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As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, Gunpla Battle Ground has a different address now.
We are now located at http://gunpla.kjasi.com.
The reason for the move was simple: I had other things I needed to put on the main address.
Been working on disassembling Burning/God Gundam for painting, now that the weather is fairly nice. (Actually, I had to put in my AC unit today…) Gotta dust it off, wash it, then I can try my hand at airbrushing my primer. (Really nervious about that.)
Other than that, I’ve been playing Tera Online. Great game! I quit WoW so I could play it. Look for Kjasi on the Blightwood server!
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So, here it is, about 6-7 months later, and what have I done? Nothing. Been broke, and needing time. Plus my work table’s been a mess, and I haven’t had room to do anything. (Had to put my Christmas tree on it, so December was quite a bust…)
But that’s changed! I’ve cleared my table, pulled out my cutting mat, and grabbed my HG Epyon kit off the shelf. Had to wipe the dust off it, but…
First thing I’m doing is dusting off my kits, cleaning them up, and rearranging their display. Then, I’m going to photograph, then disassemble the God Gundam in prep for Priming and painting. Sadly, the weather’s been bad lately, so despite my desire to paint, I haven’t had the chance. I’m also going to do some tests for my Unicorn Gundam on some left-over parts. Going to test the glitter and clear red paint, and see if I can get a nice-looking Destroy-mode going. But, while I wait for the weather, I’m going to work on the Epyon.
There is only 1 thing standing between me and Gunpla right now, and that’s my webcomic, Sara and David. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a lot of fun! Not very Gunpla/Gundam related, but it’s a great story! I do it in 3D, and I have a LOT of modeling work to do for the next couple of stories, but when I’m not doing that, or working, I’m hoping to further my Gunpla hobby.
Not sure if I’m ever going to go back to WoW… It just sucks too much time out of my life…
So I wanted to update you all on what I’ve been doing recently:
There are no updates.
Basically, I haven’t had time to work on my Gunpla or check the Gundam Australia forums lately. What’s been causing this lack of time? 3 words: World of Warcraft. I’ve been playing the game for a long time (Steamwheedle Cartel US server, if anyone’s interested) but I managed to get 34 game-play days, and I’ve been using them! Sadly, I’ve got about a week or two left and then I’m out of time again…
Frankly, WoW is a cheaper hobby than Gunpla. $15 a month VS $30-$200 a pop. Granted, the things you buy in a single pop can last much longer than a month…
Basically, everything is waiting for me to prime and paint my God Gundam. Plus I’m still not able to bring myself to do it. I know I just need to get over the fear and just do it, but I don’t have a nice dry spot to do it, and the weather’s been pretty drizzly. As for my other kits, I don’t want to start any more prebuilds until I get God Gundam off my shelf. All of my other kits that I’ve pre-built just need to be painted before I finish assembly. (Except for my MG Gundam… He’s still only half-built, but I kinda like him like that…)
Other than that, I’ve been trying to get work done so I can afford more Gunpla and WoW game-time. Not sure which would win out in a battle for my attention…
Once I run out of game time, I’ll probably work on finishing MG Gundam, and maybe start MG GM 1.0…
His Zaku II had been sent deep into Side 7 to discover what he could about the secret Federation V project. Unbeknownst to him, the Unicorn Gundam had been suck backwards in time, to the same location. Faced with something beyond his acceptance, the Zaku tries to assert his superiority… The battle will be short, but the effects to Side 7 will be devastating…
In honor of finishing the Prebuild for HG Unicorn Destroy Mode, I decided to do a photo shoot with my HG Zaku II. I took one photo, then realized that I needed some light. It’s nice to have a father with an film/animation production studio in his basement. I was able to quick grab lights, gels, and everything I needed to light a great scene. Sadly, for the “Money Shot”, the camera ended up focusing on the background, and not the suits. I had already taken down the lights when I found out. THAT’LL teach me to look before I disassemble… The wider shots look great though, as do the close ups!
The new photos are in both the Unicorn Gallery, and the 08th MS Team Gundam VS Zaku Gallery.
I’ve finished my Nub removal from the Unicorn Gundam. Here’s a pict using my Chain Bases as a background:
I also re-assembled the Unicorn head, so it actually works correctly now. (It now properly closes up to hide the Destroy-Mode parts.) Now to finish the kit by building the side skirts and the weapons. Thinking I’ll build the Sinanju Head base next.
I also ordered HG Sinanju decals and MG Unicorn Ver Ka decals, since my Mech Chain Base 004 was discontinued before they could fill my order. Basically all the Mech Chain Bases are discontinued now, except for 001. Sadly, I need a 004, another 005, or a 006 to fill out my collection. I would of gotten MG Sinanju decals, but everyone was out. Robot4Less has had them on their “5-7 days” list for about 6 weeks now.
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