#Model Building

[athena-gundampla]

30MS SIS-Dc88w Eliene-Elierica [Elegante Form]

It's been some time since I've done a 30 Minutes Sisters kit. Mainly because the tampo-printed faces have made the kits $50-60, rather than the $30 range of the 30 Minutes Missions line, such as with the Acerbys. However, for some reason this kit was discounted to $14, so it was an instant buy.

Eliene is an angel-aesthetic counterpart of Neverlia, featuring mostly the same parts in a slightly warm white, as well as a really nice sky blue and dark blue. Her "normal mode" form is very simple, although I do like the hairpiece design used, it's very cute and being shorter, doesn't limit head posing as much as some of the longer designs.

Eliene has two "armour-up" options, using these really well designed angel wing parts in pearlescent white, which I gloss coated to really bring out the effect. They're also partially transluscent, and thus they catch light super well whether you light the kit from the front or from behind.

I really like how the larger wing parts have been designed, and I found their stability and poseability much better than even the RG Wing Gundam (EW). You can attach the larger wings either to the back, like a traditional angel, or reconfigure them into a kind of bow weapon.

There's a cute little heart arrow that you can make Eliene hold, or clip into the bow. I wish there was a full quiver of these included, like with the 30 Minute Fantasy archer kits. I had initially planned to combine one of these kits with her, as I would've preferred a more traditional bow style that would let me keep the wings for her back, but I couldn't find any in stock anywhere. The shaft of the arrow is a metal part, which is super rare to see.

Overall, its a really nice kit, especially for the discounted price. I kind of wish i'd picked up an extra one for kitbashing purposes with the wings, and I definitely plan on coming back to the kit and customising it with one of the 30 Minute Fantasy kits later, to either give her a more magical girl look or maybe kit her out like a proper archer.

[bethanythebogwitch]

Behold...

THE CRAB ORB!!

I got this from a Japanese gacha machine at an anime convention. It has one of four buildable crab models and I don't know which one. Let's find out.

Eyy, it's a spider crab!

Surgery is going well

My son has arrived

[nosediv3dd]

Built Rodimus as my model kit for the month of March!

Check below for more detailed thoughts on this model!

Assembling him went pretty smoothly, most of the pieces fit well into each other and the instructions were clear.

Pieces that were a bit harder to fit were the pipes on his lower legs, I think they need to be inserted at a slight angle perhaps?

The pieces where the arms and legs attach were also quite tight which made me worry about breaking the more delicate elements while trying to pop them in. The joints are also quite firm.

Personally I prefer the way the legs attach on the Magnus model better since it feels more secure but I get that this is the way they did it to accentuate Rodimus’ more slender design.

I recommend glue for the decorative pieces below his knees and his lower body since it keeps separating when trying to pose (on my copy at least). And the way it is constructed is a bit annoying to re-assemble (a ring shaped piece goes on first, then slide in the backside of the lower body and add the front- more tricky when there is legs involved).

But for the rest he feels quite sturdy and looks stunning!

[anxiousdepressee]

Had some fun building this guy after having him occupy my closet for a few years. Took 2-3 business days purely because I kept screwing up the legs. I closed the thighs before connecting the lower legs, then put the legs on the wrong sides and had to take a break before I broke him. His ass falls apart every time I try to pose him, but he’s old, so it’s okay. I’m just glad I could make myself finish.

[littlealienproducts]

Super Realistic Model Trees by Dioramapresepe

[the-delta-42]

#paladone #transformersearthspark #bumblebee #3dpuzzle #autobot #transformers #modelbuilding

[daviwea]

Project Z-H3 has lunched. I have a fairly simple Zaku set, and finaly I came across with and idea which includes Citadells skull set and some spare parts from other Zaku sets. When I make some progress with it I will post it as well.

[thatpunkfairy]

Okay since more people are getting into the hobby of Warhammer 40k due to space marine 2 being released let me tell you this

The hobby is NOT about painting and building minis

It is NOT about making elaborate armies

it is NOT about reading excessive amounts of lore and watching breakdowns of it

THIS HOBBY IS ABOUT EATING PAINTS, DRINKING WASHES AND SNORTING GLUE

Drill that into your little ogryn brains

[rogern64]

When building Warhammer models you can use parts of the sprue to make it look like their gun is firing?

[coin-bound-magician]

Started building Gunpla models. Here’s the finished product of HG kit Deathscythe from Gundam Wing. This was a good build. Though it had the tiniest decals I’ve ever seen.

[athena-gundampla]

[dinosaurchestra]

building gundam aerial

[itsalwayslavender]

I finished another Z’GOK kit! :3

As best as I can tell, it was originally released sometime in the 80’s, so if anybody could provide me any more information, that would be super cool!

It was a really fun and involved process that involved a whole lot more gluing and sanding than I am used to due to this not being snapped together like modern kits.

The plastic was color separated, but I had to paint the eye and its backing, the chest details, and the claws.

The articulation is fairly limited, but not as bad as I thought, all of the joints are hinges; not a ball joint anywhere on this baby!

The claws are actually held in place with a super interesting mechanism that uses a spring to keep them in the open or closed position.

Overall I am really happy about the kit and my own results, and having another member of the beloved Z’GOK collection is always appreciated :D (this is my third, with more hopefully on the way ;)

[misforgotten2]

One of these model kits sat on the top shelf in my local toy store for years waiting to be bought. I looked longingly at it thinking what if.

My model building phase ended when I realized I didn't have the patience to even wait for glue to harden or paint to dry.

Boys' Life December 1962

[catlord636]

Building Wh40k minis is so great. Not only do you get a respite from worrying about the world around you, you also get a neat little dude.

Can confirm, men will do anything but therapy.