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MG Jegan

Full paint. Only the clear pieces didn’t change color. G-rework waterslides. The decal sheet is on par with ver. Ka kits I’ve built. So many waterslides in hard places. On compound curved surfaces. Over corners. Across panel gaps. Decals everywhere.

I feel like it could be piloted by someone with a name now and it’s no longer destined to be beam saber fodder.

I just finished this last night. Overall the build was super nice 9/10. My only complaint is that it has a decent amount of stickers. The foils were pretty okay, any sticker fit into a recess so no struggling there, but the red decal stickers and yellow marking stickers sucked. Over curbs, wrapping around, in weird spots. They were a 100% no go for me. Luckily I have testors enamel. First time free handing but I felt like it went ight. Some of my lines definitely need work though lol. Overall I used 3 stickers in total. The cheek pieces and lower stomach one. I did those before remembering how much I hate stickers lol.

As a warning I will say this kit had some REALLY tiny pieces, the head especially. Kinda felt more like building a RG Eva than a Hg Gundam. On the good side it’s articulation is nice, it’s possible and stable, and all the molds are super detailed. It even gives you parts for a whole second head so you can have the deployed or retracted look that’s easily swappable. I’d 100% build this again

The MG Jegan has finally done getting painted. I have a set of waterslides that it’s getting now. For everyone that has been keeping up with the situation, I ended up getting Gaia Notes #021 semi-gloss white thinned 1:1 with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Everything came out nice and smooth. No topcoat will be applied because I like the shine level.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/23388548

I can't remember the last time a new Haropla came out, but I really do enjoy silliness like this sometimes.

So I finished this model a few weeks ago. Struggled with the airbrushing and wasn’t fond of the result. After a while I came around on it. Still idk why my black gloss coat got so bumpy but meh, gotta go practice some more on spoons.

Recently I posted this on r/Gunpla over on reddit only for the post to get removed by the mods. They always let mech plamo in before. I asked for clarification and the mod swears the this isn’t a mech. Anyone have any thoughts on that. I’m pretty sure it meets the def of mech. Noun; Large piloted combat robot.

The MG Unicorn / MS Cage project is done!!! Complete with people from several different timelines.

My Unicorn broke its lower knee joint last night. It was hanging on an action base. I bumped the table. Lower leg fell off. I suspect that I damaged the little ring connector during assembly and it was barely touching but gave way when the table got jarred.

The MG Jegan is coming along

This is a custom I made with 30MM/S parts and 3rd party ZeroPlan Wolf Claw.

More progress on the MS Cage. Also did a little work on the custom painted MG Jegan.

Side note for anyone following along at home, the createx white that I sprayed never dried. It is still sticky a week later. I am going to strip it off and try something else. And recommendations on a good white. Would be a plus if it is already satin or semi-gloss.

Bonus fruit in background.

The MS Cage is coming along nicely.

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/24550999

Can't believe this was 25 years ago.

Crummy pic. Hand painted over rattlecan primer. The doors no longer move because 20 year old me had no idea what he was doing and didn't sand before laying on layers of paint.

I still have this packed away somewhere. Maybe one day I'll dig the old stuff back out and see if I can get some decent photos.

There’s not much to paint on the Unicorn, so I’m painting the MS Cage and decided to finally paint the people I’ve been collecting.

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/24509994

Done many moons ago by my spouse and I, just after she got into Gundam. The Tri-Star kit was where I first fell in love with Molotow chrome. Unfortunately, I've found that they do not store well. At ~$10 a pen, that's a bummer.

The MG Unicorn is dry fit. Now for paint and decals.

What are you all working on?

My power was out due to storms yesterday evening so I couldn’t do any paint work on the Jegan. As such I e started building the MG Unicorn I got yesterday.

Biggest MG box I’ve seen

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/24380576

I'm what you might call a G3 simp. I cannot express how annoying it is that Bandai changes the color scheme with every release. And lately the main color has been basically white... which goes against G3 being "the gray one." The original MG comes closest to the canon color scheme IMO.

And yes, I know I can paint. I would love to have a cohesive, consistent lineup of gray/purple Amuro alt suits (G3, Zeta III, Hi Nu, maybe Unicorn because it would look rad). It's just not on my radar any time soon.

PSA: Don’t be like me. If you’re using a new product for the first time, spray a test panel. Unless you want to watch your paint wrinkle 10 minutes after spraying top coat.

“Build Gunpla” they said “It’s all Unicorns and Iron Flowers” they said They were WRONG

0.5/10 Do Not Recommend

This is a custom made of 30 Minutes Missions parts. I grew up building with Lego, so combining that concept with model kits has been great fun, and bad for my wallet.

Here’s some white parts. Who knows what kit they’re part of?

It’s an MG Jegan that is in the middle of a color change

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/24266850

Straight built with some minor touch up work and bog-standard panel lining. Old, old kit that I completed a few years ago. Really took me back.