Freedom Striker

My entry for MechaPinoy's in-house Formula 144 in 2010. Basically kitbashed Freedom's backpack and rail guns with a Strike-E (Strike Noir) and gave it Exia's manipulators and GN sword. It's a little dirty on the pictures because they were taken months after this was built. I took new pictures. I'll have those uploaded later. This was also one of my first kits featured in MechaPinoy's front page.

Paints used were Bosny Flat Black, Bosny Silver, Tamiya Gunmetal and Tamiya Flat White.
My first kit topcoated with Wipe N Shine.

Here's a pic taken by MDGelo during the event. It was still clean then.
I was already at the venue when I realized I didn't pack the sword in the box with it XD

Exia Crossbone X-2

This kit was my entry for MechaPinoy's in-house contest Omni Mecha Crossover which was held in Ozine Fest 2011. The theme of the contest was to create a mecha in the colors and markings of another mecha in a different Gundam timeline or universe. In this case, it's the Gundam Exia in Crossbone X-2's colors. Still a lot of improvement to be made as I totally messed up the gloss topcoat making it look like the paint is too thick. Either way, I'm proud of this kit. Pics!

The GN condenser on the last image got scratched sometime between the contest and the time I Photographed this. Oh well XD

Yes, this post is nearly a year late, but I'm building the gallery section and this has to come up.

WIF: Works In the Future

Here's a list of WIPs I've put together but will not be able to work on any time soon. These kits WILL come to completion. That's a promise :)

Seravee GNHW/B3G
This is one of the Gundams I've always wanted to build. As of the start of 2011, I have all the kits necessary: Seravee, Seravee GNHW/B, and Seraphims.


Musha Astraea
I've conceptualized a Musha Exia before, but I used the Exia for a contest. Also, the squared-off shoulders and skirts make the mods fit better.


Virtue
I don't have a name for it yet. As some of you know, I nearly built a Virtue with four arms before, but I had to sell the trans am kit (along with a 00, an O Raiser, 2 XN Raisers and an MG Unicorn) sometime last year when I really needed cash. Anyway, I was supposed to make a GN-005P Virtue Physical, but I got carried away putting weapons on it. Oh well XD


SD Astray 0 Custom
The Astray was free from last year's World Cup. I took home three and gave away the other two. Afterward, I bought a build Strike Rouge IWSP specifically to kitbash this. heavy arms double gatling cannons and two FG/NG Strike shields.


Optimus Prime Heavy Arms
Okay, no promises on this one. Although I've had this for some time, I never took the Lego wheels off since I blu-tac-ed it over a year ago. That probably means I'll build it one day. My bro's actually looking forward to this build. The chest panels will house the Matrix of Leadership.

Bandai Model Kit World Cup and F144 Contest Updates.

Yeah, I've not blogged in a while since Sky Friggin Broadband went down for about a month. And since it's Thanksgiving in the US, we're just enjoying air conditioning and high-speed internet in the office right now. Might as well blog.

Updates.

-Bandai Model Kit World Cup was concluded and it was a blast. I took home two SD Astray Red Frames. Hehehe. This year's champion was Eric Capucion, also known as Ecapz of MechaPinoy. Although undoubtedly an awesome build, none of us expected it would be him. It was the uniqueness of the concept and the proper execution that pushed his build through. An MG Ball. Imagine that!

Ecapz' MG Bum-Ball-Bee

Just before the announcement of winners that one fateful Sunday, me and Eric were sitting together while building the SD Red Frame in the detailing contest. We both didn't take it seriously as we just wanted to get the kit. Halfway through, he said "Kunwari sasali talaga. Iuwi ko lang tong kit na 'to panalo na ko!" then laughed. That translates in English as "Pretending to take it seriously. I'm already a winner as long as I take this kit home!". Two hours later, he took home more than just an SD kit. More images in his blog.

-A week after the World Cup was the IPMS Bert Anido Nationals and MechaPinoy's Formula 144. Since I promised myself last year that I'd join F144 this year, I did despite all the mishaps. The Avalanche Dynames would take too long and the Hazel Sniper came in short-handed. Read as: missing limbs. Yeah. So I resorted to a half-assed, less-than-a-week build with a very visible seam line on the right arm.

I built the Freedom Striker. I'll post pics as soon as I get the kit back. So I rushed a build just to be able to submit an entry, and arrived at the venue only to find out I left its weapon at home. Yeah, sucks. Anyway, I haven't gotten the chance to do a photo shoot, but here are some from the event by Gelo and g3seven, respectively.

He's supposed to have Exia's GN sword too, but I apparently forgot to put in in the box when I packed him.

-Up next, MechaPinoy's SD Con.

MechaPinoy's: Formula 144 Contest 2010

Here it is folks, the biggest MechaPinoy event of the year, Formula 144. The contest is set to be held during the IPMS Nationals event, in SM Megamall on November 15-21, 2010.


As the name suggests, the goal of the contest is to focus on the 1:144 scale GunPla models.All 1:144 Bandai kits are eligible be it retro, HG, FG, ungraded or the more recent RG. There will be two categories: Beginner and Experienced.


For the Beginner bracket, the kits should be built out of the box, meaning no modifications or add-ons. Only the contents of the kit itself can be used. Competition in this category is based solely on basic kit building skills such as sealing, painting and proper assembly. Custom paint jobs are welcome.


For the Experienced bracket, mods are all-out as long as all parts are 1:144 scale or non-scale such as Kotobukiya add-ons. Contestants that have won before may only participate in this category.


For more information and complete rules and guidelines, click the link below.


http://www.mechapinoy.org/2010/09/01/formula-144-contest-2010/

Bandai Model Kit World Cup 2010 - Philippine Finals

Bandai Model Kit World Cup (formerly BAKUC) 2010 is now upon us!

The world's most prestigious Gunpla event is here, and it's happening half a block away from my office!

Here are the details (click to enlarge):





Source:MechaPinoy

Mechapinoy on TV!

Mechapinoy had an (extremely short) interview with MOGTV which aired on local station TV 5 last January 29 at 11pm. The guys said they were there for half a day and so we waited for it to air. The entire segment was only about two minutes long, but what amount of screen time is screen time nonetheless XD

The blog post on their website was pretty hilarious starting with a picture of our founder Richie Ramos, followed by "Malamang eh iniisip n'yo ngayon, "WTF, sino 'yan?"". Lol. Hahaha.

More or less unimpressive, but it's a 2-minute even worth mentioning and and telling the story of over and over again. That's it for now. Zedd Arckham out.

Seven Sword, Finally.

Finally, Bandai decided to really make a Seven Sword unit. The HG-00 kit will come out early this year and is already available for pre-order in sites like 1999.co. Definitely one of the kits to look out for this season.

Finally a kit deserving of the XN Raiser that came with HobbyJapan Oct '09 issue. Doesn't come with a GN Sword-III though. It remains exclusive to the 00-Raiser kits.


The Seven Sword unit: GN Buster Sword, GN Sword-II long and short, GN Beam Katars and the usual GN Beam Sabers. But what's that other one?


A fourth type of GN Sword-II, perhaps?



In other news, a MechaPinoy class picture from the MP Christmas party last December.

Zakuhin Mo Mukha Mo!

MechaPinoy is kicking off 2010 with its 1st in-house contest for this year: Zakuhin Mo Mukha Mo!!! An all out Zaku model kit contest. GO WILD. Any mods, add-ons and paint jobs are allowed. The ultimate in individual expression of a Zaku.





That's right, people. MechaPinoy's first in-house contest of the year. And all-out war in celebration of the granddaddy of all grunt units, the Zaku. It's simple. It's a build-off using any Zaku of your choice as your base kit. All Zakus from UC to CE in all scales and grades.

Hi-Zack? Geloog? Gouf? "IT'S NOT A ZAKU, BOY! NOT A ZAKU!" -Ramba Ral

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