I haven’t properly built and finished a Gunpla model in…probably over three or four years? Cars have taken over and ruined my life. I’ve started lots of Gunpla projects and have failed to follow through on any of them in that time…until now. This was an impulse buy just for the heck of it from Bandai’s pop-up booth in LA…
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Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom Helmet
I wouldn’t normally dedicate an entire build log/post to just a helmet build, but this is going to be part of me trying to make up for no Gundam cosplay log these past two years (in 2019 because we didn’t have time to log anything, in 2020 because Anime Expo was cancelled just like the rest of the world).…
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HG Gundam AGE-1 Spallow (Hotsuma Custom)
So, uh, this isn’t my kit, nor my custom idea. The same client who’s commissioned my work on the Virtual-On Temjin kits in the past requested this one as a quick repaint/mod build. The AGE-1 Spallow always had a very ninja/shinobi motif going for it, what with the emphasis on covert speed and its armor design. The client’s request to…
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Anime Expo 2018: Days 1 & 2
Anime Expo week is always a whirlwind of last-minute cosplay repairs and exhaustion walking the halls of the convention center with little sleep, but this year seems particularly grueling. The Wing Gundam suit is turning out to be our toughest Gundam to bring to ‘con, and it’s been an uphill battle getting it to work as intended. The last build…
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Operation Meteor: Part 5
As the deadline for ‘con gets closer, we find ourselves crunching hard to get the details for this suit out. Construction is now nearly complete; we can start sealing and painting certain parts, but it’ll take a lot more prep than usual since we plan to hold this armor to a higher standard and actually enter a competition with…
