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[zazagundam]

gorilla glue mounting putty opens up such a new era in gunpla posing

[oywcalendar]

January 15, UC 0079 – 11:14 PM

The Battle of Loum begins at Side 5. This is the first major engagement of the One Year War, with the Federation Forces attempting to prevent a second colony drop after Operation British.

During the battle, Lieutenant Char Aznable earns distinction as “the Red Comet” by singlehandedly destroying five EFSF warships in quick succession using his signature Zaku.

(MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War, episode 1)

[sing-geronimo]

cant actually fight zeon in an efsf mobile suit so i live vicariously through my drawings

[holmslice69art]

[macks-mechas]

Today's review: HGTO RX-77-2 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island version).

This is a kit I have had since its release last year, but only just got around to building. I'm glad I did, now, as this thing is immensely good and was well worth every penny I invested in it.

A retool of the Gundam: The Origin Guncannon Early Type, this kit now has some new parts to both help with its poseability and to give it a more screen accurate appearance reminiscent of the original Guncannon from 1979. This does mean that, like that original MS, it comes with very little in the way of accessories. But those it does come with are very well put together and a lot of fun to assemble.

The kit comes with the standard Guncannon long range beam rifle. A weapon just as powerful as the Gundam's own, but it has greater range at the cost of far less shots per E-Pac. The other accessories are two separate backpacks. One carries the typical shoulder cannons, using engineering similar the HGTO Guncannon early type and Guntank early type. The other carries the twin needle missile launchers which are actually really well detailed, with each needle missile sculpted individually in the tubes.

Articulation is excellent, but not without flaw. Like the previous Guncannon, the hip can easily come apart when trying to extend it for an ab crunch motion. But otherwise I've been able to get it into some decent poses and tried my best to fill out the photoset to show this.

I give this kit 9/10 - if you are willing to spare the extra cash, then between the bulk, articulation and accessories this is the better choice over the Revive kit of 2013.

[sylviegunpla]

Gunpla: Completed Collection of Minis Part 1: EFSF Alliance

Here's all the minis i've painted over the past few months!! They are as complete as they're gonna get and also top-coated and everything now. Let's run down the list under the cut! I've also rephotographed them on a matt that has scale, and using a ringlight. Each square on the matte is half-centimeter square, to appreciate the tiny scale of these guys. You'll notice that i have some duplicate figures above. Various people have gifted me some figs, so you can also see the evolution of my mini painting techniques in some of them. Because of tumblr post image limits, i'm splitting this up into multiple galleries. I will start with a gallery of minis associated with the "EFSF" (Earth Federation Space Force) group from the Gundam series.

PG Unleashed RX-78-2: Amuro Ray and Sayla Mass

I've already posted these guys but let's ass some scale, for fun.

I don't have much new to say about these guys, except that they were the first figures i painted in my "second run" of figure painting. I'll go into more detail about this later. I painted them and the others according to the color guide provided in the manual, as best i could. I think Sayla's collar badges could be done better and tbh, i can still fix that. I'll give an update if i do. Anyway, this kit came with TWO pilot figurines that sit inside the core fighter / cockpit. I present to you images of them in their homes:

This also serves as a preview for some parts of the PGU! I don't believe i made a post yet about the final build. I still need to do that, as well as edit the VODs of the build (the painting was also done on camera! ... mostly. I did some touchups off camera). This is the core fighter, and if you want you can put it inside the mobile suit, but there's no reason to. So i prefer to have it displayed outside, because there's a separate "core block" that you can also put inside the gundam, and it also has its own pilot!

Let's move on. I have many more Amuros for you. But first, a diversion! (EDIT: Turns out tumblr posts can only have 30 images at once. I was originally going to put Tobia Arronax here, but then i wouldn't be able to include the full set of EFSF characters here. So go check out the first entry of the part 2 post here: https://www.tumblr.com/sylviegunpla/753409506351939584/gunpla-completed-collection-of-minis-part-2 and then come back to this post)

MG 2.0 RX-78-2: Amuro Ray

This is the civilian outfit Amuro from the MG 2.0 kit. This was one of the "first runs" of minis i painted, i think in Fall 2023. I was convinced i could panel line it and make it look good. Honestly it looks fine at a distance but with the details blown up... well you can see it's a mess. Still, not bad for an early work. The rightmost image is when it was WIP, before being panel lined. TBH that might have looked better if i kept it that way, but you live and learn! This kit also had a pilot outfit figure:

This was also one of my early paints. Here you can see the panel line colors just running wild. I think the civilian outfit has less bleed at least. The helmet is also messy as hell. And as for the pilot that sits in the core fighter... well the actual model kit is currently disassembled for painting, but i can show you the pilot figurine.

Once i finish the MG 2.0 RX-78-2, i'll include an additional picture here. {NOTE TO SELF: INCLUDE PILOT IN COCKPIT PHOTO LATER}

I still have yet more Amuros though! At a local build jam, i've been gifted some minis that people don't want to paint. I got two extra figures of Amuro Ray, that match the sculpt above. I'm not sure if they're from the MG 2.0 or the MG 3.0 RX-78-2, but i referenced the color guide specifically from MG 3.0 for these. I also painted them this year, so you can begin to see the difference. Why not get the extra practice in, ya know? The biggest differences between my old minis and the more recently painted ones are two fold: 1) I started properly thinning my paints (which i did for the PGU figures, they were the first of the "new" line). 2) Eventually, i began using a pair of binocular magnifying goggles i could wear on my head, giving me a better ability to see mini details. I think the difference speaks for themselves:

For the one on top, i did a basic paint with flat coat, no panel lining or anything. Since i had two, why not experiment a bit. THe second one, i coated it in Mr Super Clear Gloss and then used some Citadel Paints Nuln Oil (gifted from a friend who's into warhammer) to achieve the "panel lining" / "shading". I think it turned out okay ultimately. I think the nuln oil works as a better panel liner over the super clear than some other pigments i've used, but it depends on the technique and precision involved. Oh yeah, and all these based were also custom made. Here's all 3 standing together!

Lookit those boys!!

MG Hi-ν (Hi-Nu) Ver. Ka: Amuro Ray

I think he's supposed to be older than in the previous kits here? You can see i opted NOT to panel line this boy... well except the line down his back which imo kinda turned out not that great looking. I probably could have used some nuln oil to highlight some of his facial details and give the impression of having eyes. ANd then here is the pilot figurine:

I'll get pictures of this kit entirely in a separate post, too. Right now the kit is disassembled and i need to re-assemble it. It's not a "WIP" kit, the kit itself is all done, got water slide decals, even has the "Heavy Weapons System" setup. Here, i DID use nuln oil, to try to highlight some of the suit details. I'm not sure if the lighting is blown out here, but it's also accurate to say that the suit details didn't come out as nicely highlighted as i'd wanted them to. Still, he's gonna live inside a clear green plastic sphere once he goes inside, so it won't be easy to see anyway.

BONUS: Watch this boy get Cask of Amontillado'd (and additional pics) I have to admit, sometimes when painting i'm having trouble finding the actual details through a layer of paint. I suspect the Mr. Hobby Aqueous Line may not be as useful for hand painting tiny boys like this, but it's also the set of paints i decided to slowly acquire over multiple years, so it's what i'm using. The Citadel acrylic paints seem to not glob up as much.

MG RB-79 "Ball" Ver. Ka: EFSF Workers

These boys were also among some of my earlier paints in 2023. You can see i globbed up some paint on one of the faces and kinda ruined it. I think the panel lining is mostly okay, but yeah. This kit also didn't have a color guide, so i basically eyeballed the colors. This kit is also one of the ones i have fully disassembled in the process of painting, so the whole build will eventually be its own post too. This thing also has a pilot figurine that lives inside the ball. I took some pictures highlighting the pilot, but i haven't applied decals to the inner ball yet.

However, i did get some duplicates of the standing workers from someone at one of the first build jams i went to! Which i used as an opportunity to just... get more practice, and try to paint these guys again.

Here, i used slightly different shades of yellow and orange. I think the details stand out a lot more. I also used nuln oil here for the shading. I think overall these look a lot better than my first attempt, and i'm rather proud of them. I'll have four workers able to hang out with the Ball once it's completed! This concludes Part 1 of my minis gallery. Continue to Part 2 by Clicking This Link!

[julysouthblood]

MS-06 ZAKU II (HIJACK VER)

A unit scrapped together after a raid on a Zeon communications outpost 25 miles outside Odessa, a part of the Federation’s setup for the planned recapture of the major Black Sea port. Though they successfully took out the station, it rendered the souped up GM used for the raid useless.

With no safe way to travel through the area without some sort of MS escort, the raiding party spent the week they had before the next shift of Zeon soldiers came in to put together a working suit. Using the reactor and twin beam cannon from the GM, Frankensteined Zaku parts, and welding on bits of scrap metal for some level of protection, they managed to get the hijacked Zaku up and running; however, during this time they had unknowingly alerted Zeon. Now the Spacenoid supremacist faction knew there was something larger planned for Odessa.

[trazodonedreamer]

Pick it up pick it up

You gonna get bounced off ya fuckin’ butt

Amuro’s fists knows how to beef

Zeon gonna be pickin’ up his fuckin teeth

[gamereporter]

Bandai Namco e Look North World se unem para criar jogo de Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance no Fortnite

Em uma colaboração inédita, a Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. e a Look North World anunciaram, durante a edição 2024 da San Diego Comic Convention, a criação de uma ilha no Unreal Editor para Fortnite (UEFN). A iniciativa celebra a estreia da série de anime Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, que será lançada em breve na Netflix. A Look North World, conhecida por seu trabalho inovador em…

[the-backspin-alchemist]

I love this kit to death BTW.

It’s got a special place in my heart.

[oywcalendar]

Foundational Events in Early UC

The following is a master post of pivotal events in the history of the Universal Century, which together provide greater context for the One Year War.

UC 0001

The human population of Earth exceeds 9 billion. This prompts the creation of space colonies and beginning of space emigration.

The Earth Federation is founded and the Laplace space station is built in Earth orbit. During a ceremony for the formal adoption of the Universal Century calendar and unveiling of the UC Charter, the station is destroyed in a terrorist attack.

UC 0009

Zeon Zum Deikun is born.

Anton Flanagan is born.

UC 0010

At Earth-Moon Lagrange point 1, construction of Side 1, Bunch 1 "Shangri-La" is finished.

At Earth-Moon Lagrange point 4, construction of Side 2, Bunch 1 begins.

UC 0015

The population of the space colonies reaches 1.5 million.

Trenov Yvan Minovski is born in Ukraine.

UC 0017

Degwin Sodo Zabi is born.

UC 0020

The population of the space colonies reaches 5 million.

UC 0022

The Federation declares the end of warfare on Earth.

UC 0025

The population of the space colonies reaches 50 million.

UC 0027

The first lunar city, Von Braun, is established.

UC 0030

The population of the space colonies reaches 500 million.

UC 0034

Construction of Side 2, Bunch 1 is finished.

The concept of Sideism –that the colony clusters should be treated as independent nations– emerges.

UC 0035

At Earth-Moon Lagrange point 2, construction of Side 3 begins.

UC 0040

Approximately 5 billion people –40% of the human population– now live in space.

A new philosophy called Ereism emerges, which asserts that humanity should cease living on Earth to preserve its environment.

UC 0044

Half of all humans now live in space.

Federation military suppresses a Sideism demonstration held at Side 1.

UC 0045

Zeon Zum Deikun proposes Contolism, a combination of Sideism and Ereism.

To provide easier access to raw materials for space colonies, the asteroid Juno is moved to Earth orbit; it is later known as Luna 2.

UC 0047

Development of the Minovski-Ionesco fusion reactor begins at Side 3.

UC 0050

Out of the total human population of 11 billion, 9 billion now live in space.

UC 0051

It is announced that plans to develop more colony clusters have ceased.

UC 0052

Zeon Deikun moves to Side 3 and begins popularizing Contolism.

UC 0056

Many Contolism demonstrations are held at Side 3 and in the lunar city Granada, prompting a Federation military presence at Side 3 and the creation of lunar garrisons.

UC 0059

Federation military begins an “armament enhancement program” planned to unfold over the coming decade, with the ultimate goal of establishing the Earth Federation Space Forces. Conversion of Luna 2 into a military base begins.

UC 0062

As newly elected leader of Side 3, Zeon Deikun formally requests independence from the Earth Federation.

Dr. Minovski issues his new theory of Minovski Physics, predicting the existence of the M Particle.

July 15, 0062

The Federation denies Deikun's request and issues an arrest order.

Colonies in Sides 1, 3, and 5 begin boycotting the Federation and openly protesting.

The EFF cancel the arrest order. Deikun is allowed to form a semi-autonomous republic in Side 3, the Republic of Munzo.

September 12, 0062

The Federation imposes economic sanctions against Side 3.

UC 0064

The EFF conduct a naval review, unveiling new spacefaring warships developed through the Year 60 Armament Reinforcement Plan.

UC 0065

A schism between Chairman Deikun and the Zabi family becomes public knowledge.

UC 0067

The Federation rejects a motion granting autonomy to the Sides; the EFF suppress a riot in Side 5.

The Earth Federation intensifies economic pressure on Side 3.

Plans to construct Side 7 at Earth-Moon Lagrange point 3 are announced.

UC 0068

Zeon Deikun dies; he is succeeded as chairman by Degwin Zabi, who claims Deikun appointed him on his deathbed.

UC 0069

Side 3's republic is renamed the Republic of Zeon.

The Republic of Zeon begins converting its security forces into a full-fledged military.

October, UC 0069

The M particle is discovered, validating Minovski physics.

The Republic of Zeon commissions the first Papua-class transport ship.

UC 0070

The EFF launch the Year 70 Armament Reinforcement Plan.

In March, the Republic of Zeon conduct radar-jamming experiments using Minovski particles.

In May, Zeon's military creates a mega particle cannon based on Minovski physics.

In June, the Republic of Zeon commissions the first Chivvay-class space cruiser.

In October, the EFF commission the Salamis-class cruiser and Magellan-class battleship.

UC 0071

Zeon military begin developing new weapons that can be used within a Minovski Particle field.

The Minovski-Ionesco compact fusion reactor is completed.

UC 0072

In the asteroid belt, the Republic of Zeon begins construction of the asteroid base Axis as a waypoint for the Jupiter Energy Fleet.

Dr. Minovski defects to the Earth Federation, creating a scandal in Zeon.

UC 0073

Zeon completes MS-01, the first prototype mobile suit.

[bulecelup]

expat neo zeon amu paro

[irradiate-space]

In the interests of avoiding con crunch, let me commit to writing all of the various fandom-adjacent crafting projects that are kind of in my head at this time:

finish the revisions to my Utopian hoodie

make from scratch a new Utopian visor

Terra Ignota Birb Game for cons

finish revising the rain coat I use for Utopian cosplay

redo Vakama mask

make Vakama gloves

make a Corbettite Monk cosplay from scratch

make a Earth Federation Space Forces officer cosplay, with Gundam facemask cover

finish the cyberdeck project

...

[holmslice69art]

[youreaclownnow]

I lowkey love this fit honestly. My metal af acguy shirt paired with these epic skull and flower shorts, can't go wrong with that.

[athena-gundampla]

HGUC 1/144 E.F.S.F. Mass-Produced Mobile Suit RGM-79N "GM Custom"

Another entry to the GM collection!! Joining the 2001 GM, 2003 GM Cold Districts Type, 2012 GM Sniper II, and 2023 GM Missile Pod, 2011's GM custom is part of one of Bandai's best runs, with pleasing balance between sticker detail, molded detail, colour separation, cost, and option parts. Of note is the inclusion of 7 whole pre-posed hand options, with 2 closed fists, 2 open hands, a special hinged open left hand to get around the poor shoulder articulation, and special right-handed weapon holding options that accomodate the large square forearms.

The kit overall is a welcome upgrade from the 2003 GM Cold Districts Type, with shoulders on pegs that rotate forward, and better ball-jointed hips. The shoulder and leg connections are nicely secured and have a lot of detail, and the single colour style of the kit allows parts to be cemented together to hide the panel gaps you often get with older kits.

This kit comes with the older light trans-pink beam saber effects (rather than the deep pink you'll see on newer kits) and an extra beam saber hilt, as well as a really nicely detailed bullpupped "GM rifle" and a post-0079 style shield.

All of the red vents and booster nozzles, as well as the grey inside the shield, need to be painted on, which was a little annoying in terms of cleaning up. Like other recent kits I've done, I added some gold as well.

This kit came with a nice set of detail stickers with complete freedom on how to apply them. There's plenty of EFSF lettering, lots of numbers, and a badge for the spaceship "Albion". I chose to number this "120", after the kit number, as the suit didn't appear to have any canon number. Combined with spare stickers from my other HGUC kits it looks really nicely detailed. Unfortunately there's no foil stickers with this kit, so I used my green metallic Gundam Marker for the sensors.

Just like my GM Cold Districts Type I also used some black sponged paint, as well as Tamiya weathering sets C and D for heat discoloration, oil stains, and paint damage. I tried to limit the degree of weathering here to save time, and I think it also helps let the base kit shine through.

I also picked up a set of custom resin weapons as a promotion from the hobby store I use. I painted the shotgun for display with this kit, and it looks really fitting. I like how the company name also looks like an in-universe logo.

I had a lot of fun with this kit, and I definitely think that's it's a more fun building experience than the other older GMs I've built.