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Mike Motoda
@mmotoda.bsky.social
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He/Him, Level 51, Cis/Straight, LGBTQ+ ally. Video games are my career & passion. I also enjoy Gunpla, Lego, 80s & 90s anime, bass guitar, and photography. Progressive Christian. Belonging comes first. Always be kind.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 5h
No hobby is immune to this! 😅
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 14h
Nice! I have a loose plan to build this, the Tickbalang, and the Chuchu FRS as a group. Have had the latter sitting around since the beginning of the year; I feel like if I wait too much longer, she WILL punch me when I open the box. 😂
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 14h
Thanks man! This has me now a lot more interested in the Axis Osiris AD, but I really do need to just focus on my backlog pile.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 16h
One more pic before this goes up on the shelf. Kinda has some of that Radiant Silvergun flavor. ❤️

#gunpla #plamo #gundamunicorn #segasaturn
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya completed assembly
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 17h
Thanks; I’ll look into it for next time! I was in one of our closets with the lights off and a small flashlight pointed at the wall behind me. Spared no expense. 😂
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 19h
Haha, yeah, I thought they’d take forever, but they were pretty easy to work with. I don’t do that great with larger/longer decals, but thankfully (mercifully? 😅) these were good.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 19h
Tried to get a low light shot that shows off both the glowing decals and the mobile suit. In total darkness, it didn’t really look right, so hopefully this is OK. 🙂

#gunpla #plamo #gundamunicorn
HGUC 1/144 Kshatriya with glow in the dark Delpi water slide decals
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 20h
Thank you! 😊 Great kit; the Bluesky Gunpla community did not steer me wrong on this one.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 21h
Here’s my finished HGUC Kshatriya! Had to crop this since it’s too big for my light box.

Topcoated it after finishing up the water slides. Since the binder decals were “over the top”, I tried keeping things consistent w/ the rest, which was outside my comfort zone, but still fun!

#gunpla rules. ❤️
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya (Tamiya black panel accent, Micron 003, Delpi water slide decals (luminous), Krylon 1311 matte topcoat)
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
All four wing binders done!

I was worried that I might get tired or bored of these, but as I got into a rhythm, I had the best time! However, the first two I did will be going in the back to hide some… things. 😅

On to the rest of it!

#gunpla #plamo #gundamunicorn
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya wing binders with Delpi water slide decals (luminous version)
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
Very nice! Weathering (and paint use in general) is something I haven't gotten into yet, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually. I've been quite fascinated with anime coloring/shading too, which I might try (and ruin a kit, surely 😅) at some point soon.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
And a bonus (and blurry 😅) glow in the dark shot since these are the luminous variants.
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
One wing binder done.

I don’t know… the intended scheme is a bit “loud” for my tastes with all of that big text, but I’m gonna roll with it and see what it looks like when everything else is finished and the entire model’s topcoated.

Again, this is good practice. 👍

#gunpla #plamo #delpidecal
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya wing binder with Delpi water slide decals
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
Wow, the water slide decal sheet and packaging are bigger than the manual. 😅 OK, let’s see how this goes!

#gunpla #plamo #delpidecal
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya Delpi water slide decals
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
I almost did the same to one of the blue forearm pieces near the elbow while I was cleaning the nub marks. Perhaps I’m a little too stressed out these days and need to lighten up! 😅
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 1d
Some progress pics. Apart from the small scale, this has been a solid build so far, with some interesting pieces for the shoulders and forearms.

Also nice to have a solid torso. Some other HGs I’ve built this year have been Floppy McFlopperton in the midsection area. 😂

#gunpla #plamo #gundamwing
HGAC 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero body and head (Tamiya black and gray panel accent, Krylon 1311 matte topcoat) HGAC 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero right arm (Tamiya black and gray panel accent, gray Gundam marker, Krylon 1311 matte topcoat)
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
Wow, I forgot how tiny these standard 1/144 mobile suits are. My fingers and eyes are dead just from working on the body.

Glad those gray shoulder pieces will be covered, since I kinda bent them while attaching them to the polycaps. 😅

#gunpla #plamo #gundamwing #anime
HGAC 1/144 Wing Gundam Zero body assembly (Tamiya black and gray panel accent)
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
While I wait to detail my Kshatriya, I’m going to do a quick build of the HGAC Wing Gundam Zero, a freebie I got from a recent Newtype promo.

The only other GW kits I’ve built so far have been the HG Shenlong, Sandrock, and MG Wing EW Ver., so it’ll be cool to have my first 1/144 Wing.

#gunpla
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
They’re very nice and the DOF/bokeh is beautiful. I’m lazy and just use my phone but I might try my old Fuji X-T1 in the near future. 😊
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
Will do — thanks for the tip!
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
Very nice! This is the last MGSD I need to pick up. The wings are definitely amazing looking. ❤️
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
From one Suletta to another… hi. 😊
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
Wow, beautiful work and photography. 🙇‍♂️
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
I learned this lesson on my Exia Ecopla. ABS cracked using a basic Gundam pen (not even pour type), which I thought would be OK since it was just… a pen, but nope. Now I use Micron 003 on all ABS. Still makes me nervous. 😅
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Mike Motoda @mmotoda.bsky.social · 2d
Main assembly is done! Water slides arrive tomorrow, so that’ll be up next.

Not exactly excited about doing them all at the very end, especially given how many decals there are, but it should provide some good practice and hopefully a nicely detailed finished model.

#gunpla #plamo
HGUC 1/144 NZ-666 Kshatriya completed assembly (Tamiya black panel accent, Micron 003, Gundam markers)
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