2012 | Gamera Baenre's Mindless Ramblings

Gunpla Private Lessons and some progress on the Midnight Zaku

Post author:GameraBaenre
Post published:August 30, 2012
Post category:Model Building
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Starting with the beginning of the week, on Monday, the black parts were sprayed with clear gloss. The shoulder armor should be considerably shiner, see the comparison below. After a full day of curing, decals were applied Tuesday along with the standard decal setting/softening solutions, and again left to dry and cure for a full day. Wednesday, the decaled pieces are sprayed with a couple of clear gloss sessions to completely seal in the decal as well as hide the decal edges as best as possible.

More Midnight Zaku progress below as well as the proposal for Gunpla Private Lessons.

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The Bowl, Colorado, and a Zaku

Post author:GameraBaenre
Post published:August 28, 2012
Post category:Events Life Model Building
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Been a while, figured I’d wait until I had some gunpla to post. I’ve been sucked into the world of MSG Battle Operation. And in between sessions of Feddy and Zeon bashing, I’ve managed to hit up the Hollywood Bowl twice, go to Vegas, go to Colorado for work, help a friend with mold making and resin casting, and actually got some paint thrown onto an MG Zaku Mine Layer. And it is at this opportune moment that I realize, I didn’t take any pictures in Vegas. I took the camera with me with the original intent to hike the Ice Box trail in Red Rock, but the heat and a night of drinking and gambling killed all possibilities of that happening.

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Gunpla Building Episode 2: The Painter

Post author:GameraBaenre
Post published:July 18, 2012
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Yep, it's been a while. But life got pretty busy for a while so the episode we filmed in mid April is just now getting publication. It was mostly edited for a while, but getting a new job, and the…

It’s a Jungle Out There

Post author:GameraBaenre
Post published:July 5, 2012
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The little diorama base I started early last week is now done. The balsa wood frame has been stained and clear coated with an enamel gloss and I snapped some pictures. Since the diorama is fairly sizable compared to single projects, I took the base outside and used natural sunlight for some pictures. I’m fairly satisfied with the final results. Now I just need to find a proper place to display the thing while keeping it fairly dust free – which probably means not displaying it and just boxing it up to keep it dust free until IPMS and SCGMC a few months away. Time to focus on finishing some other projects while the inspiration is still lingering.

The gallery is after the jump.

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