GG's Next Gunpla Project...

While I am progressing at a snail pace with my MG 00 Raiser.  I am actually tempted  by some of our recently restocked items, namely the old HG Wing series kits.   I might just start building one of the following kit this coming week:

HG 1/100 Gundam H-Arms Custom

HG 1/144 Tallgeese III

HG 1/144 Gundam H-Arms Custom

Perhaps will have some WIPs in the coming weeks....

NONOKEN 3rd Edition Act.27 Airbrush Guide - Hobby Magazine (July Issue)

1/16 Tekkaman Blastor - Customized Built by G.G.

Nothing to do with Gundam, but just want to post about it. Here are some images of a 1/16 Tekkaman Blastor (An old Bandai kit from the early 90's) that I had previously built.
Although I have never seen this anime before, but I thought the box art looks pretty awesome. As with any old kit, the quality is really poor, so I made some modifications to the kit. Basically I had modified the head, shoulder, legs, blade, arms, feet & collar area, back wing, added aurora stickers to various parts.... and after the modification the kit is a bit taller standing as tall as a 1/100 scale gundam kit. 

Modeled by G.G.

Upcoming Gunpla Contests Schedules - Very Exciting Stuff..Don't Miss Out!

BANDAI Model Kit World Cup 2011 – U.S. Championship May 2011 Schedule ~ Hosted by BANDAI & Bluefin Distribution

- Anime Central (Rosemont, IL) - May 20th-22nd

- Fanime (San Jose, CA) - May 27th-30th

The Bandai Gunpla World Cup is a yearly contest held amongst modelers to show of their completed Gundam models.  (More info @ BlueFin)

Southern California Gundam Model Competition (SCGMC)  2011 ~ Hosted by Those GUNDAM Guys

- Holiday Inn Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) - November 12th, $5.00 Admission Fee
If you are a gunplar residing in southern cal, I don't see why you are going to miss this competition. (More info @ http://thosegundamguys.org)

Europe Gunpla Cup 2011 ~ Hosted by MAC Forums
- This is an online contest - April 20th - September 1st, 2011
The EUROPE GUNPLA CUP is a contest primarily for Gunpla modelers all over Europe and it’s sole intention is to showcase the masterpieces of our European fellow modelers. (More info @ MAC Forums)

HGUC 1/144 RGM-79C GM Type-C w/ [Wagtail] Parts & Decal Set - Next Gunpla Project

Here is a brief intro to my next gunpla project.  Was debating a few ideas...and even solicited thoughts on which project I should do next on my facebook.  And so, it was decided that I would start on the HGUC 1/144 RGM-79C GM Type-C w/ [Wagtail] Parts & Decal Set project. 

I won't be following the original color scheme, and will be using my own custom colors.  And will also add extra details & goodies to the overall kit.

Upon opening the Wagtail parts, I was a bit surprise that the parts are qutie detail... especially the leg armors. And looking at the Wagtail's GM head, I am playing with a few modification ideas already.

The Wagtail sticker markings that came with the June issue of Dengeki Hobby magazine are pretty nice... will be adding them onto this project.

Will update more later.

50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011 - Bandai Hobby Site Live Gunpla Demo (Part II)

Bandai Hobby Site live demo with Katsumi Kawaguchi at the 50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011. 

5/14/11 NEW Links: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4

5/13/11 Links: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5

50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011 - Bandai Hobby Site Live Gunpla Demo

Bandai Hobby Site live demo with Katsumi Kawaguchi at the 50th Shizouka Hobby Show 2011. 

Links: Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, Session 4, Session 5

RG 1/144 GAT-X105 AIle Strike Gundam - Modeled by G.G.

RG 1/144 GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam (Already Released, Price: 2500 Yen) 

G.G.'s REVIEWS: REVIEW (PART 1): HERE, REVIEW (PART 2): HERE,

REVIEW (PART 3): HERE, RUNNERS PREVIEW: HERE, HOBBY MAGAZINE IMAGES: HERE, BOX ART & OFFICAIAL IMAGES: HERE, PROMOTION TRAILER: HERE

After I'd built the RG 1/144 Aile Strike Gundam, it took me a little over a week to paint & detail the kit.  Now that it is finsihed, here are some images of the kit.  There are so much I could've done to this kit, but being a business owner and all...really didn't allow me the time to fully appreciate this kit.  Thanks for taking a look. =)

For decals, I mostly used after market 1/144 scale decal sets from HIQParts and left overs from previous HG decals sets.  For those Seed specific logos, I used a few of the stickers.  A lot of the little details were handpainted using paint extracted from various Gundam Markers. 

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Modeled by G.G.