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Oct 24, 2011

New Gunpla Tool Addition - Rechargeable hand drill

2:54 AM gundambok No comments

I am currently doing a project right now and it requires major modifications. I have resorted to armor breaking and pla plate add ons with the use of my handy hobby knife, side cutters, rulers and cutting mats. What stopped me was when i wanted to put holes for the thrusters, rivets and screws.

Hobby Knife

Side Cutter and Orange cutting mat

I searched the internet for me to find something that would do the job.
The top choices were:
1. Pin vises (like a screwdriver in which you insert a drill bit on the tip) and
2. Drills (hand drills e.g Tamiya handy drill)

Pin Vise

Hand Drill

I went around malls searching for both tools. I have found them to be expensive ranging from 1000 Php to 4000 Php. Since I am on a very tight budget i went to a local market in manila where they sell electronic devices at a very low cost, the place is called RAON at Quiapo Manila.

There i found this baby! ^_^ A rechargeable hand drill that cost 800Php, this includes:
1. 1mm drill bit
2. 2 grinding stones
3. Embosser
4. Chuck nuts to hold varied drill bit sizes

They also have hand drills that are battery operated ranging from 350Php to 700Php. Nice deal huh! Will be trying this tool on my current project and I hope that I make a lot of modifications on my new tool.

Thanks for viewing! ^_^

Papercraft

11:34 PM gundambok No comments

Since I have been very busy at work, most of my projects were postponed and delayed - even got my facebook account deactivated in the process. But during these times I have still managed to acquire a new hobby. Its called papercrafting, what got me into the hobby well a friend of mine asked me to make one for him since he thinks i am capable of accomplishing such task! Since I am up for the challenge I accepted the job - first ever.

He ordered 3 chibi papercraft gundams and gave me the download links. I immediately did some research and since iv been doing cubeecraft in the past I am already familiar with the craft.

Cubee craft - My SD Unicorn and SD Sinanju

Basically what you need are as follows (based on research and recommendations of experts)
1. a pattern of the design you want to build,
2. special type of paper (120GSM, white)
3. a good printer (gloss finish or matte)
4. scissors
5. hobby knife
6. and quick drying glue (Quick drying)
7. tweezers (optional but very helpful)

design pattern

120 GSM A4 paper (current)

glue (quick dry) and scissors

hobby knife

tweezers - ooohhhh shiny!

My first project was a chibi or SD (super deformed) red zaku, but unfortunately i had issues with the print out and later realized that there are paper and ink (printer) compatibility issues. I used a cardboard type of paper and wax coated printout. The print chipped off from the paper when folded or scratched.

whaat the!!!

I shifted to a different type of paper (non cardboard) but still at 120 gsm which solved the chipping issue. Which i tried on a sinanju papercraft which i find very satisfactory.

not bad for a first timer

I think the scale is somewhere between 1/40 or 1/50

The sinanju really looks badass even on paper!

Well as for the 3 chibi projects, had many issues and was not able to continue. I need an A3 printer to continue since using A4 paper produces very small cut out parts - pain in the a$$. One of the project has lacking parts due to incomplete patterns - GX bit project officially dropped!

Here are some links that can help you start with this craft.
Tutorials and Patterns - http://paper-replika.com/
More Sinanju photos

Thanks for viewing!

1/100 MG Deathscythe ver k.a.

9:14 PM gundambok No comments

This is the compiled photos for my MG Deathscythe XXXG-01D Gundam piloted by Duo Maxwell from the Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Series.

Some Facts:
The Gundam specializes in both stealth and close combat, and its main armament consists of its signature beam scythe and a small shield which can emit an energy blade, and the shield can be fired at distant enemies. Another feature of the suit is its Hyper Jammer ECM (electronic countermeasure) system that emits jamming particles, rendering the Gundam practically invisible to electronic sensors and giving it unparalleled stealth in combat.

Source: Wikipedia

This is the unpainted, no seam sealing, no decals, no mods just a straight build out of the box version!

This is what the box looks like

The Box Art

Opening the box you will find the runners! Yay! It has 15 runners in total. Comes with marking seal and Gundam Decal (designed by Hajime Katoki-sensei) the reasn why it was called ver k.a (katoki)

Runners must be pre-inspected first for damages prior to build!

So to start off with building i usually start with the head!

Then start building the torso. Nub marks are very well hidden on most of the new releases (2007 onwards) of bandai!

The torso

Attached the head to the body!

The shoulder

The upper body

Then start with the lower body.

I have lost track with the lower body since i was so absorbed during building i forgot to take pictuies. Hahaha

Well this is the final product! The built 1/100 MG Deathscythe XXXG-01D Gundam

I love this pose! Very bad ass!

The kit has no stability issues. Can perfectly carry the scythe with no problems!

Nicely done! I am planning to paint this but no mods will be done. Add some decals and this kit can now destroy some mobile suits! ^_^ Will be adding some studio photo for this!

Thanks for viewing and i hope you enjoy! Leave some comments!

Photo album link: 1/100 MG Deathscythe Ver k.a.

Dragon Age: Origins - Introduction

8:46 PM gundambok No comments

Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare's Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 3, 2009, and for Mac OS X on December 21, 2009. Read more

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age:_Origins

Destroy the Darkspawn

Iv started playing DAO this year and the graphics are really good!!! Well i guess it depends on your video card. If you're a fan of the baldurs gate installments you will definitely like this game! Here are some of the screenshots from the story line!

During the gameplay you gain allies to help you accomplish your task to defeat the darkspawn. These allies are not permanent since they can leave anytime depending on your approval rate. Approval rate is affected by your decisions and choices during dialogues, quest, and conversations. The higher the approval rate the more likely the ally will stay and the lower the rating the more likely they will leave the party, sometimes triggering one on one battles.

Higher approval rates gives bonus to skills and possible romance. (Oh yes there is romance! - nice)

Darkspawns, these are the creatures you are trying to obliterate, from humans, elfs, dwarves, mages, undeads, demons, beasts and dragons. Yes there are dragons (why call the game dragon age if it has no dragons, hehe).

BTW I am using a Rogue elf.


I wish i was as bad ass looking as you!

Demon of desire - zoom function does not work. ^_^

Stop throwing acorns at me

We cant fight like this, your'e naked

Character development is very diverse, from weapons to equipments and job specializations. Yes characters can take specialization. Mage can be healers, shape shifters, blood mages. There are assassins, bards, warriors and a lot more. Job specialization depends on your base job. For example warriors cant take mage class specializations. Specializations gives you unique skills so one must be careful in choosing specializations

Specializations can be bought from merchants and some are unlocked from your party members and quest. Some class like the Reaver and Blood Mage (one of the strongest class) can only be unlocked during quest conversations. You may piss off some party members in the process though. I turned my rogue into a duelist (two handed weapon master) and a ranger (beast summoner) giving it a melee and ranged combat expertise.

I will be adding some of my progress and awesome screenshots on my next post. I am currently near the end of the game though.

Thanks for viewing. Try the game it's awesome! ^_^

Project Alpha - pt3

6:54 PM gundambok No comments

I've been doing a lot of other stuffs lately so the progress has really slowed down. So here are the next steps.

After creating the main body of the truss, diagonal pegs were added.

Once the main beams of the diorama are completed, its time to do some trials. I used my MG 1/100 GP01-fb full burner gundam for this.

The vertical beams are almost of the same height as the kit, so I consider this as good since the dio will still have a base.

There is a provision to add diagonal trusses in which I was trying to layout on during this trial. The same process was done in creating the pegs. But it is more tedious that the vertical ones.

The completion of this project is around 5-10%. On my next post i will be sharing the sketch of this project. The metal truss will also be used on my 2nd project which i will also use a different construction material.

Thanks for viewing!

Project Alpha - pt1

Project Alpha - pt2

3:17 AM gundambok No comments

After measuring and cutting the horizontal and vertical pegs. The cut pegs must undergo pre-evaluation

Since nobody is perfect there would be pegs that are a few millimeters smaller caused by variations in measuring and cutting. This would cause uneven alignment on the final product if used.

As a remedy those that are a bit larger were filed down to size.

Once uniform, all the pegs can now be glued and assembled together. But first the main beams must be set-up to ensure there will be no movements during the assembly phase. This was done by taping the ends of the main beams against the working mat and a ruler.