Thursday 22 September 2011

HHG's Gunpla love: RX-79RD Red Destiny (HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 3 conversion)

Hi again...

The Next review is the first GUNPLA LOVE love (from one of Hobby Japan's segments)
This is RX-79RD Red Destiny ('Variant' of Blue Destiny Unit 3)

Suprised? This model is made from TT Hongli/Gao Gao Bootleg Gunpla.


All the tools I prepared for building a conversion.










Now the photos I already built.


 The head's has already turned into a Zaku-type mono-eye instead of a Gundam eyes. Looks awesome though ^^ BTW, The antennae was a scratch build to turn it into Red Warrior like MS.

Its weapon was a scratch built Beam rifle from the last post:

The pose.

Show down between Rx-78-2 Gundam.

Monday 12 September 2011

HHG's bottleg toy review: Hawk Overlord (Hyper Haken)

MORE BOOTLEGS

Just bought a Bootleg Hawk Overlord (actually a smaller version of Combo robo in plane mode) from Chen Xi Book Store. it costs RM16.90 in Malaysian Ringgit.

                                                                                                                          
Information from Super Sentai Wiki:

Jet Icarus

Jet Icarus (ジェットイカロス, Jetto Ikarosu): A giant robot formed with all five Jet Machines (fighter planes) by the command "Fusion! Scram Wing" (合体! スクラムウイング, Gattai! Sukuramu Uingu). It destroys monsters using the Birdonic Sabre (バードニックセイバー, Bādonikku Seibā). Its other weapons are the Shot Puncher (ショットパンチャー, Shotto Panchā), Icarus Axe (イカロスアックス, Icaros Akkusu), Icarus Magna (イカロスマグナ, Ikarosu Maguna), Jet Lancer (ジェットランサー, Jetto Ransā), Jet Dagger (ジェットダガー, Jetto Dagā), and the Wing Shield (ウィングシールド, Wingu Shīrudo). It can reform into the Icarus Haken (イカロスハーケン, Ikarosu Hāken) when the command of "Fusion! Jet Scram" (合体! ジェットスクラム, Gattai! Jetto Sukuramu) is given, and its ultimate attack is the Jet Phoenix (ジェットフェニックス, Jetto Fenikkusu)

Jet Garuda

Jet Garuda (ジェットガルーダ, Jetto Garūda): The Jetmans' second robot that transforms from an airship called the Bird Garuda (バードガルーダ, Bādo Garūda). Actually an alien space-ship built and manned by the three survivors of the Kingdom of Dimensia, one of the many dimensionnal planes conquered by Vyram. When the command "Transformation! Jet Garuda" (変形! ジェットガルーダ, Henkei! Jetto Garūda) is given, the cockpit of the Bird Garuda forms the head, the tailfins become the back, the rear intakes become the feet, and the forward engines are the shoulders (the forearms and lower legs slide back). It forms the headdress, body (with Jet Hawk as the center), forearms, and lower legs of the Great Ícaros and attaches to the rear of the Ícaros Haken to form the Hyper Haken. It is armed with the Dia Blizzard (ダイヤブリザード, Daiya Burizādo), Wing Slasher (ウィングスラッシャー, Wingu Surasshā), GarudSearcher (ガルドサーチャー, GarudoSāchā) and the Garuda Burst (ガルーダバースト, Garūda Bāsuto). Its finishing attack is the Garuda Claw (ガルーダクロー, Garūda Kurō). It was made by Dimensia fighters, Ray, Kanna and Dan. It was destroyed in the final battle, but shown rebuilt in the sequel manga.

Now the photos:
                       FRONT:                                              REAR:

    The Head, messed with a little paint but its not complete.
 
The parts separated but it cannot transform into Jet Icarus.

Even it contains both hands (but no thumb molds) and a Birdonic Sabre...

But I adjusted it with screws and assembled into this kind of a clusterf**k and ugly Jet Icarus T_T

BACK TO JET GARUDA.
                     FRONT:                                                   REAR

    ROBOT MODE:

 A hidden flip-head of Jet Icarus.

   There's a helmet under Jet Garuda's face...

But you cannot place inside Jet Icarus' Head T_T

The back manual from the cover. Only Shows Jet Icarus.

GATTAI! HYPER HAKEN!!!

 A part is 'needed, but not necessary' in this combination.

Place the Icarus Haken in the base joint...

Fold Jet Garuda's head up...

KANSEI! HYPER HAKEN!

BONUS PICTURE:

Raita/Yellow Owl: RYUU! THERE'S A RANDOM ROBOT TOOK OUR SWORD! WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
Ryuu/Red Hawk: CRASH HIM!
All four Jetman members: WHAT!?
Ryuu/Red Hawk: Because the Hyper Haken we ride is a bootleg T_T

Thursday 8 September 2011

HHG's Review: Tools I used for modelling + EXTRA

My next review is not Gunpla, but the tools I uSED FOR MODELLING.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE.

A very simple Trimmer for cutting out parts from the gates.

SECOND,
Two kinds of knives for cutting extra pieces from parts.
 

THIRD,
Some pegs and wooden chopsticks for gripping parts for painting.

FOURTH:
Some markers, Painty, UniPaint and some alcohol markers with different tip sizes for panel lining, and detail painting.

Fifth and(not) last,
Anchor spray paints. Used florescent Blue, Pink, Red, Orange, Flat Black, and Clear Paint (not matt, Gloss)

Forgot Sandpapers... maybe I'll update later.

SOME EXTRAS:

just made a Beam rifle of my own design from TT Hongli GN-X.

 Covered some holes with Plastic Plates and sanded it,

Tested at HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam. Looks fitting though ^^

Will update later after is painted ^^

Sunday 4 September 2011

Model Kit World + HG Unicorn Banshee Conversion parts GET!!!

Just bought a Model Kit world Magazine with Unicorn Gundam Banshee's Head Antennae parts.

The Magazine with parts.

The parts is made by DX Hobby instead of K-Teams.


The parts. You have to choose one antenna.

Comparison with HGUC Gundam Unicorn (Unicorn Mode)

I decided Destroy Mode antenna. Needs glue to finish it.

Hope my next review is Unicorn Gundam destroy Mode Banshee after the Litt tak Warehouse Sales ^^

EDIT: Since the HGUC Unicorn Gundam Banshee's release, that will be not necessary to buy the original Unicorn Destroy Mode.