RGM Custom WIP 4 Some ranting

I wound up with three days off this week instead of my normal two. So I've been cranking work on this GM, trying to get it finished. I put the final touches on the paints on the arms, and they should be dried and ready to assemble in the morning. after which I'll be priming the weapons and the shield, and painting sometime in the evening. Hopefully if all goes according to plan, I'll be able to decal and topcoat, and then post some pictures by friday for you guys to see :) until then, here's a little to tide you over if you've been waiting to see the completed project.

I want to do a little hand brushing (this is actually kind of punny, because most of the stuff i wanna do is on the hands) and once everything is decal-ed and topcoated. I'll be able to take some nice sexy pictures of the kit.

that being said. time for me to rant a little.


about two months ago, I ordered about 70 dollars worth of paint from Plamo UK. (which really isn't that much paint, but that's besides the point) I never got any sort of shipping confirmation emails or anything, and this was after about two or so weeks of waiting for my paints to ship. of course I had already been billed, and the money had been pulled out of my account. So I emailed the owner of PlamoUK, and asked him if there was a problem with my order and if he could tell me what was going on, I guess just to put myself at ease a little. Several days go by, and nothing. So I email him once more, asking for an update on my order wondering why it's taking so long. A few days later, he responds telling me he was out of small bottles for paint, and said he would be recieving them in a day or two, afterward my paint would be put in the bottle and sent to me. I was okay with that. and thanked him for his time.

Another week or so passes, and I still havent received my paints. At this point it's been over a month and some odd days before I had even made the inital order for my paint. I know I didn't order that much, But to me that's a pretty nice chunk of money to be throwing at a product, espescially one that I've recommended to people. Anyway, I let it sit for a little longer and Finally my paints arrive at about the month and a half mark. To my dismay, the entire package smells like laquer paint, so I can tell immediately one of the bottles must have burst. and one of the corners has some paint on it. (this is all besides the fact that the box is absolutely wrecked)

This is exactly what the box looked like when I got it in the mail. So I go ahead and I open the box, Hoping nothing major has happened with my order. Immediately my heart is broken as I open the box.

I was incredibly displeased when I opened the package to see that four out of the five paints I had ordered and been waiting over a month to recieve had been burst. Ironically enough the only one that HADN'T burst was the one color that I already had. I immediately wrapped everything back up, stuffed it back in the box, and took it outside after taking these photos. I sent all of these pictures in an email to Kyle explaining what had happened, and I asked if there was anything he could do for me, partial refund, any sort of way I could get replacements, etc. And I still haven't heard any kind of response. I waited about a week, and sent another Email to him, and Still nothing. So at this point I'm really not holding my breath any longer about hearing from him, I just wanted to vent a little about this horrible shopping experience I had with plamo UK. The worst part is I've heard from several other people (that i've talked to personally and just read about) who've had similar problems ordering from him. I know I'm just a speck compared to who all he sells to, and it probably won't affect him too much, But I don't think I'm going to be ordering any products from there anymore. It's a product I enjoy. but if I have to jump through hoops after handing over my own money for a product, only to get it sent to me like this, and then I'm ultimately ignored when I inquire as to whether or not anything can be done for me. It's just not worth it. I'll continue using Tamiya paints and ordering from other shops, where I know I'll recieve my products.

Sorry for how wordy this was. I just wanted to get my point across. Hopefully if you guys decide to shop over at PlamoUK, you'll have a better experience than i did.

see you next time.

RGM Custom WIP #3

Alright, because I was off yesterday I got some painting done before I left my house. I waited until I woke up, and got all the pieces off their respective clips, reassembled them, and this is what I wound up with. I'm really happy with how the colors are coming out on this. so far the only major speedbump I've encountered (besides my procrastination) is some of the gunmetal I sprayed on the inner frame started spraying in almost a matte finish. it doesn't look too much different in person, so I'll see how it looks once everything is topcoated and decide if i'm going to worry about fixing it. probably not since the only exposed bit is the foot, and the ankle guard, and a couple bits of the knee. BUT WE SHALL SEE (look I rhymed)

anyway! photos!

I got to try some masking on the front shin/knee armor piece. that's not two seperate pieces. but I think the effect is nice. :)

another thing i'm doing as a first here is removing seam lines. (I've attempted it before, but not on a painted kit) this was really the only part on the kit that needed any love in the seam department, besides a spot on the head, but that covered pretty well after i painted everything. this part however sits a little uneven, so sanding was necessary. you can see the line on the left piece. the one on the right has already been sanded down.

I have no idea why i took this picture. I guess just to show off what the arm looked like? all the greys will be painted in gunmetal (as well as the hand itself), and there's a part inside the forearm that will be painted gunmetal as well, the upper cuff, and that little joint inside will be painted a light grey, and the forearm and shoulder will be black. all accent pieces will be blue, then I can paint up weapons and the shield and call this kit done :)  I'm incredibly happy with how this is coming along. and with the next two days off, I'm hoping to get the main body of this thing finished.


Next up. got a couple packages in the mail today. one of which contained an HG kit I've been looking forward to building since I first saw and decided to order it. I'm pretty sure this is the one I'll be entering in Dan's contest. not 100% yet. but I'm pretty sure.

tell me this guy isn't a badass. If I do end up using this for the contest I think I may do some light camo. either way if he becomes a contest kit, he will be recieving paint. :) stay tuned!

I saw both sets of the sinanju decals online, and decided to pick them up, since i have both kits. now I just need to get started on them ;P maybe I'll build one of them soon. It is time to step my gunpla game up.

anywho, I think this is it for this post. More to come in the near future. Sorry for all the updates and the frequency of my posts! Just been crazy motivated and have actually had time to work on stuff. See you guys next time!

GOD GUNDAM! Wip and completed gallery!

Look at me. knocking kits out like crazy. (okay so I only built two kits..) but I'm ridiculously proud of this one. another thing of note, I took some advice from my good buddy Dan (you guys know him. GoodguyDan Gunpla! ) as far as photography is concerned. anyway. another really quick build. snapped together my MG God Gundam over the course of the past two or three days. finished it up last night. and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

that's about all I snapped of the WIP process. now the completed kit!

and that's that! i got some really cool shots out of this kit!

a quick rundown of my time spent with the kit:

the inner frame is really nice. it's very different from other MG's where it needs a bunch of screws and uses some weird lock mechanisms to hold everything in place. but nothing feels too loose or too tight (okay maybe the knees a little) and you can get some interesting and very cool poses out of this guy. another odd thing about this kit is it includes rubber pieces for the hands, and the soles of the feet. you get much better grip out of the feet, and the hands still feel solid, although i feel as though they pop out a little more than their plastic counterparts. There's not a massive amount to panel line on this kit, and as far as the kit's posability with armor on, you're not hindered too much from with it off. the arms and shoulders tend to act a little crazy at times with some poses, and the way the hips are constructed restricts your outward leg movement, but it's nothing dealbreaking. you get a pretty decent amount of extra decals with the kit to use as you see fit. as well as ones included in the instructions. so i took some liberties with those and placed them where i thought they'd look good.

one of my favorite parts of this kit is the total opposite of some of my favorite gundams. I love how this kit comes with next to no accessories. this kit is a standalone badass, and just pulling out one of his blades, or switching his hands to burning mode is enough to prove that. the dynamic poses, bundled with the badassery of this kit makes it a sure buy in my book, if you haven't already checked this kit out. one of the few cons i have with it, is the knee was a bit odd to construct, and i broke a tiny piece of plastic off of the cap that surrounds the knee joint. but it still functions properly without it. i also wish some plastic grippy hands were included as well as the rubber ones, so you had the option for more stable connections at the wrist. other than that this kit is gold. go buy one.


LASTLY I don't know what i want to build next (this will be another straight build) i'm taking a night or two off from gunpla, gonna finish cutting out my rex pieces so i can start my Let's build series for that. but you should help me pick what i should build next. your options are as follows!

the f91 gundam, or the zaku f-2! both of these are going to be straight builds. and until i get my next kit in the mail. these are all i have left to straight build. it'll be back to paint projects.

and don't worry, the RGM kit is still in progress, I just haven't done enough to justify making another post about it yet :)

thanks for reading along and checking me out. see you guys next time!

RGM Custom WIP# 2! a small quick build!

So this week has been a little crazy with snow and tornadoes and whatnot. Normally the best way to battle power outages and boredom is with some good old fashioned model building. But it's been FREEZING! But alas, all has returned to normal (for the most part) and I actually got a little work done on my RGM. With this WIP, you'll finally be able to see all the colors I'm using in the build. The colors came out a little brighter in the photos, they look just right in person. and there's a few spots in the black I need to touch up ( I guess I overthinned the paint a little) but once that's done I'll hit these pieces with a gloss coat, and move on to the legs!

Now that you see where I'm at with my RGM, time to show you the other stuff I've been working on this week.

I bought a few kits to just snap together and another for a future project (no way I'm just gonna snap the buster gundam together)

the biggest turn-off with this kit is the amount of yellow and purple stickers included. bandai should have given us a little more purple plastic... 

I've got this guy standing and almost complete, I forgot to take a picture. so I guess that'll come next blog.

Lastly, I've been working on my metal gear rex the past week or so. but I've decided I want to do a 'lets build' series for my youtube channel. So in preperations for that, I painted up the little liquid figure that's going to be going inside the cockpit on the rex. Once all of the parts have been cut from their runners and separated (I've been procrastinating on this admittedly) I'll begin the series, and you'll all see pictures and more on here.

Anyway, that's all I've got for now!