HGUC The O " The Blue Ogre " verDC23

I am sort of having a bit of problem with the color balance of the close up photos. I think the first photo on top is the most accurate and closest to the actual color in person. Anyways, I just take photos using my iPhone5. Hopefully the quality of the photos are decent enough.

Here are a couple of links of the kit that explains the build in a little bit more detail.

• The Making of HGUC The O verDC23
• HGUC The O " The Blue Ogre " verDC23 Primed!

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RG Zaku Diorama " The Old Guard " verDC23

It has been sooooooo long since I finished a Gunpla. My very last Gunpla project was my The O II diorama  back in 2010. It was a build intended for my Face-Off against my good friend Kenny Lim aka Toymaker. Kenny as expected got the upper hand ( LOL ).

This project is my very first diorama after 3 years of hiatus and this is also my very first build as a member of TEAM NEXUS!

Basically  this is just a practice build as I have not done any projects ( even non-gunpla ) projects for a while. Just testing the waters if I can still do Gunpla and if I will still enjoy it. Even though this is only a practice build, I wanted to make it a bit special as this RG Zaku was a gift given by Edmund of HobbyMate, Kenny, YiHui and Ben back when they attended our old MAC forums anniversary party.

Anyways, this was fully hand painted ( except the primer ) with VALLEJO paints. I primed it with Bosny grey primer ( spray can ) and used Vallejo Model Color, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Water Effects, Vallejo Pigments and Vallejo Washes. The finish is a bit satin on the RG itself, matte on the groundwork and extremely glossy on the water effects. I have yet to cover this with Vallejo Matte Varnish ( except the beach ) as I've said I have yet to buy a new airbrush.

I was having a hard time getting the correct white balance during the photoshoot. My iphone kept on giving me a different balance whenever I point it towards the Zaku versus the groundwork. Out of frustration, I recorded a short video and post it in my Instagram account. Do check the video out guys!

 http://instagram.com/dc23_mecharts

This was a confidence gaining build as I thought I might not be good ( or at least decent ) in building Gunpla anymore. I guess I am ready to pick up my pending commission works now. :)

Thanks as always for dropping by! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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