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Greetings and salutations!
I'm a long-time builder who enjoys working with little plastic models of giant robots/Mobile Suits/Valkyries.
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Some more pictures.
HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version. Rear view. Thruster chrome accomplished via FusionFirm Ultra Shining Fluid Silver Foil. HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version. Bazooka side view In the display case with RG Sazabi looming in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Pictures of the finished HG Zaku II High Maneuverability VERSION. A fun build with neat little details. #gunpla #gundam
HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version. HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version with Bazooka. HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version. The mono-eye is visible through the loop of the Heat Hawk's power cable. HG ZakuII High Maneuverability Version. Holding the Anti-Ship Rifle, which is absurdly long and big for the kit and makes no sense.
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Finally finished a P-Bandai kit. Proper glamour shots tomorrow! #gunpla #gundam
Hg Zaku II High Mobility for Char Aznable use with rifle and heat hawk. Hg Zaku II High Mobility for Char Aznable use with rifle and heat hawk. Close up of Zaku. It’s very red and glossy.
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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SNAP isn’t a handout, it’s a lifeline. Do you know what is a handout? A six-figure government salary during a shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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I don’t want to sound judgmental, but does this anti-ship rifle make my Zaku look small?
RG Zaku laying next to the HG Zaku Anti-Ship rifle. The rifle is longer than the mobile suit is tall.
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Progress! After a full summer of red mecha for Miria Farina-Jenius kits, i swore no more red.Now WiP: one of Char’s Zakus.

I suck at commitment.
Metallic red parts for HG Zaku 2 High Mobility. Char’a use. Metallic red parts for HG Zaku 2 High Mobility. Char’a use.
October 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Building again! This is my third P-Bandai kit. Let’s see if I finish this one! (Current score:0)
Box for the P-Bandai HG High Mobility Zaku II
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Gundam Zirius snap build 360 spin. Big gun, Big shield, some translucent blue parts omitted. Paint and decals coming soon (tm)! #gundam #gunpla
September 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Let’s GO (And not break a hip in the going)!!! #gunpla #gundam
Picture of the box of the HG EES-01 Gundam Zirius with assorted hobby table detritus in the background.
September 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I’m calling her finished. She’s far from perfect but I like how she turned out. 1/72 VF-1j (Miria colors) from Hasegawa. #macross #plamo
September 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Final assemble proved harrowing. A Polycap in the shoulder kept coming loose and the cockpit kept jamming inside the torso. I think she was worth the stress. #macross glamour shots soon(tm)!
VF-1j Miria Fallyna-Jenius use Super Valkyrie in Battroid mode assembled and standing on her own. VF1J unassembled with its parts laid out to resemble a fighter jet instead of a giant robot.
August 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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So many Bandai decals tore irreparably. Hasegawa decals seem more forgiving. One of these kites tore after application. I somehow managed to piece it back together and then sealed it with gloss varnish. The last of the decals are finished and soon it will be time for the final topcoat! #macross
Twin UN Spacy kite icons resting on the instruction manual for the 1/72 VF-1J.
August 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The blue stripe decal exhausted my patience but looks great. VF-1J “Miria” WIP.
Legs and leg armor for the VF-1J super valkyrie with decals applied. There’s a thin horizontal blue line on each leg that wraps around the limb and is a decal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Masking makes my blood pressure go up.
Various pieces of the 1/72 VF-1J masked for painting.
August 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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I’m getting tired of red. Maybe I should’ve picked the blue one this time? #macross #plamo
Red parts painted red for VF-1J “Miria.”
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Happy Prime Day. Lol. Red painted black to be painted res again. #macross #plamo
Many parts of the red VF-1J primed black.
August 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Presenting the very advanced, ultra-scientific unpainted parts sorting and storage system. #scalemodeling #gunpla #plamo
Model parts sorted into assorted snack sized zipper bags and labeled with masking tape.
July 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Feeling cute. Might infiltrate your space fortress later. #macross
Another angled shot of the 1/72 Queadluun-Rau with canopy open Top view of the Queadluun-Rau with canopy open, pilot and cintrol screens are cisible from this angle. 1/72 Queadluun-Rau with canopy closed.
July 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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RG Gundam Astray Red Frame with a custom UC style paint job. I couldn’t find Red Frame decals so had to use the stickers.

#gunpla #plamo #gundam
Astray Red Frame painted in more traditional Gundam colors holding its sword in one hand A close up of the shield with Amuro Ray’s logo on one side. Mid shot of the blue torso with yellow vents Frontal view of the model with the shield removed. It’s holding the sword in both hands.
July 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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It’s really astonishing the level of detail that comes out of an RG kit when a bit of paint is applied. This one looks totally nu!
RG Astray head painted in a color scheme reminiscent of Nu Gundam
July 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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If you want/need to brush on chrome, and don’t want the hassle of extracting from the pens, this stuff is pretty amazing too.
Box for Ultra shining fluid silver foil chrome paint.
July 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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I think i need to cut a little more fine before attempting to short it. I may have a plastic addiction.
A pile of red, white, and grey nubs clipped off of a Gunpla kit.
July 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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After the paint stripping fiasco, progress is made! I need to make some slight modifications to attach the backpack, but I’m quite pleased with how the final assembly is going.
#plamo #macross #scalemodeling
1/72 Queadluun-Rau, legs and torso assembled. The torso panels are open, exposing the empty pilot’s area.
July 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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OK that’s really weird. The paint underneath has been there for over a week. I used the same 2k yesterday on stuff painted the exact same and nothing like this happened. So weird. Any suggestions for a fix?
Left: today’s 2k. Right: yesterday’s
July 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Well crap. Splash paint 2K gloss. I’ve used it on multiple projects and never had it do this.
Red piece of a model with the most atrocious orange peel finish.
July 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM