Military Units: Finally in the Frontline!!

Yay!! I have successfully completed working on my Military Units. This was the longest model, or models I guess because there are 3 of them, I have worked on. Mainly because there are 3 units and it requires a lot of painting. I was actually a little disappointed with the articulation points this model had. I had only 4 articulation points!! But, it was a 3 in one model so I quess that can be expected. Now, I am working on my Shiba-I Sazabi. It would look great with him in front of the 3 Military Units.

(Above) Fully equipped Military Units!! All 3 of them!! The one in the middle is painted with titanium gold paint, the same gold I used on my Shiro Oni Zaku III.

(Above) The first Military Unit I worked on.

Actually there were 3 sets bought, but we, my bro me and my other bro, changed the units so we all work on 1 group like Phoenix, Tiger and Dragon. I picked Phoenix because I like the colour red a lot more than the other choices. I took a picture of the flag too so you can see the wordings on it. The Military Units were fun and tiring to finish but I was glad I could finally put them aside.




Farid

The Difference Is Clear.

A clear difference between my Choko Zaku III and Shiro Oni Zaku III. I just realized that this is my 102nd post on my blog... didn't think I posted that much. Anyway, the Choko Zaku III, was, well, better and easier to make than the Shiro Oni Zaku III and I didn't post about it I guess. I did a lot of customization for my Choko Zaku III as well, I coloured the knuckles red and painted what looked like rivets gold, mainly because it looked so plain just like that. I also used a different red for both Zakus, Metallic Red for Choko Zaku and Glossy Red for Shiro Oni. I actually had doubts painting with that red, because it looked dark when I painted it on my Blitz Gundam. It turned out better and nicer looking however.

(Above) Both Zakus side by side, maybe ready to fight some enemies. You can easily see the diffence in the gold paint used, Gold marker and Titanium Gold.

(Above) The weapons they both share, I wanted to cut the handle on the right for my Shiro Oni Zaku III but I had my doubts and I didn't have the heart to do it yet. Still making the decision whether to do it or not. Hmmmmm.

(Above) The helmet covers. Although I don't use the other one for my Shiro Oni Zaku III, but I painted it anyway just to see how it would turn out. I looks pretty nice, don't you think?

(Above) Another side by side picture.
Shiro Oni : Look there!! Enemies!!
Choko Zaku: Let's get them!!


'prepare to fight'
Shiro Oni: Hiya!!
Choko Zaku: Wahhhhh!!!

Shiro Oni: Let's show them our strength!!
Choko Zaku: Let's do it!!


(Above) A picture from the past. The picture taken right after completion!! Wow!! So cool!!

Well, I posted this a little late. By 1 day to be exact. So, now to continue with the Military Units. Yes, they still have yet to be finished. It is taking quite a while, maybe I should speed up the process.


'Fireworks!!'
'audience claps hands'
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! A happy 102 Post Day to you too. Enjoy reading my blog!
Ba Bye!!
'audience claps hands again as I leave the stage'




Farid

One Boring Weekend...

I watched a lot of television this weekend, and it was boring. I can't stand watching TV for long hours, my limit was 3 hours at most, then I just couldn't take it anymore. Anyway, an idea for a post finally came to my head today, which explains why there was no post this Friday or Saturday.

Warcraft III: Frozen Throne, RPG Map.

Me and my bro thought of an idea, a map for Warcraft III that is an RPG map, where you level up, job advance and accomplish missions. But so far the idea just stopped there, I have already designed the map but there was a lot triggers involved I just stopped working on it. I have wanted to start again, but Gundam models were my priority that time, and now I am not really working on my Gundams so I'll just tell something about them.

The RPG map starts out in a large map, divided into regions were the monsters are stronger the further away you are, just like in any RPG game. You can start out with 4 different jobs which are:

Student
Traveller
Wisp
Dragon Egg

I know dragon egg sounds weird, but it is the hardest job path and also the strongest job to take. Student is the basic beginners' job class, you would want to take that first before trying the other classes. Students can advance to another 4 classes which are:

Student > Blader
> Archer
> Mage
> Outlaw

Blader is a different version of the swordsman. Their abilities are based on increasing the damage and decreasing the chance of enemies hitting them. They are not meant to spam their abilities unlike the Mage which is its exact opposite. In the game, Bladers are the only class with stunning abilities because it will give them a chance against the Mage. The ultimate ability for the Blader is the Illusion Slash. It launches a cutting shock wave forward and then teleports to the target location, this deals damage twice, the shock wave and then the teleport slash which stuns them for 2 seconds.

Mage, this job class is meant for spamming their abilities, all of their abilities have a 1 second cooldown except the ultimate ability. The also have the ability to send a partial amount of the damage to their mana, they don't have the large HP pool like Bladers.

Archers and Outlaws are only different is abilities and attack type. Outlaws are melee while archers are of course ranged. They both have very high attack ratings and are made to evade just like bladers but are better at it. Outlaws then advance to Assasins or Mercenaries.

Blader > Demon Hunter
> Buster Blader
> Paladin

Mage > Elemental Mage (Fire)
> Elemental Mage (Ice)
> Elemental Mage (Lightning)
> Priest

Outlaw > Assasin
> Mercenary

Archers > Shadow Walker
> Shine Walker

Those are the advancements for the 4 jobs a student can choose.
So, that's just a brief topic on the RPG Map, I'll maybe start working on it soon.Gundam
I haven't worked on my Military Units for a long time now, I just have to paint a few parts to complete it but I am quite busy with my pokemon game that I just don't have the time. I also still have a few models to make which are Shiba-I Sazabi, Kakouton Giros and Garazoo.


Yeah, it is still this trio. I'm still waiting for the purple paint to arrive. Hmmmm, not much to post a bout gundam though. Ba bye.




Farid

Shiro Oni!!!

The White Ogre, I have customized a Choko Zaku III SD gundam model. Customized meaning, only changing the colour, I'm not really that experienced with modifying. I never tried in fact, but soon, I will. Anyway, This model took quite a long time to finish because of the spray paint. I had to put on several coats of paint to get the colour to look nice. However, I did not use an air brush, I used the spray cans. A little problem with the paint is that it peels off quite easily, and to make things worse, its harder to paint back on. And unlike the normal enamel paint, you can't rub off the panel lining on it, so to cover something up you have to paint over it again.


In the end, with all the troubles and repainting and more repainting, you get a beautiful model that does not look plastic but instead a nice clean.... you get what I mean anyway.

There are other benefits to this spray painted model. The colours painted on it, like red for example, is much brighter and flashy compared to when painted on the dark plastic green which was the original colour for this model. The grey colour for the arms and head were also quite good, I didn't actually expect the colour to turn out good. But, the best thing of all is the gold, Titanium Gold to be exact. I used the same paint I tried on the Military Unit, the gold turned out lighter, which is a good thing. For this model, I didn't use any markers for the gold colours.

Well, this working on this model was fun, now to continue with the Military Units, and I will try and post pictures of then as soon as possible. Bwahahahahahah!!!!!!




Farid

Repaired, Repainted.

I'm very glad I managed to fix my RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production Type. The problem was its hip joint broke, maybe because I exerted too much pressure on it every time I put the parts together again, and also because I changed its pose everyday. I really liked that model. However, even though I liked it that much I couldn't do a nice job on it, I ask myself this a lot. So, after a little thinking, I don't know why, but I took its box out and started looking at the model again, I guess I missed it. To my suprise, it was made horribly. The cut marks, the ugly panel-lining and the horrible paint job.

The thrusters, I remember, I painted them with a gundam marker my brother borrowed, I guess, from a friend so it looked nice to my eyes that time. But, as I picked it up and looked at the paited parts, it was so horrible, I was really bad at making Gundam Models last time. So anyway, back to the repairing. I looked at the painted parts and I repainted them with yellow enamel paint. I looked so much better then. The colour wasn't dusty or sandy but it looked smooth after the painting. I was happy, and then went back to fixing the other parts.

I was quite worried about the broken joint though, I thought it was never going to be able to be fixed. So I thought, maybe I should use epoxy putty, something like clay that hardens to seal gaps and holes, then paint over it. But, I didn't really have any experience in using epoxy putty or even ordinary putty. That thought left my mine, and then my brother suggested to me, to drill a hole in the joints which were broken and then put a metal wire through before I glue them back together. I sounded like a good idea, I did actually drill a hole, but it wasn't that deep, I couldn't go any deeper, I don't know why.

So, I eliminated the idea completely and decided, "Just glue them back together with super glue." I asked my older brother to do it for me. He put 1 drop of glue, which was what I was supposed to do (but I put too much), and pressed them together for 5 minutes before putting them somewhere to dry. Apparently I only ask him to do the 'glue them together' part for me. So the part was fixed, them glue was strong, and I put the model together. I did all the painting before, so the only thing to do was to fix the joint.

So, there it is the Gundam Model, well actually a Mobile Suit Model. There was only 1 part I wasn't able to paint. It was the emblem on the forehead, because it was really small, smaller than your finger in fact, any finger maybe. I still can't understand how that guy painted that part. It really small. So that's all, I really liked this model as I have said before, and I want to buy an MG RX-77-2 Guncannon, but I still cannot find it. Ba Bye!!

Farid

Another Post About Diamond.

Well, 2 days into the game and I have only obtained an extra 46 pokemon, either through evolution or catching, I haven't traded with anyone yet. That means I have 196 pokemon in my pokedex, quite slow for me. What slowed me down was I went Unown hunting. Yeah, went to the Solaceon City and while I bred certain pokemon that you can obtain only by breeding, I went looking for Unown. It appears that there are many Unown that can be obtained in rooms with dead ends and only 1 type for each floor or the deeper you go into the cave. But anyway, I have caught a Scyther and bred it almost immediately to get a stronger one, luckily, I still had my Kricketune so the younger Scythers were stronger (they all had X-Scissor). Yes, now I am slowly making my team of pokemon, changing a few like Torterra, with Sceptile, and Machoke with a Scyther.


The picture above, is my Charizard, yes, my beautiful, SHINY, Charizard!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! I also seems that I have mistaken the type of food it likes, it likes dry food...


And the next one is my beautiful, SHINY Eevee!!! I bribed my younger brother with it because he likes using Eevees and its evolutions as his pokemon team.


Yup, showing you I have 196 pokemon seen on my pokedex!!!

That's all, a short post today I guess...




Farid