Christian Anime Alliance

I found, what seems to be, a great group of people at CAA. I've been lurking around their forums for a little while now. Finally joined last night. Being an anime fan is a bit tough sometimes, when trying to stay on the path of Christianity. Being that anime is from a different culture, Christianity is often at odds with themes explored in these films. I think, however, with an alert mind and a strong faith, one can enjoy this fantastic form of art, while not compromising their beliefs. Part of the reason I joined the CAA, was to gain access to reviews and other opinions, so that I could make informed decisions, while not missing out on anything. I look forward to meeting more members.

Christian Anime Alliance

FXA-05D/RX-178 HGUC

Sorry for the slow updates. Been pretty busy lately, as well as contemplating the future of this blog. I finally got a little bit of free time to start pre-building my HGUC RX-178. A friend of mine, by the name of Kajiwara, sent me this. I've got just the thing in mind to send him...

But anyway, I'll try to get a few more pics up soon. I'm going to try to finish this by the end of the week, if I can. I've been a fan of the Mk II for a while. Especially since I saw Zeta Gundam III.

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I had forgotten to enable anonymous posting. You can now leave comments without having to sign up for an account...

My bad.

MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom Master Grade

Gouf Custom Master Grade
Originally uploaded by rsnumber2.

So, here it is. I plan on this being the pinnacle of my building experience. The MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom. That is, until I get a MG MkII v2.0. As a beginning modeler, as well as a perfectionist, I have not been able to continue finishing this model, as I have not learned all the little "tricks" yet. I have yet to sand, do some paint touch up, and ink the lines. I will finish most of my models out the "no-paint" method. I do-not own an air brush, yet. I hope that through this blog, old pros, as well as newcomers, like myself, can learn from one another. I will try to grow a community like atmosphere. I have a few more pics on my Flickr account. So feel free to drop comments and/or pointers. I'd also like to see what you are working on as well.

Classic Mecha Figures: Macross Hicomical

I thought I'd kick this thing off with a classic. It may be a bit goofy (or goufy, as I should say) but it is a rare find, that I will get my grubby little hands on one day. This was moved from my old blog.

We all have toys or items we wished we had from our childhood. My age group generally liked GI Joe and Transformers. The small GI Joes, mind you. Yeah, the ones with the kung fu grip. Anyway, I still fondly remember alot of those toys. My parents were very good about teaching me how to appreciate what I had. Toys included. I never played with my toys in the dirt, blew them up with firecrackers, or melted them. No, I actually would keep them very clean, pose them, and then let my imagination run wild. (I spent a lot of time alone as a kid...) When I had to have the newest thing, or simply grew tired of what I had, I would repackage them and sell them on the curb. I had a pretty swinging 'gig going. The only downside, is that I don't have any of those little trinkets to remember my childhood by. One such elusive toy was the "Roy Fokker" Macross Hicomical model from around 1983. To be honest, I'm not sure where it came from. I don't even think they were available stateside, but somehow it found it's way into my little grubby hands. The amazing thing about these models, were the amount of detail that went into them. That and their pose-ability and transform-ability. Truly astounding works of engineering, especially back in 1983. I've been scouring the net trying to find one at a reasonable price, but that is hard to do. Prices generally float between $50 to $150. If anybody has one in a dark corner of your closet, let me know. I might be interested if the price is right...

I found the pics at the website Area 11

Welcome!

This is a blog I started to in order to seperate my family blog from my hobby. Most of my friends and assosciates don't care to read about the Gundam model world. In fact, they think it's a bit goofy that a person my age would still put thing sthing together and collect them. So I started Goufy Shumi. Goufy is actually a play on words that came from the MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom, and Shumi is the Japanese word for hobby. Something an A-boy, or Otaku might pick up on. Anyway, I'll probably start by Posting some pics of my Gundam Fix Figurations, add a dash of HGUC and MGs, and top it all off with a random newsbyte every so often.

If you think you can make a contribution let me know, I wouldn't mind adding some other faces, too.