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MrMinto
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Gunpla and keyboard enthusiast.
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
2/2

I'm really loving the Build Fighters series though, as I feel more inclined to kitbash and customize compared to more mainline universes (though my Gquuuuuux kits will all have custom colors).
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
1/2

Zaku Amazing Custom complete.

Had a last minute fumble with chipped paint on the right thigh, but I'll add a bit of silver there for some weathering.

Overall fun, but man the Zaku II is hard to pose. What you see here is pretty much the limit.

#gunpla
#gundam
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
KO Pale Rider Titans D II.

Or actually, a mash-up of it, the heavy weapon ground type, and the space type.

A worthy (if poorly painted) addition to my grunt squad.

I think I may need to add a Lightning Buster to my backlog.

Extra comments in the Alt text for some of the pics.

#gunpla
#gundam
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Revamped the HG display with logical pairings (as much as possible). In theory making room as well, as I can now go 3-tier compared to my previous 2.

Of course, that means more crowding, but #gunpla problems I guess.

#gundam
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A quick project that is going on hiatus while some Titans decals come in.

It's a KO Pale Rider Titans D II, and as KO, I'm more than willing to cut off a beam saber holder and replace it with an articulating arm that holds a long auto cannon.

#gunpla
#gundam
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The orange piping was particularly satisfying, and while I wish I'd added some gray to the blue to desaturate it some, as well as redo some of the decals, I'm nevertheless very satisfied with the results.

I'm sure Max would love the color scheme.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
1/2

Custom Ez8 SR "Ace of Spades".

Color palette inspired by an Armored Valkyrie from Macross. It's fully painted except for a couple of inner joint parts.

This was a fun exercise in organization and planning, clipping the parts and sorting them by runner first, then painting.

#gunpla
#gundam
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
2/2
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
1/2

Burn-out build, so nothing outside of a bit (or, a lot) of detail painting.

Don't look too closely, as it's chock-full of little mistakes, but I'm glad that my RG Nu has its counterpart.

#gundam
#gunpla
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
2/2

That said, the effect under UV light is fricken AWESOME! I definitely need to get some sort of stand or attachment for it so I can free up a hand for a spot light.

That said, feeling a bit burnt out, with my current backlog of 4 filled with ambitious builds.

So next up is a simple Moon Gundam
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
1/2

It's finally done.

While I normally find the decaling process to be relaxing, some of the pink UV decals were both very thin (this fragile), but also nearly invisible to my colour-blind eyes.

I also had a lot of waiting for some chrome paint to dry after top coating.

#gunpla
#gundam
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Some clean up, decals, and top coat left to do, but the Vidar is as fantastic as people have said.

Still, looking forward to a simple HG kit next to recharge the batteries.

#gunpla
#gundam
September 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
3/3

Lastly, the pics in the same order as above. Snapseed is doing a lot of heavy lifting, and the end result isn't too different.

Ultimately I'll go with the new set up as I'm sure more advantages will reveal themselves as I take pictures at more varied angles.

More Vidar pics soon.
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
2/3

The new set up, using 2x 5⅜ wooden dowels, 5⅜ copper t-connector, parts of a dollar store tripod, and black spandex.

Resulting pics. Note the darker background and continuous gradient.

So far all pics haven't had amy post processing.
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
1/3

Spent some time last week devising a t-frame for taking Gunpla pics.

First pic the set up I've been using for a few months. It's dollar store foam core and bristol board.

Note the right side of each pic and clear line where the back and bottom panels meet.

#gunpla
#gundam
September 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The Origins GC has better waist articulation, as all the Origins kits do, but I was surprised at how thiccer the Origins GC is compared to the HGUC.

He chonky!

Both were fun in their simplicity!
September 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A Tale of Two Gun Cannons*

*Or how I bought a KO Origins Gun Cannon after forgetting I had an HGUC Gun Cannon in my backlog.

When I realized, I knew I had to build them back to back. I was pretty sloppy on the clean up for the HGUC (red), but eh, it's fine for the shelf.

1/2

#gunpla
#gundam
September 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Did the box art trading card thing.

41 "boxes" in 2¼ sheets (back to back cards), and while not a complete inventory of my kits, it's a nice reminder of my journey through the hobby.

#gunpla
#gundam
#artsandcrafts
August 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
4/4

I absolutely adore this Tokai Teio kit, though I probably won't pick up any other 30MS kits unless they make an Oguri Cap.

This was a truly fun couple of weeks, but now it's back to some old school designs before I tackle the birthday MG Vidar I got for my birthday back in April.
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
3/4

Then Umamusume happened. While I stumbled through training up Oguri, listening to Tazuna's poisoned cup of advice, I decided to abandon a straight build of the Nobel Gundam for a Mihono Bourbon-inspired custom (I started playing the game during her banner).
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
2/4

A while ago I missed the boat on a reprint of the Nobel Gundam. So when I saw a KO, I pulled the trigger on it and the KO Shia Qant recolor.

Tough-looking war machines are fun, but variety is the spice of life, so some fem-coded MSes provided a much-needed break from beam rifles and missiles.
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
1/4

Bear with me. Gonna use this post to set up the tags, with explanations in the replies.

Builds are chronological. First pic in each reply will have a detailed impression of the build.

#gunpla
#plamo
#gundam
#gundambuildfighters
#umamusumeprettyderby
#umamusume
#tokaiteio
#30minutessisters
August 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
4/4

And up on display. Also planned, Semi-Gloss -> Gloss -> Matt.
August 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
3/4

And fighter mode, where the decals truly shine. I had to really think hard about whether I wanted to stick to my original vision, or keep it in fighter mode because damn that's sexy.
August 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM