RGM-79FP GM Striker and RX-78GP03 Dendrobium Stamen!!

During the long period in which I hardly updated my blog, I actually finished 2 HG Gundam Model Kits. They were, as I have written for the title of my post GM Striker and Dendrobium Stamen or GP03. I bought them mainly because these 2 kits appealed to me in some way. I just liked the design of the models and so I purchased them. I started on my RX-78GP03 Dendrobium Stamen first before moving on to my RGM-79FP GM Striker.

So first my Stamen. I the only parts I painted were the blue parts, meaning all the blue even the ones which were already blue to make sure the colours for each part was the same. I also painted the red on the inside of the thrusters. The mixture used was 1 part blue and 2 parts flat white. I was pleased with the blue colour I had, not so dark yet not that bright as well. Originally the blue was very dark, so I had to mix the colours. I have also tried something I have never done before on this kit, that is gluing clear green parts for the Sensors on the head and the 2 light on the legs. Had some problems at first but, yeah, managed to fix it. The legs however had scratches on them because maybe I was sanding them too hard to get rid of the excess dark grey paint for the legs. But nothing much I could do about it. So there you have in my RX-78GP03 Gundam GP03 or Dendrobium Stamen!!!



(Above) Here you can see the clear parts I glued on using Tamiya Plastic Cement. For the eyes however I didn't really want to go to all the trouble so just coloured them Metallic Green using the Gundam Marker.


(Above) The inside of the thruster, but you can't really see the red colour...

(Above) Articulation for the Arm and Leg. Not very good though, slightly more than 90 degrees. Now this limits the poses I was able to make with this model.

(Above) The weapons and shield for this model, it has the XBR-BOWA M-82A Beam Rifle , Folding Bazooka, Beam Sabre and the Folding Shield.

(Above) The model came with 2 different hands for each side, gripped and open. The model also came with a core fighter. Unfortunately, the core fighter can't be folded or be placed in the torso.

(Above) With Beam Rifle and Folding Shield mounted on. Also with the Folding Bazooka, for that however I folded the shield, to make it easier to mount the bazooka.


Now for my RGM-79FP GM Striker. I actually only started this model 2 weeks ago, the GP03 was earlier this year I think. But the gap between these 2 was, maybe, 4 months. Anyway, I actually put in a lot of thinking into this model. I thought of whether I should paint all the yellow parts but I ended up deciding on trying to mix the paints so that I get a colour as similar as possible to the yellow parts, the yellow parts were more orange actually. The mixture used was 1 part orange 3 parts flat white. The colour is very close, I had to continuously add the flat white and see how close the colour was to the plastic. Carrying on, I ended up painting all the parts which were supposed to be white, a kind of greenish greyish white, with a mix not following the manual at all. I looked at the ready made pictures that they usually give in the manual and the white used was quite white. I don't think you understood that... Anyway, I mixed 2 parts dark grey, 1 part light green and 13 parts flat white. This actually took a long time, I added white bit by bit until I got the colour I wanted. For the cockpit hatch and all the other red parts, I used 1 part red, 2 parts orange. Oh, I also painted all the parts in need of painting the base colour flat white for the best results. And I am very pleased with this model. The paint got scratched however at the knee joint and mixing the paint is a real pain, so I just leaving it for now. Should have sand the parts first to leave a small gap. Luckily this happened after taking the photos so not much of a problem.

(Above) Standard Front back view, equipped with weapons and shield. What appealed the most about this suit was that it is mainly used for close combat, the spear was replicated from RX-78-2's Beam Javelin.

(Above) The Weapons and shield, I did not include its optional ranged weapon, the 100mm Machine Gun, which I will show later on. The shield has 2 extend-able spikes which is also used in close combat.

(Above) The insides of the thrusters and the joints, the small part inside were all painted flat white. I painted the weapons a different mix, 1 part dark grey and 5 parts flat white. I also did the same thing with the sensor, cut out a clear part and glued it there.

(Above) The articulation for the arms and leg. I am actually very pleased with the arm's articulation, enabling it to grab its beam sabre. For the leg, not so pleased however...

(Above) I really like the 100mm Machine Gun, kinda reminds me of the MAT 49 sub-machinegun which I use in the game BlackShot!!! The left hand can be changed to make it hold the gun, with the articulation of the hand itself. I took off the shield to make it easier to the action poses.

(Above) Last of all ATTACK!!! with the spear. The beam sabre can also be bent down to look like a scythe. Well something like that. And I just realized, my GM Striker is missing a part!!! Wahahahaah!!! Can't believe I didn't realize that...

Well, there you have it one long post to fill the spaces. I can't really post stuff nowadays, much to do so little time. Well that's all then, FINISH!!!! Ba bye!!!





Farid

Have You Ever Felt...

Well, it has been a very depressing week and start of the year for me. I cannot explain why. And there are no relevant or acceptable excuses as to why I did failed to post anything for the past 3 months now. Only one word, lazy. I have been very lazy throughout this year, I hardly worked on my gundam models and so far have only been playing video games on the computer. Well, my brother had just bought for me Starcraft 2, not the original one by the way that is coming later, and I started playing it, and playing it and playing it over and over again. I was very excited and wanted to try Starcraft 2 myself when it was officially released and yes, I did try and register to test the beta but never got to try the game until now that is. The gameplay has been improved, friendly units give or make way for other friendly units who want to pass through is one of those. The graphics, spectacular, but I never really cared for graphics, what good is a game with the best of latest graphics but with a gameplay that makes you feel like a game of chess would be more worth your time (not to mock chess by the way). The graphics setting for the computer was low on everything, animation, texture and many others, which surprised me, that was the best computer in my house, and low on everything!!!??? I tried putting it to medium but, well, let's say the game went from car speed to crawling speed. But nevertheless, the game rocks and rolls. To bad I can't play melee maps against the AI. But, these days seem to go by as mere dreams, I mean when you experience a dream, you don't really feel joy or how you normally feel, and that was what every day seemed like, and I don't know why.

A small section for SPM. Well, I can't say I'm not worried about SPM, I am trust me, but, well, I don't really know what to feel. Some part of me wants to cry, another says deal with it, another says relax its a long way, another says don't take your time for granted, another says you should study, another says try studying, another says do what you can, and that's a lot of parts. So, I have been studying, I have certainly, but currently, well enough of that. And that's the SPM section.

Now, about something new, I wanted you update about what happened in those three months but as I said, the days have been like dreams, so nothing much to tell you about how I feel but more towards what I did. Anyway, I think it was a few weeks ago, the topic about Vocaloids was brought up when I was talking with friends, and I still don't remember how. But anyway, you must be wondering, What are Vocaloids? Well, they are, to put it simply, animated divas. Everything was computerised, the voice and the character. It was interesting to see these Vocaloids because, you don't see this everday, but that's for me anyway, something new. It's not like I prefer these Vocaloids over real singers or something, but it is something new to me and only natural for you to be curious about something new. Anyway, real singer are always better, but these Vocaloids have some pretty dang good songs as well. I am going to put 2 videos of the Vocaloids named Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin in their live concert but I'm not really sure if it was 2009 or 2010. And if you think I was mistaken, they do actually have a live concert. Oh, and another thing, it seems that one everyone of these videos, there is at least one comment on Justin Bieber, a negative one. Hahahaha!!! Enjoy!!





That's all. Bah Bye!!!




Farid

Online Gaming Spree!!!!

The past few weeks have been, er, busy. I had 10 days of Photoshop course over the first 2 weeks, meaning having to wake as early as 6 or 7 in the morning. It has been a while since I had to wake up early since the end of school for the holidays. Yes, it has been a long time since I have posted about anything other than Gundam aside from the post "A Tangled Post". And I am waiting for my dear cousin from Kuching to come here for the holiday too. You know, looking forward to NERF battles since I bought my Maverick Rev-6. I has been 3 weeks of no updating and you all, my fellow followers (you know those who follow my blog not... nevermind) must be wondering, , "What is Farid doing, he said he was going to post every week!?" "Oh, dear me, where has he gone too?!!" "I say, he must be rather busy this few weeks, not having posted anything about his beautiful Gundam Models yet." "I hope nothing has happened to him"... and all that stuff. But these few weeks have been mostly gaming weeks as I started playing Black Shot. It is a massively multiplayer online first person shooter game. And I have been playing it for a while now. I have also watched, as I have said before, Tangled and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. The movie, as my sister says, has not missed out any of the points in the book which is good I guess, for those who want to understand the story better. In my opinion they should have made a 2 part movie for the order of the phoenix too. The book was really thick anyway. So, you must still be wondering, was I only playing games this few weeks. As discreet as I want to make it sound, yes, I have been only playing computer games this few weeks. I am currently playing MapleStory too after a long 4 years. I stopped playing and started again and stopped and started again. So only up to Level 47 now.

So more about Black Shot, I had a lot of fun playing it. The most amazing thing happened too, my sisters started playing it as well. The disease spread to me and then too my sisters. But, the thing I hate the most about that game is the HACKERS!!!! Dang them and their ways!!! But what can you do.

I am however trying to do my gundam models yet most of my time is on the computer... 'sigh'

Oh, and I also started reading Harry Potter books. They were in the house for a long time because my mom, brothers and sisters were huge fans. But I never brought myself to reading those books. Maybe it was because when I first read them I lost interest. I don't know how old I was then. But now I read the first, then the second, and now I'm at Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Maybe the main reason for my reading them was because I wanted to understand the story. But I could have wiki-ed it. So, that's all for a quick catch up on me. Bet you wanted to hear what I have to say next: BA BYE!!!!




Farid

A Tangled Post

I guess me giving such an obvious post title would mean I am going to post about the new Disney 3D animation movie, Rapunzel a Tangled Tale. However, I am going to put those rumours to rest. Yes, I am going to post about it. I watched it last night in the local cinema and it was awesome. I also saw the trailer of Kung Fu Panda 2 and he said "Kung Fu staring contest!!!" Well, I would recommend this movie to all because it is really a good movie, nice and hilarious. Well, I would not spoil anything but it does explain more about why she, Rapunzel, does not cut her hair. To put it brief, it is a TANGLED tale, about a TANGLED girl, with her TANGLED problems, and her TANGLED adventures with a guy TANGLED in her adventures which leads to a TANGLED end. See what I just did there, I hypnotized you... Nah, just kidding I repeated TANGLED 6 times. Well, have a nice time if you are going to watch it. That's all finish!!!




Farid