WIP: 1/144 RG Char's Zaku II - Wet Sanding and a Ton of Patience

It was a nice sunny weekend. Nothing much to do, nowhere else to go to, not much cash in my pocket...I am stuck in my hobby room (with my wife). I took the time to "revive" my old 1/144 RG Char's Zaku II and I decided to give it a nice paint jo...

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1/144 RG Justice Gundam - Soon!

Another RG is coming to town! These Real Grade Gundam kits are keeping me busy these past few days and I must admit, I really enjoyed building these little monsters. I got more excited as the next RG in line was announced by Gundam Guy. Justice Gundam is up! Man, these things are getting better and better. I recently completed snap-fitting the Freedom and Gundam Mark II in addition to the RG Aile Strike (soon to be posted) and the green Zaku II,...

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WIP: RG 1/144 Gundam Mark II - Internal Frame

This is madness! Real Grade Madness! As soon as I got my hands on this cool Gundam kit, I immediately cleared my worktable, set aside all of my model kits and started working on the Gundam Mark II. I heard based on some reviews that the construction of the Mark II was "the BOMB". Indeed it was THE BOMB! So let's get started. For today's update, I'm going to build the internal frame used by the Mark I...

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1/35 Stryker Command Vehicle - WIP - How to Apply Paint Chipping

HobbyOwYeah is back! After the success of my new Spray booth, I immediately took off and bought myself some new set of acrylic paints. I got interested in Vallejo acrylics. Thanks to the expert recommendation from a master - DC23. Packed with a few samples, I immediately setup to paint my long overdue "Stryker". Today, I'm going to show you my newly acquired technique...

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HobbyOwYeah - Custom Spraybooth

I’ve finally created my very own custom spray booth. Using a couple of cheap materials, I was able to design a very simple spray booth – and finally I can start/continue learning painting using my airbrush. Materials used: 1. iBox (or any similar plastic container 2. Exhaust Fan (Be sure to check the specs of the fan as sometimes it may ignite the flammable fumes coming from the paint) 3. Switch 4. Electrical wire and plug 5. Washing machine hose 6....

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WIP: 1/144 RG Freedom Gundam

I'm a big fan of Real Grade series. The release of the Freedom Gundam in RG got me too excited because of two things - I never had any Freedom Gundam yet, and it is in Real Grade. I immediately began construction and forgot to take pics. Sorry about that. So here are the photos of the snapfit-build. No weapons were added....for no...

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WIP: 1/100 MG Destiny Gundam

The Spray booth is still out of my worktable. So I just started another snapfit-build. This time, I chose the 1/100 MG Destiny Gundam. I can't say this is one of my favorite units. I just wanted to complete the "Strike Freedom-Infinite Justice-Destiny" trio. Unfortunately, the Infinite Justice was a mess. I constructed it sometime in 2010 and the moral lesson of that build - Never ever paint the parts while still attached to the runners. The Strike...

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WIP: 1/100 MG Gundam 00 Raiser - Assembly

Here's my latest WIP, the MG 1/100 Gundam 00 Raiser from the Gundam 00 series. I admit, I'm already a year behind with this model. But my excitement is still up and let's just say I'm saving the best for last. This is actually one of my favorite Gundams and when Bandai released the MG version, I immediately looked for one. The best part - I got it at a cheaper price from a forum. For whatever reasons, I kept the 00 Gundam under my worktable......

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Gundam Front Tokyo (Odaiba, Japan) - 1/1 Gundam Statue

The epic statue standing somewhere in Japan. If I will be given a chance to be there, I will: - take a lot of photos (day, mid-day, afternoon, night...all day long), - explore the shops selling limited-edition model kits (and probably hoard some), - meet fellow hobbyists and see their masterpieces, - meet the ladies in cosplay events and take pictures with them (in their Gundam costume no matter how ridiculous they pose...sometimes), - get acquainted...

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Gundam Age - 1 - Soon!

I've seen the new series called Gundam Age and by the looks of it, I think the design kinda looked childish (not to mention the car-spoiler-backpack). But I still like it. Especially when I got my hands on the first HG version of Gundam Age 1 Normal. It's got nice articulation defining another step forward for the High Grade line. Recently I got my hands on the Master Grade version and based on the reviews, the construction was top-notch! I got...

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Something to look forward to...Another Real Grade!

Watch out! We have a bad@$$ over here! After the release of the RG Gundam Mark II, the Real Grade series will be back on Gundam Seed Model Kits. The RG ZGMF-XO9A Justice Gundam is up and will be released sometime in July 2012. I personally like its upgraded version - Infinite Justice - but the Real Grade treatment will make the Justice Gundam another addition to my addiction. So, what do you guys think? Will the structure/engineering of Justice...

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RG 1/144 Gundam Mk-II [Amuro Ray Custom] Modeled by zgmfxg

I am a big fan of the classic RX-78-2 Gundam. I just liked its simplicity and this model caught my attention. As you can see, it's not the original RX-78-2 Gundam but the recently released RG RX-178 or the Gundam Mark II - using RX-78-2's color scheme. It was modeled by "zgmfxg" and you can see more images here: http://gundamguy.blogspot.com/2012/04/rg-1144-gundam-mk-ii-amuro-ray-custom.html Have a nice d...

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Hobby Ow Yeah! - Another Fresh Start

HobbyOwYeah has been slacking for quite sometime now...and I've got reasons. Majority of those reasons came from my wedding. The preparations caused a lot of stress but the overall result was very cool. It was indeed one of the happiest and memorable events in my life. So, back to my plastic modeling backlog - I have a lot of plastic models sitting under my worktable. Most of these were snap-fitted and waiting for some paint-job. I think the most...

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