To-Do and Wishlist

So tomorrow I leave for a six-week study abroad trip in London. Should be a fun time, but for discipline’s sake, here is a list of things to do when I get back:

MG Unicorn Gundam:
- Finish mods on leg joints.
- Paint.

MG Sinanju:
- Paint.

1/144 HG Seravee, Seraphim, Arios, and GN Archer:
- Minor detailing work.
- Flat coat.

Zoids HMM Blade Liger AB:
- Minor Detailing/Mods.
- Paint. Unsure whether I’m going to make this guy blue or red… We’ll see.

In the wake of the Shizuoka Hobby Show, I just wanted to make a quick wishlist to myself… The price in yen from RainbowTen is listed alongside it for reference:

Already Released:
- HG Arche Gundam – 960
- HG Gadessa – 1200
- HG Garazzo – 1200
- HG Trans-Am Raiser – 1600

June Release:
- HG 0 Gundam ACM – 960
- HG Exia R2 – 960
- HG Susanowo – 1200

July Release:
- MG Exia Ignition Mode – 4000

August Release:
- HG Gadess – 1200
- HG Reborns Gundam – Unknown Price

And looking at all of that, it seems like a lot more than I thought when I had the list in my head, haha. The Trans-Am Raiser is questionable… Part of me wants it just to see what the Trans-Am finish is like, but also for the GN Sword III since I didn’t get around to having it 3D printed. We shall see… The whole Gadessa, Garazzo, and Gadess series I might also pass on. On a somewhat similar note… The HG Susanowo is kind of looking fugly but the Robot Damashii looks amazing. What happened there?

Some quick thoughts on certain things announced at Shizuoka (Head over to Ngee Khiong for coverage):

MG Gundam Exia:
Thank you lord. It looks good from the pics I’ve seen, and if it seems that Ignition Mode comes with parts to turn it into Exia Repair, so there is in fact a god after all.

HG Gundams with Weapons Sets:
RAAAAAAAAAAAGE. I’m not surprised in the slightest, but part of me just hoped Bandai would release an HG weapons set. On a similar note, anyone wanna buy the Gundams on the cheap if I keep the weapons? Kyahahaha…

HG Unicorn and Kshatriya:
These are said to be display only, but that doesn’t stop them from being pretty to look at.

XN Raiser:
I have no idea what the plot significance of this is but it looks awesome.

Things That Tragically Were Not Announced (but are still somewhat realistic):
- HG Gundam 00 Weapons Set (see above…)
- MG Banshee
- MG Kshatriya

Things That Tragically Were Not Announced (but are not realistic in the slightest):
- MG OVERFLAG WITH CONVERSION PARTS FOR MG GN FLAG FUCK YES

Sinanju Bazookas Up in Here

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

To those that ordered them, I’ll be sending these out in the next few days. Tragically it is my second to last week of college, meaning when I get a rare free moment I usually use it to sleep, but I’ll do my best to make a run to the post office in the next day or two.

Completed: 1/144 HG 00 Raiser (00 Gundam + 0 Raiser)

Previous Posts Regarding this Build:
- 1/144 HG 00 Gundam: Work in Progress – Buildup and To Do
- 1/144 HG 00 Gundam: Work in Progress – Redesigned GN Drives
- 1/144 HG 00 Raiser
- Random Musings of Works in Progress
- OH HELLS YEAH (or Blade Liger AB and 00 Raiser Revisited)

Archive Gallery Links:
- 1/144 HG 00 Gundam
- 1/144 HG 0 Raiser
- 1/144 HG 00 Raiser

Kits:
- 1/144 HG 00 Gundam
- 1/144 HG 0 Raiser
- Bandai Action Base 2 (Sparkle Green Color)

Just to note, I may end up retaking pictures of this when I am in a position to set up a better lightbox and whatnot for pics, but I wanted to go ahead and get these taken since that time might not occur for several months.

About this Build:
The origins of this build, and actually the builds of all of my HG Gundam 00 kits, is rather random. The fact is I’m at college for about 8 months out of the year, and thus am away from my spray booth and all of my modeling supplies. However, I really wanted a little figure of 00 Gundam and perhaps a few other mecha to serve as what I called “desk mascots.” I did some searching and basically was between the HCM-Pro and Robot Damashii figures. There were problems with both of them…

OH HELLS YEAH (or Blade Liger AB and 00 Raiser Revisited)

So I finally got a new camera… This was long overdue.

(Source of the above hot as hell pic)

Samsung DSC-T900. Nomnomnom. Nice little compact 12MP shooter with a nice touchscreen that can shoot 720P video.

So I had some fun with it…

More within…

Gundam 00 – The State of GN Drives

Warning: HUGE spoilers for Gundam 00 S2 episode 25 ahead.

HMM Zoids – Blade Liger AB Leon Custom

I finally sat down and finished this guy… He’s been a torso sitting there for months upon months, and MY GOD is it beautiful.

I’m in love. When I was building this I kept thinking “shit, this is detailed,” but looking at the finished product I’m amazed…

1/144 HG 00 Raiser

Finally got my 0 Raiser. There was a bit of a shipping mixup that stalled it another week, but life goes on, haha.

Random Musings of Works in Progress…

So the 0 Raiser I ordered got sent to the wrong address… So instead of having a ballin’ 00 Raiser right now I’ll have a ballin’ 00 Raiser mid-this-week.

In other news, I’ve been thinking of where my random little project of 1/144 HGs is going, and I think my ideal finished roster is…

Celestial Being Side:
- 00 Raiser (00 is Done-ish)
- Cherudim (Done-ish)
- Seravee + Seraphim
- Arios + GN Archer

And they all shall strike an epic Aeolia’s Angels pose. This is subject to change if there are any new additions in the last few episodes (minor spoiler: from episode summaries, it seems like this might be the case). The done-ish kits are finished except for a few minor paint touch ups, a flat coat on most of the model, and a coat of Future on the GN Condensers and other clear parts.

Gundam 00 S2 Episode 18: Mixed Emotions

Spoilers to follow, obv.

Updated with a few screenshots and whatnot. Not as many as usual, but still.

1/144 HG Gundam 00 Team: Work in Progress – Cherudim Gundam

So here we have my slowly growing season two Gundam team…

I noticed AFTER I took this picture that the way I have them posed makes photos of them block out their faces… Oops.

Also, yes, I am aware that dear god I need a better camera. I’m working on it.