Gundam

Gunpla Build - High Grade Wing Gundam Fenice (Final) 2023-02-26

This post took a lot longer to get around to than I expected.

Two things happened that got in the way. The first is I got a new gaming console. Since then I’ve spent my evening “me time” exclusively playing games, rather than working on Gunpla.

The second is that I broke both of the Fenice’s wings while trying to test their range of articulation. I was able to fix up one of them, but I ended up using too much super glue on the other. It can move some, but most of its joints are now frozen in place.

This really got me down in the dumps, and with a bunch of shiny new games calling to me, I lost all motivation to do a photo shoot for this kit. But I pushed through and got at least a handful of photos together. Let’s take a look.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Wing Gundam Fenice (Part 1) 2023-02-13

I have, of course, built the Real Grade version of Wing Gundam, but never the High Grade. That means that I won’t have anything to compare this build process to, but will have something to compare the final build to.

Anyway, here’s what’s in the box:

We’ve got twelve runners, which is an impressive number for a High Grade. Keep in mind, however, that this kit includes most of the runners from the HG Wing Gundam, plus new ones for all the Fenice’s custom parts. I have a feeling that a lot of these pieces are going to be left unused.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Gelgoog Marine Commander Type (Part 2) 2023-02-02

In our last post, we looked at some of the particulars of the build process for the Gelgoog Marine Commander Type. Now let’s look at some of the particulars of the finished build. Remember that the model is already completed, so there will be few work in progress photos here. It’s a bit different from my usual format, but let’s see how it goes.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Gelgoog Marine Commander Type (Part 1) 2023-02-01

Because I had to prime and spray paint so many different body parts, this was not one of those neat, orderly builds where I went from one section to another. Quite the opposite in fact; it was as chaotic and disorganized as any build I’ve ever done.

All of which is to say that I have almost no work-in-progress photos, and as a result, this particular post is rather light on photos (and most of them are from the finished build).

Speaking of which, here is the finished build:

It came out (mostly) fine! Hooray!

Gunpla Build - High Grade Gelgoog Marine Commander Type 2023-01-31

I know I said I’d start the year off with a Witch from Mercury kit, but I ended up changing my mind. One day I had all the parts for the GWitch kit lined up and ready to go, and the next I’m putting them back and pulling another kit off the shelf, one that I knew might turn into a month long slog.

I can’t really explain myself. It’s just a quirk of the way my mind works. For whatever reason I decided that this was the time to take on this particular challenge. So here we go.

Let’s try and build the Gelgoog Marine Commander Type - AKA Cima Garahau’s Gelgoog from Stardust Memory.

Dumb Kits and Fashion Robots 2023-01-12

Some time ago I wrote a post in which I observed just how much Gunpla - a hobby typically marketed (and patronized) by males - has in common with many activities typically coded as female, such as fashion and makeup.

I tossed it in the trash, but it’s become relevant again for this post (which, to give you fair warning, is going to be a bit messy and meandering). Consider the first bit of this to be an abridged version of the original.