ACen presentation

Check out the link here for more info about my panel at Anime Central next month.

Detailing on the KOG

Here's a few pictures of some detailing I did on my KOG Joker 3100 Gold Plated Edition last night. I tried to do this with an acrylic wash over a layer of gloss coat. Lucky I tried that on just a small section of the top of the head, because cleaning up the wash with an alcohol swab nearly had disastrous results in that it started ripping chunks of the clear orange acrylic off from on top of the chrome plate.

I was lucky enough to be able to grab an extra fine point black Gundam marker at a hobby shop yesterday and that did the trick.

Have other people had trouble keeping these markers flowing properly? I had to keep a note card next to me to blot the pen tip regularly.

Leg assembly and completed lower torso: Hyaku Shiki

I finished the body assembly on my Master Grade Hyaku Shiki yesterday, here's a little peek at it:




I know that it is yellow, not gold. I wanted to build this without painting it to create a how-to for those kit builders who don't or maybe can't deal with the painting side of the hobby.

I imagine I will paint this by and by, but for now I like the way it looks "in the raw."

One difference between hardcore Gundam builders and hardcore FSS builders is that the former get into shading with the beloved "Max Technique" and weathering and bashing and dioramas, while the latter dwell obsessively on stuff like resculpted shoulder insignia bas-relief paintings and other "cosmetically beautifying" efforts. Gundams are all about the narrative while Mortar Headds are about sculptural beauty.

Guess which side of the coin I fall on...