POISON MONKEYS

GUNDAM AMPHION [Launcher Strike]

2012-04-23T04:22:00.000-07:00

Posted by WAYLANDER

I've finally got this in the bag! My entry for the Hobby Art Gallery Age-1 Group Build is completed woot :P. I'm satisfied with how the colours turned out. This build has certainly given me some insights into how to play around with pastel colours. So without further ado folks, less talk more pics. Here we go....

I stuck to the original colours for the Launcher Strike pack, but muted them all into pastel tones, and threw in a designer decal here and there from random sets.

I went with brown panel-lines for the Launcher set, which I thought suited the pastel hues better.

Hope you enjoyed this build! I have to say, for a kit that wasn't designed to hold something as heavy as the Launcher Strike pack, you can see for yourself how sturdy it is. The MG Age-1 is really a kit worth getting. For WIPs, hit here. For solo colour-scheme pics of the Age scoot over here.

Stay tuned for a combined finale with Toymaker's Age Sword Strike!

LBX Lucifer

2012-04-15T09:36:00.001-07:00

Posted By Toymaker

The effect part I was talking about...

Overall, I am satisfied with this kit. I really had fun working on metallic colours as well. Don't think this will be my last LBX, LOL...

Age-1 mega size [weathered]

2012-04-08T01:54:00.000-07:00

Posted by WAYLANDER

Aaaand it's a wrap guys! I've completed every part in the 1/48 mega size Age-1. Finally! My first full gunpla build for 2012. Whew! This baby was a monster to paint, even OOB, cos of the sheer amount of surface area. This was just a pet project and leisure build to get me into the groove of the Age series. I must say the Age 1 truly grows on you, much like the RX.

I wanted to experiment with realism here, and hence the weathering and rust. It's my first time attempting the technique, so hopefully, I'll improve. Three weathering techniques used - Dry-brushing edges with silver, adding 'paint chips' with a fine point brush with black paint, and finally a dusty rub-down with a Tamiya weathering kit.

Weapons and shield completed a day later!

I decided to give the beam sabres a coat of neon red on silver. I don't know why they turned out pink though, but I guess that's actually the correct colour so it worked out. LOL. Misted on a bit of white at the base to give it the illusion of glowing heat:

For more pics, check out HERE.

AGE-1 'MAINTENANCE HATCH OPEN' by Miyuki Uehara

2012-04-05T10:53:00.001-07:00

This isn't done by us, but it's worth a share for the sheer detail for a 1/100 kit. Enjoy! For more info and pics, check out Waylander.

GUNDAM AGE WIP1

2012-03-27T08:08:00.002-07:00

Posted by WAYLANDER

This is actually my first time attempting some serious weathering. And yup, as you can tell from the seemingly large hand guards here, this is my 1/48 Age Gundam. I'm still a long way from completion though, although I've gotten over painting, panel lining and decaling for the hardest parts - the whites! LOL. Now I'm experimenting with some weathering techniques on the finished white bits first.

As you can see, I got so fascinated with weathering I overdid it a tad. Will probably have to wipe it down. In fact, is the Age's design even suited for weathering, you're probably asking? Well probably not as ideal as the RX, but what the heck eh? Since this is a pet project and no one's gonna own it but me, I might as well give it a go and pick up some new skills while I'm at it. True, the Age is more of a space MS, and if you remember your chemistry and physics in school, there is no such thing as rust or soot in space. But as we saw in the series, the Age was also used in ground combat, so I don't see why a little weathering to give it some realism, would hurt. Weather away!

The scale of these bits are not properly observable here. But seriously folks, if you're thinking of taking on a 1/48, prepare for a looooong night. LOL. Cos while it doesn't have as many complex parts as the MG or PG kits, the parts are HUGE. Which means more surface area to cover.

The waterslide decals for this kit aren't out yet, so I figured using MG Unicorn decals (a staple for almost every kit I do), would suffice. You gotta get used to the difference in scales though. A 1/100 decal is tiny on a 1/48 kit, so some strategic placement and spreading is required...

There are vents on all the limbs of the Age. These things will see some watermarks and weathering for sure.

This is what's left, minus the the internal frame, which is not very internal since there really isn't any skeleton for a simple blown up kit like this. Looks very little doesn't it? Well it's not. LOL. These bits as I've said, are HUGE. One part is equal to four or five MG bits. I fly for Perth on a work trip in three days' time, and I'm hoping to at least complete the head and limbs for the Age. Stay tuned!!

Bumblebee

2012-03-24T21:16:00.001-07:00

One of the two Dual Model Kit (DMK) released by Takara Tomy. Bumblebee is relatively small compared to DMK Optimus Prime. But since the parts are small, hand painting is required.

Posted By Altezen

Destroy Gundam

2012-03-24T20:57:00.002-07:00

One of my toughest work todate.At the scale 1/144, this piece stands about 50 cm with it rear cannons and a 1/60 Impulse Gundam was used as the base kit for the conversion. Involving heavy modifications and scratch-building, took me three months to complete. In all, 50 boxes of Epoxy Putty were used. I had to order directly from the supplier since no shop carried that much stock.

The toughest part would be the backpack since it has curved surfaces and symmetrically challenging. Can this transform to Attack Mode? The answer is "yes".

Posted by Altezen

A 1/144 BuCUE (or what's left of it)

A damaged 1/144 Ginn

1/144 Zaku Warrior

Duel Gundam [SD]

2012-03-24T20:46:00.001-07:00

Finally completed this little fellow. This is my first ever SD Gundam and I am quite satisfied with the final product although there are some areas I need to work on. As usual I guess.....

One reason why I only produce one SD after so many years is that I hold the impression that it is more tedious than the other scales. Well I'm right, and wrong as well. The parts may be difficult to mask, but it hones my patience and attention to details even more. It may sound weird, but I required more planning when doing SDs compared to the other scales! hahaha...

I have choosen to fashion this SD Duel to a NG 1/100 version I did back in 2006. I thought it is something cool to have a SD version of your previous work.

Posted By Toymaker

Meow.....

Gundam MK-II

2012-03-24T20:37:00.000-07:00

Posted by Toymaker

The stock base is exactly quite detailed and it was a joy painting it. I like the catapult and the crane mechanism. Pretty realistic I must say.

Decepticon Brawl

2012-03-23T20:07:00.001-07:00

Posted by Altezen

Comparison between the painted and original kit.STAY TUNED !

Legend Gundam

2012-03-23T19:58:00.000-07:00

The NG Legend Gundam has the best proportion compared to the rest of the Seeds and the final product looks fabulous! Painting the base was fun as well.

Posted by Toymaker

FORMANIA SAZABI BUST

2012-03-23T19:50:00.002-07:00

When the Formania series was announced, I was skeptic. Can Bandai really mass produce highly detailed models? Well after two releases, they prove me wrong. The Nu Gundam half bust was fantastic but the Sazabi blew my away. I could have grab a few if I have the spare cash because it is an hot item. When I bought this for The Timertraveler, I thought it deserves some special treatment. Although it came with a limited acrylic base, I thought that a mechanical/ maintenance set up would complement it.

So, I had a black acrylic base custom made and started on my "mini" maintenance project.

Poster by Toymaker

Base plates were cut out from pla-plates and and then detailed up with panel lines.

Wire mesh were added.

These pillars were taken from MiniArt 1/35 Pedestrian Bridge. I used to scratch-build these but since there ready-made ones, I decided to use them to save me some time.

Most of the building materials were made from Styrene and I got them mostly from my Hong Kong trips.

Night vision view (ya right...)

The orange coloured mobile platform was taken from Kotobukiya Chain Base and recreated.

Printed and added a "poster" to add to the atmosphere of the set-up.

To create an interesting scene, I took two of the funnels and placed it on the platform.

I added panel lines to the Sazabi as the original one was too "monotone" and had no depth. Some decals were also added and followed by a coat of transparent clear coat with a dash of pearl.

Overall, I like it very much. The Sazabi blended on very well with my base. It took me under two weeks to finish in which I spent about two hours every night to do. This serves as "training" for me as I am aiming to create a humongous maintenance base in the future. With this done, it is time to move on to the next project!

Gundam Exia [MG]

2012-03-23T19:36:00.000-07:00

MG Exia is finally completed! This time instead of the usual blue, I chose to use purple for this one. I'm having problems with the white balance of the camera thus was not able to capture the purple colour.

Like what I said previously, this MG Exia really a remarkable kit. There is not much additional details needed and there are quite a few gimmicks as well. THe LED is really a plus to me too.

Posted by Toymaker

Musha Gundam

2012-03-23T09:09:00.000-07:00

Posted by Altezen

The horse (if everyone is curious) is converted from the Super Robot Wars Aussenseiter (horse mode). He did some research on the history of Feudal Japan. The colour and modifications were made with that era in mind.

The bow and arrows were scratchbuilt and designs were handpainted.

How he actually balanced the whole thing on a simple but impressive looking base is still a mystery to me.

Those beads you see were taken from some oriental displays.

The tail of the horse were from the wings of the PG Wing Gundam.

And as if one is not enough, he went on to produce another variation recently. This time "Guan Yu" on his red horse. I like the colour of the horse, very striking and meanacing. REally don't know what to say, why not we just look at the pictures and soak it in....

Wing Gundam Ver. KA

2012-03-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Did this one back in 2005. Only managed to take photos of it when I took it off the display at a local model shop. At that point of time, I wanted to focus more on my paint job rather than modifications. So this one is basically OOB (Out-of-Box).

Posted by Toymaker

Cherudim Avalanche Custom

2012-03-23T08:46:00.001-07:00

My latest work, a Cherudim Gundam kitbash. Parts from the Avalanche Exia were used. And I took reference from the Cherudim Saga and Dynames Storm customs. Both are very cool mechas!

Overall, I achieve what I set out to do, to create another variation. I like the colour scheme a lot although it can be a bit "dark".

Enough said, here come the pics....

Posted by Toymaker

Delta Plus

2012-03-23T08:32:00.001-07:00

I have being gunning for this one before it's release. So when I got hold of it, all other projects were dropped temporarily to do this. Basically an OOB work, I decided to brush up my metallic finishing. All parts were painted silver with gloss black as base. And I applied different shades of red for various parts.

Assembly was fairly simple although you might have to pay more attention to the internals since this is a transformable kit. I like the way the armors are segmented, which gives the kit a more complex look. I was hoping for a some booster unit at the back so it will look more complete to me.

Well, this took me under two weeks and I am quite satisfied with the end result. Well break time is over, time to get back to the O!

Gundam Exia [1/60]

2012-03-23T08:23:00.001-07:00

So I have completed it! This will be my first 1/60 scale Gundam. I tried some minor modds and panel lines and it turned out just alright. And since this is a commissioned work, I think original the original colour scheme would be better.

I am quite satisfied with the colours, most of the parts I used GAIA paints as I find they given you a more vibrant colours. However, the stickers provided for the orbs are really a chore. I have to paint the one on the body as I could not do a good job with the stickers .

Overall, this is a decent kit and to be frank, anything that is 1/60 always looks impressive. PG or no PG....

Posted by Toymaker

Rampage

2012-03-23T08:13:00.001-07:00

Devastator

2012-03-23T08:08:00.002-07:00

Leon's most spectacular repaint todate, the Devastator!

SCRAPPER

SCAVENGER

RAMPAGE

MIXMASTER

LONGHAUL

HIGHTOWER

If you noticed, Leon has extended the crane as the original version looked out of proportion. In fact, the whole series looked "super deformed" to me.

And finally, DEVASTATOR!!! Here, he threw in a little diorama for a bit of drama, hehehe.

Vomiting?

Can you see some parts from ZOIDS? "Transformers, more than meets the eye"

Optimus Prime (Leader Class)

2012-03-23T07:57:00.003-07:00

Leon mentioned to me that the Leader Class Optimus Prime is one of the toughest he encountered so far. Not only are the parts small, most of them can't be airbrushed. So more hand painting is required. The flames on the truck is another killer. I have seen others who simply sprayed a top coat over it. Here, he specially scratched a weapon from some gundam parts. What do you say?

BUSTER GUNDAM

2012-03-22T12:37:00.000-07:00

A non-grade Buster Gundam done by Leon. It came in first at the local gundam competition many years back. The Buster Gundam is one of my favourite gundams in the Seed series. How I wish it was the Buster who gets the Perfect Grade treatment and not Astray, sob....

Battle damageScratch-built

PG GP01 Maintenance Diorama

2012-03-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

Some of you probably seen this a few weeks ago. But I think I should post here just to show you how awesome this is! This PG GP01 with maintenance setup was done by Leon and it is darn impressive. The additional crates, containers structures really make this one stand out. And the orange colour scheme really goes well with the mecha (much to my surprise). Sorry for the lack of pictures. I will post more once I can get a closer look at it....

STRIKE FREEDOM [BATTLE DAMAGED]

2012-03-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

A battle damaged Freedom Gundam by Leon. Enjoy! A picture frame was used as its base. Quite a neat trick .....

Megatron & Ravage

2012-03-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Inner chest is painted in gold to give it the "glow" effect.

When Leon first showed this to me for the first time, I told myself this could not have been a toy! I thought this Megatron looked actually like the one in the movie. The metallic colour is dead on, very suitable for this Transformer.

Small parts are painstakingly hand painted.

Do I see shading on the metallic surface? I have seen a lot of metallic model; but I thought shading and metal colours do not go together. Or maybe I'm wrong? Looks pretty naturally here. The base is another nice touch, simple but effective.

Ravage

Ahhhh, our house kitten.

I believe the spikes have been removed. The original spikes were too "unsightly" so I heard.Anyway he replaced it with some metal components.

And finally... the combiner, Megatron & Ravage. The original arm of Megatrom looks "chewed off" to me. Now it look complete.

SO ANY TAKERS?