Perfect Grade Gundam Astray Gold Frame: COMPLETE!!

Well, the PG Astray is finally done! At least... as done as it's going to be for now. I'm kinda waiting for Samuel Decal to release a decal set for the PG Gold Frame. He's already released one for a PG Blue Frame, so I think it'll only be a matter of time before he makes some for the Gold. But I went ahead and applied all the decals that came with the kit while leaving off the decals that were specific to the Red Frame (like the shoulder and shield decals). I was also pleased with how the hands turned out. I went with the colors from the manga unlike Bandai's lazy PG colors... Anyway, this project took a lil longer than expected, but I'm pleased with it. And I'm glad I got it done before PG 00 Raiser gets here. Look forward to an unboxing video of that kit sometime next week :)

Giblet Gravy

Well, even though it's Thanksgiving, I managed to find time to finish painting Astray's body. Actually, Thanksgiving is the reason I was able to get any painting done: no work and no school. Anyway, now I just have to get the weapons painted which shouldn't take very long. Then I can apply the decals and fill in the panel lines and everything will be done!




Also, I got an e-mail from HLJ today saying they charged my account for this guy!



With EMS shipping, it should be here in about a week. Maybe, just maybe, I can finish my current PG before my next one gets here :)

Really??

Out of all the MSs from 00 you COULD have chosen.... The GN-X? Really, Bandai?

[although, if the GN-X gets a MG... maybe Masurao will have a chance as well! Heheghe!]

Slowdown

Wow, I haven't updated in like 2 weeks.... I've been really busy with school as the end of the semester draws near. Unfortunately it doesn't look like it's gonna let up until I get out on Dec. 10. But in my spare time, I have been making slow progress on Astray. The upper half of the body is 99% done. All I have to do is paint the white portions of the fingers.




Somehow the clear yellow paint screwed up when I was painting the gold parts of the legs... I'm not even sure what went wrong but they came out all matte and chalky. Maybe it was high humidity... Anyway, I'm in the process of repainting those parts now...



Also, I managed to pick up one of those 7 Eleven HG Gundams off eBay! Fun!

Golden Progress

Not much progress this week, but progress nonetheless... All the parts for the torso have been painted. The white parts just aren't included in these pics. Anyway, I'll probably paint the white armor on the arms next...

Golden Runner

Got the inner frames for the legs painted. I didn't bother spraying clear yellow on the parts that won't be visible on the completed kit... Now moving onto the torso...

Golden Arms

Just a couple money shots from the Astray after his paint session today :)

Golden Time Lover

Well, I've got the head and hands painted! I'm done painting the head, but actually the hands aren't finished yet. I'm gonna go back with some white and paint them accurate to the manga instead of Bandai's lazy PG colors. A lot of ppl have already asked me how I'm gonna paint the hands, so I'll go ahead and answer here. I sprayed them gold as an open hand, then sprayed them again as a fist to paint the exposed joint parts. Then I went over the whole thing w/ clear yellow. Luckily this gold paint is durable, so it's not chipping off in the joints. :)

The head was pretty straightforward. Although, at the last minute, I decided to make the chin and face parts metallic red rather than just plain flat red. I think it turned out pretty nice! Again, just gold spraypaint with clear red on top.

Gold Frame

Painting of the Perfect Grade Gold Frame has begun!

Back from Vacation!

Well my Fall Break was this past weekend. I had a great time in the Smoky Mountains in Tennesee! I brought back two souvenirs, a manekineko (lucky gold cat) and a handmade katana. The katana is real and has been sharpened and is really high quality, but I think it's still sub-par to the real thing. Anyway, had a great time, now to get back to modeling... and school (sigh).




All the painting on Banshee is complete. If I have time, I may apply the decals tomorrow, if not I'll definately get it done Tuesday. Then Banshee will be complete and ready for reviewing! Then on to the Gold Frame!! >:D




I also got a PellerModel. It's really cool. Only bad thing is, I downloaded the program to print the stickers from Bandai's site, but it won't install on an American OS... Bummer. However, maybe I can scan the stickers and figure out a way to print them from Photoshop...