So, speaking of Deviantart, I suppose I should let whoever’s reading this know that I do have a Deviantart account, and I go on there quite a lot (mostly because my sister and cousins have accounts that they go on regularly), and I figured I should just imform you all of my account and what I post…

As of this posting, my Deviantart account has more stuff on it than my Gundam Eclipse account…which I haven’t accessed in around a month or two now (why can’t I ever hold onto accounts like that?) I usually post photoshoots of my Gunpla models there, along with some other misc. stuff. Go check it out! My username is the same as usual – xxLelouchxx67.

However, if you happen to be a Deviantart user and find me there, please do NOT mention that I’m the Lelouch from this blog…or my YouTube account. My Deviantart is a little more personal, meaning that I don’t want my sister and cousins finding out about my Youtube account nor this blog, since I’m pretty sure I won’t ever hear the end of it. Thank you for your ever-so-great understanding in this matter…if you want to message me about my other whereabouts, go right ahead, just don’t comment with that on any of my pictures. ^^;

Toodles!

…I present to you GUNDAM ECLIPSE!! It’s pretty much a Youtube Gunpla Community fourm where modelers and youtubers alike talk and discuss Gundam along with showcasing their models…I’ve posted quite a lot of things already…check it out!

NOTE: This doesn’t mean that this little run down blog has died (yet) but for now I’ll be posting more stuff on Gundam Eclipse. ^^;

Oh yeah, I forgot…here’s the link! www.gundam-eclipse.com

I’ve recently gotten into sculpting with clay, and as such, I’ve made a custom figure out of a Mannequin, which are those wooden doll-things that are ususally used for artists to sketch the human shape. The mannequin proved to be perfect for me, providing just the right shape for Samus. Unfortunatlly, this was my first time molding with clay, thus it might not be perfect. However, I believe it came out pretty well.

I used Sculpty III clay to mold all the parts, then baked them in an oven to make them hard. After that, I used glue to put them on the model, and the last step was painting the parts. (I later learned in other projects that it’s wiser to paint it parts before gluing it on; despite the fact that it’s a bit harder.) The pieces that were sculpted on this figure were the arm cannon, shoulders, knee caps, ankle guards, circular parts on the side of the leg,  sides of the head, and thrusters on the back. I used a diffrent set of paints that differ from what I usually use on this project. The paints were Aple Barrel Gloss “Real Yellow“, Decoart Metallic “Festive Green“, Americana “Bright Orange“, Aplpe Barrel Gloss “Real Red“, and Folkart “Metallic Sequin Black”.

It took two long weeks to complete this project, but I believe that the Mannequin provides the perfect base. If an ametur like me can make this, then anybody can. I’ve long since moved on to other projects now, such as  a smaller, 4 inch Gravity Suit figure, and also a cute little Kirby with a Samus helmet.

Well, to kick off my No Grade 1/144 Seed model reviews, I figured I’d start with the Strike, just the basic, GAT-X105 Strike, with no Striker packs or Skygrasper, just your generic beam rifle and shield. Despite that, though, I had the choice of picking up either the Launcher Striker, Sword Strike, or just the normal one. I went for the normal one cuz I wanted it to be basic with the Beam Rifle and Shield. If I picked up the other ones, my poor little NG Duel Gundam would’ve felt out-staged.

The model itself needs plently of painting, and only has basic artulation at the head, shoulders, legs, and feet. No waist or elbow movement, or hand and knee movement. You can’t really do much but just make it stand and look cute. However, if you give it a decent paint job, it’ll look that much better.

Most of the model comes molded in white, other than the chest and stomach area, which are molded in blue and red, as well as the feet being molded entirely in red. All the black on the model that you see in the pictures were painted by me, as well as the white on the feet. The v-fin is molded in yellow, while the head is white, so theres plenty of painting involved. Whats more, no stickers are included!!! Yeah, I know…sometimes Bandai gives you useless stickers for their models, but couldn’t they have at least included an eye sticker? I hate using stickers in general cuz I think the paint makes up for it, but eye stickers are another matter. Thanks to that issue, I had to use a toothpick to paint the eye and faceplate…and it took quite some time too…

Overall, though, this is a well-sculpted model, and it  looks great when painted. If you just like to have a little piece of eye-candy standing on your desk, then this is the way to go! Just take your time with the painting and don’t give up. However, if you have an unused eye sticker then that would make things a hella easier. You’re getting what you paid for this model; it shouldn’t be over $6.00, considering what you’re getting.

More pictures of the Strike with diffrent Striker packs (I.W.S.P.) will be up soon! For now, the plain old Strike in some happy-go-lucky poses will have to do. xD

I currently have 4/5 of the orginal GAT machines from Gundam Seed, including the Strike, Aegis, Duel, and Buster. Just gotta get the Blitz and my collection will be complete! I also have the NG Slash Zaku Phantom and Luna’s Gunner Zaku Warrior, but I’ll showcase them another time. I don’t understand why people hate these models…I mean with some paint apps these can look great! Just go to Home Depot and buy a few little paint testers, each bottle is only $2.00. Once painted they’ll look great together in your display case!

NOTE: The Duel and Buster both began their lives being painted with white-out and Sharpie, thus they aren’t as good as my Aegis and Strike. I went over those two with real paint but the rigid texture of the White-out still shows a bit. I didn’t bother cleaning off some edges to make them look perfect, cuz right now they meet my standards.

Enjoy this little fun-filled gallery! Individual reviews coming soon!

Anyways, on to more pressing matters: should I get a PG Strike + Skygrasper or about 3-5 MG models instead? I’ve had my eye on the Strike for a while now but the new MG Blue Frame Second L looks promising, as well as Impulse, and Infinate Justice. So which should I choose? I’ve been ripping my hair out over this matter and I really need someone to confide in.

Here’s a little gallery of my WIP on MG Exia Ignition. I finished this model a few months ago, but I’ll upload the pictures now.

New Gunpla! Just went to my local hobby store and picked up the 1/100 NG Nataku Gundam from the OVA Gundam Wing Endless Watlz. Have to say, really great model. I like it alot. Downside is that I’m moving, so I won’t be able to do that many Gunpla reviews on YouTube anyone.

Notes/thoughts on Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen

 Ok, I admit, I was a real Transformers geek back when I was a kid, up until I was 6. By then I got my first Gundam Model and thought it was better than Transformers, so I switched. However, all those facts and things that I know about Transformers (Original Series) were still with me so I remembered everything from the original series. >.>

 Transformers II was great, and I made some connections to the original series that aired way back in the 1990’s. ^^;

 First off, in the original series of Transformers, Jetfire (known as Skyfire back then) was a Decepticon, and good friends with Starscream. However, later in the series, Skyfire switched, and became an Autobot, just as in the movie…but Jetfire wasn’t an old man…

 And…in Transformers Armada, Jetfire was the deputy of the Autobots until Prime died…but then he came back to life…and Jetfire could also combine with Prime in Armada…you know, in almost every single Transformers series that I watched when I was lil, Prime always died…and then came back to life…

 Also, Devastator, that giant, kick ass robot that combined to form one giant, sand-eating monster was also present in the original series. He was also known as devastator, and he was formed from the…contructicons, I think? Back then in the Generation 1 Transformers he was a giant robot formed from construction vehicles to make a giant green robot…same as the movie only he wasn’t a complete idiot and he wasn’t multi-colored. >.>

 Kinda pissed me off a lil cuz they didn’t include Soundwave in the final fight…I know that he was a satellite, and that kinda irked me too…I know that they didn’t want any mass changing in the movie, (Soundwave was a tape recorder back in G1) but still…

 Nice that they included Ravage, he was awesome. In Generation 1, Ravage was Soundwave’s “pet.” He was a tape and he fit inside Soundwave. Soundwave even patted Ravage on the head once. xDD

 Like Jazz in the first movie, Sideswipe didn’t get enough screen time…

 You know, funny thing is…I loved the movie, but I still hate all the merchandise…I mean the toys were horrible, I remember getting my first Transformer back when I was 5 and it wasn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting more articulation and better detail. Guess tats why I switched over on to Gundam Models. I guess the present day Transformer toys are better, but screw them, Gundam Models FTW! >.>

 The Fallen was one of the original 13 Transformers created by Primus in the orginal series, and the same is true in the movie. The Fallen betrayed Primus in the G1 series but in the end he was sucked into a black hole…but in the movie he was killed by Optimus.

 The fact that Megatron is alive, (only without half his face. >.>) means that there’s gonna be a third movie…I suspect that Megatron will want revenge for his master. And it’s a good thing Starscream got more screen time in the second movie! xD

 Oh, I almost forgot, Jazz was my favorite Autobot in all time…in the first series and in the movie…he was awesome…so…

 R.I.P – Jazz – Loyal deputy of the Autobots

*salutes*