Master Grade F91 unboxing WIP 1

 So I had the night off, once again, and decided to get started on the F91. Immediately i noticed the colors the kit was molded in. The whites and the yellows are pretty standard. but the blue on the kit is a very nice glossy navy blue, and the reds look a little different to the eye. the inner frame isn't molded in the standard grey, it's in a dark grey-blue which is very interesting. the molds look very nice and the pieces all look quite different from what I've normally built or seen. on to the pictures!

Plates A and B

C (2x) and D 

E and F (2x)

G and H

I and J

 Beam sabers, effect parts, and stickers.

Leg assembly

 painted some detail!

another shot of the detail.


all in all, so far it's been a fun build. I really like the bits of detail on the legs. I'm really not too sure why I brought it out. as I don't think i'll be removing the armor plating at all after this has been completed. BUT WHO KNOWS. maybe when i shoot some photos.

Will be making another post tomorrow showing off the progress I've made on my GM Custom!

Wave H-Hangar review!

I ordered a couple things from HLJ the other day, and upon getting them in the first thing I wanted to do was snap these Hangars together... Okay that's a lie, I wanted to snap that Rx-78-2 together... But that comes later. I've been interested in having something as sort of a  backdrop for some of my photos for a while now, and as you have seen, I've been experimenting a bit. I don't expect to use this nearly as much as the black/grey backdrop in the photobox, simply because I think the details and the craziness going on in the background might take some of the focus from the model. but that's just technical mumbo jumbo. I also wanted to buy something to have my kits hang out in (there's a really corny word pun joke in there somewhere) so before i jumped into the Kotobukiya Chain bases, I went with something a little less restricting.

My haul from HLJ! Two H-Hangars, and an Rx-78-2 [game ver.] (thanks RedYourDead !)

the box is neatly packed up


there's not a ton in the way of plates. lots of duplicates but it's a wall, what do you expect.

the pieces are nicely secured with clips that are easy to plug in, and remove. 

HG kits look really good in a single set, there's enough room for two kits (it's a bit cramped but you can do it) 

MG kits on the other hand are out of the question, you'd need another set to get the wall tall enough for a master grade kit. but it still looks good standing in there. thinking about picking up some of the optional addons for this hangar and testing them out!


Overview:

Pros:
- Easy Construction.
- Nice Quality Plastic
- Parts seperate from runners without much work (you really don't need any tools for this, some cleanup may be required for the piping pieces but that's it)
- Great price! (it's about 15 dollars each set on HLJ before shipping, I think it's worth the money if you're looking for something to display your robots)
- Sky is the limit here, if you get a few of these sets, you can build a hangar of any size or height in just a few minutes. with option parts available you can really boost the look of these things from simple hangars, to repair bays and more.

Cons:
- Single color can be a bit bland looking, may need paint to make it look really good
- wall pieces like to slip and slide around when you're putting those last plates on
-could be pricey if you want to display multiple kits, espescially if they're MG's or better


I really enjoyed building this, this morning, and I'm really glad I picked these up. I really think I might review some of the Kotobukiya Mechanical Chain Base sets. as well as some of the option sets for this. I'll probably be buying one or two more of these to make a bigger base, and I might use it for some of my kit reviews in the future. we'll see how it turns out in photos!

If you guys want to see more stuff like this please leave me a comment or a suggestion! and constructive criticism is always welcomed!

See ya 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!

10,000 views, completed Delta Kai photos!

Well, I've been lazy about my blog and my youtube lately. hopefully that changes here soon. I want to thank everybody for checking my blog out, and for getting me to 10,000 views! never thought i'd get that many. so i'm really happy about that. I've been trying to stay motivated and work on a little something whenever I have the time. That said, I got a little free time yesterday, on my day off to finish snapping together my Delta Kai, and I posed him a little (he's so awkward to pose) and snapped some photos, and immediately started my next kit. (you can wait until next post to see what that is ;D)

PICTURE TIME!

and here's my photo setup, nothing too fancy.

a quick overview of the kit:

it's a fantastic little HG kit. a very unique and interesting design, lots of plastic comes with this bad boy. (he's packaged in a box a little thicker than your standard MG) but unless you're planning on painting him, the stickers can be a bit infuriating. the transformation (I didn't build the parts for this) is done with a bunch of extra pieces, which make up at least 2 full runners of parts. It's not too posable, as things get in the way of other things, and some of the armor is quite restricting. the shield/cannon thing on his arm can cause some weight problems when posing with him holding it outward, so don't expect his arm to stay outstretched without the help of some glue or other means.

that being said, it was a fun quick little build, and I'm glad I picked this kit up. if you want something quick to snap together, and don't mind some posing issues, and the amount of stickers, i recommend picking this bad boy up. if you're pressed on painting. it would also be a fun project to get you better acquainted with masking.


see you guys next time!