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1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – update!!!!!

Hi guys, i’ll keep this short and sweet because i’m nackered and want to go to bed. My TODO list; more decals, fin funnels, rifle, bazooka, weathering.

Another day, another update – 1/48 RX93 Nu Evolved Gundam

20 Jul ’12

Hello! I have been semi-busy this week and only had a few hours with which to work with. A few little changes were made such as the custom shoulder armour has been painted to match the green that is used … Continue reading→

1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-System – Resin

12 Jul ’12

Damn this kit is huge, next photo session I will stick a perfect grade next to it just so you can see how big it truly is. Pretty much just going through a ‘do i like the colour scheme’ phase. … Continue reading→

1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems – Resin – Update

6 Jul ’12

A very small, and frustrating update for you tonight. Wowzers, I never thought I would hulk out over building a model kit. These little metal bastards are just so incredible frustrating I still can’t believe it. They are a bunch … Continue reading→

1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin – Update

27 Jun ’12

Evening all, a quick update. Lots of of little parts have been painted and attached to the inner frame. I still have to fix a lot of mistakes up and heaps of tidying up to do. Once I eventually finish … Continue reading→

Finally an update – 1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-systems Resin

17 Jun ’12

It has been a long time, very long time since my last update to this massive kit. After reaching a rather large mental block while travelling down the modding road I have decided to just ditch doing more mods, keep … Continue reading→

Another great forum – Painted Hobbies

14 May ’12

My list of highly recommended forums is definitely growing. This new addition is called Painted Hobbies, brought to you by the same level 100 pro modeller DC23. The same guy who helped bring the Mech Art Communities to fruition. This … Continue reading→

I want you to visit, sign up and say hi!

27 Apr ’12

A bunch of awesome people who are regulars of the MACforums have banded together to start a new forum: The Mecha Lounge. So make like a banana and split on over to sign up and get posting.

Perfect Grade 1/60 Zaku II – Mecha 2012 Contest Entry WIP – Update!

24 Apr ’12

Another day, another update. I took these photos sometime last week and have since made more progress. I’ll upload those photos some time later this week (hopefully). Hmm, this photo looks a little blurry. What you are seeing is the … Continue reading→

Perfect Grade 1/60 Zaku II – Mecha 2012 Contest Entry WIP – Update!

18 Apr ’12

Hello all! A biggish update so lets dive into the photos: So, the photos above and below shows the back lower body armour, the above photo shows the beginnings of a frame work for making it attach to the Zaku … Continue reading→

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Perfect Grade 1/60 Zaku II – Mecha 2012 Contest Entry WIP

15 Apr ’12

Hey guys, long time no post! I’ll cut right to it. I’ve put my 1/48 on a work stop order for the time being as I really, really want it to be as perfect as my skills would allow and … Continue reading→

Kriz, Just a damn good bloke.

28 Mar ’12

Just a small post about a guy who gives so much to the already great Mech Arts Community Forums. He’s an administrator that all admins should be like. He has a neat little blog, which you can find here -> … Continue reading→

1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin – Update!

25 Mar ’12

Comment and check out the other entries HERE at the MAC Forums Ah finally, its been over one and a half months since an update on this rather large kit. I have managed to cobble together a frame of sorts for … Continue reading→

Kamm: The hand painting assassins Youtube page

8 Mar ’12

Hey all, just wanted to feature a great guy who has helped out a lot with promoting the Mecha Metal Parts Store within the MAC forums. Kamm has a youtube channel which you can find here so definitely check it out … Continue reading→

A little gundam orientated forum I stumbled across the other day.

5 Mar ’12

Gundam Eclipse, is a friendly, thriving community that requires a highly recommended visit. I have started posting my completed works on there and I think you should to. Between Gundam Australia Forums, Mech Arts Community Forums and Gundam Eclipse I … Continue reading→

An amazing forum full of amazing people. Also, not just for mecha kits, military and vehicles also on show.

1 Mar ’12

Mac Forums: Mecha 2012 contest first prize x 5 give away!

26 Feb ’12

With the shop up and running with only a few glitches which have taken only two days to stamp out, I have been in contact with one of the judges for the massively awesome Mecha 2012 contest over at the … Continue reading→

Finally, after 3 weeks of work I have an online shop.

24 Feb ’12

The past 3 weeks have been quite taxing for me; with work, a 6 month old baby and trying to create an online mecha and gundam metal option and upgrade parts shop (thats a mouthful). Currently the stock has been … Continue reading→

1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin – Update!

28 Jan ’12

A small update for you all. After exclusively working the same sections for ages I have branched out from just the shoulder and neck to include the chest and opposite shoulder. Pretty much just loads of detail parts glued on, … Continue reading→

1/48 RX93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-systems Resin kit – Update!

25 Jan ’12

Well it has been a long time since my last update. I have somehow not enough time to work on this kit. The only kit that I have bought that I really, really, really wanted to work on and I … Continue reading→

1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin – Update!

18 Jan ’12

Hello all, a small amount of progress (sad face) If only I had more time! I will get right to it as there are lots of photos: actually I seemed to have neglected this blog for the past week as … Continue reading→

1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin – Update!

8 Jan ’12

Don’t forget you can comment and view all the other entries at the MAC forums Still test fitting and cleaning… Not much else to say really, except this is a big gawd damn kit. I’m also so very glad the … Continue reading→

1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-systems

4 Jan ’12

Don’t forget to visit my MAC forums Entry page I’m going to try and work with the armour pieces a little differently, I will trim, test fit and then tidy up / sand the pieces first then do the wash and … Continue reading→

1/48 RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolved – G-Systems Resin kit

3 Jan ’12

Well, it has begun! Its Alive!… well almost, I have managed to make the inner frame hold its self together well enough to take these photos. The technique they use for the joints looks good in theory but fails in … Continue reading→

Meet the Punisher – 1/35 U.C Hardgraph E.F.G.F M61A5 Main Battle Tank

1 Dec ’11

My first tank, not just any old tank. Probably the biggest model tank I have seen. This kit was started ages ago and pretty much sat at around 90% complete for such a long time. So click the link below … Continue reading→

DMK 02 1/35 – Bumble Bee – Dual Mode

1 Nov ’11

Ah, a quick build this was. 3 days including the photo shoot. Most of the work was done over the weekend with a Monday being the big photo day. You know the drill, click the following link to view the … Continue reading→

DMK 01 1/35 scale – Optimus Prime Dual mode! woohoo its done!

26 Oct ’11

Well, after only 3 days of building, I present my favourite kit so far. The DMK 01 1/35 scale – Optimus Prime Dual Mode – Takara Tomy model kit, a pain in the arss to build but when built, bloody … Continue reading→

Finally, just damn fricken finally!

19 Oct ’11

Consider this kit, done and dusted Click HERE to go to its very own dedicated page