This is a commission project for a client in Greece that has been on my workbench for a bit now. With the Sazabi and Nu Gundam out of the way, I have been able to finally start working on the next projects. I have been bouncing back and forth between the 1/35 Gp03 and this 1/72 Sinanju, both from G-System. This is the first of G-system’s new internal frame models that I have really worked on (I did assemble my 1/60 Kampfer which has the same style new internal frame, however its cast in standard cream resin and was never finished) that is cast in the colored resin.

While I really like the idea of the internal frame, it has been really difficult and frustrating to assemble. I have most of the frame cleaned up and assembled and have started working on adding the Sinanju parts. (The internal frame is the same as most of the other 1/72 kits and you then swap or add parts that are specific to the kit it comes with.

I finally had a chance to take some photos of the 1/72 Sazabi and Nu Gundam together. Enjoy!

This build was inspired by my friend Mike who found this awesome Japanese website where the owner had built up about 6 or 7 of these Zaku heads. Each one was custom made to match the various versions of the Zaku, and all were painted up like a super high end race car. Bright vibrant colors, crazy metallic internals, etc.

So I picked one up and began working on it. The build was super easy and straight forward, nothing major at all. Some parts do need to be glued in place, but otherwise snap fit.

I have finished all of the internals, as well as wired an LED into the mono-eye. Paint is all Mr. Super Metallics, and Mr. Metal Color, while the clear magenta was custom made with Higgins ink and Mr. Color clear base. The final piece with be used in a small workshop/factory dio with another Zaku head.

A quick mental health build that was finished while working on the 1/72 Sazabi. She can be found in the completed gallery.

The 1/72 G-System RX-93 Nu Gundam Evolve 5 has been finished and can be found in the gallery section.

The Nu is all done and finished, except for the missing detail pieces on the funnels. The rest of the kit is finished, assembled, and awaiting those last parts. Thankfully G-System has already shipped them to me, and I should have them by the end of the week. Here is a quick shot of the Nu standing with the Sazabi. The blue stripes on the Funnels are a bit out of order at the moment. I just snapped the funnels together to see how it looked all together, and need to re-arrange them so they aren’t so all over.

The Nu, Gun, Shield, and Beam Cannon are all finished. All thats left to finish up are the Fin Funnels, which have all the paint finished and are awaiting decals. I found out during assembly and sorting of the funnels that some of their parts are missing, so those are hopefully going to be replaced by G-System soon. I’ve already been in contact with them, and I am awaiting final confirmation that they can send the parts out. Other then that little speed bump, this kit is pretty much wrapped up and done.

Even though I’ve decided to do the entire mech in a very light white/violet tone with shading, I decided to keep the shield, guns, and funnels white with a dark purplish blue accent on the shield and funnels. I figured this way it would help break up the weapons from the mech and keep them interesting. I tried the shield with the same white/violet color and it was just too much of that same color all over.

I was able to finish up the main part of the torso today, all that remains are a few small details such as the metal beads and the v-fin. The LED’s in the head have been wired, and everything is coming together really nicely. The overall kit is looking great and I really look forward to finishing it up.

Back again with another project that’s on the workbench. While in between working on the Gp03, I’ve been working on getting this painted up and finished. Compared to the Sazabi, this kit is relatively simple and painting and prep has been a breeze. The only downside is the kit was missing one of the round elbow joint covers so I had to make one myself. I found a plastic electrical connector that was the same size as the original piece, cut it down, and reshaped the final bit with the epoxy putty. It’s not 100% perfect, but once its on the arm it looks like it should be there and is hard to tell.

Other then that pretty straight forward so far. I mixed up some custom colors again for this build, using Mr. Color lacquers. The main white tone has a tiny hint of purple to it, while the black parts are actually a very dark blue. Usual metallic parts abound, this time I wanted to do something a bit different and made my own clear purple. I used Mr. Color gloss clear base, thinned, and then added some violet Higgins drawing ink to the mix until I had the shade I wanted. It sprayed fantastically, and dried to a nice even tone in about 5 – 10 minutes.