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HG GM Kai - Custom

I decided to try my hand at a HG kit and went with the GM Kai because it looked like I could customize it and really make it mine!  I didn't get many WIP pictures of this kit because I forgot to take pictures, but I will throw up what I have!

I took this little guy and created this:

Modifying was pretty easy!  To mount the shoulder laser gun involved cutting a hole in the shoulder and gluing a small piece under the armor in order for it to stay on.  The small gatling under the arm was easy as well.  Just had to make the small hole a bit larger and it slid right in and stayed.  The large gatling took a bit more as I had to not only open up the hole on the arm, but also cut the gatling hole larger as well.  I used xacto knives on both of these to open them up.  The beam on the beam saber is actually from a Qubeley of the same size.  I had to cut the end down and slim it to fit into the saber handle.  As for the paint job, I used a generic primer then a Satin Red from a spray can.  The black is a generic Flat Black spray can.  The weapons are from another model called the Gunsniper Leena special.  

Overall, the build was nice.  A good HG for sure.  It was simple and not overly complicated.  However, some parts were difficult to separate and some of the internal connections broke off, but were glued back together.  Articulation for a HG is pretty awesome.  It rivals some MG.  This was fun to customize and make my own. 

YMS-15 Gyan

My first fully built and painted Gunpla.  The theory I had with this was to do a "knightly" Gundam.  So, I chose to do the build first and then painted it with Rustoleum Metallic Gold and Krylon Brilliant Silver.  I also used a Flat Black for the frame and boosters.  I'll post the work in progress pictures(WIP) first, then the finished pictures.
Here we go.

FINISHED!  BLING BLING!

Overall, this kit was fun to build.  I loved that it reminded me of a medieval type of scheme, but was still Gunpla.  The articulation, even after painting, is still great.  The legs have a way of moving forwards and back at the hip so that it can take more dynamic poses, (none of which I used in these pictures).  But the legs bend as much as the other Gunpla products.  The arms as well have pretty good articulation and the joints, after painting, are able to hold the sword and shield without issues.  The feet were fun to build!  Having multiple pieces overlap to create them was a cool idea.  I would say that my only real issue with this kit is not from Bandai.  I feel that I did the colors all weird and it turned out, not exactly how I expected.  But, it still looks good and I enjoy it!

First post!

So, I am doing what I should have done about 6 months ago!  I am finally opening up my blog and writing about my adventures in modeling and gunpla.  YAY!