Optimus Prime
YOLOPARK 12cm Optimus Prime — An Unexpected Tribute A model left unfinished This Optimus Prime had been sitting at roughly 70% completion for several months. It is the YOLOPARK 12cm Optimus Prime model kit, officially licensed by Hasbro. Unlike the conventional plastic model kits I normally work with, the parts did not come attached to…
RX-78-2 Gundam, Revival Ver.
The Gundam in “Listen to Mum”: My RX-78-2 Revival Build There are times when a plastic model is more than just a plastic model. Recently, while watching Jay Chou’s music video for “Listen to Mum” (聽媽媽的話), I noticed something I had never really paid attention to before: an RX-78-2 Gundam standing on the right-hand side…
Archangel Catapult Launch Deck and Freedom Gundam (Phantaci edition)
Building Log: MegaHouse Realistic Model Series 1/144 Archangel Catapult Deck & HGCE Freedom Gundam (Phantaci Edition) 5 August 2026 There are modelling projects that come together quickly, and then there are those that test one’s patience from beginning to end. The MegaHouse 1/144 Archangel Catapult Deck proved to be the latter. Although the display is…
Tiger Moth
Building Log: FineMolds Studio Ghibli Tiger Moth 2 August 2026 Today marks the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky (1986). To commemorate this milestone, I decided to build the FineMolds Tiger Moth, one of the memorable aircraft featured in the film. FineMolds has a well-earned reputation for producing highly detailed Studio Ghibli…
Power Loader
Build Log: MODEROID 1/12 Power Loader (Good Smile Company) On 18 July 2026, the 40th anniversary of James Cameron’s Aliens (1986), I completed Good Smile Company’s MODEROID 1/12 Power Loader. It felt like the perfect occasion to finish and share a build of one of science fiction’s most iconic industrial machines. There are model kits…
Strike Noir Gundam
The HG 1/144 Strike Noir Gundam is one of the most distinctive mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER. Its predominantly black colour scheme, combined with the Noir Striker backpack and tactical weaponry, gives it a unique aesthetic that stands apart from many other Gundams in the Cosmic Era timeline. For this…
Ultraman Jack Suit
Building Bandai’s Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT JACK -ACTION- – An Ultraman Day 2026 Project Published: 10 July 2026 – Ultraman Day To mark Ultraman Day 2026, I spent the past few days working on Bandai’s Figure-rise Standard ULTRAMAN SUIT JACK -ACTION-. Rather than building it straight out of the box, I gave the kit a…
Mew
Bandai PokéPla Mew – Airbrush Base Coat & Weathered Custom Finish I recently completed Bandai’s PokéPla Mew plastic model kit, but instead of building it straight out of the box, I pushed it in a more stylised direction using airbrush work, selective colour treatment, and panel lining. The goal was to move away from the…
Nike Air Jordon 1
Building the Bandai Nike Air Jordan Plastic Model Kit This project is a reinterpretation of the Bandai Nike Air Jordan plastic model kit, approached not as a clean display build, but as a subtly worn sneaker object. The goal was to sit between scale modelling and product design — capturing material depth, tonal variation, and…
Darkstar
Building the Bellfine 1/72 Darkstar from Top Gun: Maverick The Darkstar sequence from Top Gun: Maverick was one of the most memorable parts of the film for me, so I decided to pick up the Bellfine 1/72 scale kit and attempt a full painted build. Although the aircraft itself is fictional, its presentation in the…
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