WIP - Nu Gundam ver. Ka

It's been a while since I've updated last - I apologize.

I've been slowly chugging away on this kit for a long time now, but since starting this blog, it's just been pieces in bags - not very photogenic.  The weather has improved, and I've got some free time so I got to paint!

Here are some photos of the progress:

Tamiya Gunmetal for most of the frame (Yes, that is my cat's scratching pad that the skewers are stuck into).

Here he is with just the frame assembled.  I'm quite proud of this if I do say so myself.  Gunmetal for most of the frame, Krylon Gold Leaf and Krylon Silver Chrome for accents.  Looks pretty sharp, eh?

The rest of the photos are close-ups of some of the details that I particularly like.

Gold pistons hidden in the elbow, and more gold inside the upper arm.

Gold and Chrome pistons in the knee.  Hopefully after I give it a gloss coat, the chrome of the pistons will look more ...  well, chrome-like.

Some silver inside of the leg, silver thrusters and gold covers.

Two-tone hip joint.

I just love that little gold piece inside the shoulder.  I don't know why, but it makes me happy.

I've still got some of the little detailing to do in the frame, and then it's just lining, decals and flat coat!

I'll be sure to post another update once I progress some more!

Build - Aile Strike ver. RM

This is a build that I completed before I started the blog (Obviously - I only started this a day or so ago).

After I finished and was satisfied with my first kit, the RG Gundam Mk II, I was itching to go bigger and better.  I wanted to tackle my first MG.

 The Aile Strike is one of my favorite suits, and the ver. RM master grade is a fantastic representation of it.  My only issue is that I've never been a fan of the Red, Blue, White, Yellow color scheme that most protagonist suits have.  As this was my first master grade, I thought "Hey, why not try my hand at doing some painting too!"  So I came up with this sort of slytherin-esque theme, meant to be a little more militaristic than the default.

Using Tamiya spray cans, I painted as follows:

Frame = Gunmetal & Light Gunmetal
Formerly red pieces = Field Grey (which is the green color)
Formerly blue pieces = Flat Black.
I used some silver, and copper for accents, and finished it off with a dull coat and some weathering using the Tamiya idiot-proof weathering kits.

After I was completely finished, I had another idea.  I should try to put a USB-powered LED in the head!  It can't be that hard! Having some EE classes from college under my belt, and a healthy history of screwing around with electronics, I knew enough to make it work electrically.  I just didn't know how much work it would be to make it all fit in the suit, though it worked out in the end.

Anyway, here are some photos of it.  I apologize for the lousy photo quality.  I have yet to invest in a nice photography setup.

Let me know what you think!

Pose stolen from Gundam Beginner

Same pose, but it's a cool angle I think

Here he is just standing neutrally

LED turned on.  See the cable coming out of his butt?

LED on, light off.

Thruster details

Here you can see the USB port in his butt. Pretty cool if you ask me!