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Gyan Gyan Gyan~

Time for another robot… the one-time wonder Gyan that I really liked when I was a kid.

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More WIP!

Haha… did some detailing on the swimsuits, and giving some definitions to the bubbles via a clear blue showing through the acrylic base bottom. Also playing with my flash and lighting setup… now that I have slightly more idea what I’m doing, it’s actually fun 😉

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WIP!

OMG is it a figure update?! Taking a breather from my sabbatical (that doesn’t sound right…), I’m finding some time to wrap up some of the kits I’ve been working on FOREVER. First up is this set of 3 Keiko girls – Holiday, Yasumi and Suzumi in swimsuit. Originally I had them organized in a… Continue reading WIP!

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Loooooooong time no updates!

It’s been more than a while since my last update (actually exactly a year!), but now that I’ve almost rebuilt my modeling space, I can finally finish some kits (rather than snapping them together and admire 🙂 ) I bought a cheaper compressor than my SilentAire that I used in the states, it was giving… Continue reading Loooooooong time no updates!

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Stranded!

It’s been a while since I posted but I’ve been busy traveling and working… anyway nothing noteworthy on the kit front worth mentioning, except I tried taking my airbrushes (dear Iwatas) on a hand-carry to board a plane, only to have it stopped at the customs and sent back into the storage cabinet, then lost… Continue reading Stranded!

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A man’s fight is a man’s fight is a grail kit

Grail kit #2 is “Otoko no Tatakai” depicting the fight between Zeruel and Shogoki. This scene in Evangelion’s Ep 19 was a relatively obscure kit by Musashiya back in the days. I love its dynamism and its symbolism 🙂 May be I can still crank out one or two kits before hibernation… ganbatte ne!!

Otoko no Tatakai (男の戦い) – Eva 01 vs. Zeruel

[alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”private_user_album” uid=”ctkwok” ualb=”6046186615327565521″ authkey=”CMmmkqnk0ab-wwE” imgl=”fancybox” style=”bookshelf” row=”6″ size=”320″ num=”40″ shadow=”1″ align=”center” max=”100″] Introduction Scale n/s Sculptor … Maker Musashiya Completed 07/05/08 Parts The second of my grail kits, this one is a scene in Episode 19 of Evangelion (titled “Man’s fight”, i.e. otoko no tatakai in japanese), where a sulking Shinji got inspired by… Continue reading Otoko no Tatakai (男の戦い) – Eva 01 vs. Zeruel

Protect Gear’s Midori Washio

Yup, can’t have Chuichi without Midori! Another Takara’s figure repaint. [alpine-phototile-for-picasa-and-google-plus src=”private_user_album” uid=”ctkwok” ualb=”6045820657788724609″ authkey=”CMGJ6MGL1peMkgE” imgl=”fancybox” style=”bookshelf” row=”6″ size=”320″ num=”40″ shadow=”1″ align=”center” max=”100″]

Midori Washio from Protect Gear (Takara)

Introduction Scale 1/6 Sculptor … Maker … Completed 07/03/08 Parts Another special forces member from the Protect Gear universe. Midori was the first figure offered in the Cool Girl line before Chuichi. No major mods this time, just weathering so that Midori can be paired up with Chuichi.