X-1 WIP 2

Another update in the saga of what I have been told is high speed gunpla building. I have completed the snap fit build and made some decisions on details for the waist, legs, and arms. The chest and full cloth parts are still in the idea stages.
As you can see here I have borrowed DC23's technique for cutting out areas that I feel needed to be removed. It works well just take your time when drilling the holes...easier to check twice than to putty once.

Here you can see the waist pieces marked for panel lining. Not perfect, but I know where I want the lines so it will work out just fine.

The arms are done with panel lines. Pla-plate is still to be done, but I want to be completely finished with panel lining before I tackle pla-plate. I am by no means anything more than a novice when it comes to that stuff. Practice and time will hopefully improve that skill set.

And here are the legs all done. I did some removal of plastic and drilled some holes where I thought they needed to be. The feet are going to be pla-plated so no scribing there.
The paint is still left over from marking, but that's nothing a little primer and paint won't cover.

Well that is where I am in the build process thus far.

X-1 WIP 1

Sounds catchy I know. Good couple of days of assembly; finished the body and core fighter. Still figuring out exactly what I want to do paint wise. I am thinking about a 50/50 paint scheme. Splitting it down the center and doing one side black with silver and the other side white with gold. Then for the full cloth part; yet to be built. I am going to reverse the colors so the black is over the white and the white over the black parts. I am going to incorporate red into other parts as a detail color, something to break up the black and white. I am still debating if I want to do a black wash on the cloth part or not. Some decisions made some in the air.





I want to drill out the eyes of the skull in the chest and put in some pla-tube so it looks like machine guns. Debating about making a larger scar on the face though. I have not seen this particular gundam in action so I am just making it what I think it should be. Not like I haven't been doing that all along.
Core fighter is pretty cool on this guy. I need to paint the pilot so he isn't just a grey guy.

More to come soon. Have fun.

Sorry to dissapoint. It will be worth it though.

Well, its official. while I am motivated to build the PG 00 Raiser; I do not feel I have to required skills to a level where I am comfortable "experimenting" on a very expensive Gundam. I seriously doubt the wife would understand needing another one!

So I am going to do a customized version of the MG Cross bone Gundam X-1 Full Cloth. Still very early in the planning stages. I am thinking about a split paint scheme with red mixed in. DC23 has motivated me to do what I have been hesitant to try. I will do a little sawing. Something I was always bothered, by I mean why cover all those awesome frame details completely; beyond staying true to the Anime.

I am excited to continue to push my skills and improve on the ones I have started. No pics today. Doubt any one needs to see box art or parts sprues.

Shin Musha Finished!!!

It is complete, and I must say I am pleased with the overall results. When I start to build these guys I see the ideas in my head and try to remember the ones I like the most. I am not a big preplanning guy. I wanted to change my original color choices a few times, like the off-white vs white, but in the end I think the off-white really helps this guy look more weathered.

I am still working on the lighting for the photographs. These look better, I think my best pictures come out when I am using natural light, but it is about 1am here and moonlight is a little lacking.

All in all a fun kit to build. I am not really one to do reviews of the ups and downs of builds. I leave that to others. This guy has a lot of detailing options that you can run with. I chose my path, and I like where it lead me. Here's hoping you agree.

The PG 00 Raiser has been started, it is going to be a very slow build and in all honesty I am not sure I am ready to undertake it, mostly due to the overwhelming size of the kit; it will require a rethink in the way I currently assemble and disassemble these guys. The challenge is part of the fun though.

Keep on building until next time.