PG Strike Freedom verDC23 Armor Trimming WIP

While I am writing this post, I am actually restraining myself not to show my progress on the diorama of this build so far ( to keep the element of surprise ). I made changes on the diorama last weekend as this Perfect Grade SF is not the original kit for it. Although I said I will no longer post updates of this build here in my blog, I love sharing so much I just can't keep all of my updates to myself. lol

Just a little over a couple of months to go ( October 1 ) before submission at GBWC 2014 here in the Philippines and I just started my entry a couple of weekends ago. I managed to do a bit of modifications on the armor parts and will continue to do so until I am happy with my armor trimming. After armor separation and trimming... will work on adding pla plates and panel lines to the kit.

The plan is NOT to kit bash 3 to 5 MG kits to this Perfect Grade kit and make it look ridiculous. I do not want to sacrifice 5 kits and this expensive PG kit just to try to win at GBWC 2014 ( I am so guilty of this as you can see in my old contest gallery HERE ). The focus is to create a living room showcase out of this for my new house, not a cluster - fuk of my collection modified into one kit. lol

My objective and design goal is simple...

1. Make the Unicorn Gundam Destroy Mode look like it is wearing a sweat shirt. So I plan to expose the gold internals thru armor separation and armor trimming as much as I can.
2. Maximize what this Bandai kit has to offer. I will try not to use too much Kotobukiya option parts, metal parts and builder's parts as much as possible.
3. Try to paint it as clean as I can.

All the design goals and build objectives above are very difficult for me. I used to slap too much pla plates, kotobukiya parts and paint unskillfully all of my old Bandai contest entries for the past 3 years ( 2008 to 2010 ). But then again, old habits die hard much like restraining myself to post my updates. 

Hope I can pull this off though. I like my armor separation and armor trimming so far... will see my progress after next weekend. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next update guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :b

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PG Strike Freedom SHUTDOWN

Just decided to shutdown my PG Strike Freedom project. This is already the time of the year to get serious with my GBWC 2014 entry, as it will be my first time to join a Bandai sponsored competition since 2010. All contestants have barely a couple of months to work on their projects... And 2 months for a PG Strike Freedom is not easy.

I do not mean shutting down and stopping work on my PG Strike Freedom, what I mean is that I will shutdown or stop posting work in progress updates from now on. Besides I do not see any posts from competition anyways. So I think it's normal to do the same. I really wish to see masterpieces during the contest this year... I hope all the secrecy is dang worth the wait! Lol

How I miss the age of the FORUMS! I miss my first ever forums which was Zerogunz. Zerogunz or Zero-G forums was my home. It was a Malaysia-based forums full of friendly and highly talented modelers. We get to inspire each other through informative work in progress updates everyday. I also miss my very own MAC forums. An uber friendly forums that I think inspired a lot of young modelers to pick up their art knives and start getting serious with their hobby.

Oh well, unlike forums... You only get to see photos and short captions of other modeler's builds these days at Facebook. Not as organize as forums and you do not get the same information as in forums. Anyways, I thought of sharing a few color scheme designs I did in Photoshop yesterday. I used to asked at Zero-G forums what color scheme to choose for my old builds... here they are...

So I guess unlike sharing work in progress updates everyday at forums... It is but fitting to adapt and not post detailed updates at Facebook. Will do post some work in progress photos once my PG Strike Freedom is ready to roll out! 

See you in October! Just enjoy the hobby guys! :)

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Perfect Grade Strike Freedom BFG WIP

Finished snap fitting my PG Strike Freedom during the weekend. I was also able cement the parts with seam lines and could sand those off today ( after giving the cement a day to cure ). I was also able to come up with a Big Fu...ing Gun ( or Bayonet ) and am pretty happy with the rough design as of now. I also plan to create a sort of shield for this build and should do so by next weekend.

Honestly I am having second thoughts if I will push to enter this for GBWC as my original planned kit has just arrived. Besides rushing my first owned Perfect Grade is not a good idea. Will see if what kit to push thru for the Bandai competition once I get home and snapfit my classic ZZ Gundam kit.

Thanks a ton for dropping by! Until next update guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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OLD BOYS Group Build and GBWC 2014 Philippines Entry

BANKEE ( Official distributor of Bandai Gunpla model kits in the Philippines ) has just released the RULES and MECHANICS of the upcoming Gunpla Builders World Cup this year! And to my utmost delight, I may now join the Open Category once again! It has been a while since the rules allowed me to join ( see post here ) and I am very excited to start my work on my kit this weekend!

The PG Strike Freedom is not my original plan to enter for this year's GBWC. However unlike previous years, they have moved the competition a month earlier ( usually November ). So I only have barely 3 months to go. I know and I feel that I model kits slower than previous years, so instead of submitting this PG Strike Freedom for our OLD BOYS GB, I will need to enter this same kit as my GBWC entry. Not much choice as you can only do so much in less than 3 months.

Not much custom PG Strike Freedom around the net though ( lazy to search around much ). I have been googling in vain although I found a few great kits from other modelers...

• Custom PG 1/60 Strike Freedom Gundam modeled by Terry Wong  
• Custom PG Strike Freedom modeled by zgmfxg
• Custom PG Strike Freedom modeled by Waylander  

The objective of the build is to try not to KITBASH 10 Master Grade kits and come up with a clustterfuk design. I admire the work of last year's World Champion so much, will try to come up with an interesting kit without putting the boosters of my MG EXS on top of the shoulders of this PG Strike Freedom. I am pretty sure my chance of winning is slimmer, but will stick to my goal of not kitbashing like a madman just to try to win ( LOL ). Do not get me wrong, there are a lot of very talented kitbashers out there with very impressive stuffs! But let's be honest, some works are not so good.

Anyways, goodluck to all particpants. Just enjoy the hobby, enjoy the process, and let the battle begin!!!

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