some new images of the GFF metal composite gundam the origin version
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5a74WKAKWz...A/s1600/10.jpg
i really like that one^^

oh and the new metal build gundam will be the freedom!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wnc9e2CAxc...JA/s1600/1.jpg
was announced at the tamashii festival^^ awesome! =D

Wow, freedom's suddenly getting a lot of attention, isn't it? First a RG, then a metal build version...

I may end up going for the RG instead of the MG. 00Q will take it's place as my first MG then :) or maybe Wing gundam tv version. Might be appropriate, seeing as how Wing introduced me to both gundam and anime in general...

RGs are tough to build in my opinion. many tiny parts and i always had the feeling that my RX-78 might break while i was building it :P
as far as MGs go the freedom was incredibly easy to build. the OOQ isnt difficult as well but in my opinion the freedom is pretty much ideal to start building MGs^^ its easy to build, it looks awesome and its a great kit overall.

Thanks for the tip Appel. I want at least one version of the Freedom. Then again, maybe Exia'll get a whack at RG, just hoping here. RG's look fun to build and to just look at, but maybe I'm rushing things a bit. Got any info on Wing? I never really liked wing itself in the series when I first watched it, but since then I've come to like the design.

Anyway, all my gunpla work in the future depends on the room I get. Currently looking for a place, and maybe I won't have room for building or displaying... (for anyone interested, I'm going to study Japanese :D).

we havent seen anything from the RG freedom yet so its really hard to tell which version will have more details or will be better overall. personally i simply prefer 1/100 MG models :P
im sure that we will see OO RG kits though, gundam OO is just way too popular not to have one!
i dont have anything to say about the TV version of the wing gundam, i have only built the new wing EW and wing zero EW. i dont know how different they are compared to the TV wing.
however, in the end it really doesnt matter which one of the mentioned MGs you buy. they are all great models and im pretty sure the RG freedom will be great, too!

it look so good, RX-78 still one of the best!!! now how much will that be.........

anyway, i finally finished cutting up all my boxes!!! still don't know what to do with the cut out for now. so ended up just store them up for now. starting tomorrow i could finally work on those new kits that i got it recently, yay :D

The latest announcement, there will be a few vendors at SCGMC: http://thosegundamguys.org/2011/07/17/vendors-at-scgmc/

Robot4Less AND TatsuHobby will be vending at SCGMC, so you guys can get your plastic gunpla and resin gunpla fixes.

Oh yeah, for the Northern California folks, TatsuHobby is holding a contest for you guys, full rules and details are here:
http://tatsuhobby.com/webstore/index...age=page&id=28

Anyone here got the MG Epyon and notice how loose the wings feel? I was filling in some seams earlier today, picked up the wing unit and noticed they fell straight down D=

From what I've heard about the RG kits, they apparently have a lot of true parts. Anyone with RG kits here mind commenting on this? :)

just saw this post a moment ago, someone might post this already. sorry if this is a re-post

http://gigazine.net/news/20110716_gu...shii_fes_2011/

Really? Thanks. I don't really consider myself as a good modeller and it was my first time doing that kind of paint scheme.

i don't know what other would say, but i sure like what you did with your deathscythe, i'm no modeller myself, i simply collecting them, but i'm about to start to paint my very first one as well, also gonna be Deathscythe, however i simply spray the black color so not exactly like your......
i'm just wondering how did you paint it like that?

i suppose he drybrushed it, thats a rather common whethering technique^^ i always wanted to give that shot, too but im out of top coat :P

I spy with my little eye Trans-Am 00 Raiser. Shocking Bandai. Shocking. :heh:

how you do that drybrushed exactly??? i have totally no clue about that at all :heh:

you dip the brush into some paint, brush off the paint again until the brush only gives a tiny bit of paint to the surface and then you paint the edges of the armor.
here is a video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWl8-cozI5w
its actually a fairly simple process which is why i would love to try it, too^^

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0nh_UuAQXP...ic/s1600/5.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nJUyCVXjX2...1w/s1600/6.jpg
now that is an awesome display^^ as it seems they didnt really announce anything new there though.

Yeah, I drybrushed the metalic paint and mud stains but it wasn't the only technique I used. For the oil "bloodstains/splatters", I used some droplets of ink from my old rotring pen and made them run through the direction I wanted then lightly rubbed it with a cotton swab, so the ink won't completely cover-up the paint underneath. And I also used a marker for some burn marks on the lighter colored areas and grey Gundam marker on darker areas which was also rubbed before it could completely dry up.

interesting, maybe i could try that on my old deathscythe, lol.

sure why not, you want to build the new MG deathscythe hell anyway^^