Project WarMachine WIP Weeks 1 and 2

I've got my kit lined up, I'll still be painting 3 LBX kits and 2 SDs before I get to this in
terms of paint but I can definitely start with mods now.

I'm not quite sure how I'll fit the "Five" theme in yet but I noticed that this will actually be the 5th MG that I have ever painted. My plans so far are to create an MS that matches my name "WarMachine", I've got missile racks for one side and an extra large gattling for the other, I'm hoping to figure out some proper flame throwers for one side too.

This one isn't the exact idea that I have but it conveys it well enough.

The detachable fuel tank is a little better now, though I think it could still be missing something....

So, I've also started work on Nu's gargantuan head, the crest is gone and the faceplate can be removed separately. I think I might aim for a more Zeta-like face plate.

I kind of decided to add a bit more pla-plate and round up the area behind that thrust to make it seem like it attaches more fluidly, I've also added a few little rectangular vents down near the end.

So admittedly the head looks really ugly at this moment the crest is cut off and sealed off with some black pla-plate (it was the thinnest stuff I had on hand) which makes it look kind of like Mr. T.

Alright, this is what I've got so far the head still doesn't look quite right, I've smoothed things down more thoroughly added a command antenna (kinda like Cherudim's) and sharpened up the face plate (its falling off in most of the pictures though).

I've started work on the chest, so far I have removed the vents capped the gap in the exterior armour with pla-plate and added a smaller missile launcher unit to the chest.

Got a little more done mostly chest components, I armoured up the cockpit hatch and added a little more asymmetry to it with a small missile rack on the right and just some extra plating on the left.

I've started something with the shoulders, I've got a few ideas it just a matter of implementing things right.

Pre-Blog Kits #11: HGUC Gelgoog Blitz

I started this kit on April 23, 2011 and finished it on April 24, 2011, completed in just under 18 hours and I had been struggling to name it for an equally long time. My plan for this kit to fit the theme of, "In the Blink of an Eye" for a contest that was running at the time. My idea was not only to create a fast looking MS but also build and mod it quickly.

Therefore I present the Gelgoog Blitz.

HGUC Gelgoog Blitz, completed August 24, 2011

HGUC Gelgoog Blitz, completed August 24, 2011

If you would like to see more of the Blitz you can check out the Facebook Gallery.

Notes:

MS-14[JG2] Gelgoog Blitz - is a prototype fast attack mobile suit based off of the Gelgoog Jager. The Blitz being designed to deliver devastating Blitzkrieg attack it became a close to mid-range MS and would need to be able to close distances "In the Blink of an Eye" to manage this, the Blitz was equipped with more thrusters, and greater fuel reserves in the form of a large booster pod.

Pre-Blog Kits #10: HG Eins Quadruped

The Eins Quadruped, is a kit-bash using bits from all three of the HG Gundam Throne units inspired by the quadleg designs from the Armored Core series as well as the craziness that students often associate with exam time. This kit was completed on December 15, 2011, between my first and second exams of the fall term in an effort to break up the monotony I decided it would be cool to do something just for the fun of it, with a bit of scratch-building and pla-plating.

HG Eins Quadruped, completed December 15th, 2011

HG Eins Quadruped, completed December 15th, 2011

You can check out more of this kit in my Facebook Album.

**Updated: December 8th, 2014**

You can see more of the Eins Quadruped in its Google+ Album.

Completed Kits #2: HG Seravee II

This is my first completed kit of 2014, this was really my second entry into the Gundam Eclipse 2013 Modified/Kit-Bash Group Build the first being the AGE-1 Razor but I suspect some of that got eaten.

HG Seravee II, completed January 23, 2014.

If you want to check out more pictures of the Seravee II you can check out my Facebook Image Gallery or my Google+ Album.

HG Seravee II WIP #2

Work in progress from December 28, 2013 to January 1, 2014.

This is my second entry into the Gundam Eclipse 2013 Modified/Kitbash Group Build.

In somewhat better news I've made some progress with my Seravee II. I've got a bit more pla-plate added to the chest and I've appended the side skirts with ball joints and kibble from the HG 0 Gundam kit that also donated its hips and upper legs.

I think there is a bit more work to be done here, I don't intend to follow the line art at this point. I want to at least smooth over the top portion of the torso around the head.

With the waist I trimmed off a bit of the excess plastic from the former HG Seravee kit and cleaned it up with a bit of pla-plate. Then with the waist components from the HG 0 Gundam I attached the female ball joint connector. I also used a portion of the HG 0 Gundam`s side skirts glued up under the Seravee II`s as the male connector.

I started by cleaning up a few odds and ends, puttied the skeleton of the legs to smooth things over, 

removed the seams in the shoulders, added a thin pla-plate sheet to the sides of the upper legs to 

get rid of the gaps in my original build, and removed the peg holes from the beam bazookas.

I've started the initial parts of painting the kit, for some reason the lighting in the room I'm in seems

to be making the black I used look quite faded.

You can see more pictures of this build in my Google+ Album or my Facebook Gallery.

Pre-Blog Kits #9: HGUC Re-GZ

Its been a very long time since I worked on this one, my best guess as to when I finished it is early 2012 for the annual Hobby Link Japan contest (that was the first one, if I recall correctly). Anyway as per the rules of the contest I wasn't allowed to post images of the kit anywhere until after the contest was well over.

HGUC Re-GZ and BWS, completed April 16, 2012

HGUC Re-GZ and BWS, completed April 16, 2012

This kit is a bit or a rarity for me I went back to work on it more after I deemed it completed for the contest adding a bit more weathering here and there and a handful of decals.

HGUC Re-GZ, completed April 16, 2012

If you would like to see more of this kit you can check out the Facebook Image Gallery.

Notes:

Re-GZ - REfined Gundam Zeta, a pre-mass production transformable mobile suit. Rather than using the complex and costly transformation system used in the Zeta Gundam, it instead docks with a Back Weapons System or BWS to form a Waverider like form for greater speed and mobility.

Overview of 2013

So I haven't completed all that many kits this year, and with the Seravee II and AGE-1R rolling along steadily 2014 is already looking to be a much more fast paced year for me.

First done was the HMM Shadow Fox, on May 21, 2013. I'm really quite pleased with how this one turned out, especially since it was my first HMM kit.

Gundam Eclipse Showroom - HMM Shadow Fox Ver. War
Facebook Image Gallery - Shadow Fox

HMM Shadow Fox, May 21, 2014

Next up, was the HGUC GM Wagtail, completed on July 5, 2013. I think this kit probably represents the finest work I've done with a High Grade kit to date.

Gundam Eclipse Showroom - GM Wagtail
Facebook Image Gallery - GM Wagtail
Google+ Album - GM Wagtail

HGUC GM Wagtail, July 5, 2013

LBX Proto I, came next in my own rather funky colour scheme, on October 1, 2013. With this one I experimented a bit more with putty and removing seam line and I'm quite pleased with the work I did on it.

Gundam Eclipse Showroom - Proto I

Facebook Image Gallery - Proto I

Google+ Album - Proto I

LBX Proto I, October 1, 2013

The final kit I finished up this year, the HG G-EXES 100 completed on December 9, 2013. This particular kit was one very drag on battle given that I started it in December of 2012 and then lost motivation to finish due to some airbrush troubles.

Gundam Eclipse Showroom - G-EXES 100

Facebook Image Gallery - G-EXES 100

Google+ Album - G-EXES 100

HG G-EXES 100, December 9, 2013