2020

Gunpla Build - 7-Eleven Gundam Part 2 2020-12-04

In this post, we will be going over all of the 7-Eleven Gundam’s body parts. Yes, all of them.

I was on a real roll over the last two nights. Everything just clicked. My painting skills were on point, and everything seemed to dry faster than usual¹. As a result, I got the everything but the feet (which I built earlier) finished and assembled in just two nights.

Feet

This is where I started to have some fun with the build. Here is how I painted the internal framing of the feet:

That’s a mix of pink and red paint with some white weathering compound slathered on top. That’s because I decided that this Gundam would be fueled by frosty, cherry flavored Slurpee:

Gunpla Build - Haropla Zakrello (Build) 2020-11-20

Let’s get this little Haro put together. First, the parts:

It is at once both less pieces than I’m used to, and more than you might expect from this kind of kit. Also, I can kind of see why this thing cost almost the same as the HG Gundam Revive. While the Revive has many more parts, none of them are quite as big and/or dense as that big blue piece, or the red stand.

Gunpla Build - Haropla Zakrello (Intro) 2020-11-19

It appears as if my local Barnes and Noble has almost no Gunpla in stock. I cannot tell whether this is because they are giving up on them, or whether they are simply in short supply due to the pandemic. I am hoping it is the latter - even though it may not be my go-to place for kits, it is always nice to pop in and see what they have for sale.

As of this writing, the store had only one actual Gundam model kit, as well as a handful of figurines. I thought I might as well get the kit before someone else did, and so that’s exactly what I did. Behold the Haropla Zakrello!!

Gunpla Build - High Grade RX78-2 Gundam Revive Part 4 2020-11-18

Spoiler Preface!!!

This post contains what some may consider a spoiler about a scene in the final episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Personally, I think that’s a stretch, but I know how the Internet can be. You have been warned.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the first, the original, the anime-styled version of the RX78-2 Gundam: