Hyaku Shiki WIP#1

I've been wanting to do a Hyaku Shiki build for a long time, and now I have all the time to start on it. I've seen a lot of Hyaku Shiki-esq mix builds with Zeta, Delta Plus, and Rezels, but I've never really been impressed by any of them, as most of their builds don't take into consideration design aspects and proportion control and are simply resin conversions (dear god such a cheap way out) or pure kit bashes. So my idea to remedy that is simple: replace all the limbs of the MG Hyaku Shiki with Delta plus limbs, and work my way from there. This build will probably take a while, as I will do a ton of proportion changes, such as extending the waist, fattening up the biceps as well as the skirt armors, and reducing the width of the of the original feet. I will also try to increase surface detail with panel lines and metal option parts, as well as scratch-build surface detail.

Delta plus taller due to its longer legs

So here is the initial mix, and I'm pretty happy with the results. Hyaku Shiki is now taller, slimmer but his chest and shoulders really give out a thin but macho proportion that doesn't overwhelm the eye. I hate Delta Plus' feet, so I'll replace them with Hyaku Shiki feet after modifying them. I still think the skirt armors, especially the front ones are a little small, so I'll enlarge them and lengthen them. I'll also extended the waist by 2-3mm, and bulk up the biceps by 1mm all-round. I tried using Delta Plus' head on this setup, but its so damn small in proportion! Of course, the amount of detail and cascade layers on the limbs heavily outweigh the old design of Hyaku Shiki, so I'll try to blend them in by scribing panel lines and adding pla-plate.

Turn X WIP#1

So here's a phenomenal kit, the MG Turn X. Love the asymmetry and unique look to this mobile suit, I could argue that it is a fine art sculpture since its beautiful design is credited to industrial designer Syd Mead, but a kit is a kit. After doing a ton of scratch building for the past 2 months, I'll be doing a relaxed build for Turn X, no huge mods here. I'm looking forward to working on this more in the future and enjoying the rest of my summer.

Dem Legs

1st Kill: MG Kampfer

So here's my 1/100 Kampfer. I'm rather proud of this as this is my first successful clean build and metallic build. I used minimal metal option parts: metal bearings and minus molds. Used a red LED for the camera eye. The pictures don't do it justice, but every surface has been polished to a mirror gloss finish, which took many days and hours to achieve. For a better contrast, I semi glossed the weapons so that the whole kit isn't overwhelming to the eye with gloss. I'll try to explain clearly on the whole process of achieving the mirror gloss effect, as well as all the minor mods and different paints I used. All models I paint are primed with Mr.Surfacer 1000 wet sanded with 2000 grit.

***Paint Brand Guide***

*Mr.Color = (C)*

*Mr.Color GX = (GX)*

*Gaianotes = (G)*

*Finisher's = (F)*

*Spaz Stix = (SS)*

*Tamiya Acrylics = (TA)*

*Tamiya Enamels = (TE)*

Metallic Blue

Base Coat: (GX)Ueno Black gloss coated to a "wet" look; followed by 2 coates of (G)EX silver

Coloring: Tinted edges with (SS)clear red; followed with 3 coats of (SS)clear blue to a "wet" finish

Final Protective coat: 2 part automotive urethane clear; lightly sanded with 2000 grit sand paper; polished after curing with (F)polishing liquids.

Joints, etc.

Base Coat: (GX)Ueno Black gloss coated to a "wet" look

Coloring: Main joints painted with (G)Starbright iron; (SS)Chrome for other parts

Verniers, etc.

Base Coat: (GX)Ueno Black gloss coated to a "wet" look

Coloring: (G)Starbright gold

Weapons

Coloring: (C)German grey; (G)Olive drab mixed with german grey

First Foot in the Pond

Tada! My first post of my first serious blog. This blog will go into credit for a couple of my art classes, and I've been meaning to chronicle my art works, so here is the genesis of it. Hope you enjoy, I've posted a couple of past works of Gunpla to showcase my abilites. Here's to happy modeling and future projects. Enjoy