[Kit Insight] RG 1/144 RXG-00W0S2E Wing Gundam Zero-Seraphim [Heavy Equipment Ver.] (Customised Build)

Model Number: RXG-00W0S2E Wing Gundam Zero-Seraphim [Heavy Equipment Ver.]
Designation: Colonies Liberation Organisation Limited Mass Production Assault-Use Mobile Suit

[Kit Insight] Bandai Star Wars 1/72 T-65 X-Wing Starfighter (Painted Build)

Model Number: T-65 X-Wing

Designation: Incom Corporation Space Superiority Starfighter

It may look small and simple, but construction can be tricky at times!

[Kit Insight] HGBF 1/144 MSN-00100A Akai-Shiki (Customised Build)

Model Number: MSN-00100A Akai-Shiki 

Designation: Char Aznable's Customised Heavy Assault Mobile Suit 

The Mega-Shiki was one of those enemies-of-the-week, defeated by Team Try Fighters at the Finals of the West Tokyo Qualifiers in the name of plot advancement. Nevertheless, the Mega-Shiki did have its five minutes of fame, slicing apart Gyanko's shields, hopes and dreams.

The Hyaku-Shiki platform is versatile, itself spinning multiple variants that includes the ReZEL line and the Delta series. This Mega-Shiki is based on the Delta Gundam, reusing much of its parts and undergating. Along with the Mega Ride Launcher, the Mega-Shiki showed much promise, but was knocked out early in the series to make way for more exaggerated build customs.

But the series seems to overlook the fact that the Hyaku-Shiki was piloted effectively by one particular individual, a pilot that had an affinity with the colour red and was often associated with a comet. 

Char Aznable.

Thus, the Akai-Shiki is born. 

[Kit Insight] Tamiya Handy Electric Drill (Straight Build)

Yes, this thing is a kit.

And with all kits, the Tamiya Handy Electric Drill needs to be assembled with modelling tools, namely side cutters, tweezers, long nose pliers, hobby knife, a screwdriver and perhaps a cotton bud or two to help with grease application.

[Kit Insight] HGBF 1/144 LGZ-91[HWC] Lightning Gundam [Heavy Weapons Custom] (Customised Build)

Model Number: LGZ-91[HWC] Lightning Gundam [Heavy Weapons Custom]

Designation: Gunpla Fighter Kousaka Yuuma's Custom Made Mobile Suit for Long Range Heavy Assault

Designed primarily for Gunpla Battle instead of the Artistic Grand Prix, Yuuma's titular mobile suit is equipped with the Lightning Back Weapon System (itself armed with a beam cannon in the nose and a pair of medium missile launchers), a duo of heavy anti-mobile suit guided missiles and an auto-tracking grenade launcher for shredding enemy armour, in addition to a pair of beam cannons mounted on the side armour panels.

It also retains the Long Beam Rifle and its beam sabers, giving the Lighting far more combat versatility and flexibility in addressing tactical situations.

With this, Team Try Fighters would probably have blazed through the qualifiers more easily.

Yuletide Greetings!

Wishing all readers a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! 

Happy building in 2015!

The Melancholy of Destiny

"For whom do we fight for? For whom do we die for?"

[Kit Insight] BTF MG 1/100 MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam (Painted Build)

Model Number: MSZ-010 ZZ Gundam

Designation: AEUG Variable Attack-Use Mobile Suit

A reimagination of the titular mobile suit piloted by Judah Ashta in the ZZ Gundam series, this sleeker, slimmer and far sexier version eschews heavy armour for superior agility, mobility and speed. The design however, may be a tough pill to swallow for some.

But not for me.

[Kit Insight] HGRC 1/144 G-Valkeryie (Customised Build)

Model Number: "G-Valkeyrie"

Designation: Single Production High Performance Close Combat Mobile Suit

Out of all the mobile suits introduced thus far in the G-Reco series, the G-Arcane is one of the few that doesn't want to make me pull my hair out (no, the G-Self is not amongst the few). Seeking to create a "girly" mobile suit modelled after my Dark Valkyrie in mobile game Kiritika, the original plan to use a HGFC Nobell Gundam was abandoned after checking its size and specs; something bigger and more substantial was needed.

[Kit Insight] HGBF 1/144 EZ-SR[DE] Devastator (Customised Build)

Model Number: EZ-SR[DE] Devastator

Designation: Team SRSC Customised Mobile Suit