Updates

with 8 days of absent from the blog.. it seems a bit unhealthy for the blogs.. i try make at least one post every week but seems like i failed last week.. from the previous post.. you can see that i'm having problem with my paint supply and most of my projects stucked.. i can start another new project until my paint issues solve actually.. but having too much new projects is unhealthy to my current gunpla building process too.. about the hangar i'm building?.. i need to move it into paint process for more encouragement.. haha.. but again.. i don't have enough surfacer.. one good thing is most of these issues will be solve by next week.. and all the project should continue by next week..  

so what i'm doing recently?.. reading up all the post from you guys.. you might find weird that why i actively visit your site recently (for those who "blog").. 

that's all for this month.. see you all on August.. and lastly.. i want to share this out.. 

damn.. this GPB-D unicorn look damn good.. make me want to paint one in MG version..

picture from gundamguy.blogspot.com 

MC Hi-Nu Gundoom WIP 3

alright.. i'm stuck again.. running out of blue this time.. and the blue color recipe required at least two types of blue color which is the cobalt blue and character blue.. might add metallic if you want to.. damn.. 

facing another problem now.. whenever i try to draw panel line on this lacquer paint.. once i do a mistake.. that's it.. i can't do anything other than re-paint the whole thing.. and this kit require lots of panel line.. the worse part is.. seamline.. it was all contribute by the inner part joint.. damn.. any help for me?

Hangar Dio WIP 1

not much done here.. still in beginning stage.. it will be the base for my current project.. i think of this idea long time ago.. since the mechanical chain base for kotobukiya is too small and can cost a lot if i want to get the right size i want by combining few of them.. i have decided to build my own version.. again.. i try to search as many types of hanger interior design as possible from the google.. but i don't post my references here this time.. try on copying different skill from different modelers and put everything together.. still got long way to go..

the worse part is i'm still stuck with all my current project that require paint.. the part that i hate most.. "stuck"!!!

Substitute for Pla-plate

i'm sure most of us know that other than Tamiya pla-plate.. we can add other type of plastic material to our gunpla for customization or building diorama.. but finding a suitable type might be a bit hard.. i saw some modeler use some kind of card to scratch out katana.. and.. it look great.. So.. why we need substitute for Tamiya pla-plate?.  the reason is simple.. price.. it cost about RM 30 for five piece of 364mm x 254 mm Tamiya pla-plate no matter in 0.2mm thickness or 0.5 thickness.. so.. it cost about RM 6 per-piece.. the good thing is.. it came in different type of thickness and all this thickness were show in its package.. you will know which type of pla-plate you want.. it create the standard that we can easily follow and create what we want.. why not use pla-plate?.

the answer is here.. i think of this substitute after i purchased the Tamiya 0.2mm clear version pla-plate.. i found that the quality of 0.2mm tamiya pla-plate is quite similar to my college assignment cover (the cover is more softer actually).. so i went to the stationery shop and found something in the picture..  size is about 290mm x 210mm.. thickness unknown  (should be around 0.2mm).. semi-gloss surface.. and guess how much it cost?.. RM per piece.. six time cheaper than the Tamiya pla-plate.. even though it slightly smaller but imaging the cost of paying Tamiya pla-plate compare to this.. SIX TIMES!!!..

when i try to cut it out.. it seems easier since semi-gloss surface.. and react quite good to the Mr.Cement glue.. but there is one problem with this "book cover" as the replacement for Tamiya pla-plate.. it is more fragile.. inelastic.. not suitable for cutter..

I'm going to build something from this material soon.. check the next post..

New Layout design

 

Alright.. after two days.. new layout with some additional function plug in.. you might notice there are some weird changes these two days as it is under renovation.. something pops out and something disappear.. 

you might feel the navigation is a bit different now as most of the link for my gunpla collection.. compiled and slot into different page.. i wanted to make this style long time ago but i don't have time to learn it.. and finally.. it's done.. 

there is also a new link section for gunpla community website.. found a lot of great things there.. works, tutorial.. anything..

as for the header.. still the same logo, artlines, and words.. but i try to match the header background as part of the entire blog background.. i'm using powerpoint to design and create it out.. so.. not much function i can use from there when i want to save the entire thing become a pictures.. of course.. if possible.. i hope the background of the header is transparent and only words and logo left.. and the planet won't look out of shape too.. but i'm really got no idea how to do it.. so.. i use half day to adjust the size of the of the header to match the background.. there should be other way that can make this done faster.. 

most of the words might seems too small and the color too dim.. but i feel it is more comfortable to view or read.. hope you all like it..

and this will be the new banner..

and i receive some surprise from google.. when i searching pictures for my blog.. the background of google suddenly pops out like this.. and i realize we can actually change the photo we want.. cool