! I was getting nervous, coz it just arrived to the US earlier today even though FedEX told me it will arrive in just 3 days. It actually arrived in 4 days. hihi



Luckily the client was very happy with the build, he told me it is so far the STAR of his mecha collection! I am happier than he is of course, all the time spent on seam line removal, sanding, modding and painting is well worth it! My first international commission build is a success! ;D



I will put up how I packed the White Glint for shipping as a tutorial later. It could be a nice simple guide on how to pack a model kit and ship it through FedEX for other people who are doing their first international commish work.



Anyways, a million TON of thanks to my client for giving me the opportunity of working and building a rare and expensive ( in the Philippines ) AC kit in White Glint. It was a pleasure working with a very generous guy! hihi, Thanks bro!



On a side note: I am currently working on the back skirt of the MG Sazabi ( nose bleeds ) and I have reshaped the boob part already ( nose bleeds again )... stay tuned for updates later today. thanks! XD

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AC White Glint now flying to the US!

Just got home from the mall, I treated the kids and my wife to a nice lunch and bought the kids some Toy Story 3 toys...Anyways, I inquired at DHL for the shipping of the AC White Glint and it was relatively cheaper than FedEX, DHL was charging me 2,700 Php... but decided to ship it eventually via FedEX.



FedEX was initially charging me 3,600 Php but I managed to convince him to give me a lower price, he then packed the 1/100 Dynamez box with a couple of layers of carton boxes and charged me for a reasonable price of 3,200 Php or 70 USD. Perfect! The AC White Glint is literally flying to the US  now and will arrive to the client in 3 days!



Farewell to my first International commission work, the AC White Glint + Vanguard Overed  Boost! hopefully the client likes it. ;D

Thanks for dropping by! til' next post! XD

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Packing the AC White Glint for shipping...

This post is mainly for my client, I started packing my AC White Glint for its long travel to the US ( from the Philippines ). I used a lot of styropor to fasten it inside a MG Zeong box and reinforced the layers of styros with some barbecue sticks. My wife told me that the shipping company might check the contents before they allow shipping so I will add tons of shredded styropors to fill in the gaps and seal the box after they have inspected it in the shipping company.



The nearest FEDEX is a long 2 - 3 hour drive from my place, thus I have to research a bit on some alternatives that is nearer my home or office. Also, I have yet to withdraw the money sent to me for shipping by the client in my paypal account.



Anyways, here are a few photos of the packing of the AC White Glint...

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Armored Core WHITE GLINT wallpaper - DC23

Ello guys, I just finished a quick wallpaper for the AC White Glint that I just finished a couple of days ago. I basically composited a couple of my photos with a nice background, added a ninebreaker ship? and did some burn and smudge effects to blend everything in.



Now here are a couple of semi HD wallpapers in 2 sizes...a 1600 x 1000 and a smaller 1440 x 900 ( for 15 inch screens ). Feel free to download if you like...

Thanks for viewing! til next post! ;D

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Armored Core WHITE GLINT with V.O.B. ver DC23

Ello guys, I just finished putting the final topcoat of my very first international commission work, which is the AC White Glint build and finally it is done! I actually worked on this for 2 1/2 months ( on and off ) and I got the kit around February 28. The kit as I've said before looks really really impressive and is my most impressive looking build so far.



There are a lot of seam lines to work on and there are a gazillion small parts to paint but it was truly a great experience to have worked with a non - Gundam kit. As per the client's intructions which is to glue the loose parts ( make it feel more solid ) and weather the kit, I think I did a fairly good job.



You will notice in the photos that I did not weather the Vanguard Overed Boost ( backpack ) as much as the White Glint itself...I personally think this gives a more logical overall look to the build coz the White Glint does not have the V.O.B. in every mission, plus it adds a nice depth to the overall look of the build.



I have modded the kit with my usual pla plattery and some MSG option parts and have weathered the kit with some Citadel paints and Tamiya enamels. I painted the base color with Tamiya acrylics sealed with Future before weathering and paint chipping, nuf talk about the build coz I have talked a lot about this build in it's 16 part WIP posts.



Anyways, I will let the topcoat cure for a few days and will be shipping this soon to the US...this kit will travel thousands of miles so I have to figure out something to make the packaging solid and secure. I took a lot of photos today coz I will never be seeing this kit again. huhu...anyways here are tons of pics of my AC White Glint ver DC23...

Thanks for dropping by! til next post! ;D

AC White Glint WIPS

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