MG Hi-v

Hi-v: a little detail work

For the past few days, I’ve been continuing to sand, fill, and fix small surface defects on the parts as I prepare them for a second priming session. To break up the monotony, I’m adding small details to the kit.

One of the things that seriously bugged me about the MG Hi-v kit was the lack of details on the fin funnels. Granted Bandai went for the gimmick with the blue flame thingy that attaches to this area of the fin funnels, but I would have preferred some simple details. So off with the details.

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Hi-v Project Resurrection

Last week, I cleaned up my workshop and while doing so, I dusted off and looked at the Hi-v project that I had shelved about a year and a half ago. The kit was placed back onto the shelves while I finished cleaning up my workshop. With the workshop cleaned up, I brought the kit back off the shelves and laid out the parts on my work table to make sure I had all the parts. After all, the kit was sitting idle for 18 months. The only thing missing was the instruction manual for the conversion kit, but I had already done the test fit, pinning and I have the pictures from the previous updates for reference. Satisfied with all the parts present and accounted for, I started back on the kit a few days ago.

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