FXA-05D/RX178 HGUC Pt.4.75

I have not worked on my HGUC for quite some time. I plan on changing that this week. In the mean time, I did finish my lightbox. I took three photos trying to get the lighting correct. I think I made the box waaaaaay too big. I'm going to cut it down. almost by half. Other than that, I would say that the tutorial I posted earlier was quite good. For future reference, keep in mind the scale of your model before starting, though. The lighting had to be rearranged to fill the space better. But, overall, I feel the project was a success. Now I just need to finish the rest of this kit...

FXA-05D/RX178 HGUC Pt.4.5

Sorry for the lack of updates. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have not been able to work on this, or the website for a while. Anyway, in my pursuit of trying as many different things on this HGUC as I can, I played around with the fists a bit. Something looked very odd about the way the MK II balled his fist. So I scratched a few lines in the fist in order to get away from the big lump of plastic look. This picture is taken right next to the same fist on the Titans color MK II manual. (Thanks Kuni!) As you can see, besides the sanding that I have to finish, it looks a little more like it's fingers are wrapped around, as opposed to just flowing right around back into the hand. What do you think? Was it worth the effort? Any suggestions?

RX-79 (G) Ground Type HGUC

Details are very sketchy, but through Gunota (which directs to GundamBase), I found this nice HGUC RX-79 (G) Ground Type Gundam. From what I gather, the kit is due out in June. Looks to be a very complete kit with back pack, shield, and a rifle that can be broken down and stored in the pack. It is based on the Mass produced RX-79 (G) Ground Type used in Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team. These are the work horses that fight in the less spectacular front line of the war set in 0079 of the Universal Century.

Info on the RX-79 (G) Ground Type via MAHQ.net.

FXA-05D/RX-178 HGUC Pt.4

I've gotten the seems welded and sanded on one leg and the gun. I just don't seem to have the time to work on it as much as I'd like. I thought I'd take a few more pics of my very slow process. Enjoy.



Here is some info on the RX-178 MK II + FXA-05D "Super Gundam" via MAHQ.net.

FXA-05D/RX-178 HGUC Pt.3

Well, this is taking a while for a HGUC. It's progressing nicely, though. Keep in mind, I am learning how to "weld" plastic right now. The upper body is almost done and ready for topcoat. I need to finish the backpack, lower torso, and I haven't even started on the FXA-05D yet. Anyway, progress is progress. Here are some pics. Enjoy.

Here is some info on the RX-178 MK II + FXA-05D "Super Gundam" via MAHQ.net.

FXA-05D/RX-178 HGUC Pt.2

Well, I've been going at it pretty slow lately. CAA chat is taking up most of my free time. I'm still working on this HGUC. I am a relative new comer to this hobby, so what I am going to talk about today isn't all that impressive.

I'll be writing a short little diddy about sanding seems. Those hideous lines left when you press fit pieces of plastic together. I found a wonderful product called Ambroid ProWeld. This is like atomic powered glue. It's not so much glue, as it is acid. It literally melts the plastic together. The idea is to let it use it's "capillary action" to seep down into the seem, and melt the surface of the plastic to "weld" it together. Simply brush on, squeeze tight for 10 seconds, set the piece aside for a bit, then grind 'er down. After you have ground it down far enough with a file, just wet sand it (I use 1000 grit automotive sandpaper)a little longer and walla! No more seem! The combination that I use gives a nice flat appearence with very little or no sheen.

Hopefully, I'll be finishing the sanding this week. Inking, will come next week. The final step, Mr. TopCoat will, cross your fingers, be about two weeks from now.

Then I'll need to finish the FXA-05D Supporting Fighter that comes with this kit. Because, after all, it would only be a MK II, not the Super Gundam, without the support fighter.

Here is some info on the RX-178 MK II + FXA-05D "Super Gundam" via MAHQ.net.

'Till next time!

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.