Completed - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  I should of really been revising for my exams, but I needed a break so I decided to do the last few decals for the Hazel and hopefully get it done.  Which I have! :D  I'm not too sure on the "stencil" decals but I am happy with the way this has turned out.  Learned a little bit from this one, like the fact that Tamiya AS sprays do not like Humbrol based coats... I think I will be getting this one at a later date and making it again in custom colours or doing some kind of custom job on it (now that I have a few of the Gunpla builder series things).  Picture time...

  Really like this pose for some reason...

  I tried to do the classic "weapon layout" pose, but the knee joints are not that flexiable on the Hazel, plus those legs are bloody huge.  I tried...

  Tried to copy the box art picture... well a little.  Think I have kinda pulled it off, plus I just wanted to show off the logo on the shield. :)

  I also tried to copy that other classic Gundam pose, once again the legs didn't want to play.  It kinda worked... :\

  I have decided to buy this kit at a later date again and do a few custom bits to it.  Hopefully this time the arm will not break and the colour will not wash away with the varnish.

  Let me know what you think...

  PEACE!

  Dazz

WiP 5 - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel" - Getting there!!!

  Done some work on the Hazel while I was waiting for the painty bits on the Bulldog to dry.  I decided to give Humbrol Clear a go through my new Airbrush, thought I would try the 0.4 nozzle as up until all I have used is the 0.2 nozzle.  Well I am not impressed, think I am going to get a really cheap model off eBay and use it as a test bed for new things.  Or I would use one I have messed up, which is more or less all of them! :P  Anyhow the spraying was the least of my problems, when I was attaching the decals I found out that Humbrol Clear and Tamiya AS sprays do not like each other... bugger it!  It's washed most of the paint off or thinned it out... not much I can do about it now apart from to say it is battle damage :P  Onto the pictures, oh yeah all of the white decals are from a spare RX-0 Unicorn Gundam sheet I have, seeing as the Gundam is white and the decals are white I decided to use them on my Hazel.  Also decided to buy another Hazel and make a custom one, not too sure what yet tho. 

I do apologise for the sucky pose, the decals where still drying when I took these photos.  I think I need to get a few more stencils on the shield and maybe some on the boosters as well.  I really am liking the "Hazel" mascot on the shield.  I think it is kinda wasted on the rear skirt.  I have a few more bits to touch up here and there that the camera has shown me.  But I am getting there :)  Oh yeah here is a picture just because I think it's an epic picture and I can! :D

The front Gundam is the Hazel Custom and the one behind it is the Advanced version, I believe that the grey rabbit is Hazel but the black one I am not too sure about... Bigwig maybe?

PEACE!

Dazz

WiP 4 - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  Well I am getting there, spent most of the day doing this little one.  It's amazing how long painting the little bits actually takes.  I am now having trouble with the yellow, but that should be okay once I have put on a few more coats.  Pictures below...

  All good gun, once those yellow and white bits are done it should be clear sailing onto the part I have been looking forward to... the decals!!! :D

  Hopefully more soon,

  PEACE!

  Dazz

WiP 3 - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  I have finally got my hands on a Tamiya Spray can, can you believe that the Royal Mail will not let these go through the postal system?  Apparently they have been destroying entire parcels that contain even one of these... anyhow armed with that knowledge I had to go to my local hobby shop which is an hour away (even more if you hit all of the bloody red lights...).  So anyhow, after my mishap with the actual Tamiya paint, I had to de-cant some of paint which is a first for me.  I managed it without it going everywhere!  WOOHOO!  Once it has been "de-gassed" it sprays really well, however it is a right bastard to clean up after, XF-20A struggles with it... I got some time to get some work done on the Hazel not much but the painting of the purple is done.  I had to take these photos on my phone as my DSLR's battery decided it would be a good time to die.... bloody typical...

  

Once again I apologise for the dodgy photos, here is the majority of the parts painted.  Thank god that purple is sorted.  Just got to do the detail painting now.

This is one of the booster units mostly masked up ready for some painting.  I got to paint yellow on to that dark purple... oh this will be fun...

This is what has taken most of my time today, it is not much but that yellow is a right bastard to paint.  I am happy with the way it has turned out thus far. :)

Hoping to get some more done soon.

PEACE!

Dazz

WiP 2 - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  Haven't really done much with this one either, I'm still trying to sort out what happened with the purple in my other post.  So I done what I could with what I have.  Trying to find somewhere that sells Tamiya paints in cans that isn't over an hour away.  This is the first time I have ever used Bandai waterslide decals, god they are thin!  I had to work with them really fast for fear of ripping them.  But they have thus far conformed beautifully.  I have only done two boosters and the shield part.  Guess that is better than nothing tho...

  I have kinda done a custom paint job on the white booster.  That black bit is not supposed to be there, I just thought it looked too plain just being pure white.  So I added that bit in for fun, I have still got to detail paint the rest tho.

  PEACE!

  Dazz

WiP 1 - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  So here are more pictures of the Hazel...

  This is at a stage where I had not gotten very far with it.  That torso took me an while, I can not remember why.  Think I was sleepy at the time, for once...

  Close up of the shield, yes it actually is a shield not a booster.

  Good old beam gun. where would a Gundam be without it's beam gun?!

  I really am not sure on that head unit, to me a Gundam needs it's head not some kinda Tron head gear... I dunno

  A little later in the build I had gotten the chunky legs done.  Good job this thing potters around in space, I can't see it getting very far with those buggers!

  Okay this bit I find very very weird... heels on a Gundam... in space... WTF?  This where separate little things that clip over the Hazels normal feet.

  Now these are boosters, all of the pictures of this Hazel show that it has 3 boosters.  But Bandai in their infinite wisdom or clever marketing skills have decided to only have two in the box. I do plan to make a picture of the one with 3 boosters once I can find a Gundam stand.

  It has arms now... this looks like one hard bastard.  It also reminds me of the Blue Destiny Gundams, I will have to look into that.  I am sure there is a reason as to why...

  "Who fancies a hug then?!" - Sorry I couldn't resist... bit freaky when you look at it tho isn't it?

  Just for size comparisons, I am still stuck as to what colour to do the Hi-Nu... thinking of the GunPla colours of Black and White maybe with a little bit of Gold (I am sure there is a Strike Freedom painted like that)

  This is after I had taken him (can you call it a "her" when it is named after a buck?) completely apart, I had started priming him when typically I ran out of primer.  So I had to wait to get some more. 

  Got the more primer!  I used Tamiya's X16 Purple paint straight from the jar and wacked into my new funky airbrush.  For some reason water drops formed on the actual paint giving me this effect.  I have asked on BM for any ideas, no doubt it was something I have done wrong. We will see I guess...

  At some point I decided to clean my MSZ-006 C1 [Bst] "Hummingbird" Gundam Fix Figueration (bloody cool name eh?).  Here is a picture of it, I will have to get a picture of it outside in natural light for you all to enjoy.  This thing is armed to the teeth, then again it is one of Ray Amauro's mounts (I don't know where it fits in the Gundam timeline tho).  Those legs look really wrong...

  I also cleaned the MSA-0011-3 [Bst] Plan 303E Deep Striker (even cooler name!).  This is the biggest Gundam I own and also my fav, just look at that gun!!!  It is supposed to be the main cannon from an "Irish-Class" destroyer.  This was also to show how big the Deep Striker was and I am sure someone asked for a picture of it...

  I got this the other day, think I paid between £15-£20 for it.  Not bad considering I have seen it going for £50 over here!  I am really looking forward to building this big bugger.  I really need to improve my skills before I attempt this beasty.  Got to find some decals for it also.

  Well that is it for the time being...

  Hopefully I will be back to normal Geek mode now...

  PEACE!

  Dazz

New Project - Bandai 1/144 RX-121-2A Gundam TR-1 "Advanced Hazel"

  That is kinda a lie... this isn't really a new project as such.  I have been doing this one since mid-February but haven't posted it up here, well a little about it first.  I ordered this one a while ago from HLJ and it was under £10, I think it was £9.60-ish at the time.  Anyhow I decided to enter it into the "Under a Tenner" Group Build on Britmodeller.  There was only one other Gundam related thing at the time (I think I was first tho) and that being Chars G'Zok done by PaganPete and very nicely done I do admit (I am kinda jealous).  Well picture time!

   Well this is the funky box-art, this Gundam is from the manga "Advance of Zeta" and is part of the Titans Test Team (I believe this is after Zeta Gundam as you do see the normal Hazel in the Zeta Gundam show, admitted for all of like 3 seconds).  Incase the name and the logo hasn't given it away or you just haven't seen it, this Gundam is named after "Hazel" from Watership Down, I really must watch that again it has been years!  There are other Gundams/Mecha from this manga that are named after things in Watership Down... eerrmm "Fiver", "Bigwig" and "Woundwort" are in it that come to mind.

   The last and first page of the instructions (the Japanese read right to left, I believe).  Getting that "cadbury-purple" will be bugger.  It is a chunky bugger isn't it?

The other side of the instruction sheet, more cool artwork.  The Hazel in the bottom left is either the prototype or the one before this, I can not remember at this time but I do have it on order at HLJ.  If you look at the top right you will see the extra arms it has in it's skirt area (I hate that term for a mecha).  The only other Mecha that I know that has these arm things is The O from Zeta Gundam also.  I am seeing a trend here!

 

   Lots and lots of plastic...

   Even more plastic, oh look!  You can see the white booster!

   Legs, Arms and other bodily parts...

   Boring grey bits,

I bought these a while ago for this model, I have since ordered the other Gundams in this series.  I am really looking forward to seeing the TR-5 "Gaplant", I dunno why probaly because I have the ORX-005 "Gaplant" sitting on my shelf also.  I need to get that painted I think...

PEACE!

Dazz

new project - Hazel and Hi-Nu Gundam

  For Christmas this year I have asked Nat and her family to get me these two Gundams.  I have had my eyes on the Hi-Nu for as long as I it's been out, but I missed out on the first issue of it.  Now I have this one... WOOHOO!  I've gotten these two as I am going to join in my first ever group build.  It will be part of the Britmodellers 1/144 group build.  I decided not to do an aircraft for it as I do them normally.  Plus it's a good excuse to make these two. :)

   Second is the Advanced Hazel, I also wanna get the other Hazels and other Mechas from the Titans Test Team.  I love their logo, I recall reading that some of the mecha in this "series" where named after the rabbits in Watership Down, explains why a rabbit head is the "mascot" too really.

  Yes I have small feet, I am planning on painting these ones and filling in all the gaps... Gundam Style... sorry couldn't resist :P  I have also ordered some decals for these two from America and they should be arriving any time soon.  I am planning something special for one of these two, dunno what yet.  Need to have a trial run with another model yet.

  They will be started in the new year :)

  Peace!

  Dazz