BAKUC M'sia 2006

The BAKUC 06 (Bandai Action Kits Universal Cup 2006) was help on 28/11/06 to 3/12/06 at Sungei Wang Plaza. BAKUC is an annual plastic kit modelling competition help by Bandai, the competition will be held in multiple countries and ultimately the winners of each country's edition of BAKUC will get to represent their country in the Universal Cup. It is quite an event for all the Gundam model fans out there, whether or not you are good at modelling because even if you are not competing, the work of the pros that are displayed there will keep you occupied. For those who are confident in their modelling skills, its time to showcase your talents.

I was already back in Kuching when this year's BAKUC was held, but thanks to hyakushiki84 from Zero G forum for allowing me to use his photos I'm able to share it here.











and here comes this year's BAKUC M'sia champion.



More pictures can be found at Hyakushiki84's Malaysia BAKUC 2006 website.

MG 1/100 Strike Freedom Gundam - Full Burst Mode

The new MG Strike Freedom Full Burst Mode, this new model kit is scheduled to be released on the 21st of Dec in Japan. HLJ has already stopped taking pre-order for it, the MG Strike Freedom Full Burst Mode will be released along side with MG Strike Freedom. The main differences between the 2 models are, the full burst mode will have golden plated internals and also it will have removable Dragoon weapon system while the normal version will only have yellow coloured joints and the Dragoon system will not be removable. And for that Bandai charged an extra 2200 yen on the Full Burst Mode at 7000 yen while the normal version will be at 4800 yen. The full burst mode comes with a different base that allow you to pose with Dragoon system detached, from the picture we can see that it is the same thing as the action base that Bandai relaesed not long ago. So, is Strike Freedom Full Burst Mode worth the extra 2200 yen? you be the judge!

Pics from Gundam Base Side 1

Keroro Plastic Model Collection

Got a visit from postman today, the 2 items that i've ordered from a Zero G member has arrived.
This is what i ordered,

a keroro gunso ver1.5 + flying board and also kururu socho plastic model kit.

I managed to finish the keroro gunso model with little time and effort as the parts are relatively easy to assemble as they are big and the amount is very little, all parts fit nicely into place and they are molded in different colours so no painting is needed although a bit of painting will certainly add more details to the model. Stickers are also provided for various parts such as mouth and eyes.

The completed model stands at about 10cm tall, one interesting thing about this model is that you can use the head on bandai's gundam kit to get the effect of keronian mecha suits. An action base is also included with the keroro gunso ver1.5 to allow various pose that replicate moments from the anime.


kero, kero, kero, kero...this invasion plan will definitely succeed...kero, kero, kero, kero...


ahhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~


ouchie~~


"I'll never forgive them!!! my gunpla!!!! I'll revenge for you!!!"


"we'll drain the pekoponian's money dry with our own model kit...kerokerokero..."

Kururu Socho!! -coming soon-

1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame

Finally, i completed it. This is my first non graded gundam model kit and in my opinion it is really good. The proportion and poseability of this model kit is very good given that it is a non graded version. My only complain? it is very light thus making the work of balancing the kit a bit tougher than MGs but thats expected because of the lack of inner frame. The construction of this model kit is rather simple as the pieces are all quite big, but there are quite a lot of panel lining to do (unless you don't care about areas which are not visible after snapping on the armors), there are also a few areas need to be painted to bring out the details otherwise everything will just look white.








The original painting i done on the handle of the "Gerbera Straight" wasn't very satisfactory so I wrapped it with golden threads and it also gives a better grip. Overall, i like this kit very much, because of its great poseability and not forgetting the Gerbera Straight (i'm such a sword lover). This kit makes me wanna get the 1/100 Gundam Astray Blue Frame so much, but will have to hold till i get at least 1 Hazel to start building for ZeroG's Hazelnut groupbuild( i even got myself 3 hrududus, waiting to complement the Hazel). But, but, but, everything will have to put on hold till January as i've just paid the deposit for 1/144 HGUC Dendrobium. So, i'm very broke now...any donations? >.<

MG Strike Freedom

The MG Strike Freedom that will be released in December, there will be 2 versions for this new release; 1 normal an another with special option parts.

I never really like Freedom, I guess its because how they potrayed the Freedom gundam as a godlike, the way it fight is just way too boring for me, neutron jammer canceller + multi-targetting + rainbow spam FTW!!! >.< Thats the reason why i never bother to get the MG Freedom as i know i'll never appreciate it. But this coming MG Strike Freedom is going to change that, in fact its going to be on my must buy list when it comes out. Why? cause i'm such a sucker for bling blings :P




More

New W.I.P

Just got this 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame in mid week, currently both legs are done. The progress isn't fast as there are quite a number of panel lines to do and i have quite a few other things to do on my list. Also, i'll need to wait for the paints i ordered from xl-shop to arrive in order to complete it. Will update soon, once more parts has been completed.

MG Aile Strike Gundam

GAT-X105+AQM/E-X01 Aile Strike

This is the first ever gundam plastic model that i've ever bought, and thanks to this kit i can't get enough of gundam models now >.< It all started when i dig out the Gundam Seed series from my friend's pc and started watching, from the first time i saw Strike in action i knew i'm in love with gundam. This model was first built when i literally knows nothing about building a gundam plastic model, i spent not more than 5 hours to complete it initially. The panel lining was done only after the kit was fully assembled as a result the task was really hard and a lot of area was already inaccesible. I also broke a few pieces of the plastic while assembling, so a lesson learned there; no rushing when fixing model kits and no fixing when sleepy.


Before weathering.



I've read a tutorial on weathering and battle damage not long ago and it inspire me to do it on the MG strike as i thought the initial build was rather plain. So, i went out to get 2 tubes of artist oil and a couple of brushes in addition to the weathering pastel i bought earlier.

Before i start the weathering the first thing i did was the battle damage, its pretty easy actually just run a heated blade on the parts that you want the damage and the plastic will melt away, very much like how the beam sabers would melt away steels.

After weathering.







The weathering was done by applying the weathering pastel to the damaged area to give the effects of burned iron, and also various parts of the gundam for the effects of rainmarks. I use drybrushing techniques to apply all the effects as it gives more control and also the effects are not too uniformed. After applying all the effects i sprayed a few layers of flat coating on the gundam the coating will protect the paint and pastel that i've applied so that they won't just fall off and the flat coating also gives the gundam a more solid look rather than the glossy look the plastic gives.

Some people think that i'm crazy to do such thing to a Master Grade model, but for me, i think it looks much better with the effects on.

Gundam Spiegel

Model number: GF13-021NG
Code name: Gundam Spiegel
Unit type: mobile fighter
Nationality: Neo Germany
First deployment: FC 60
Accommodation: pilot only, in 360 degree cockpit using Mobile Trace System and Core Lander
Dimensions: head height 16.3 meters
Weight: empty 7.3 metric tons; max gross 16.2 metric tons
Construction: gundarium alloy super-ceramic composite rare metal hybrid
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, output rating unknown
Fixed armaments: 2 x spiegel blade, mounted underneath arms, held by hands in use; iron net; many x messergranz
Ultimate Attack: Sturm Und Drang






ah...Gundam Spiegel, it will be very familiar for those of you who watched Gundam G. It represent Neo-Germany in the 13th Gundam Fight, the pilot was Schwarz Bruder. This is actually my second master grade kit, compared to MG strike( can only compare with strike as it is the only other MG kit i have now), i find this one is quite easy to build as the parts are mostly larger. I also find this kit to be somewhat sturdier compared to MG strike, maybe its because this kit uses a lot of screws. The kit also comes with unpainted 1/20 scale Schwarz Bruder and Rain Mikamura figures. In my opinion, the package is worth the price i paid, it cost me RM90++ which is cheaper than what i paid for HG 1/144 Oowashi Akatsuki. I think this kit is only for those who like Gundam G as it is quite simple if you compare to Gundams from other series, it does not have a wide array of arnaments, big guns or heavy bazooka. Overall, the MG Spiegel is a nice kit, it can pose well though you shouldn't expect it to have the same amount of poseability like the latest model kits.