Of all the tanks the Gepard has a special place in my heart. The twin cannons and the dome range finder plus the radar all gives it that advanced look, particularly in the 80s. This is probably the tank that got me back into armor! I have built the Tamiya Gepard twice before I think,… Continue reading Flakpanzer Gepard A2 1:35 from Meng
SMS/Neograde 1/100 NZ-666 Kshatriya
Kshatriya is one of the more popular designs from Gundam UC (see wikia for full description). It’s derived from the much bigger Queen Martha and is used by Maria since the opening episode. It looks very powerful and you’d have guessed it’s the boss mecha if you haven’t watched the show, but it quickly got… Continue reading SMS/Neograde 1/100 NZ-666 Kshatriya
MG Sazabi 1/100 – Coreworks conversion
Coreworks was one of the earlier Korean resin conversion garage kit makers. This was back in 2000s where the trend was to stylize and beefing up Gundam designs, and I loved Coreworks. This 1/100 Sazabi conversion was applicable to the old MG Sazabi, which had poor proportions. To be honest I considered this an abandoned… Continue reading MG Sazabi 1/100 – Coreworks conversion
1/7 Emma Frost – Bishoujo style
This is yet another Bishoujo rendering of an X-Men Emma Frost by Yamashita. I modified her to have the comic version long boots rather than the original pants. She is a deceptively simple kit to photograph, as her long hair cast substantial shadows onto her face, so some care was required to properly balance the… Continue reading 1/7 Emma Frost – Bishoujo style
MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam with conversion set
Ex-S is the enhanced version of the S-Gundam, from the Gundam Sentinel story. I’m going to TL;DR and refer to the Gundam wikia for the details of the story and Ex-S. The original MG Ex-S was a bold move by Bandai, but the execution left something to be desired, especially when they released it in… Continue reading MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam with conversion set
Panther ausf. A. 1/35 Meng
The first of a few armor models that I’ve been doing. Honestly I was more of a modern armor fan than WW2 German, and I had trouble understanding the appeal of it. But as I grew to understand a bit more about the space it seems to have a few things going for it: first,… Continue reading Panther ausf. A. 1/35 Meng
Ace Combat 1/72 F2A Kei Nagase
From the game Ace Combat 7 Hasegawa offers this limited edition F2A, which I believe to be a Mitsubishi custom of the F16, with a special skin illustrated wit the pilot Kei Nagase in swimsuit. The worst part of the kit is the lack of a pilot figure – if you offer a stand, it… Continue reading Ace Combat 1/72 F2A Kei Nagase
Tool review: U-star sprue holder
Happy New Year! 2017 to many people wasn’t the best, and here to hoping 2018 is going to be better! I spent the last couple of weeks of 2017 in Hong Kong and went model shopping for more a bit. Only this time I spent a lot more time finding armor models and tools. The… Continue reading Tool review: U-star sprue holder
Short trip to Death Valley
We actually went to Death Valley before the Valley of Fire. I didn’t do a whole lot of research before the DV trip so in retrospect I stayed there too short, and would look forward to a longer stay in another season where there would be more rain, which yield better scenics. Anywhoo, we took… Continue reading Short trip to Death Valley
Valley of Fire: the second visit
I decided it’s worthwhile to use my blog for some of my travel blogging in addition to my modeling addiction so why not start with my most recent visit, the Valley of Fire near Las Vegas. My full Google Photos Album for this trip is here. I was very impressed the first time I was… Continue reading Valley of Fire: the second visit