That Freedom, Did you paint it or does it really look taht good out of the box?

my 144 00 gundam didn't come with any beam sabers. i made those from the clear runners that hold the pieces on the trays. i used a exacto to taper off the runners and make a holding peg without using any glue. sharpies were used to colour them. i was kicking myself for not waiting for the 00 kit that had the gn sword III. the kit i have has only GN II swords and beam sabers were not provided. the only problem with using the plastic runner for homemade beam sabers is the butt to hold them in place. here's a picture of the runners before i played around with them.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1862/img4928.jpg

The only thing I painted were the thrusters in the back for both, which aren't visible. Other than that, everything is original. It could be the lighting... IDK.

the MG freedom does look pretty awesome tbh

Most MG kits do.

Remember the China Gundam statue posted a few pages back? Well, it got destroyed by Japan's RX-78-2 in an epic battle.

Okay, that didn't happen, but it's gone.

Good, I hated that gold POS.

Now all we need is for North Korea to build a Zaku as a declaration of war.

Guess I misunderstood your point :heh: But making them yourself is quite impressive.

You're right, but still. IF I make the step to MG, freedom'll probably be the first one. First I'll have to find things like a modeller's knife and a decent pair of plyers (instead of my nail scissors)

i don't know myself. it was pain in the butt to make them they're far from perfect from up close but rough enough to the trick. though the relatively square butts do deform the 00 saber handles a bit over time. it would be much easier if i could only use sand paper but it makes them cloudy, shaving leaves a clear enough transparency.

I've put together several MG kits and used a pair of paper scissors to get them out of the runners and nail clippers to remove the nubs. It works well for me.

ive finished building my brave (graham custom), i've gotta say it's sick! especially since i custom colored it:P

also the most intact flag series model i've ever built

Heh. :heh: Considering it didn't have polycaps, that's quite good. Pictures? :)

aha I'm still using nail clippers, even when building PGs.

When I started, I slowly started going up grade by grade and then when I got to PG, I told myself that I would just stick with this grade. I only have 3 PGs, but as kool and big as they are, I like to limit the growth of a collection now, just to give them that centerpiece feel. Plus, the prices just keep going up. I always have an itch to build more, but I think my interest in MG is slowly coming back. I think the only new addition to my PGs will have to be the God Gundam, if it is ever made... if not, then I'm done with that grade.

I'm actually on the verge of ordering 3 MG kits in the upcoming days. Won't say which ones, but it'll be awesome.

Anyways, here are 2 videos of my PGs. Maybe you've seen em...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPJKqAzaCGE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImRWgPQsT98

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/6986/desktop4au.jpg

here's my brave, theres still little bit of finishing to do but this is it! i custom colored it grey, inspired by the Delta+ :]

comments?

edit: i personally think the brave's engine/thrusters are the sexiest part of the design :]

I wonder how it'd look if you color the orange visor red. :]

Nailclippers are a good tip, thnaks for that! But I think using scissors to cut them loose isn't really good for the scissors' sharpness

hobby japan with the full saber sneak peek

MG Gundam Shenlong Ver. Ka confirmed for March release :eek::eek::eek:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UVRoF5dMi7...zg/s1600/2.jpg


While I know the upcoming Full Saber kit is for the HG kit... that's the MG 00 Qan[T] with the Full Saber equipment isn't it? :eek: