Gundam Construction Scene Part 4

Body lift [胴体吊り上げ] 2
Continuing with the review on the third pack from the Gundam Construction Scene (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ガンダム大地に建つ) gashapon set after the previous posting. ^^


Getting all the parts ready to form the mini diorama. ^^

Gundam Construction Scene Part 3

Body lift [胴体吊り上げ] 1
From one Gundam item to another, ^^ after the completion of the work on HGUC Kampfer, I'm opening up the third pack from the Gundam Construction Scene (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ガンダム大地に建つ) gashapon set. ^^


Front view of the pack.

HGUC Kampfer Part 5

Long time no see, Metallic Green
Only the weapons and head of HGUC Kampfer left to be detailed after the previous posting. ^^


Tons of panel lining on the four bazooka parts, all done using normal panel liner. ^^

HGUC Kampfer Part 4

Red means Kaboom
Still a large number of parts remaining for HGUC Kampfer after the previous posting, but the requirement for paint work was no longer as "intensive" in comparison. ^^

Working on the arm parts this time. ^^


Simple panel lining for the right arm parts

HGUC Kampfer Part 3

Need more gray, need more yellow
Focusing on the detailing of just the leg parts of HGUC Kampfer after starting off with the kit's chain mine and upper body in the previous posting. ^^


Detailing done for the main right leg parts.

HGUC Kampfer Part 2

Colorful mines
Starting to work on HGUC Kampfer after the introduction in the previous posting. ^^

Unfortunately for Kampfer, all of the photos taken during the actual detailing work were lost due to the problem with my portable hard disk as mentioned in December last year. It was the same issue which affected the review on Real Grade 1/144 scale Gundam RX-78-2 featured not too long ago. As a result of that, the same review method used for that RG kit had to be deployed for Kampfer. ^^;


The thin molded line details on the top parts of the chain mine were panel lined using Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black), before all the round areas were painted yellow.

HGUC Kampfer Part 1

Blue enough
Done with the review on Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak, I'm dusting off another one of my old Gunpla purchases. ^^

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 7 [Final]

Compact champion
More action poses from Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak after Part 5, and the previous posting to kick off this final part of the review series. ^^



Supported using Soul Stage Act 5 Action Support Type for Mechanics Clear Ver.

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 6

Making good use of the flexible shoulder hinges
Another round of action poses featuring Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak after the previous posting. ^^


Supported using Soul Stage Act 5 Action Support Type for Mechanics Clear Ver.

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 5

Blocky, but very articulated
Moving on to the articulation design of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak after the previous posting. ^^

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 4

Balance, and details
More images of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak after the introduction of its transformation design in the previous posting. ^^

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 3

Transformation masterpiece
A look at the transformation design of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak after spotlighting its vehicle mode in the previous posting.

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 2

Hiding the red
More images of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-18 Streak in vehicle mode after the introduction in the previous posting. ^^

Transformers Masterpiece Streak Part 1

Jumping the queue, again
The first action figure review of the year on this blog has be nothing short of masterpiece, and this Transformers figure can most certainly fulfill that role. ^^

6

It's that moment of the year again, so let me repeat what I said last year ^^

Like the one I did last year, and the one before that, and the one before that one, this posting marks the moment this blog turns six, and is entering its seventh year of existence. ^^

Not much that I can or need to preview about what's coming up on the blog this year. My intention of keeping everything simple will pretty much guarantee that the blog will remain the same as it was last year, and the previous year, and the year before that too. ^^ Like I said all the time, hobby is fun, so is blogging, and I would like to keep it that way. ^^

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 6

Small head, even smaller details
The last part of the work on Real Grade 1/144 scale Gundam RX-78-2 after the previous posting, with only the shoulder armors and head remaining. ^^


Detailing on the shoulder armor parts.

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 5

Detail-loaded single-piece parts
After the work on the torso parts in the previous posting, only the weapons, shoulder armors and head of this Real Grade kit remain to be checked off on the list. ^^

The weapons would be the focus of the detailing work this time.


The inner side of the shield feature the most molded details for a single-piece part, which isn't surprising at all given that the part itself is the largest in the entire kit.
Then again, the detail design is actually identical to that on the HGUC version, released back in 2001.


Detailing of the part was done using a combination of normal panel liner and
Tamiya's Panel Line Accent Color (Black).

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 4

Extra effort on parts already full of details
With all the limb parts covered in the previous two postings, the entire work on this Real Grade kit is 50 percent to completion I would say. ^^

The focus is now on the body and waist. ^^


Detailing for the main armor parts of the body.

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 3

Paint work as preemptive solution
Continuing with the work progress on Real Grade 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 after the previous posting. ^^


Repetitive detailing work for the two sets of feet parts.

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 2

Not the start I was hoping for
First review of the year, first Gunpla work in many, many months, not a good start unfortunately. ^^;

Besides a problem I encountered with the kit itself (which I will get into in a while), all the photos I took during the work progress were gone due to the portable hard disk problem I mentioned in mid December last year. ^^; All the usual step-by-step detailing, the look of parts as they go through said detailing, pretty much everything I captured on photos as I envisioned how the review should be written was gone. ^^; As such, I had to rethink the ways to review the work progress, while thinking about which photos to retake without needing to repeat too much work at the same time. ^^;

The damage of the data loss seems particularly bad considering there were some deviations (as compared to all the other Gunpla reviews I did in the past) for this RG kit, which I will cover last as well. ^^;

Then again, the problem does present an opportunity for me to explore new ways in writing reviews. ^^ Does having fewer pictures makes reviewing the work progress easier to do but covering the same level of details as seen in previous reviews? And is it something I want to extend to other kits in the future as well? ^^ I suppose this review will serve as a pilot attempt to answer those questions. ^^

Right off the bat, something different as compared to my usual detailing work: I went ahead and assembled the left leg immediately after detailing all its parts. ^^



The curiosity in trying out the Advanced MS Joint part got the better of me and I had to try out the assembly right away to find out its special points. ^^ Many of the parts were really tiny, so I took extra care during the assembly process in fear of losing or breaking any of them. Moving the pre-assembled joint to bend the knee was quite a gut-wrenching experience. ^^ The joint felt so tough at the beginning, and I was genuinely worried it would break before the 180-degree knee bend could be achieved. Eventually, I steeled my heart and bent the knee as slowly and as steadily as I could, and a full knee bend is indeed possible with the special joint. ^^

RG 1/144 Gundam RX-78-2 Part 1

Late as usual
A new year, a new Gunpla project, from a new product series (for this blog), I welcome 2010 with open arms in great joy!

Oh, it's 2015 already?! XD