http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog Blogging on building Gunpla, Gundam & Japan Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 11:57:11 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=716 Found some time for Gunpla! this time i’ve built the Red Frame Kai leg! The quality of this kit continues to impress, the legs have alot of detail and articulation. Obviously that means a whole tons of pieces! I’ve decided the majority of my Gunpla content will migrate over to Gundam Factory, so for the [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/05/01/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-leg/feed/ 6 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:39:25 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=711 I’ve been a bit quiet on the posting front recently, while working on a secret project which i’m now proud to unveil! I’ve created Gundamfactory.com to try and give Gundam and mecha builders a community, a place to share your work and look for tips or inspiration. I’m not trying to redirect attention from anybodys [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/23/announcing-the-launch-of-gundamfactory-com/feed/ 9 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:22:07 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=696 I’ve bodged a connection between my phone and laptop to tide me over until Saturday, so here’s a Red Frame update, construction of an arm! Lots of pieces for this one, hopefully it’ll be nice and mobile but without compromising stability so it can wield the tactical arms properly. Pretty standard mod of separating the [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/13/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-arm/feed/ 7 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/05/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-head/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/05/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-head/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:37:10 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=683 More progress on big red, this time putting together the noggin! I continue to be impressed by this MG, the detailing and engineering is fantastic. The head’s made of a good few parts and some clever design on Bandais part mean all that cumbersome painting I encountered with the HG is not needed here, awesome! [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/05/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-%e2%80%93-head/feed/ 4 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/03/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-body/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/03/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-body/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:23:01 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=661 Here we go, what better way to spend a bank holiday than a bit of Gunpla! In this post i’ll be building the Red Frame Kai’s body. First things first, with Master Grades I always arrange the runners in the box in alphabetical order. Makes finding pieces a whole lot easier. Do you have your [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/04/03/mg-mbf-p02kai-gundam-astray-red-frame-body/feed/ 0 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/28/hg-1144-gn-0000gnr-010-00-raiser-complete/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/28/hg-1144-gn-0000gnr-010-00-raiser-complete/#comments Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:09:14 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=638 Here’s the third and final part of my review of the 1/144 00 Gundam, covering the 00 Raiser and extra weaponry! As mentioned in my first impressions post, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the 00 Raiser to begin with but I have definitely been turned around by this kit. Initally I saw the lack [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/28/hg-1144-gn-0000gnr-010-00-raiser-complete/feed/ 2 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/26/hg-1144-gnr-010-0-raiser-%e2%80%93-complete/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/26/hg-1144-gnr-010-0-raiser-%e2%80%93-complete/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:54:58 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=611 Part two of this three-parter covers 00′s support unit, the super sleek 0 Raiser! The 0 Raiser’s main task is to dock with the 00 to stabilise it’s twin-drive system, but alone it’s still a capable fighter-type unit. Details For it’s size, the 0 Raiser is an impressively detailed model, packing lots of panel lines [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/26/hg-1144-gnr-010-0-raiser-%e2%80%93-complete/feed/ 2 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/24/hg-1144-gn-0000-gundam-complete/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/24/hg-1144-gn-0000-gundam-complete/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:54:46 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=607 Part one of this three-part review covers the 00 Gundam in all its glory, read on for a full review! Upon completing this kit and starting to take pics, it became clear it was far too much for a single post, so I’ve decided to first focus on the 00, then the 0-Raiser support unit, [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/24/hg-1144-gn-0000-gundam-complete/feed/ 2 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/19/11-gundam-returns-this-july-now-with-100-more-beam-saber/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/19/11-gundam-returns-this-july-now-with-100-more-beam-saber/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:33:54 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=602 Well if I ever needed a reason to start scrimping and saving every penny I have, there it is. The 1/1 RX-78 Gundam displayed previously in Shiokaze Park is on the way back with a new addition! This time touching down at JR Higashi-Shizuoka Station, the ‘Real Grade’ unit sports a funky new beam saber(which [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/19/11-gundam-returns-this-july-now-with-100-more-beam-saber/feed/ 1 http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/16/its-here-mg-mbf-p02-red-frame/ http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/16/its-here-mg-mbf-p02-red-frame/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:50:38 +0000 James http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/?p=597 Oh wow, feels like forever since I ordered this beast and finally it’s here! The postie actually tried to deliver this on Saturday but sods law I was out anyway, it’s here now so lets tear open the box and have a peer inside! It’s been forever since my last Master Grade so i’m in [...]]]> http://www.tubbygaijin.co.uk/blog/2010/03/16/its-here-mg-mbf-p02-red-frame/feed/ 6