Those wings look really cool. Also looks like each wing has as many parts as the main model.
Those greens look great on the Zaku, excellent choice!
Posting multiple images into the lemmy post is definitely problematic. I usually do it on the web page on the laptop, but even then the post will often fail multiple times requiring redoing the post from scratch each time.
Technically, they would be Korean hot dogs. They are very similar to what we in America call corn dogs, but they do call them hot dogs.
Personally, I find the batter too dry and tough and the potato bits are often too firm like they've been overcooked and left under a heat lamp for too long. But they sure get a lot more fancy with them.
This sounds an awful lot like the PS3 OtherOS class-action lawsuit that Sony had to pay out on.
That's some good posing. The positioning of the wings really gives a strong sense of motion.
I love the transparent effects and hope to get some one day. And those LEDs are definitely putting in some work! Which kind did you go with?
Or as my wife likes to refer to it, the iPhone Zaku. I didn't seem to run into the same build issues that I did when I built the OG RG Zaku II, which had me belly crawling on the floor to find spring-flung beads and supergluing the leg spring mounts.
However, the pauldron sticker with the blue stripes was abysmal trying to get it to match the opposing and ever changing radius curves. The sticker was never going to lay flat. Luckily, there was an unused logo that matched the one on the stripe sticker, and I had a bottle of acrylic paint that was bought to paint rocks, and had also been recently used on some Warhammer minis that matched the color pretty spot-on. I ended up freehanding the stripes. It isn't perfect, but it definitely looks better than the sticker did.
I haven't put paint to brush in about 20 years, but got an itch and decided to throw together one of these smaller teams using mostly paint the kid had leftover after painting rocks. Now I just need to figure out the rules and find some opponents!
Looking good!
How did you print the water slides?
Thank you!
It's funny that you're not a big Astray fan, when it's one of the few Gundams I actually like. It's probably the sword, tbh.
The Caletvwlches are very versatile, and each one has more stickers on them than the whole body!
I was also pleased that every accessory/weapon can be stored on the model when not in use. That includes 2x beam sabers, rifle, shield, Gerbera Straight sword, and 3x Caletvwlches. That is the kind of thing that I really appreciate.
This model is kind of special for me. I spent several months in Korea last year on an extended work trip. I got to go to a Gundam Base for the first time and knew that I had to get at least one Gundam Base limited model as a souvenir. Among all of the MG size and translucent models I found the one Gundam that I enjoy with my HG/RG mono-eye loving heart. Of course, they released the GBK-20 two months after I got back to the states, but alas.
The model build was pretty standard fare for an HG. The Caletvwlches were more involved than I expected, each of the 3 being a whole sprue worth of parts unto itself. Getting the dual-handed hold on the dual blade S mode was difficult enough that I almost gave up.
It looks great! As far as the parts popping off, that is how some models are. Fortunately it's less and less common the newer the model is. It also seems that the more complicated the model, the less it likes to stay together when posing.
Usually they camp it in language where they are only able to cut one check (company policy of one check per PO, for example), but they need to pay two people, you and another facilitator such as a transport service. The extra money is to pay for the transport service, which is actually also the scammer.
No no no. The correct way is to never check. Then when random boxes show up you have no idea what's in them and you get a little bit of that christmas cheer.
Man, that's a lot of decals!
I always find it an interesting choice when the weapon + effect is too heavy for the joints.
It's looking very nice! I know you were worried about some of the waviness but I don't think it shows through at all.
I personally really like StartAllBack. I just want a clean classic Windows experience.
The concept and the look of the Slave Wraiths intrigued me so I was excited to put together my first matching squad of gunpla. The Slave Wraith logo decals look quite good for stickers, but I might want to find some water slide versions later to "deputize" other models.
Also getting better at my new game of "balance on one foot" instead of just ponying up for more stands.
I finished putting together the XM-XX Ghost Gundam, and holy crap this was the best model building experience I've ever had. While the special shiny finish was perfect, the massive amount of undergates helped maintain the finish, except some of the arm pieces.
However, the true standout was just how well every piece fit together. These pieces slid together like they were made out of silk. It just felt so nice.
Finally finished moving and got all of the guys unpacked, reassembled, and posed on the shelf. Also have an actual desk to work at now instead of building on the family dining table.
The Messer is the first new build at the new workstation. Not sure how to pose him, he seems heavy so the fluid action poses don't feel quite right.
When looking at Local or All I want to use Top6. However, when viewing smaller communities, there may not be any posts in the past 6 hours, so I want to sort those by new.
Can Connect have a way to remember that so that I don't have to keep changing my sort settings?
!Cool picture of a robot dude Gallery
This was a long, but overall enjoyable build. The waist comes apart easily if you try to pick up the model by the torso, but holds positioning better than most. Maybe I'll feel like putting the water slides on one of these days.
Also, I finally got another mono eye in the backlog so I can stop faffing about with these gundam types.
Finished getting my RG Astray Red Frame assembled and set with his Zeta friend. Also included is the cyclops crew, but mono-eye is best eye.
