Some hobby progress...

Lately, the weather doesn't help with the painting, but here's some of the progress the last few weeks. Since the weather has been crappy for airbrushing and spray cans (that and I'm out of Tamiya Flat White and hobby shops are out. And I am don't like to mix paints ever since the "incident"). Since the tekkaman blade resin kit had to be put on the back burner, I decided to work on a simple kit.

Thats where the Digimon Reboot- Omegamon kit came in. I snipped and cleaned parts long ago so that made the prep and assembly a breeze. Still, this kit screams to have some metallic paint work done to it and me being me, I couldn't resist ^^;

I eventually gave in and started using part of my bathroom as a spray booth since it has a fairly powerful fan to suck up all the nasty fumes and such.( clean up still sucked though!!!) I eventually went back to work on the resin kit as well, but still couldn't work on the whites so I ended up working on some of the other metallic colors since I was in a "metallic mood."

Hopefully, the weather will clear up soon( and my local shops will restock paints) so I can get back to finishing up these kits. Jeez, I've had the Tekkaman Blade kit for since last year and I've been working on it on and off for a year! Talk about snail speeds, BUT. I. FINISH. THIS.

Finally! End of 2010 Loot. and WIP progress

I've been waiting for one more package for the last 2 1/2 weeks, but its here now so that means all the loot for 2010 is now complete for me- yay!

I would've done a christmas haul, but thats not really impressive and a total loot post sounded better.

Not the most impressive haul, but still tons to enjoy^^;

The 00 qan full saber add-on.(still need to buy hg 00 qan.couldn't resist; those clear green bits are awesome!)

BRS special edition Bluray/dvd set.comes with nendo petits and artbook.pretty sweet. the speed paint in the special features is simply amazing.

FMP full bluray collection.When I have time, gotta regrind through all of it.with tons of snacks & drinks of course.

And muv luv alt. takemikazuchi 00r model kit. Mitsurugi meiya's personal unit,yeah!!!(was also the last package I was waiting for,heh.)

More Plasmo goodness:

HGUC 1/144 gouf custom(this thing is crazy sick!can't wait to build!)

RG 1/144 Char Zaku. Real Grades are amazing. still need to finish the rx78.

Digimon Reboot Omegamon.Need I say more? its effin omegamon(or omnimon)! Gonna do a full paint run on this baby.so it won't be done anytime soon unfortunately.

HGUC 1/144 Sinanju. Aside from small gimmicks like the shoulder shield clamp or the beam tonfas being omitted, this kit is a mini mastergrade. the gold trim will be a pain, but so worth it.

And of course, gotta get the sinanju head base for my brand spanking new sinanju kit. looks to have some nice internal details to paint.

I love painting and puttin the work into making these models more detailed and awesome,but this totally isn't helping the huge backlog...

Yay, someone saw my want list post! Blazblue artbook from P@nD@.mucho gracias,yo! and to Sp1t3 for mediating things so I could have this awesome artbook to replace my old one. It kicks the old book's butt by miles.(still need to get the Uk limited edition of the continuum shift.want that noel nendo)

And someone from work got me a tonberry plush for christmas.it can protect my artbook,heh.

And kudos x100 for kaiyodo re-releasing all the gurren lagann revoltechs! And I already pre-ordered the remaining ones from hlj. Can't wait for them[>.<]!!!

Now that the loot posting is done, I can get to the WIP progress on the RG rx78-2.

Currently painting inner frame's mech details. gonna use copper,gold,and silver.maybe some gunmetal,too.

I'm trying to really show the inner frame as it was meant to be shown. Lots of promo pics show the under frame or "skeleton frame." The real grade is supposed to be a pg/mg in 1/144 scale. That includes an inner frame which shows off mechanical details. Just showing the base frame doesn't do this nor does it take advantage of the molded details of multiple pieces included in this model.

This shows most of the additional parts that can be added to make the inner frame much more "fuller." Here, the inner frame resembles old mg frames alot more with how the frame gives the overall shape of the ms without actually having armor on it. The mg rx78 frame didn't really have an inner frame for the head so this matches up pretty well so very cool.

These calf leg parts were the only parts so far found that had mechanical details,but couldn't be seperated from the armor in front of it. Still, some nice details that would otherwise be ignored with the base frame and would be covered up with armor and never showed off.

Note: I totally painted the calf detail with the wrong gray. It dried alot lighter than I wanted. Gotta look for darker shade later.

And while I was painting the copper pipes around the legs, one of the ankle guard frame pieces got into the paint bottle. lost lots of paint to fish it out. Got some discoloration now from the clean up now as well. lame sauce. I guess I gotta paint the ankle guard pieces with the gray I'll be using on the calves...as soon as I find a dark shade I like ^^;

Well, thats it for updates for now. Work was slowing down, but there's been a recent management shift at my store. and the new boss is completely incompetent.scratch that. He's an incompuCUNT employee. He's only gonna be there til a replacement for him is found. Who knows how long that'll take to properly train someone capable. He's at our store cuz he sucked at the flagship store and lost them lots of money. why he wasn't just fired-no clue. Anyways, I have half a mind to just take over for him just to get em outta my store. That or I'll have to clean up his messes and "backseat" manage the store and make sure it doesn't tank. Either way, doesn't look like I'll be enjoying that non holiday downtime just yet.

I'll try to update more on hobby work, but no promises. Least not til this management issue is handled.Til then, Later everyone!

March 21, 2010 - Update and Loot!

So work has been hell lately. Both of them. And now things seem to be slowing down. Hours at the comic shop are low this week(no idea if thats good or neccessary bad) and vending pulls have been CACA lately.

Hopefully, I can get the vend back on track. As for the shop, as long as it can be stable, I'll adapt and adjust. Its what I do. Anything else would cause and bring unneccessary attention to myself(and thats sorta not my policy). Buuuuutttt, with the extra time off - I can maybe get my crap together and play catch up. That means proper sleeping habits, normalizing the spending(meaning I now gotta be like a normal person and go back to budgeting my money and not splurging every week-boo.), catching up on shows(both anime or otherwise), gunpla work, plasmo work, AF custom work, vid sub/encode/edit work, working out, etc. As it seems, I have quite a bit to catch up on.

Well, first things first, lets do a loot post^^. The last 2 months have been nice on me, but sad for the wallet.( I think its still acting like a little B#$%^ and sobbing quietly in the corner.what a punk wallet. :p) I've procured a few things here and there, but I won't have this level of lootage anymore since I gotta budget. This time's loot includes-

The Iron man 2 AF's. Mark I(comic series), Deep Sea Armor(concept Armor series), Hypervelocity-stealth armor(concept armor series), Mark V-suitcase armor(Movie Series)

Mark III(movie series), and Iron Monger(movie series)

War Machine(comic series), Mark IV(movie series), Power Assault Armor(concept Armor series), Mark I(movie series)

Mark VI(movie series), and War Machine(movie series)

My wannabe hall of armors,heh.

Plus a custom Movie accurate Mark VI with articulated torso and led lit arc reactor made from a light up mark VI( but for some reason, it lights up with a red led.)

And of course, the "holy trinity." Classic Thor(Marvel Universe), Ultimate Capt. America(Marvel Universe), and Classic Iron Man(Comic series)

And lets not forget about the imported goods....

Revoltech Eva 2.0 unit-01(top left), Revoltech Eva 2.0 unit-01 awakened(left middle), Revoltech ARX-7 Arbalest(bottom left), 1/144 HG Gundam Nataku(middle), 1/144 HG Gouf Flight Type(middle bottom)

1/100 MG Gundam Astray Red Frame Kai( big box on left), 1/144 HG Force Impulse Gundam(Top Right), 1/144 HG Gundam Astray Red Frame(bottom right)

God of War III - Ultimate edition(the awesome looking box.for a game. so rad^^)

Another Gundam 00 Celestial Being action base(left), Macross Frontier SMS action base(bottom middle), Regular Black Action base 1(bottom right)

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Bluray & Evangelion 1.11 - you are (not) alone.( both were on sale on amazon.too good a deal to pass up!)

B-club 1/100 Red Frame Manipulator set 1(left) and B-club 1/144 freedom gundam manipulator set(right). gonna use the freedom set for custom work on 1/144 red frame.

Wonder why the hell I'm showing my codes geass knightmare frame model kits? I have a reason. And a question.MG red frame comes with aweful puke yellow "gold parts."Its for the hilt and the end handle piece of its katanas. I'm gonna do a gold paint treatment to improve the puke yellow. Below are 2 kits that use 2 different gold styles. I will use one. Thats where I'd like some help.

First is the Lancelot. This was done with Tamiya Gold leaf spray.

This will be potential treatment #1

Next up is the Gurren mk II. The knife had silver with clear yellow done to it.

This is potential treatment #2.

So thats my update. and my loot post. Now I'm off to do a vid, then its off to finish the XN raiser since I have the proper paint now. Any help picking a gold for the red frame's katana gold parts paint treatments would be greatly appreciated. You can leave a comment from the post or you can drop your thoughts in the Chat box. Thanks. Later people.

P.S. - When I get some time, I will be doing a massive food post. I recently had a curry week.(more like curry 2 1/2 weeks.)Lots of curry related foods. Anticipate!

January 16, 2010 - Gunpla/Plasmo Project Status

So I don't quite have all the extra pieces yet for my upcoming projects, but almost got em all. Just need a few add-on parts. Still quite a few kits to do, but I'm kinda glad "the mountain" is slowly being picked off on. Its taken some restraints, but I managed to not buy more kits. I've been saving up to pay off some credit cards and to save for a big financial goal in the later half of the year so I can't splurge all the time anymore. A kit every once in a while is ok, but not 1 every sunday for 7 weeks straight! For now, I'll settle for finishing up these kits...then maybe I'm buy a new one.maybe. ;)

The "stack" or whats left of it anyway.

I bought this when it was released. I still want the armored version. I can't believe I finished the linebarrel before this.

Hehe, unicorn base. I can't wait to start on my special project with it...

Not shown with it, but these 2 are for my 00 XN raiser project.

One CB base for cool base project and one 00 raiser for test type for experiment project.

No fancy extras here, its already awesome. Just a normal build. well, maybe I'll try weathering on this one.maybe. very cool and "loaded" kit. Would totally recommend to others to try out.

Sept. 01, 2009 - New developments.

Robot Damashii KMF-Guren Seiten Eight Elements unit.Total wants. Man, I want it.I wish it was a plasmo, but I want it either way.damn you bandai!
Ah,particle effect parts,cruel bastards.


Even multiple accessories including an attachment for the mass wave emitter,ah(>_<)!!! GIMMI.
I am slightly intrigued and will await more info on this mirage frame.I still don't support this seed astray thing bandai's pulling though.
*_*...crap,its bonta-kun,All is forgiven,bandai as long as he comes with his shotgun,swat gear,assault rifle,ak-47,and his combat knife.^_^
....Bandai,you whore.A mastergrade astray frame with a backpack/duo swords/gatling gun/buster shield/huge buster sword....Dammit, I'm starting to fall victim to bandai's seed astray trap.bastards....
HG 1/144 00 raiser w/ GN sword III in october??!?!? YOU SON OF A#$%^&!!!!I have 2 00's in my possession and now this???ARGHHHH!!!!!(>_<)!!

VF-27 Lucifer.has split barrel on rifle for particle cannon mode.sweet.Can't take anymore.Bandai, you cruel bastards....passes out from too many development and excited/angry moments*....

Sources from Ganguya, Damashii Net, happinetonline, Moeyo, ngeekhiong.blogspot .