2001.12.10 Current and Future Projects

-Bandai's Gasaraki Kit 02 Ishitar
   status: construction 90%, painting 75%, weathering/detailing 0%.
   I got a lot done yesterday. Completed most of the basic painting and now need to start detailing
   and weathering. Not sure if I'm gonna bother detailing the cockpit and painting the pilot figure.

-Bandai's GX-9900-DV GUNDAM X DIVIDER 1/100 scale
   status: construction completed, main painting completed, weathering completed,
   base completed - 99.9% complete, pics coming one of these days, I'm really happy w/the base.

-Bandai's Master Grade RX-78-2 1/100 scale
   status: on hold

-Azuka Langley 1/6 scale resin garage kit
   status: on hold

2001.08.09

Wow, its been a long time since I updated this page! I really don't work on my kits all that often anymore, and saying that I do want to add that I currently have two boxes open and work on them a few hours every other month or so.

Even though I don't have much time to work on my kits anymore I love taking questions and recieving links to other sites and the like. So many thanks to those who do contact me, as you guys know I always reply!

I did try to submit a kit for the Anime Expo 2001 modeling contest but they told me they were not accepting walk-ins this year! WTF!? I walked up w/my kit on 12:30pm Thursday, first day of the con, and was denied... huuuge bummer. :'(

I have not made any new purchases recently but I would like to get a Bandai MG DOM kit, and a few of those Hasegawa Valkyrie kits. Send me pics or links of these kits and I'll add them to my site, as I could use some inspiration!

Finally, I'm going to update this page every so often with recent model or hobby site/links I've come across (Yes, in addition to the main links page). One link that I've came across very recently:

— Camp Volt5, giant robos are the best!

2000.04.22

I gave Tamiya Aqueous Paint a try to today for the first time. Impressive. I bought two paints bottles and a bottle of thinner. I mixed the paint with the thinner at about a 3:1 ratio of thinner:paint. It went on really smooth and dried very quickly. I'm now scratching my head, "Why didn't I give this brand a try sooner and no wonder I always see it used in Hobby Japan." Anyhow, If you have an airbrush to paint your kits I definately reccommend you give this brand a try.

1999.07.19

Anime Expo '99 purchases.

• 1/144 Turn A Gundam from Bandai - I like the design, 'cept fot the mustache.
• 1/35 Gasaraki Kit from Bandai - the blue Shinden.
• Brain Powerd Suit from Bandai - the tan one.
• Nausicaä Kit - Nausicaä riding Kai.

As you can see I purchased 4 not so expensive small scale kits. I'm looking forward to getting started on them.

1999.04.10

I recently got my hands on one of the mecha kits from the Gasaraki anime (the Ishtar type). The $16.16 (tax inc.) I paid for it was well worth the price. The kit is 1/35 scale and is typical Bandai workmanship.

I know of three Gasaraki kits. Two of them are molded in tan the other one in blue. I first saw them at Hobby Link Japan and eventually my local anime shop got two of these kits in. I have the second release, the ISHTAR Mk- II. I went ahead and swiped the kit images from the HLJ page and put them up here for those interested.