RX-79 [G] Gundam Build [Master Grade]
5Took me a while to get around to this. As I mentioned on the "Howl of the Wolves" loop, this is my second favorite Gundam type. I went with the master grade kit for this as I wanted it to be upscale and also have all the weapons. It's one of the older types so as articulate as it is, it's not as articulate as I'd like it to be which left some poses to be desired. Overall though, it was satisfying to put together.
The decals were standard adhesive and dry transfers. No water slides. I actually like the detail of dry transfers and water slides and wish more of the decals in this kit were either of those. As unforgiving as they can be to apply, the finished look is much better than standard sticker decals. Case-in-point, this WAS going to be Shiro Amada's 081 but it became Karen Joshua's 082 when his name decal decided it wanted to split in two while I was applying it.
This was also my first time doing panel lining. I told myself I probably wouldn't, but after finishing, I was very impressed at how much more depth it gave the entire look compared to leaving it plain. I may even go back and detail the Mudrock in the same way. Needless to say, future builds will probably all be panel lined as well.
I took nearly 400 pics in total and worked on this a couple hours a night for about 6 nights. I'm not sure what the piece count was and can't seem to find one but it's probably somewhere in the realm of the Hresvelgr kit so maybe somewhere between 200-300?
More builds to come.
Song: Start Your Engines! by DAR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuQjp_1p30M
Download the album "On Impulse":
https://www.mediafire.com/file/qqbta5abf0ip3xt/DAR_-_On_Impulse_%25282021%2529_%255BFULL_ALBUM%255D.7z/file
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