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Gunpla Build - High Grade Guncannon Revive (Part 1) 2023-09-04

My previous build was a lesson in how a kit’s low part count is not necessarily indicative of the build’s overall complexity. In the case of the Guncannon Revive, however, what you see is what you get. There’s not a lot of parts here, and they don’t require a lot of work. In fact, this is one of the simplest, quickest High Grade builds I’ve ever come across (not counting the Zaku I which was not a “full” build anyway).

Gunpla Build - High Grade Zaku I (Origin Type) Final 2023-07-31

In the end, I did manage to get this assembled and panel lined in a single night, just as I had hoped.

That being said, in terms of level of effort, this wasn’t my best. I didn’t use most of the decals, I didn’t topcoat it, I didn’t do any detailing on the weapons, and I barely did any painting for color correction.

But hey, it’s done.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Zaku I (Origin Type) 2023-07-30

Recently I found myself wanting to do another build, but I also wanted to watch something on TV. I needed something simple that I could work on on a coffee table with a minimal amount of tools. Something where I didn’t really care how it ended up looking in the end.

And then I decided that I also wanted to try and do the build in a single night.

As it turns out, I had the perfect candidate: