High Grade – Page 2

My Current Collection Line-up

Published on March 22, 2014March 28, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ6 Comments

Hi! I just wanted to show you guys my current gunpla collection, and along with that I took new profile photographs of each of my gunplas to update my collection page.

Progress in collecting gunplas has slowed down due to daily life events. I hope I can collect and review more gunpla kits and take quality photographs like when this blog was just starting. I had much passion years back when I started collecting gunpla, I hope to rekindle it and not let my airbrush kit go to waste haha! 🙂

Here is my current gunpla collection and corresponding links to posts:

Real Grade 1/144
MS-06S Zaku II	GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam
High Grade 1/144
RX-93-V2 Hi-V Gundam	ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam
MSA-003 Nemo	GX-9900-FV Gundam X Divider
RX-121-1 Gundam TR-1	Gundam AGE-1 Titus
RX-78GP02A Gundam GP02A	Gundam AGE-2 Normal
RX-0 Unicorn Gundam	RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 02 Banshee
GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam	MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom
GNX-704T Ahead	RMS-108 Marasai
XVT-ZGC Ghirarga	AMX-004-2 Qubeley Mk-II
Gafran	GNZ-005 Garazzo
AMX-011 Zaku-III	ORX-005 Gaplant TR-5
Neue Ziel
Master Grade 1/100
ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam	RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. Ka
RX-75 Guntank	OZ-00MS Tallgeese
XXXG-01H Heavyarms Gundam	MS-09R Rick-Dom
No Grade 1/100
GN-007 Arios Gundam	GN-006 Cherudim Gundam
GN-001 Avalanche Exia
Figures
Revoltech Yamaguchi Evangelion13	Nendoroid 133b Cattleya
Mikuru Asahina	Miyuki Takara
1/7 Fate Testarossa	Mini Danbo
Figma Haruhi Suzumiya Movie Ver.	1/8 Metamo Tsuruya San Neko Version
Blocks
Nanoblocks Kaminarimon	Nanoblocks Grand Piano
Nanoblocks Drum Set
Nanoblocks Electric Guitar	Nanoblocks Space Center
Nanoblocks Dave

Here’s how they look in my display cabinet, time to clean!
Till next post! 🙂

HG 1/144 RX-93-V2 Hi-V Gundam

Published on March 13, 2014March 4, 2016 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ6 Comments

Hi guys! I present to you HG 1/144 RX-93-V2 Hi-V Gundam! This was in my backlog for ages! Glad I have accomplished him.

Things I did in this kit:

1. In this kit, I have not done any sanding and just relied on my X-Acto hobby knife to clean out the nib-marks. I decided to do this method to see the difference between a sanded kit versus an un-sanded (just using the hobby knife to clean nib-marks) kit. Sanding parts require a lot of time and effort whilst just using the hobby knife consumes less time and also less effort. The results are acceptable if you want to clean nib-marks faster, but if you want a more flawless work, it’s got to be sanding.

2. I hated the default blue color of the plastic material so I airbrushed the blue parts using Tamiya Sky Blue. Ofcourse I primed the blue parts first using a light grey primer.

3. Basic panel lining and matte coat.

And that’s it! Enjoy the photos! Oh! And I included a gift from my best friend: Mini Danbo (that included a feature where his eyes light up!) in some the photos, Just click one of the images below to open the gallery:

Things I like about this kit:

1. Lots of lines to mark for an HG kit.

2. Articulation is good for an HG kit.

3. The funnels on his back.

4. Shield design.

Things I don’t like about this kit:

1. The default blue color of the blue parts.

2. Weapons are kind of meh.

3. Back heavy, hard to pose.

4. Clear stickers.. we all know why.. But I still put them on the kit anyway.

Till next post! Thanks!

HG 1/144 Zaku III

Published on August 29, 2013March 28, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ11 Comments

Hi guys! It’s been a while, I’ve been busy with a small business that I have put up. Anyway, here I present HG 1/144 Zaku III! Nothing fancy, it’s an old kit I’ve picked up a long time ago, it was produced year 1999 same as my MG Rick Dom. Its just a straight build and some simple panel lining, nothing more.

Continue reading “HG 1/144 Zaku III” →

HG 1/550 AMX-002 Neue Ziel (painted build)

Published on May 21, 2013August 1, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ9 Comments

Hi! Had more practice in airbrushing using this kit, it was a friend who gave me this and was bought from Hong Kong, thanks!

He’s not a usual HG 1/144 kit, instead of 1/144, he’s 1/550 in scale because he is humongous in the MS world. On the box it says HG mechanics, upon doing a little research, I found out that this line is mainly MSs that are huge like the Dendrobium! Continue reading “HG 1/550 AMX-002 Neue Ziel (painted build)” →

1/144 MSA-003 Nemo (full painted build)

Published on May 9, 2013November 8, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ17 Comments

Hi guys! This is the first kit that I have accomplished using my airbrush. Still a noob work and needs a lot more improvement.

This is also the first time that I used water-slide decals.

Paints used:

Tamiya Acrylic:

Medium Gray

J.N. Gray

Light Blue

Chrome Silver

Gold Leaf

Gun Metal

Copper

Nato Black

Panel Line Accent Color (Black)

Bosny Spray Paint:

Primer Gray

Clear Gloss

Clear Matte

What I did:

First I snap-fit build the kit and decide the color scheme. After I have decided and planned my color scheme, I took everything apart, sanded and cleaned the nib marks then primed it using Bosny gray primer. Once everything has been primed and dried I started airbrushing everything using my planned color theme, I hand-painted some of the details. After that I sprayed Bosny Clear Gloss over everything to prepare for panel lining using enamel wash. After using the Panel Line Accent Color, I cleaned the excess using enamel thinner then applied some water–slide decals that I have acquired in a recent haul. Lastly I sprayed matte coat to seal everything.

Enjoy the photos:

Using my newly bought Tamiya Spray-work kit was easy and convenient, worth an investment rather than using all those spray cans.

HG 1/144 ORX-005 Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] Titans Prototype Mobile Suit

Published on March 28, 2013March 28, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ3 Comments

Hi viewers! Time for to show one of my latest work! Actually I have finished this guy long before I finished the Sinanju KO kit. My initial photos were crappy so I had to redo them. This kit is pretty interesting! He can transform into a mobile armor just like Rezel and other MS like them. Continue reading “HG 1/144 ORX-005 Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] Titans Prototype Mobile Suit” →

HG 1/144 Gafran Photoshoot

Published on February 6, 2013March 28, 2014 by darkandchoco/暗いとチョコ2 Comments

Hi guys! I shot a few photos of Gafran using white background again just like before. Somehow, I like the white background better than all of the colors I’ve tried, I feel refreshed and clean when looking at my photos where I used a white background. =3 And because I wasn’t satisfied with my Gafran review photos, I redid some poses using the white background and optimized my camera settings. 🙂