My life. My Work. My Gundam

How I wish

2009-03-23T00:24:00.000+08:00

How i wish my mind would be as empty as the sky...

My Wall-E, My Valentin-E

2009-02-17T19:06:00.008+08:00

Took me around 3 weeks to complete this piece of work. Just in time as my valentine’s gift for [her]. I was hoping [she] will like it, but I bet [she] loved it very much!!!!!!!! Seeing [her] smile when [she] saw the present was one of my happiest moment in my life…it meant alot to me, thanks!!!

eeee....v...aaaaaa

Throughout the entire process, I went through a lot of hardship, mentally and physically.

Since I’m not familiar with 3D design, I had to rely on my own imagination drawing up sketches, building prototype and then try-an-error to see if it really works. Most of the parts are scratch build from pla-plates and pla-rod.

It’s not something I’ve done before and it’s a quite tough job to be able to complete it (within such short amount of time).

My reference to build this cutie was mostly from still images as well as watching the DVD over again and again and again, and …..

[Prototype]

I first came out with a prototype made from unused cardboard. (Noticed the eye has been misplaced.)

[Sketch]
Then it was back to the drawing board

[Hurting myself]

Accidentally cut myself twice, once before CNY and once after CNY. Both injury happen on the same finger. So unlucky, maybe I was not concentrating and my mind was wondering away.

[1st cut]

[2nd cut]

[Building]

Started this project before Chinese New Year back @ my hometown, tools and materials was limited, so I had to depend on my creativity to reuse anything I can find @ home.

I started of with the [BODY] since that was the easiest thing to do

[actual build vs prototype]

Continued with the [TRACK], the wheel part was build using my dad’s aquarium filter part covered with putty, that why u can see a black ring

[HEAD] construction was one of my scariest moments, it was a trial-an-error approach and luckily I manage to pull through

Basically this was my only process during the CNY week @ hometown.

Most of the remains work was rushed to completion @ KL home and was sleeping late till the wee hours.

The [NECK] was constructed from Gundam Parts (Astray Blue Frame) and with some extension to it. Used Yellow Submarine Ball joint, one of the best out there in the market.

The movement of the [ARM] is quite special for Wall-E, in order to mimic the same movement allowed, magnet was used, thanks to the brain storming session together with my Gundam modellers, I manage to pull this off as well.

Inserted metal knife blades onto the body and covered with a thin strip of pla plate, this is to retain the magnetism of the arm parts.

Since the magnet is shaped as a rectangle, it will not be slipping away from any pose.

How do I construct the [FINGERS] I wan the fingers to be able to open and close. Again, I was seeing myself scratching my head until I can see dandruff falling off..hahaha..

The red part will be a separate part while the blue part will be able to move back and fourth.

Since I was using pretty much of epoxy putty and with the excess portion, I started making a [Plant].

how can I miss out doing a [WATERING BUCKET] and [POT] right?

opps, I didn’t snap any pics of my WIP watering bucket, but guess what, I used the cover of my honey to make the flower pot and it matches perfectly.

at last, Introducing my masterpiece:

My Wall-E, My Valentin-E
Sowing the seed of love

[close up on the plant]

[side view]

[watering bucket]

[close up view of the body]

Hope you have enjoy it, for more information and discussion about my current work, please visit [Zero G]

lastly, would like to thanks to fellow Zero G members who gave me ideas, inspriations, tips-n-tricks, tools-n-resources and most of all your companion. Without them, i couldn't have finish this in time.

Thanks: Rayloke, Zer01717, Zero1st, Klay, Entau, Kirin, DLYH, etc...

My Day @ SPCA

2009-02-08T23:53:00.004+08:00

Today is my 2nd day at SPCA...getting along quite well with the dogs....

[she is so shy...]

But one of my finger kinda got "mini-mauling" by one of the dogs..."lassie", she is not responding to any of the volunteers except the kind guy who found her lost/abandon at one of the lake (forget where already) and brought her to SPCA..so today, i tried to get close to her..at first she was reluctant for me to go near her..

With enough patiences, she slowly sniffed my hand, getting use to my scent and then she only allow me to pat her...as she was getting more comfortable with me..i tried to take her for a walk..but i guess it was a wrong move...

[Introducing Lassie...]

with all the other dogs on the loose and visitors coming in..i think she lost it...she was like in full self-defence mode....she got hold of my finger and began chewing on it a few times...luckily it din do much damage, just a few scratches and slight pain afterwards..

suddenly i'm kinda attached to her already...Got the thought of keeping her, but i'm staying at condo and i dont think its suitable to keep her...not to mention my other housemates..

Guess i'll be paying her a visit again tommorrow.

for more info regarding SPCA, please visit [http://www.spca.org.my/]

Happy Birthday Mum!!!!!!!!!

2009-02-08T11:45:00.002+08:00

Happy xx Birthday Mum!!!!

Opps...I've forgettten how old my mum is, or maybe i'm just reluctant to accept the truth that she is getting older year by year and all you know what's install next right.

It's her Birthday today, so i can't be thinking about negative stuff..Sorry mum, i can't celebrate your birthday with you. Enjoy the dinner together with dad and 2nd Bro together with his wife ok??!!!!!

Lots of love, from your son...

Mum and Dad, taken during CNY dated 27/1/2009

Walking down the path alone...

2009-01-20T22:30:00.001+08:00

Today is the 2nd day I took the public transport to work after I got myself a car somewhere 2 1/2 years ago. Luckily I’m still a so-so walker myself, and the walking distance from my Condominium to the nearest LRT station is still bearable for me.

Due to many reasons (which I don’t feel like sharing,sorry…) I decided to abandon my car during the weekdays and take the public transport instead. Each step I take, reminds me of something which I will never be able to forget.

The scenery to the LRT station doesn’t really look that nice. It’s a long walk though. 15 mins walk for a person with an average walking speed and another 45 mins (by LRT) to the destination station where I’m working at.

I think I’m contributing something back to mother earth right? That is one less car emission I’m talking about. It may be nothing much, but hopefully it will be able to make a difference.

Guess I’ll be walking down the path all alone with all the obstacles coming at me…

MSM-04 ACGUY

2009-01-18T23:51:00.008+08:00

Another completed kit of mine. This little guy is damn cute and I’ve been posing this guy on and off ever since its been fixed up. You can really come out with all sort of funny posing. Enjoy!!!!

Perfect Grade Strike Gundam

2009-01-17T23:56:00.001+08:00

Perfect Grade (PG) Strike Rouge Gundam, this was the model kit that I managed to purchase from Hong Kong during my business trip 3 years ago.

I couldn’t find Strike Gundam together with “Skygrasper + Aile Striker” so I decided to get Strike Rouge instead (because it comes bundled together). Everything is the same except for the color of the plastic kit, booklet, manuals and the dry transfer decals which I don’t mind anyway.

Since the box of this kit was super duper big, I had no choice by to check it in under “fragile” with no special packing during my trip back to KL.

I was worried sick that I won’t be finding my model kit when I was going to collect my luggage .In the end, it arrived safely right??

Anyways, I wont be doing any review on this kit as I think you guys can find a good review of this kit from [dalong.net]. Fixing this huge PG took me quite a while...since for a PG grade, every bit of the mecha is so detailed with so many individuals parts that is required to be fixed up.

Had fun fixing it and ABing it…if not mistaken, this was my 3-4 kit that I’ve decided to AB. So you can imagine the lousy finishing…I was lazy that time, therefore I only sprayed the armor parts to match the original Strike Gundam color scheme. The internal frame was left as it is.

If you notice, I broke something, the V-fin, I didn’t even notice when I broke it. So it was not possible for me to find the broken piece..not sure when I will fix it back, or even be fixing it. hahaha…

Beside that, I broke quite a few parts as well. I was actually trying to pose it with “armor hatch open” mode, but end up breaking other parts as well. Damn!!!!

Also, with the constant changing of pose, paint scratches can be found almost everywhere. Guess, I’ll have to re-paint this poor little guy..eh???

“You want a piece of me?”

Completed Works

2009-01-16T16:15:00.001+08:00

At last, after the long wait, i managed to open up another new section [Completed works]. Hopefully everyone is able to enjoy it..

More will come. I promise…

RGM-111 HARDYGUN Mobile Suit

2009-01-16T15:48:00.004+08:00

Kit: GRM–111 HARDYGUN Mobile Suit

Grade: 1/100 NG

Series: Silhouette Formula 91

Originally Released: January 1994

HLJ.com Stock Status: Discontinued

This is my first Gundam Model Kit and i’'m glad it’s still around. While all my childhood toys are never to be found again, ever…

It’s more than 10 years old now. I bought it with my hard earn money (around RM60.00++). After my year 3 secondary school, i was working in the toy department of a small time supermarket. So i was waiting for the sales(20% off) to come and grab this kit home.

Since i was working there, any item that we buy need to be screen by the management office. And this is where the story begins….

At that time, my supervisor just gave birth, so resources was really low. Only 1 staff guarding the whole toy department (plus Cashier) during weekdays and 2-3 staff during weekends.

So you can imagine, that I was doing all the work there from being a cashier boy to managing the stock when new toys arrived, etc… So came the sales, and i was so damn happy waiting to be the customer myself of the toy department.

Maybe it was a stupid move myself. i open the receipt, took my money out from my wallet, paid to myself and deposited into the cashier. Later, I brought my kit to the management office for inspection before I can collect it back at the end of the day.

I was so happy the whole day, waiting eagerly to collect my kit. Never did i knew, i opened the receipt wrongly!!!!. it was suppose to be a 20% discount item, but i wrote it wrongly as “10%”, while the discounted price was correct. I think i’ve opened to many receipt that day with “10%”, hence the carelessness.

I don’t blame the STUPID manager for being suspicious of me. With all the explanation I gave to him, he was reluctant to releases it back to me and wanted to wait for my Supervisor to come back after her maternity leave (like after 3 months time???). I was like “WHAT THE F@*(!!!!” (opps, i think i still haven’t learn the F word yet that time…who cares!!!)

Then he dare me, ask me to find the evidence for the model i bought is really a 20% discount item and only he will release it to me. So i embarked on a journey to find the truth…took out the stock list item and scan through each and every item till i found the [HARDYGUN] kit. At that time i was able to view the cost price vs retail price…

FOUND IT!!! Records says that 2 kits was in stock. i got the last one which means that the first one has been sold already. I was praying that the kit was also purchased during sales time which would have shown the “20% discount” on the receipt.

The next phase was to scan thru all pass receipt, it was like 2-3 super big bags of receipt books, hundreds of them with 100 pages for each receipt book. Kind of like “finding a needle in the haystack”???

i wouldn’t want to emphasis on how many receipt book i hard to look for before i got it!!!!!!! i could see a grin on my face, when i saw the matching code with the writing of [20% discounted]!!!!!

Jump my ass right into the management office to look for that IDOIT again!!!! See what he has to say about it now!!!!! bwahahahaha……instead I came out from the office a sad boy again.

The JERK OFF said that there was no signature on the receipt and its consider void. Come on man!!!, of all the receipts i’ve scanned and opened, we DO NOT SIGN the receipts. Even our Supervisor don’t do that!!! Some more gave excuses as, "you yourself agreed to wait for your supervisor to come back first”…damn!!! i found evidence of my innocents man!! why do i need to wait again????

I continued working alone during the weekdays, having like only 5 mins break instead of an hour because no one will be attending to the cashier if i’m not around. when new stock arrives, i would need to unpack them as well…guess it was not a simple job right??? So one day, i got an outstation call from my supervisor’s boss. I think he knew i was working all alone and he will be coming over to see how he can add some resources. before ending the call, he ask how am i doing and is there anything he could do…

Revenge time!!!! i told him all about the stupid IDOIT JERK OFF and BOSS told me no problem. Since he will be dropping by a few days later, he will settle it for me once and for all…

i got my kit back, din i??? thanks BOSS!!!!!!!!

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Model kit was built by my old friend 10 years ago. He helped me to paint this kit and made it so nice for me. Although you might notice some poor workmanship, but remember, he was just a kid when he ventured into gunpla. Its a waste that he stopped totally. i bet he would have become a greet sifu.

seam line covered with super glue ( cracking already)
lots of visible red stickers (he was out of red paint at that time, i can’t blame him, he did this without charging me a single $$$$…
kit is AB, weathered, panel lined, etc…

RX-178 Gundam Mk-II v2.0 [Head Part] WIP 0.1

2009-01-14T00:49:00.001+08:00

Basically these are the stuffs that I’ve done for the MKII’s Head. I’ve added some pla-plates/strips and Kotobukiya parts. I’m trying not to over mod this guy.

Seem familiar? the front part actually is quite similar with [Rayloke’s]. I think certain moding/detailing are becoming standard work. Don’t you agree???

Basically , I got the idea from my PG Strike Gundam. And the three strips idea came from G-system 1/35 MKII head.

Sharpen the V-fins and added some pla-strips..

Its all ready for priming already, but I’m using bottle primer, so need to setup my AB, thinning of primer, etc ...

Argh!!!! Suddenly, I feel so lazy…..

A Heavy downpour…

2009-01-11T15:09:00.001+08:00

I’ll be starting to post my previous model kit in a new section [completed works] which I’ve done way back 2-3 years ago where I just started to learn how to Air Brush my kit.

Basically my old kits are displayed on my table, book shelf, above my wardrobe, etc.. which could collect a huge amount of dusts. So now and then, i will need to bring them for a washing session…

After the washing session, I'll try to snap some pictures before sending them to their funerals (pack them up into boxes for the time being and wait till i get a glass shelf for them so i can resurrect them again…hehehe)

time to get wet…waiting for the downpour from my shower in the bathroom.

basking under the hot sun…

btw, this is just half of my old collection, more washing to come…

[Making Dioramas] another workshop from SFTPM

2009-01-11T13:51:00.001+08:00

Another FOC event organized by [SFTPM]. Readers in Klang Valley. If your free that day, just drop by k…

Date: 18 Jan 09
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Venue: MyScififan Outpost, Cineleisure.

Darkness is falling upon me…

2009-01-10T17:23:00.003+08:00

RX-178 Gundam Mk-II v2.0

2009-01-09T11:30:00.002+08:00

Zero G forum have started a MK-II Group Build (GB) and I’m proud to be part of it. For more details, please visit [here].

I’ll be using a [MG RX-178 Gundam Mk-II v2.0] model kit for this GB.

Below is my crappy fictional storyline created for my entry:

Pilot: Private Acheo a.k.a Lone Wolf
Mecha name: Bellerophontes (âåëëåñïöüíôçò)
(Name after a hero of Greek mythology, "the greatest hero and slayer of monsters, alongside of Kadmos and Perseus, before the days of Heracles", whose greatest feat was killing the Chimera, a monster that Homer depicted with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail
Mecha Unit Number: 25 (My lucky birth date no#…)
Mecha Specialties:
classified (too lazy to think of any)
Mecha Weapons:
classified (too lazy to think of any)

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[WIP] Images

covered the seam line on the head and did some minor modification to allow the front face to slide in and out of the head.

Details will be added later.

just an overview of the snap fitted kit. Not sure where i place the weapons, but i don’t think i will be using them anyway.

[to be continue…]

Me, myself and I, together with my hair

2009-01-08T23:07:00.006+08:00

Took me quite a while to start blogging again…everyday when I reach home wanting to do some blogging, I just cant do it…don’t seem to be able to do anything lately.

My Life? All I can say is life will never be the same again…

Work? No choice I need my Vitamins M, so I need to work …

Friends? Funny thing about it is…I seldom keep in touch with my friends. Its kind of like when you never keep in touch already, really don’t know what to talk about…so I’ll just crash at home only. how anti-social of me…

Sports? Never really go for any sports activities ever since I when college. But recently I hit the gym to sweat out a little bit. Not any fancy gym, its one of available facilities at my condominium only.

Gunpla? Its seems like I’ve abandon quite a few project already.. When your are down, you don’t seem to have any mood to do anything. But I’ll try to start again..i’ve actually got 1 project which I need to complete. Its for Zero G Forum MKII Group Built.

My hair? Me, myself and I together with my hair!!!

i’m not sure with you guys out there, but how often do you hit the hair saloon…when I in secondary school, I had no choice but to constantly keep my hair short. Cause my forehead is very small only, school prefects will start catching/fining students with hair over the ears, forehead, etc…

the fatter side of me (took this pic back in Dec 2007)

Then in the later years of my secondary life, I’m a prefect myself, so I need to be the role model rite???

the handsomer side of me?? (took this back in Nov 2008)

I always wish I could keep my hair long where I could tie a pony tail..but till date, I’ve never able to keep my hair that long enough…

My trend is like, go for a short hair style…then let I grow long for at least 6 months max..then short all over again…

more "cam whore-ing"??? (took this back in Nov 2008)

Everything I visit the saloon, they will ask, do you really want cut it short?? I will say, “what the heck..just do it already…”

Also when I’m all bored with the short hair style, I will do something extreme…BOTAK!!!!

Operation Botak Head

I first botak-ed my head way back during college life, 2 years ago and recently!!! Yup!! I’m all botak again!!!!

the current me... (took this pic Jan 2009)

RX-78-2 ver OYW by [elliottric]

2008-12-29T03:12:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the long absence, i just got back to KL and was busy with my personal things. Hopefully everything is all sorted out now.

Although gunpla-ing is my main hobby, my progress is also quite slow. During the earlier years, when i was still a newbie, i would just snap them up and give them a coat of paint. Now, I've started to do modification and that takes more time and requires lots of idea. When your out of idea, you are in deep shit!!! everything will be stagnant.

On the other hand, i also need to balance out my personal life, work life, etc…so that's why my completed kits are not much as well. erm…i kinda made a decision that gunpla-ing will be made last in my prioritization list. [SHE] comes first, the rest are second, third, etc..and gunpla is last. sorry guys!!!

Hence, i decided to open up and other section in my blog called “Guest Modellers” where i will try to feature some of the works of my fellow friends.

OK, guess I've been typing way to much stuff liao…

Please enjoy the below work of elliottric from Zero G forum.

Front view

Back view

Close up shots

Action Pose

image courtesy of [elliottric] from Zero G forum.

For more images, please visit the above link. (he got to much professional photo taken already, any my internet connection is too damn slow for me to link ALL his pics to my blog)

Survive

2008-12-26T13:52:00.001+08:00

i will survive, i must survive, i have to survive, i got to be strong…

Have a Merry Gundam Christmas!!!

2008-12-23T19:39:00.001+08:00

Woah!!! 2 more days till Christmas…so have you guys prepared your wish list item yet???

Other than celebrating Christmas, one of our Zero G member will be representing MALAYSIA for the BAKUC Universal Cup 2008 in Hong Kong.

Yes, that it, “Uncle Rayloke” will be competing with the top modellers throughout the world with his winning entry of UC HardGraph 1/35 Zaku Head.

image courtesy of [Rayloke] from Zero G forum

Its such a privilege to have him as a friend. Many of us actually owe him a lot, lending us his workshop with unlimited set of tools and agreeing to our adhoc request to buy his spare accessories. Thanks man!!!

Wonder if you win the competition, will you be rewarded with RM1 Million or an official “Datukship” awarded to you?

Anyway, GOOD LUCK BRO!!! Have a safe journey. Bon Voyage!!!!!

A [Corner] with a twist of [Supply]

2008-12-20T17:52:00.006+08:00

Ever wonder why your built “Gundam Model Kit” right out from the box is totally way different from the one you see in the recent BAKUC 2008 Gundam Modelling Competition.

image courtesy of [Klay] from Zero G forum

Well, its simple. Modification was done to it. Just like you see on the street, a Proton Waja has been modified to look like a Mitsubishi Evo.

Mecha Modification varies from:

Custom Paint scheme
Custom decals
Add on parts from Kotobukiya
metal parts
Pla-plate (styrene sheets) for detailing or for Scratch Building additional parts
joint modification for better articulation
etc…

So WHERE do we buy all the accessories to buff up our mecha? You can try to scout the local Hobby/toy shops around Klang Valley. They do carry some of the items listed above and prices varies from one shop to another.

Instead of wasting your petrol on travelling to look for such shops, why not try to shop online?

I’ve got two great site for you to shop till you drop!!!!

Hobbies Corner (click on link to visit site)

Available stock on hand (as per items listed on the site)
COD in varies part of Klang Valley,, Malaysia
Shipment throughout Malaysia and Singapore
Deposit not required
Accepts Money Order or Direct Bank-in/Transfer including cheque as well
Commission work is available
Current price listing is still based on old Yen Conversion rate*

* offer valid until 31 Dec 2008. New price will be announced starting Jan 2009

Modelling Goods Supply (click on link to visit site)

No available stock on hand, item is directly ordered from Japan and takes around 1-2 weeks of processing time( good for those who are not rushing for the items)
Cover a wide range of products and special arrangement for any items not listed can be ordered/purchased as well.
no minimum items required. i.e purchasing 1 bottle of paint is allowed
COD in varies part of Klang Valley (mostly Sunway area)
Shipment throughout Malaysia
Deposit (approx 50%) is required first
15% discount on all products/item**

* offer valid until 31 Dec 2008.

Throw your mother old shoe!!!

2008-12-19T21:34:00.001+08:00

I heard my mum laughing all the way from the computer room and decided to go and take a look.

To my amazed, she way playing some online game. I still remember there was the “Michael Jackson baby dangling game” when Jacko and his baby hit the news.

This time, would could have imagine that someone managed to attack the US President with the unimaginable weapon of all, a pair of stinko SHOE???

Bush was damn lucky not to get hit, not once but twice he managed to dodge it. Maybe the guy was a lousy thrower.

Well, maybe you can put yourself in the shoe of the thrower and start some shoe throwing session. (click on below link to enjoy the game)

Sock and Awe

Where?

2008-12-18T21:26:00.002+08:00

Every wonder where to get cheaper Gundam Model kits? Before this, I use to patronize the major shopping center and I always spend more than I should have too.

Below are some tips for you to make a wise choice in the future.

1. On each box of the model kit, you will be able to find the “YEN RETAIL PRICE”. This information can be used as a comparison to the actual price that is selling in your respective countries. So you will know if the price your paying is worth it or not.

2. Join your own local Gundam Forum! Why? This is because you can grab good offers from fellow members that are selling them. Sometimes, they can be drop dead cheap or you might stumble upon a rare kit that you always wanted to get. Why are they sell cheaper, you asked? Well, maybe he/she might have a financial crisis or trying to clear away the collection he/she had

3. Do some scouting and look for model/toy shops around your area. They are definitely selling at a much more cheaper price than the major shopping center*. There are quite a no. of shops around Klang Valley, Malaysia and for the same model, the price varies from one shop to another, so be smart.

* applicable for Malaysia. Not sure if that is the same with the neighbor countries

4. Online shopping will do you good as well.

5. From time to time, our local authorized distributor will have Warehouse sales. This is the time to get some cheap model kit(s) that are being offered. But take note, the offer is just/might be limited to 1-2 selected model(s) only.

Hopefully the above tips can help you save some $$$. With the current economic, every single cent counts. Gunpla modelling is no cheap hobby!!!!

Workshop by SFTPMS [heads up for readers in Klang Valley, Malaysia]

2008-12-17T12:59:00.003+08:00

Sorry for the late notice, the workshop is going to be held this coming Sat(20/12/08).

And the great news is that is FOC!!!

This event is good for those who wanna venture into the world of Plastic Modelling.

How did she do it..

2008-12-17T02:31:00.013+08:00

how was the previous video?? what was the most interesting part that caught you attention???

1. few "leng chai"s was featured in the video[4:10 - 4:13]
2. two (kawaii, かわいい)???!!???!?!? cosplay gals which can be seen throughout the video
3. the small 7 yr old gal who won the junior category for the competition held
4. the unmistakeable fake hand [3:51 - 3:52]

i would go for option [1], no doubt about it...so many leng chai ma!!! see already,my saliva come drooling down..

ok be serious and stay focused.
i believe it would be option [3], How did she $#@&$*&^ do it???

a small gal who cant answer all the question yet could come out with this winning entry for the junior catergory..OMG!!!!! unbelievable????!!!??!!!!!! i bet some of the beginner modellers also cannot come out with such work.

No, this is not about sour grapes but its more on integrity.

Rumor has it that this has been going on for the pass few years. The entry was done by their family member (someone who has the skills) and they will submit the entry using their relative's name which qualifies for the junior cat [14 yrs old and below].

wats the prize???

RM500 Cash + Trophy + Gundam Model Kit (limited editition) [its not a limited edition anymore, the organizer just took one of the expo kits that was on sales and treated it as a prize, the price tag is still there as well. DAMN!!!!] + Representing Malaysia to the BAKUC Universal Cup in Hong Kong.

Elebroration:

Representing Malaysia to the BAKUC Universal Cup in Hong Kong: since for junior cat entry , the modeller is too young to travel alone, organizer will sponsor 1 parent (either mum or dad) to travel along as well, from air ticket to accomodation..all part of the prize..sound cool rite??

too fellow gundam modellers out there..u know wat to do next year right??? hahaha.....

BAKUC'08 Gundam Model Challenge Malaysia 2008

2008-12-14T15:33:00.000+08:00

video coverage of the recent BAKUC'08 competition held earlier.

my entry my life.my work.my gundam was also featured in the video

What do you do ...

2008-12-13T01:49:00.001+08:00

What do you do when ur: 1. Not near ur laptop/computer 2.about to go to sleep but u cant sleep at all 3.ur mobile usage is still less than rm10.00 when is near the monthly cut off period of ur post paid subscribtion 4.ur mobile has 3G enabled and opera mini installed YES!!! U blog using ur mobile.. wats the downside of it? 1. U cant(maybe u can but for all the hassle..i rather walk a few steps to my laptop) do any text formating 2. Its hard to link a pic(cannot post all the camwhores pic) 3. If u like sms then u wont mind all the small buttons on ur mobile 4.damn! Cant think of more excuse for the time being..

Zero G Forum - Malaysia Gunpla Modelling Cyber Community

2008-12-10T03:23:00.000+08:00

Did i told u guys i'm know as Acheo in the gunpla community? why did i choose this nick? erm..eh..ahhh...argh!!!!...no particular reason i guess???!!???!!??

ok..back to the topic. basically this where i normally hang out when i'm online

so far this is the best forum i can find to learn all the great stuff about gunpla modelling. Not to mention, the great guys i've met through this forum.

so if you are a gunpla fanatics as well, do drop by this forum ya!!!

Strike Gundam Ver. Acheo [updated on 10/12]

2008-12-08T01:29:00.000+08:00

One day while browsing through a gunpla modelling forum http://z3.invisionfree.com/Zero_G i stumble upon a thread posted by one of the member.

it was a youtube video about some guy in a gundam suit doing cosplay.

Quote " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_auihsV-7YWow, I found this clip about someone cosplay as Gundam Exia from Gundam 00 series doing some caramelldasen/dancing. What I'm amazed it's not at the dancing but at the suit. The suit it's one of the most best gundam cosplay suit I've ever seen. Not bulky as the other's, kinda accurate and anime lookalike. See it for yourself. " unquote

hmm..i thought to myself, well i think i should be able to come out with one myself too. So i embarked on a journey and came out with my very own version..

ta da!!!!!!

ok guys..thats only the prototype i initially made. actually i made a few prototype but all ended up in the trash bin..

from right 2 left is the prototype i made (with the left most as the based for the final results)

btw, did i mention this whole projected started way back in July??? and below is the final result after months of head banging on how to use the best materials and how to design it to be as accurate as possible.

*completed the head back in Aug

What have i been to for the last few months??? stay tune to check out for more...

updated on 10/12/2008 2:52am

okay...after spending months on the gundam head...i think i was addicted to it...and i decided to take another step further..

too those who are not familiar with gundams, this is actually the body. Yup!!!! i must be crazy and damn free to do such things...

well...its something i like and it helps to kill time

a test fit photo i took with my mobile..i look so "leng chai" rite??? hehehe...

look at the mess that i've done...lots of cutting, cutting and more cutting

below are some WIP images of construction the shoulder armor

so far this is the overall progress that I've done.

*image has been photoshop to show two shoulder armors together (photo was taken with 1 shoulder armor only)

my life @ my work @ my gundam

2008-12-06T19:35:00.000+08:00

It's still not to late to start blogging perhaps. My posting will be more about my hobby, Gundam Modelling and maybe some day to day stuff..hope you guys and gals will enjoy...

Recently (14th Nov - 20th Nov), Litt Tak Sdn Bhd organized a gundam modelling competition called "BAKUC Challenge 2008" at Sg Wang Plaza, KL.

As a modeller myself, I participated in the event as well. I decided to take on a bolder move by doing something totally different and i'm proud of my work although i walked home empty handed.

Stay tune for more pics of the completed work and WIP (Work in Progress) pics.

Updated 07/12/2008 - 05:29 AM

some close up pics of the Turn-A gundam

Updated 08/12/2008 - 01:10 AM

[WIP] images

the gundam kit - Turn A Gundam

the base

the hand

the airbrush hand piece

the tweezer

the hobby knife

the side cutter

the table lamp