Purchases

Went to Berjaya Times Square(BTS) again yesterday, and now I'm kinda broke from these purchases from there T_T.

First, I got this old kit just out of curiosity and it's quite affordable.

A 1998 HG 1/144 kit of Gundam Ez8 from the 08th MS Team series, selling at RM29 only from Gamers Arena shop.
There's Gouf Custom and Gouf Custom [Flight Type] also, but decided to get them next time instead.

The HG Gundam Ez8 was bought at Gamers Arena BTS branch. Then later I went to the Sungei Wang branch and I saw MG Zeta Plus A1 & MG Zeta Plus C1 in stock! Not only that, it was priced at RM105, which is the cheapest price available for these kits! Time Machine had them in stock but was selling the A1 at RM120 while the C1 at RM140 -_-
I've been finding these 2 kits at this price for a long time and finally they have it in stock! So I decided to break my vow of not buying any more MGs until after my finals =P. However I was short in cash, so I've no choice but to buy the C1 only, as the C1 is more hot selling than the A1. For some "specific" reason, the C1 is not with me now, so I don't have a picture of it.

In the evening, I COD-ed with a seller to get these 2:

It's GN Sword IV Full Saber kit!!! This is the original kit from Hobby Magazine China August Edition, though I only get the kit without the magazine. I got both at RM55, though later I found out MPH stores are selling them at RM12.50 each!!! =_=
Too late to regret now since I bought already, might buy extra if I do see them in MPH store. The problem now is I don't have a HG 00 Qan[T]. Wanted to buy yesterday but it's out of stock in every shop =(. Guess a lot people also got the GN Sword IV so HG 00 Qan[T] also hot selling.

That's it for this loots post!

MG ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam - WIP Part 1

I got this kit sometime end of last year, so I've already snap-fitted it long ago, but haven't painted, panel lined, or topcoated it. I haven't got the knowledge on how to do those during that time, so now I'm trying to complete the kit.

First things first, I bought the standard MG Strike Freedom, not the Full Burst Mode version, nor the Extra Finish version. The standard version's inner frame or supposedly gold coloured parts are an ugly non-shiny gold-yellow, some said "poo" colour, LOL. So my first task is to paint it real gold colour, which I've done on one arm and one leg.
I've hunted high and low for brands that have real gold colour spray can, but most are metallic gold -_-. I can't find brands carrying the chrome gold plating type colour I wanted, so I've no choice but to settle on ABRO brand's High Finish Gold which is the closest colour I can get to the chrome gold I wanted.

Comparison of the unpainted right arm with the painted left arm:
Inner frame:


With armour parts:


Comparison of the unpainted right leg with the painted left leg:
Inner frame:


With armour parts:

*I also painted a bit gold on the ankle armour's details, and a little bit of red in the small knee thruster.

I planned to try the PG Strike Freedom's colour scheme on this kit, so I also paint gold on the inside of the shoulder armour.
Comparison of the unpainted right shoulder armour and the painted left shoulder armour:
Disassembled:


Assembled:


That's what I've progressed so far, next I'm going to paint the the main body first before moving on to finish the other arm and leg. Lastly will the Dragoons pack, which will be a tedious job just by disassembling alone =_=.
Stay tune for Part 2!

More Gunpla Accessories Loots

Today I received another parcel, this time from China. It's my loots from Taobao.com =D


List:
China brand model display box (RM25++)
China brand modeler's side cutter (RM25++)
China brand modeling masking tape 6mm (RM3++)
China brand 3 grit sanding stick (RM3++)
Japan Sakura 0.02mm panel line marker (RM5++)
Mr. Surfacer 1200 (RM15++)

I can't say for sure the exact price as these items are shipped together with other non-gunpla related stuffs, so the shipping cost is different.
Looks like I will continue on this shopping spree now that I've found a way to buy from Taobao.com, LOL =X.
There are so many choices of useful china made items there, and cheap too. I've also found that ship TT/GG kits directly from there is cheaper than buying from local sellers!

That's it for this post, currently painting my MG Strike Freedom's inner frame to gold colour, will post up a WIP post soon!

Gunpla Accessories Loots

I promised myself not to get any more gunpla kits until I finished my current backlogs, or at least until my finals are over. So I've been buying bunch of accessories instead for the past week. Though the rate of increasing backlogged kits is reduced, but not the rate of my expenditure =X.

Two Saturdays ago(29th July), I went to to Berjaya Times Square to watch a movie of Captain America, and of course being there, I wouldn't miss a chance to shop the hobby shops there XD. At the end of the day, these are my loots:


List:
Action Base 1 - Clear (RM20)
Action Base 2 - Gray (RM18)
Mr. Super Clear - Flat (RM39)
Mr. Color - 47 Clear Red (RM9)
Mr. Color - 48 Clear Yellow (RM9)
Mr. Color - 50 Clear Blue (RM9)
Gundam Marker - GM01 Black (RM8)
Gundam Marker - GM18 Metallic Green (RM8)
Gundam Real Touch Marker - GM406 Black (RM8)

I thought of getting a Clear Green colour paint, but too bad Mr. Color don't have such colour, lol.

I also bought this to try out, might get more if it's really uselful

Hobby Base Model Cover - Medium (RM48)

There's 4 sizes in total, small(RM28), medium, large(RM85) and small wide(RM65). Since it's the cover is so simple, I'm showing the contents and the case itself here rather than having another unboxing post.


For your info, the transparent cover of the case is NOT made out of glass, it's just plastic. Not that I'm complaining as plastic is safer, but paying at that price for a plastic case... >_<. As for today, I went to IPC(formerly known as Ikano Power Centre), and I bought these from Popular Bookstore ^^
Dengeki Hobby Magazine Taiwan Edition, May 2011 & June 2011 issue.

Of course the main point of this purchase is the 1/144 RGM-79C GM Type C [Wagtail] conversion parts bundled together with the May issue =D.

Now all I need to do is to get a HGUC RGM-79C GM Type-C~ XD

I found something interesting when browsing in Daiso store

A very cheap replacement for Gundam Marker GM63 Black. Same as GM63, these markers are also water based, with the difference is these costs RM5 only, for 2! For those whole prefer to panel line their Gunplas using water based marker, this is definitely a worthy option *thumbs up*.