GN-001 Gundam Exia - Model pt. 4

Well, I said I finished this a while ago, I just haven't had the time to post the pictures. But before I let you take a look at them all, I have to say this is the finest model I have ever had the pleasure to build. I can only image that the next logical step, the perfect grade sets, will be even more amazing to build. And yes, I took these pictures in a kitchen.





It's nice to have something to do that won't drive you completely crazy. Everyone should have one of those.

GN-001 Gundam Exia - Model pt. 3

Another update for the Gundam model. Managed to find the time for the leggy bits, much more to them than I was expecting. On the left we have the finished version, the white pieces cover up all the gray bits, although it looks like I'll need some little bits of paint for some of the finer details. Annoyances aside, I'm once again impressed by the design. Will most likely finish the last leg soon and hopefully get this model standing. I've taken too much time on this model as it is.

GN-001 Gundam Exia - Model pt. 2

So I managed to get some work done on Exia recently, completing the upper portion of his body and his left and right arms. I had some original difficulties with the right arm and had to disassemble the shoulder and reconstruct it so it worked better. Unfortunately, this strained the pieces and cannot be taken apart again. I don't think that will be necessary, but when the time comes to tighten the joints I might have to pass on the right arm. I have to finish up some of the finer details on the chest, get some goo gone and fade some of the darker details.

Despite any and all set backs, I think it is coming out rather nicely. My fingers are killing me, so I think I'll have a little break between now and the legs. The GN Drive still needs two more batteries for the lights to work on both sides and when that happens, that will be something. I'll try to finish up more of this model soon, it's taken me far too long because of my procrastination as it is.

GN-001 Gundam Exia - Model

When I went to Japan, I picked up a limited edition model of one of the 00 Gundam sets.
It's the Master Grade 1/100 Gundam Exia Ignition Mode, and I must say it looks like quite the beauty. Still very much a work in progress. I'm not going to go all out with sharpie line details this time, I don't want to make it look too cluttered with all the lines, especially since there isn't a need to go in and paint it unlike the Dynames model I made a few months ago.

I'll post progress on a somewhat regular basis during the assemblage, so far only parts one, two and three have been completed and I'm just waiting for the right time to get started on four. After that, the top portion of the body should be completed with functioning arms. Still, I have to say that this is the best quality model I have ever had the pleasure to build so far. No need to paint it (which is always a relief) and the articulation of the joints and the fact that it LIGHTS UP. I'm not going to bore anyone with a review on it's functions just yet, that can wait till I complete it.

Pirate Jet and Dynames Model Complete

The third addition to the Plastic Beach series has been completed with "Pirate Jet - Taps Running." Traced out a F-86 Sabre in Illustrator, went to town with some dripping brushes in Photoshop and gave it a color job that would make the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine jealous. Funny thing I should mention Scooby Doo, because the song "Pirate Jet" reminds me terribly of that show with it's eerie and cheery melody that makes for a good last track for the album.

The melting effect is there to illustrate two things in particular, the fact that the plane is plastic and that plastic can be a sort of creative force. The lyrics of the album Plastic Beach (see the posts of March 2010) concerns consumerism and ecology-related themes, how we pollute and how we aimlessly follow and what have you. After all that bitterness, the last track comes with this happy tune, saying that there is some optimism to be found within all this if you consider the other side of this perspective. Plastic can be used for creative means and expression as well as destruction of ecology, after all, plastic is made from materials found on this planet so perhaps it isn't as fake as we all think.

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but since I didn't have a camera to use it was placed on hold for some time. I finished Dynames last month, a couple of nights after I posted it's unfinished state here. It has been an enjoyable model to build as well as have completed on my desk. The design they used for this model is amazing, a lot more points of circulation that I was expecting for those dynamic poses. And best of all, painting it wasn't as much of a hell hole as it had been with other models I've done in the past. A good model all and all, although it could probably stand a few more touch ups on the smaller sections.

Pictures of Dynames taken by Teague Lyons of Zuul Arcade

GN-002 Gundam Dynames - Model

For the past couple of weeks I have been off and on building a Japanese robot model, fashioning it to become something much more interesting. And nerdy. But let's just skip over that part for now . . .

1/144 scale HG Gundam Dynames model I picked up at a comic store nearby, set me back close to $20. Still cheaper than the internet, so that's a small victory for me. The mecha is from one of the more recent series "00 Gundam." So you can imagine my purchase was inspired by fandom and the need to not only buy my own toys, but to build them as well.

Cutting the pieces with a small knife, I got several cuts. Painting sections with model paint that according to the label with give me cancer. Inhaling far too much Goo Gone and brush cleaner than I can even recall and it's only 45-55% complete. As crappy a picture as the one above is, I'm sure it's enough to grasp what I have done so far. I kinda like how it looks now, all exposed and incomplete almost as if it has been ravaged and horribly mangled. Nothing at all like how it would be completed:Shouldn't be too much longer till I finish Dynames up nice a pretty, progress will be posted.