You have an airbrush, your models are screaming for that coat of paint that will bring it to life. But, you’ve used it and now you need to clean and/or troubleshoot it. Read on. [Read more…] about Disassembling & Reassembling Airbrushes – Part 1 –
Nostalgia and Master Grades Part 2 Strike Freedom
MG Strike Freedom – GBWC custom
My first MG is this Strike Freedom and it was a gift (thanks Sarah!); it’s also my first competition kit, contending at GBWC 2011 (I think), Perth, Australia. I was brand new at customizing and it shows, with lots of cool concepts that were not well thought out or polished. This was the first time I learnt ‘when you think you’re done sanding, you’re not’. The finish is incredibly rough wherever I customized; not only because it was sanded enough, but also because this was my first go at air brushing. Now some people can pick up a new tool, play around with it for an hour and be competent…I am not that person. [Read more…] about Nostalgia and Master Grades Part 2 Strike Freedom
Nostalgia in the form of Master Grades! Nu Gundam & ……
Every year, at least once, I visit Perth, Australia to see my mum, sister, brother, and other friends and family. This year was a bonus as I was there across Christmas and New Years, something which has brought about the best conversations I had in 2017.
It also gave me a chance to revisit some of my earliest completed Gundam kits, the MG Nu special coating edition (not the v.ka, the original!) & the MG Strike Freedom (which is in the next post). [Read more…] about Nostalgia in the form of Master Grades! Nu Gundam & ……
Stripping paint using Dettol
I’ve started working on the hi-res Barbatos & revisiting my PG 00 Raiser; a kit I assembled and started to paint 5 years ago, but which then ended up shelved because I was too scared of cocking it up. Yes, I realise how irrational it sounds to be afraid to work on a hunk of plastic.
To move forward, I need to strip some of the paint from these kits. The Barbatos has lots of really nice chrome metallic coated parts that have nub marks in [Read more…] about Stripping paint using Dettol
GBWC Malaysia 2017 – MG !!!Psycho!!! Zaku
–Do me a favour and tell me (1) what your biggest Gunpla frustration is, & (2) your comments and criticisms–
8 months…I started building the MG Psycho Zaku in March and submitted it for the GBWC ’17 on the 27th November of the same year, that’s 8 continuous months I’ve been working on a kit, which is a new milestone, extra awesome because my Girlfriend bought it for my birthday! The annoying thing is I’m still finding imperfections every time I look the Zaku over, but I think this may be an inevitable part of any craft as there will always be something to improve on. Yep, this is what I’m gonna tell people when I’m still gunplaing at the age of 40. [Read more…] about GBWC Malaysia 2017 – MG !!!Psycho!!! Zaku