Ah the Blue Destiny, it’s big and blocky, like any self respecting EFSF MS should be. If you’ve built the Ez-8, Ground type Gundam or GM you will have a decent idea of what to expect. A solid good looking kit (assuming you love blue), read on to see what we can do with it.
Kit Recommendations
1. Fix these seams.
2. Modify Ankle Armour for attaching after seam line fixing.
3. Add some details to the shoulders and backpack.
Modifications
1. I added the following details with pla-plate.
2. and sharpened the v-fin.
Paint
Primer – Airbrush Lacquer – Dark Grey
Frame Pieces – Airbrush Lacquer – Light Grey
Feet, Hands & Ammo – Airbrush Lacquer – 75% Black, 25% White
White Armour – Airbrush Lacquer – White with a dash of Grey
Teal Armour – Airbrush Lacquer – Green & Blue mix
Cockpit Hatch – Airbrush Lacquer – Yellow with a dash of Red
Forehead Camera & Chin – Airbrush Lacquer – Red
Thrusters & Torso Cannons – Airbrush Lacquer – Gold
Beam Sabre – Airbrush Lacquer – Fluorescent Pink over White Primer
Eye & Head Camera – Airbrush Enamel – Fluorescent Yellow followed by cleanup
Head vulcans – Hand Paint Acrylic – Gold
Triangle details – Hand Paint Acrylic – Yellow over White
Panel Lining
Waist and below – Tamiya Black Brown Weathering Master
White Armour above torso – Humbrol Grey
Everything else – Black Enamel
Decals
For this project I’m using a mix of them 1/144 GD-30 HGUC EFSF MS #1 DECAL and a few decals from the MG Duel Gundam.
I had to cut up and combine a few different decals to get the RX-79 and the 02 on the left shoulder.
Final Thoughts
I feel this guy looks decent straight out of the box, but it is a tad plain. It really shines with a few mods and additional details, and I’d recommend it for those who want to dabble into simple mods and detailing. At the very least I reckon a paint job is neccessary, unless you really love all blue Gundam.
Next time, I will go through the steps for putting together the custom base I made for this project. Till then!