HG RX 121-1 TR-1 Hazel Custom Gundam

Introduction:

I don't really know much about Advance of Zeta. I know that the Titans Test Team experimented with mobile suits to help their faction to gain an edge in battle. I know the names of the mobile suits are a reference to the Richard Adams book: Watership Down. And I know that the Hazel is less of a Gundam and more of a fancy pants GM.

The Gundam Hazel Custom (not to be confused with the Hazel Gundam, Advanced Hazel Gundam or Hazel II Gundam) is the repaired form of the Rx 121 Hazel which is based on the GM Quel. And... at this point I expect my audience's eyes to glaze over. Yes, the AOZ MS names are irritating and I can't be bothered to write more of the development history out. Suffice to say: rabbit team add parts to robot and robot fight good. 

Kit Talk:

This is the P-Bandai re-release of the HG Hazel. It's the same kit from 10-15 years ago but it does include parts that can be used to bash the Wound Wort onto it and some water slides decals.

The HG Hazel is a rough kit, It has more than a few seam lines these are present on the shoulders, arms, weapons, feet among other areas. Some of the seam lines like the fore arms took some clever thinking to fix.

You can also expect that a fair amount of masking and painting will be necessary to hit all of the color applications. Hand painting was an absolute must to hit smaller details like the gray cross members in the mohawk.

On the flip side this kit can be combined with a few others like the Primrose and Hurududu (expect that one in a few weeks) to make some cool combos.

Also I want to point out how absolutely amazing the decal details are on this little guy. I had to bring out the macro lens to capture everything!

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RG Crossbone Gundam X-1

Introduction:

Nope, still haven't read the Crossbone Manga. But, hey 'Giant Pirate Robot' is an interesting enough concept for me. Like the Master Grade one of the best elements of the RG Crossbone are the host of weapons and elements included with this kit. It has a plethora of melee and ranged weapons, some great beam effects and a sweet poncho.

Kit Talk:

This was a pretty quick and basic build. I opted to 'RG-ify' the paint scheme by using a light grey in addition to the white to break up the larger areas. The red 'scars' by the eyes were painted tamiya's red enamel using a reverse wash. Many of the beam effects (particularly the shield) were painted with various pearl paints to reflect different colors at different angles.

The cloak was shaded using post and pre-shading along with using black pastels to create low lights.

Decals are from Flaming Snow by way of HobbyFrontline. The decals are of decent quality but I would have preferred to have the gold decals printed in Yellow instead of the gold.

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MG RGM-89D Jegan Type-D (Camouflage Ver.)

Introduction:

I've you watched any of my streams for more than five minutes, you'll know that I very strong opinions about the Jegan. And if you're hoping that after building the MG Jegan that I would have gain some new perspective and respect for the design; then you would absolutely be mistaken. The Jegan is perhaps my least favorite design for any mobile suit across the Gundam franchise. It's remarkably ugly, It's curvy in all the wrong places and the color schemes reminds me of feeling nauseous.

The Master Grade model is pretty uninspired too.

On a more serious note on 8/28/2019 I will be adding this kit to my eBay auction. All proceeds from that auction will be donated to the National Suicide Prevention Life Line. I feel very strongly about supporting this charity and if you would like to participate in this auction please keep your eyes on my social media pages. The auction will start at the MSRP that I paid for this kit ($45), the auction run for 5 days ending on September 1st. 

I hope that you will join me for this very special charity event. 

Kit Talk:

I think it's pretty obvious that the color scheme has been updated. If you've made it to the end of Gundam Unicorn you may recognize this Camouflaged version of the Jegan otherwise known as the 'Cheyenne Type'. It appears for all of ten seconds in one scene. However during those 10 seconds I learned how a color scheme could change a mobile suit from being repulsive to merely tolerable.

The blocky splinter/dazzle camo scheme helps to break up the large featureless chunks of armor that Bandai couldn't be bother to put any effort into. My favorite element of this kit is the asymmetric design of the camo. The design looks like the Federation's camo painter got half way through and just thought 'screw it' and gave up. 

The armor was further enhanced using various weather techniques including: filters, dry brushing, streaking, decal weathering and sponge chipping. The Jegan feels awfully at home cover in other gunk and detritus like all the other garbage.

If you like this suit and want to buy one, then you have poor taste and should be ashamed, I've included links to some good kits in here instead 

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HG RGM-79KC GM Intercept Custom

Introduction:

I have no doubt that people are going to have some very strong opinions about the color scheme of the GM Intercept Custom. I really like the colors, and as a result I'd like to do more with a similar scheme (Robert Gilliam Zaku). This was a really basic, really quick build that shares a lot of common parts with the other two Origin GM kits I have built the Sniper and Cannon. If you haven't already picked up an Origin GM, I really recommend that you track one down. So far there are four variants of the Origin GM out, with more on the way. 

Kit Talk:

Of all of the GM Origin kits I've seen this one has the lowest value proposition. It's accessories are limited, components of the armor can be found on the other 3 variants and other than the visor and beam saber mount, there isn't anything unique about this kit. It's a perfectly fine model, but doesn't do much to "wow". There is a P-Bandai variant coming out soon that features the Fellow Booster. If you don't mind paying P-Bandai money I'd recommend checking that one out. The Fellow Booster is the standout component of the original MSV design. And, it's just ugly and crazy enough to make me take notice.

Colors on this include a custom blend of Gaia's Lavender and Blue Gray paint, as well as a custom blend of white and orange yellow. Custom elements were kept to a minimum. But include, a new set of hands and some re-scribed details around the head.  

 

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HG RX-0 Full Armor Unicorn Gundam Perfectibility

Introduction:

The Full Armor Unicorn Gundam Perfectibility or just Unicorn Perfectibility was another set of equipment planned to upgrade the Unicorn. The large back mounted Armed Armor DEs give the Unicorn a angelic appearance similar to the Phenex. Unlike the Full Armor's focus on heavy firepower, the Perfectibility seems to focus on mobility and support through the Shield funnels. 

This kit is currently available through the Gundam Base in Japan, so it may be a bit hard to acquire through the normal channels. I recieved this kits from the JoJoHobbyNStuff A Baoa Qu loot box. Speaking of which Use coupon code "GOODGUNPLA" to receive 10% off your order on this kit, or most other items for sale on the site! Every purchase you make with this coupon helps to directly support my work as well!  

Kit Talk:

To be completely frank, this kit was a pain to paint. I've seen a lot of people build this kit, and leave the Armed Armor DE's bereft of their gray details. I opted to go through and airbrush each area. It was time consuming, frustrating but ultimately very rewarding. 

The psycho frame was painted with a mixture of clear blue and Mr. Crystal color Amethyst Blue Pearl. The metallic blue was a mixture of silver and character blue. I opted to leave both of these blue colors raw with out flat coating them.  

Decals on this one were kept to a minimum, the decals I employed were all taken from the HG ver. ka set. In hindsight more decals would have been better to break up the huge amounts of white paint.

HG MS-06RD-4 Zaku High Mobility Test Type

Introduction:

Since MS-06RD-4 Zaku High Mobility Test Type is a mouthful I'm just going to be calling this one 'Aina's Zaku'. Because, while this specific kit is a reference to a MSD manga, most of us will recognize this design as being Aina Sahleen's Zaku from the first episode of 8th MS Team. 

Like the name suggests Aina's Zaku is a test type mobile suit. It was utilized to test the rocket thruster design that would eventually be used on the Rick Dom. This particular unit would be destroyed during the events of the first episode of 8th MS team, however the data collected on the new thrusters would be saved and used to prepare the Rick Doms for deployment. Judging by the appearance of the mobile suit it's little more than a standard Zaku torso mounted to a pair of early Dom waist and legs. 

Kit Talk:

Despite looking pretty basic for a P-Bandai this kit does feature some new parts; such as: a partially new head, new shoulder armor, chest, feet and machine gun. Most of these parts are only available on this particular kit. 

I kept the mods to this kit fairly basic. I added replacement hands from the build custom round finger pack (size small), bored out the mono eye and added a HIQ aurora gem and performed seam line fusion on the arms, shoulder, chest and machine gun. The color blends are also all custom, the purple in particular is more saturated than the molded color. 

Decals from this kit are from 'Flaming Snow' via hobby front line.

This kit is due to get a reprint in the near future. Speaking of which, if you purchase this kits through the Amazon links on my site, Amazon will provide me with a tiny percentage that helps me to things keep running. The best part is, it doesn’t cost you a dime! So consider supporting me with a purchase through Amazon today!

GoodGuyCollab: HG Nueu Zeil

Introduction:

This is the second collaborative (collab) project I've completed with my patrons this year and the sixth overall. Like I've mentioned before this project is my favorite thing to come out of my Patreon. 

This kit was submitted to me by Charles. So, big thanks to Charles and to everyone else that submitted kits for this round. 

For those not in the know; the Nueu Zeil was a mobile armor built by Axis Zeon and donated to the Delaz fleet. It was piloted by the Zeon ace Anavel Gato during the closing battle of operation Stardust. Anavel would eventually meet his end while operating this behemoth.  

Kit Talk:

This is the first time I've built a 1/550 scale mode. At normal HG scale (1/144) this kit would likely be as big or bigger than the HG Neo Zeong. Like all previous collab projects Charles had completed this build, and he had also modded it by removing seam lines and making adjustments so that it could be disassembled. 

The paint scheme that I chose was based on theme of 'sea monster'; large sea creatures tend to have lighter ventral and darker dorsal colors to help blend into this environment, while that makes little sense for a giant spacecraft, I really like the coloration, and it gave me a chance to practice blending and fading paint. 

In addition to this I hand brushed a fair bit on this kit including the elbow joints, the black mega particle cannons on the 'shoulders' and other bits.

RG 'Shin' Freedom

Introduction:

It's time for another JoJoHobby commission kit! Shin the proprietor of JoJoHobbyNStuff asked me to paint an 'Evil Freedom'. He gave me a few colors to work with and a few requirements and cut me loose. A couple of weeks later I cam back with this guy. 

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Kit Talk:

The RG Freedom is painted with a collection of Gaia color neutral gray colors, two custom reds and a bright gold. One of Shin's requests was to paint the internal frame red. I mixed up a dark red and slightly metallic color. Unfortunately, the RG action frame was a bear to paint due to the material, clearance and propensity to chip!

I incorporated masking techniques to break up elements of wings and cannons of the kit. I utilized hand painting to pick out many of the smaller silver details all over the kit.  

MG Age 1-2 Gundam

Introduction:

This is my 150th painted build! Back when I started the Blog in April 2012 I never really expected that I'd still be going at this point. But, I'm still here and I'm still passionate about building and painting these kits. Here's to another 150! 

Here's a weird one. Remember the Age 1? Well this is (in canon) the second Age Gundam that was built at some point after the event of the first season. And it served as a test bed for the later 'jacket' type systems. More or less it's a recolor of the MG Age 1 with a flat chest element instead of the glowing yellow "A".

Kit Talk:

This looks like a pretty basic build and it is, with some enhancements. My main focus throughout this project was to re-scribe throughout the kit. The crisp panel lines seen throughout are the result of this.

Despite being a P-Bandai this kit does not include a set of waterslide decals (which sucks!) The decals present are all dry transfers.

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HG GM Cannon Space Assault Type

Introduction:

This is my 149th complete kit! No Joke, the GM Cannon is probably in my top 3 favorite mobile suits. Something about mounting asymmetrical weapons just speaks to me as a mecha geek. And the design, proportions and detail of this Origin variant is pure perfection. I'll admit if Bandai started making more variant of this kit I'd buy them without much thought.

The RGC-80S is a MSV-R variant on the RGC-80 that has been redesigned to be more suitable for space combat. It features lighter armor and additional verniers. This variant of the GM Cannon 

Kit Talk: 

This is another in a long line of clean built kits. I made some slight variation on the color scheme by using a more scarlet red and a slightly gray white. I like the bright cartoony contrast of this color scheme compared to the more 'army man' style GM Sniper. 

The decals are from the Flaming Snow decal pack purchase from Hobby Frontline.

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HG Kshatriya Start to Finish Part 3: Modifications is now live!

Part A

Part B

Patreon Anniversary!

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RG Sazabi JoJoHobbyNStuff Custom

Introduction

When I completed the build of the RG Sazabi I lavished it with praise in my review. And, after revisiting this kit to finish it I have to say that my opinion still holds true. The RG Sazabi is a fantastic kit, and it may still be the best Real Grade and best version of the Sazabi currently available.  

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Kit Talk

I reviewed this kit less than a week before we picked up and moved across the country. As a result, it was moved to the back burner as I started working on other kits. Then, one day Shin from JoJoHobbyNStuff asked if I would be willing to paint it for him as a commission. I didn't really have any exciting ideas for this model so I said sure.

Shin picked all of the colors on this kit. It's a little darker than I typically like to go, but the bright 'glowing purple' really helps to liven things up. The purple for reference is Gaia Color's clear purple over a base coat of starbright duralinium. 

The decals I used on this kit are from Flaming Snow Water Decals. I'm not sponsored by them or anything, but I think they make an amazing product. 

Photos

This kit was provided to me by JoJoHobbyNStuff. Use coupon code "GOODGUNPLA" to receive 10% off your order on this kit, or most other items for sale on the site! Every purchase you make with this coupon helps to directly support my work as well!