Ohmu
Bandai’s 1/20 Ohmu from Studio Ghibli was completed today, coinciding with Hayao Miyazaki’s 85th birthday, a fitting tribute to the creature’s origin. Painting & Weathering:All parts were base-coated with dark hobby paint, then airbrushed with plant-green paint to add natural shading. Tamiya Panel Line Accent (brownish-red) highlighted crevices, giving an organic, weathered appearance.The clear orb-like…
Buzz Lightyear
Bandai plastic model kit, base-coated in dark tones and airbrushed with desaturated colours for a weathered finish. Water-slide decals add a more grounded, tech-like look. Built to commemorate Toy Story’s 30th anniversary.
METEOR Unit and Freedom Gundam
This HG 1/144 Bandai build pairs the METEOR Unit with the Freedom Gundam in a customised Ver. J theme. The parts were primed in dark tones and weathered with pink and gold accents to bring out a warm, stylised finish. Clear red paints were used on the optics for extra depth, and Phantaci decals complete…
Tyrannosaurus Rex
This is a 1/35 scale model kit from X-Plus. I began by soaking the unpainted parts in warm soapy water overnight, then rinsed and dried them the following day. The dried parts were airbrushed while still on their runners. I used Mr. Hobby Mr. Color paint no. 18 as the base coat, and Mr. Color…
Carcharodon carcharias
A snapfit plastic model from Bandai, released through the Exploring Nature Lab product line. The mouldings were of solid-plastic, translucent-plastic, and rubber materials. I had the solid plastics airbrushed with Mr. Hobby paints, and the translucent and elastic pieces left unpainted. Panel line accentution solution was applied to the rubbery parts. In the final assembly,…
Batmobile (Batman Begins version)
Scale 1/35 plastic model from Bandai. A good majority of the components were snap-fit, while only a few required adhesive to hold. Super-glue was used to keep some of the wing flaps in place. Mr. Hobby paints were used to airbrush the parts and Tamiya panel line accentuation solution to bring out the details on…
All Terrain Armoured Transport (AT-AT)
Scale 1/144 plastic model from Bandai. A snap-fit project with overall straightforward building instructions. The machine has numerous flat surfaces which can be satisfying to airbrush. Comes with intricate detailing parts and removable side plates.
Iron Man Mark XLIV Hulkbuster
Scale 1/7 pre-painted model kit from Fondjoy. The set contained three runners’ worth of parts for assembly. The limbs came pre-assembled. I performed panel line accentuations before building the model. After construction, the cockpit housing became clad with magnetic parts. The optical lenses and several nodes on the body came with lights and batteries pre-installed.
Mammoth
Plastic injection model kit released through Bandai’s Exploring Lab Nature product line. Parts came in two runners: one comprised of components representing the creature’s bones and the other the flesh. Using Mr Hobby solvent-based acrylics, I airbrushed the mouldings. After construction, the bone structures form the main assembly while the muscles ‘shell’ encase the skeleton…
Megazord (Clear Version)
Non-scale hobby kit by Bandai, released through the Shokugan Modelling Project (previously known as Super Minipla) product line. While it is said this rendition is a clear-material variant, some of the runners came moulded in solid-grey. With the thought of retaining the see-through feature of the model, I opted to do without the stickers provided.…
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