This rendition of the Bang Doll is the first in Volk’s IMS line that is based on injection molding. The sculpts so far are excellent, and the casting is good. They really tried to make the details as crisp as possible, for example in the Bang the edges are all super sharp and if you… Continue reading S.S.I.KUBALKANS the BANG -破烈の人形- 1/100 Volks IMS kit
LED Mirage with Boomerang Unit – 1/100 Wave kit
The old Wave injection kit was reviled by many, but it’s about the only kit you can get the flight backpack combo for a very reasonable price of 6800yen. The Boomerang unit offered here is a crisply cast vinyl kit. There’s some fit issue as with the rest of the kit does, but the finished… Continue reading LED Mirage with Boomerang Unit – 1/100 Wave kit
Photographing figures
I really enjoy taking studio photography of my figures. As much as I enjoy building sci-fi or mecha subjects, figures came out better than the actual models when lighted properly. Too bad I didn’t build too many figures of late.
Jason Voorhees Bishoujo 1/7 Kotobukiya
Shunya-san did a lot of the Marvel reimaging, but taking on the classic horror character is a bold move! The Jason Voorhees really stood out as a cool design. The original had a lot of blood on the figure as part of its slasher motif, but I didn’t want blood on my hands so to… Continue reading Jason Voorhees Bishoujo 1/7 Kotobukiya
Shining Ark – Angel of Light Sakuya Mode: Seraphim 1/6
I adore the Tony line of figures. The art itself was great, but the figures are mostly well-sculpted with nice outfits and soft poses. Costume are of fantasy elements but with added anime cuteness. I’m not going to pretend I know what Shining Ark the game is about or who Sakuya is, except she… Continue reading Shining Ark – Angel of Light Sakuya Mode: Seraphim 1/6
Macross 1:48 Strike Valkyrie full load
This took a while to finish while I waited for the photo etch ladder to come in. I had a lot of doubt whether I wanted it, but it really gives the mini diorama some detail that was lacking. Studio shoot coming up…
Jason voorhees bishoujo finished
Last night I got the last touches of the bishoujo Jason voorhees from kotobukiya done. Originally I wanted her to have the left arm positioned to hold the machete upright, with its tip going into a rock. Then I figured it can go into a skull which would be cooler and more thematic. But then… Continue reading Jason voorhees bishoujo finished
Parallel builds: PG astray, Saber and Freddie bishoujo
There are 3 kits that had been sitting in the perennial semi finished state that I plan on finishing this weekend. First off the perfect grade Astray Red. It gets two shades of red, one clear red on silver, and one brownish red I used on neo zeong. I got motivated to finish this guy… Continue reading Parallel builds: PG astray, Saber and Freddie bishoujo
Missile support
Got the resin kit from hlj, but it’s smaller than expected. The little missile carts are done as well.
Strike Valkyrie weapon load
Since the top of the pylons are visible in the load out display, I needed to add some details to them. In the box art, this amounts to adding a main shaft detail and some surrounding bolts. The missile support are made by bandai’s action base component mounted on the chain base’s gadget. Almost ready!