In Progress » Gundam G3: Hexed

5.1.2003 » ka-boom While my Dom is on hold, I figured I’d get started on my MG RX-78-2 Version Ka. I’m custom painting and decaling this kit to be the RX-78-3 G3 Gundam. Should be fun. I’m going to do a hexagonal fractal pattern on parts of the kit. It…

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In Progress » Advance of Hyakushiki

04.14.08 » Source, Concepts & Initial Scratchbuilding This build-up is for the Advance of Zeta contest on my forum. While the staff isn’t eligible for the normal contest, there will be a special FFF Staff Entry award just for fun and bragging rights. I wanted to do an AEUG Test-Type…

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Completed » ReGZ 91

About the Build » This was a kit that I had purchased last summer. I painted it and it looked like crap. Well, I decided that I no longer wished to look at a bad paint scheme so I stripped the kit and started over. I went with a warm…

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Baking Soda and Corn Starch Clay

Start with a wooden base. My base is a stained/finished wooden plaque that I bought at Michael’s Crafts. The landscape is made from a base of styrofoam, then covered in a baking soda/cornstarch clay. Here’s the recipe: 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup corn starch 3/4 cup water Mix baking…

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Drybrushing with ‘Rub n’ Buff’

“Rub and Buff” is a silver oil/wax like substance that comes in a tube. I use the silver, but they also make other metallic colors. I bought it at Michael’s. What’s nice about it is that it doesn’t dry as fast as the Tamiya silver paint when drybrushing so I…

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In Progress » Non-HGUC Hygogg ‘Mako’

2.13.2003 » progress intro Here is my first progress shot for my Hygog. As you can see, I haven’t gotten much done. Just a little sanding and puttying. It’ll look much better in the coming weeks though. I hope! 2.16.2003 » inspiration & clay I managed to progress a bit…

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