ZEON MS-05B ZAKU I

My first ever ZEON mobile suit, the Zaku I... now my oldest Bandai MG (considering it's a retool of the first MG Zaku II which was the second MG produced...)...

I'm really way too deep into collecting old kits... Why didn't I get the Sandrock, Shenlong, and the upcoming Heavy-Arms to complete my Wing Ver.Ka collection??? It's just the same price as getting the Type C Space Type, Zaku I, and Zaku I Ramba Ral Custom plus some decals...

(Off Topic... I really find the old HG 1/100 Gundam Wing EW Kits better looking than their newer MG counterparts... as they look more tougher, and gritty looking, and angrier... the MGs just look so soft with the way their heads look... but still planning to get them...)

MG 1/100 EFSF RGM-79 TYPE C SPACE TYPE

 So I finally got the Red version of my previous RGM TYPE C Ground Type, so no more painting it red...

Anyways, it's just the same kit with a different color, another pair of rifle parts (which makes a total of three) and a decal set which contains the names of the "Immortal 4th MS Squadron" which is his previous team in the One-Year War...

EDIT: It's not exactly the same kit, it's a little bit taller than the blue one, due to a slightly different torso piece which connects to the upper legs... Also, this kit is not a first production run release but a re-production considering a mint box. Also, Bandai did some retooling on the Gundam MK. II Ver 2.0 Titans after the problems were seen on the waist part of the AEUG version, and continued releasing the new updated molds onto the HD version, the 30th, and probably just the newer regular releases after the Titans Version was released...

Also notice the image below... there is some difference in the vertical clearance between the upper leg frame and the torso frame above it

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This change was first made in the Production of Gundam Ver. Ka, and then probably carried onto succeeding production runs of the RGM-79 Type C after the Ver. Ka was released...

So I think it's safe to say that it's not always best to always get the first production release of a new kit... Unless there's some bonus or extra parts exclusive to the first batch...

...or that this isn't a Bandai kit... which is unlikely...

MG 1/100 RX-78 NT-1 GUNDAM "ALEX"

RX-78 NT-1 Gundam "Alex" with Chobam Armor. Currently my oldest Bandai produced kit. Got this along with my already finished VF-25F "Sheryl Nome"... Thanks again to my epic supplier...

Slightly nice kit and could really use a Ver.2 already... But I have reasons of getting them... not sure about the chobam armor, might slap them onto a GM N Custom for a GM Cannon Conversion...

I just don't know why I keep chasing after the old ones...

Anyways...

1/100 VF-25F MESSIAH VALKYRIE "SHERYL NOME"

Got this kit from my supplier about a month ago along with MG NT-1 Gundam Alex, this is the only kit at the moment which I finished building straight, within a day, which is relatively fast compared to most of my other projects which lasts about 9 months or so...

Though I hate stickers, and this kit has large ones, I had no choice but to use them since I can't find any third party waterslides anywhere, and Bandai wouldn't release any...

Gallery and wips after the jump break...

Still hasn't painted the pilot...

 

Photography: +100 XP

Engines were painted with my usual "50%German Gray+10%Silver+40%Gunmetal" mix, then drybrushed with silver, then applied black enamel wash...

Applied enamel red for panel lines without gloss coating underneath... luckily nothing broke... I figured that the pieces were thick enough to withstand the brittleness... just don't flood the whole thing in enamel...

Painted the battroid's head's antenas with silver then applied black enamel washes...

Then stickers...

I actually snapfitted the MG Alex before doing this one, I just need to snap fit the Chobam Armors then post them to the gallery... slightly a good kit but with ancient Bandai Tech...

I just finished watching:

SDF MACROSS

MACROSS PLUS

MACROSS FRONTIER

Currently watching: MACROSS 7

Will watch: MACROSS ZERO

I am in serious need of a social life... seriously...

ja...

PG 1/60 ZGMF-X20A STRIKE FREEDOM "ETERNAL"

 Over a thousand tiny waterslide decals applied, painted details, gloss coated, weathered, panel lined with gold enamel, gold stickers applied.

And it's still standing with it's Dragoon System...

PG 1/60 ZGMF-X20A STRIKE FREEDOM WIP 6

Luckily, I had time to do more work on this commission since I'm on a week off my internship since the project we were working on was completed... And I did spent some serious amount of time (maybe a little bit excessive) while at work... [Either I am workaholic or motivated... hmmm...]

Anyways... done with almost everything except the two beam rifles...

Still needs a little bit more cleaning, dusting, and extra coating before photography session...

PG 1/60 ZGMF-X20A STRIKE FREEDOM WIP 5

 Maybe this will be the second to the last of the PG STRIKE FREEDOM WIP list... the last one will be about the Dragoon System which I'm still working on, but close to finishing...

Anyways, this post is just a collection of WIP images already posted on my facebook account dated July to September...

1/8 GSC Senjougahara Hitagi / Bakemonogatari

Here's some SENJOUGAHARA TORE!!! and bonuses...