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The Gundam Schwarzette is finished as well. I squeezed this fun build in between coats on other kits. I slightly damaged the saber blade, so I used it as an excuse to make a replacement from polystyrene that I airbrushed a more anime accurate blue.

Assembled high grade Gundam Schwarzette with bits flaired out to the right and blue saber sweeping from the right.

Thanks to favorable weather, I recently completed two SD kits that have been languishing in the queue: the Astray Red Frame and the Rising Freedom. I was able to try out Mr. Hobby Aqueous paints and experimented with my balance between airbrushing and hand painting.

Painted and assembled SD kits. The Astray Red Frame holds a sword in front of an airborne Rising Freedom with custom colors.

Bang Brave Bang Bravern! is absolutely over the top, ridiculous and I love it. The family has been tortured with the theme song most of the week. I preordered the model kit of the titular character this evening.

My high grade Aerial is finally complete. I thought this was going to be a casual build, but I ended up breaking out the paints for a few parts. The color accents included in the SIMP decal set turned out nice.

Completed high grade Gundam Aerial on a stand pointing a beam riffle to the left.

I put the final top coat on the real grade Astray Red Frame today. Although I kept this gunpla build simple and clean, I still enjoyed making it my own with decal choices and some painted details. I also broke my first V-fin… twice.

Completed Real Grade Gundam Astray Red Frame model kit posed with the Gerbera Straight katana held over it’s head in a fighting stance.

My eighth and ninth Gunpla are complete. I had dismissed the idea of building SD kits due to all the stickers. My wife picked these up because they were cute. They were good for airbrush practice and, of course, she was right. They are cute. I keep the Aile Strike on my desk.

painted SD Ex-Standard Aile Strike and Barbatos gunpla kits

I recently completed my very first Gunpla, a high grade RX-78GP01. I color corrected a few bits with paint, added decals, and weathered it. It was a much needed exercise in patience and I am ready to start my next one.

After several weeks of incessant pixel pushing, I might finally be getting comfortable with the new design for my personal site.

I spent the afternoon updating the design of the website for my hockey team so that it resembles our new white jersey. I also added a simple dark mode scheme.

With Twitter crumbling, I’ve been exploring other options for connecting and sharing. I don’t know where I’ll land, but I definitely respect the Micro.blog approach.