HGAW Gundam Double X

Greetings, so it's been some time since my last post I noticed...well I've been back and forth working on the MG Dark Hound and HG Masurao since then.  HG Masurao is "done" as off last weekend, however several pieces broke while putting it back together after painting and I became very frustrated with it and haven't touched it since then.  I'll fix it, eventually, but in the meantime I needed something to build and just refresh.  Enter HGAW Gundam Double X!  I've built about 75% of it thus far and just from the build to this point it's a very well done high grade (much better than certain aspects of the Masurao, though I love that mobile suit it's HG kit is not very good)  Anyways, this will basically be a straight OOB paint job on this guy, however building has reignited my thoughts of using it's satellite cannons on the 00 gundam for that custom I've wanted to make, so I'll be having to get another one of these guys here pretty soon!  And, hopefully, now that we have a MG Gundam X (that I'll be getting soon also) a MG Double X will happen this year sometime...*fingers crossed*

HG Masurao

At long last, I present the HG Masurao.  Released in 2009, I've wanted this kit ever since, can't believe it took me this long to get it.  This is one of my top 10 favorite mobile suits, so this is going to be a straight build, and is going to need a lot of painting...  Should be really fun though, pretty excited about it!

MG Gundam Age-2 Dark Hound

Well this is long overdue, this is my Master Grade Gundam Age-2 Dark Hound I bought at the local anime convention in August.  I'm building this in tandem with my friend who is building the MG Crossbone X2, so I'll probably make separate posts with both kits.  Assembly is complete, next we'll be taking them apart and painting them up!

HG Gundam Age FX

Quick side project, this came in yesterday and I opened it up and snapped it all together in about 2 hours.  Overall, not too impressed with this build, especially the legs and parts of the arms, but once I paint it that'll probably clear up.  There are a couple clear parts that should've been on the clear green runner, like the "A" in the cest....but other than that and the strange use of purple in some spots it has good separation.  The main reason I got this was to do a kitbash with the 00 Quanta and 00 Gundam for a future custom suit, I'll probably be working on that this weekend (and hopefully some MG Dark Hound...)

MG 1/100 Gundam X Announcement!

I don't normally post about new kit releases but for this one I can't help it.  Master Grade Gundam X, to be released this coming January!  Now I'm not a huge X fan, but I love the Double X Gundam and getting this means there's a good chance of the DX coming sometime.  The biggest thing here is, this was the only Gundam series left that didn't have any Master Grade kits at all (excluding the new Build Fighters...) and it's a line that a very large amount of people have wanted for quite some time now.  So on this night, we thank you Bandai for finally releasing a brand new MG that we can all enjoy!

RG Destiny: WIP Part 4

Alright, this will be the final work in progress for the RG Destiny Gundam.  All I've got left to do is flat coating the weapons, which was going to happen tonight but I spent most of the night assembling the body and wings.  I'll be doing that tomorrow though and will finish the kit tomorrow night/Saturday morning.

RG Destiny: WIP Part 3

Been awhile since the last post it seems, the Destiny is coming along nicely thus far.  I spent most of the night working on decals on the wings and weapons and I am now officially in love with water slides, I don't want to use stickers or dry transfers unless I need to from now on. 

Also, I was able to assemble the get, legs, and 90% of the waist tonight.  Yes, Destiny can finally stand partially!  So far, my concerns about all the layers of paint have been cleared, no problems with the parts I put together tonight.  I'm going to credit that to the alclad aqua gloss, because it makes such a strong layer of protection, and adds a really nice shine to pieces you want glossy.  On that subject, I am very pleased with the effect the painted frame has under the armor and I've only gotten through a couple areas so far.  Tomorrow I'll be paneling and flat coating parts of the arms and wings, while I assemble the torso.  I hope to finish the model by Thursday, for sure by the weeks end.