HG 1/144 GN-X snapfit - DC23

I ordered a couple of Samuel decal sheets from Hobbies Corner a few days ago and one of those sheets is a Samuel decal ver 2 sheet fo Advance Hazel. So I went hunting for the Advance Hazel yesterday coz I plan to do it ootb with Samuel decals as a relax build after the AC White Glint.

Obviously, there was no stock of an Advance Hazel, thus I grabbed a 1/144 GN-X and a SD Guncannon instead. So basically I am holding off the PG MKII commish for a while and I have 0 inspiration to work on the 1/100 Seravee and will work on this kit instead. I am actually going to remove the seam lines  of this kit before continuing to add the sponge paint chipping effects on the other parts of the White Glint...

It took me an hour to snap fit this kit coz I was appreciating the design of the mech thus I was pausing to admire each segment of the build. I like the design of the mech so much I might get a MG of this soon. The pose ability of the shoulders, arms and legs are almost MG like but the head can only move upwards, the design of the collar armor restricts the movement of the head from side to side.

As usual with 1/144, there are a few seam lines to tackle...along the head, forearms and the lower leg parts and a few parts to mask. The kit does not have much gimmicks but has a nice gun that came with the kit, plus the clear parts on the chest and head are a bonus. 

I highly recommend getting this kit coz it is the easiest 1/144 that I build so far ( I don't do much 1/144s though ) and is one the the cheapest 00 1/144s out there that is impressive looking out of the box. Anyways here are some pics of the snap fitted kit...

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AC White Glint - WIP part XV - Paint chipping FX

I am currently adding paint chipping effects to the AC White Glint and Vanguard Overed Boost ( V.O.B. ) parts. I am using the usual sponge technique for the small paint chippings ( using a Citadel paint ) and a fine tipped gray Gundam marker for the bigger scratches and paint chippings.

The focus here is to overdo the damages on the WG, specially on the torso, manipulators, feet and legs and make lesser paint chippings on the other parts specially the V.O.B. parts. I think with some proper lighting once the kit is finished, The results of the weathering will be much more evident.

As you can see I have not given the kit an enamel wash yet...after the paint chipping effects I will seal it with future and give it an enamel wash of flat earth. The flat earth will give it a warmer tone and a more realistic feel to the weathering. Anyways here are some pics of my progress so far...

Just dub the sponge in paint and apply carefully to the kit...wipe the excess paint in the sponge for good measure.

Here are parts with sponge paint chipping only...

NOW, here are the parts with both sponge and Gundam marker paint chipping effects...

Thanks for viewing! I have a few more parts to add paint chipping...til' next post! ;D

AC White Glint WIP part XVI - last update

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MG The O - Gunpla News

I told you yesterday that I am hunting for an hguc The O for a week now...forget that! hehe... I just saw from Gundam Guy that Bandai is going to release a MG ( 1/100 ) The O by summer of 2010 ( I don't have any idea of what month is summer in Japan though. :b ).



According to G.G. the photos came from 49th Shizouka Hobby Show 2010 and some other kits like the much anticipated hguc Sinanju is also going to be released soon. There are a few more hgucs to be released like the hguc Delta Plus, but I am only interested in the MG The O. I will definitely get this...hope to get my hands on this soon! ;)



EDIT: As usual more pictures at ngeekhiong.blogspot.com

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AC White Glint - WIP part XIV - White parts painted!

Ello guys, I just finished painting ALL of the white parts of both the White Glint and the Vanguard Overed Boost ( V.O.B. ). It took me roughly around 4 hours to finish, 2 bottles of Tamiya flat white and a cup of future. I also managed to paint the V.O.B. boosters and started to paint the guns.



I got tired already, so the guns will be repainted some other time. Hopefully you can see in my lousy pictures that I did some subtle shading with the whites. I first painted the crevices and a few corners with flat black then sprayed flat white all over. The Tamiya acrylic paint retarder worked like a charm as usual and the paint went really smooth.



I also managed to paint the V.O.B. boosters and started by painting the inner parts of the boosters with white...I then painted flat aluminum on the outside and gave the outside some shading using Tamiya smoke. I then sprayed Tamiya clear blue around the edges of the booster to give it a burnt metal effect and to simply add a bit of color to the build ( it is so dang white! ).



I sealed the paints with a mist coat of future...you don't want to overdo future at this point...coz you need to let the Tamiya acrylics cure overnight before sealing it with a few more coats of future. Over coating it with future after painting the acrylics might produce orange peel...so let the acrylics cure first. ;) Anyways, here are some photos I took...

Glad that the paint went smoothly but this is going to be weathered...paint chipping and all. So stay tuned for the next updates. Thanks for dropping by! til' next post! ;)

White Glint WIP part XV - paint chipping FX

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Hunting for PMX-003 The O

Ello guys, I've been hunting for this hguc kit for a week now...but I could not find the dang thing. The name of this kit is the the O, it's kinda funny to see the reactions of the sales guy in toy shops whenever I ask them if they have the " O ". hihi...



I really would love to get my hands on this kit and give it a steampunk rendition that I gave my green MG Dom. I plan to work on this after my AC White Glint build and that will be soon. If ever I don't find this kit after next week...I will need to settle with working with my 1/144 Tieren Ground Type.



My PG MKII commish will be on hold for a while, coz I feel the need and want to do a simple semi relax 1/144 build before working with the PG again to add to my personal collection. BTW, The O or PMX-003 The O is a huge and powerful mobile suit from the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam series and was piloted by Paptimus Scirocco. Spoiler Beware...



The most notable appearance of the O is when it fought the Zeta Gundam that was piloted by Kamille Bidan. Despite Paptimus' newtype powers and the strength of the O, he was defeated by Kamille by ramming the Zeta Gundam ( in waverider form ) in the O's cockpit, thus impaling Paptimus. However before Paptimus was totally defeated, Paptimus with the use of the bio sensor ( special feature of the O shared with the Zeta Gundam ) crippled Kamille Bidan's mind.



Thanks for dropping by! wish me luck on finding this kit...til' next post! ;)

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New look! custom background image

Ello guys, I need to paint the AC White Glint ( white parts ) already...I just can't paint on weekdays, I will try to paint tomorrow if I get home early from work. Anyways, I tweaked my blog today, first time for me to add a custom background for my blog.



It is a bit of html work but I think the nose bleed is worth it. The template I am using is a new blogger template designer template, so customizing it is a breeze. There are lots of nice default  photos that you can choose in the template designer, though I find some, too eye catching. So I finally made a custom one for my blog.



The photo on top is the image I used as background...I edited it in Adobe photoshop and blogger automatically arranged it in panels. What do you think?



Thanks for dropping by! til' next post! ;D

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