Resin Haul...

So today I got a package, if you read the title of this post, you may have an idea of what that may be. So here it is. Lets open it up...


So, I got some new tupperware.... Okay, its actually E2046's AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra. I ordered this around Christmas because I've been really inspired to try out a resin kit lately. Since this one was pretty affordable I took the leap and bought it. Again, since this is a brand new process to me I also chose a kit that I liked but wouldn't mind screwing up should I suck at build resins. Anyway, lets take a look inside.


It came with this photo of the finished kit, which is great reference. Although I got to say I won't be painting this that odd pink, maybe red but we'll see. Sorry the image is a bit blurry, I added and more detailed photo of the upper body to help you get the idea.



First page of the instructions is a check list of all the pieces. I read on Matt Tomczek's blog that he checks all the pieces before starting and figured it would be a good habit to get into. I did go through and saw that every piece was accounted for and I'd recommend doing so if you intend to get into this sort of thing.



Next page is the actual instructions. At first I thought there'd be more but I realized the put instructions for one arm and one leg. Makes sense, if I build one I should be able to build the second. Definitely different from your standard Bandai snap fit instructions. Hope I can pull this off.




Last page is a photo of all the pieces lined up. I ended up using this to help check all the pieces.



And finally the resin pieces of course. They're fairly detailed and I didn't see any major problems with any of them. So hopefully this build will go smoothly.



I think this will really look nice once it's together and painted. Unfortunately, this is at the tail end of my to-do-list. I don't think I'll get started with this until late in the year. As soon as I get some progress to show I'll be sure to share. Until then....

Thanks for reading!

G-System's The O

I was checking out a few sites today and found out that G-System has the design of their "The O" (with updated internal frame) resin kit finished. It looks really awesome if I say so myself. I did some quick math too so if this is a 1/72 scale model that would make the kit just shy of 4ocm tall! I hope some day I'm able to pick one of these up considering it has an equally large price tag. Anyway the image is below, check out G-Systems site for price and more details.

Resin Kits

So around Christmas I made the plunge and ordered a resin kit. I've been into building Gundam models since I was around 11. But it wasn't until a few months ago I realized the popularity of modifying and painting the kits. Around the same time I stumbled across Matt Tomczek's Blog, who for those of you who have seen his work know how awesome his resin kits are. I know resin kits are a bit different from the standard Bandai snap-fit models. I'd like to try my hand at it and see if I can make anything look decent. The reason I'm really interested in them is the variety of variant models. Because resin kits aren't made by Bandai some models have design differences from the originals, often looking a lot better in my opinion. I just wanted to share some of my favorite resin kits that I have come across. I'll have another post on the kit I ordered when I get it.

Just click on the images if you're interested in learning more about the models.