Sunday, November 19, 2006

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.
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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.
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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.


4 comments:

DC said...

hey, can you give me the link on how to do the weathering effects on our aile strike?




email me at darrencst@time.net.my

Unknown said...

hey, can you wings stand up on your aile striker pack? Mine cant really stand up as it slides back down so it stays kind of flat like yours.

Unknown said...

o yea, email me at lazidude999@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

I agree, i think the look is much better with the effects on XD
btw, can you give me step by step on applying the effects?