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HGUC Hi Nu Gundam

Stefan Dembowski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:15:30 +0000

Saw this on Ngee Khiong’s site (great site); It’s the HGUC version of the Hi Nu Gundam. Prior to making the HGUC Nu Gundam and Sazabi, I would not have gotten this, but I’m really impressed by the level of detail and flexibility of the recent HGUC line by Bandai.

When it comes out, I’ll probably just walk down to Image Anime on 30th street and just get it.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.

Gunpla model making tip

Stefan Dembowski — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:46:26 +0000

One of the more annoying things about assembling Gundam Models (in this case a MG Kämpfer) is getting the gun to stay in it’s hands.

The hands are meant to look cool, not hold the gun properly. I finally came upon a simple solution: DAP BLUESTIK Reusable Adhesive Putty. It’s the sticky clay like stuff that used to be used in place of thumbtacks. Unlike glue, it is not permanent but holds pretty well.

I used just a bit about the size of the tip of a pen and the gun stays where I put it. It only cost me a couple of dollars and makes life a lot easier.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“I Hate This Part” by the Pussycat Dolls from the “Doll Domination” Album.

Spray painting plastic models

Stefan Dembowski — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:10:11 +0000

Currently painting a plastic model. I’m only doing selected high lights, but I have to be carefull not to put too much on at one time. Rule of thumb: if you think you’re close to putting on too much paint, … Continue reading →

Gundam Expo Japan Limited Gunplas

Stefan Dembowski — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:18:02 +0000

MG Gundam Ver. 2.0 Clear Color Ver.

Saw this on Ngee Khiong’s site: The Gundam Expo 2009 in Hiroshima will have show special versions of several kits.

In this case, this is the MG Gundam Ver. 2.0 in clear plastic. As this version has a fantastic internal frame with a great deal of details (See the review on Dalong.net for images) this should be very cool. I hope to see it on Ebay and maybe pick one up, hopefully at not too great a price.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“No One Lives Forever” by Oingo Boingo from the “Dead Man’s Party” Album.

More PG Astray photos

Stefan Dembowski — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:18:43 +0000

Ngee Khiong posted 39 photos of the upcoming PG Red Frame Astray. I have to say, this is an amazing model.

He also found someone who assembled one an placed it next to a PG RX-78-2.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing, but I did just buy the Blu-ray edition of “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer.

New Gundam Models from Bandai

Stefan Dembowski — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:27:24 +0000

One of my hobbies is assembling Bandai Master Grade (MG) Models and lately, Bandai has been releasing some really good ones.

One that I thought was over the top, but in the original Anime, is the Master Grade G Fighter. Naturally, Dalong.net (Excellent Site, but in Korean) has got one and is reviewing it now. Just like the Anime, the Version 2.0 MG RX-78 Gundam can be loaded into it. I won’t be getting one, but look forward to Dalong.net assembled photos of it.

In related news: Ngee Khiong (another great site) has new photos of the New Perfect Grade (PG) Red Frame Astray. To put it mildly, it looks fantastic (the gold detail on the sword is a great touch!)! You can see full size images here at Xhood an and here at Toysdaily.

I have quite a queue of models to build and won’t buy any soon, but the latest offereings from Bandai really are incredible.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Good Morning Britain” by Aztec Camera from the “Stray” Album. You can see the video here.

Update on the PG Mk II

Stefan Dembowski — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:27:07 +0000

Gundam MkII
Originally uploaded by S.D.

Always meant to update this post where I started to build a PG Mk II. I finished it and posted some images to Flickr, but neglected to update my Blog. Not many photos, but You can see them here on Flickr. It was fun to build and I need to put the decals on to finish.

Music I’m listening to now:
“Pocketful Of Sunshine“, by Natasha Bedingfield from the “Pocketful of Sunshine“ album. You can see the video here.

MG Shin Musha Gundam

Stefan Dembowski — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:45:46 +0000

As many people know, one of my hobbies is assembling Bandai Gundam Models. Over at Ngee Khiong’s blog, he found images from someone who got it and assembled it already.

I have to say, it’s an over the top model, and I Soooooo want one!

I’m resisting on account of my having quite a queue of models to build. Currently I’m working on a a Bandai MG RX-78-2 Gundam. I’m not sure if I’ll paint it, but it should be fun in either case.

Update: Dalong.net has one already. Can’t wait for him to finish it. The images of the Instructions make it look pretty interesting.

Music I’m listening to now:
Nothing at the moment.

Keeping busy with a hobby

Stefan Dembowski — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:03:48 +0000

One of my hobbies is building plastic models, usually Gundam models, but I also build an occasional plane. It’s fun, requires patience and is relaxing. I have a queue of models taking up space so I’m building them a little at a time. As I build them, I’ll take photos and update the blog. Above is a photo I took of three of the models I built. The two on the right were completed last week.Next on my plate is this:

I’ve had this for a while and never got around to building it.

This is Bandai’s Perfect Grade Evangelion model. This is the 1st Perfect Grade in the series from 1998 and the only one in the series that is not based on the Gundam Franchise.
To put it mildly, it requires paint and glue to look good.

Fortunately, Tamiya colors (Water soluble) work fine and is easily available from Image Anime on West 30th Street.
The colors I’ll need:
X-1 Black (Optional Might just polish the Black parts)
X-2 White
X-5 Green
X-6 Orange
X-16 Purple

Building it will be straight forward, I’ll test fit everything, glue seams where needed, mask and paint.
Should be fun.

Music I’m listening to right Now:
“Makes Me Wonder” Maroon 5 from the “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long” Album.

Slight update on the MG Rick Dias

Stefan Dembowski — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:13:42 +0000

My brother asked me to keep the progress on my model on my web log so here it is. Above is a photo of the Maroon parts on bamboo skewers for holding while I spray on surface primer. Below is the results afterwards.

Spray painting can be a bit of a pain in winter as you need to have a window open to properly ventilate the fumes. In this case, I had a window open and a fan on as well. Once these are done, I'll paint the gray parts, reassemble the model, detail and put on a clear coat.

Music I'm listening to right Now:
"Headhunter VI.0" by Front242 from "Front by Front" Album.