Perfect Grade

PG Zaku II ver. Reprise - Update 01

Long ago, in the depths of 2008, I built a Perfect Grade Char's Zaku II. It was horrible. A travesty of all things great. A concoction of orange peel'd gloss and stickers. Thus, 2012 being the end of the world, the only proper thing to do would be to light it on fire and sing a sad song in remembrance. Or I could cover it in awesome.

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 05: Wing structure, painted!

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After some work I've completed the wing structure for my PG Strike Freedom, and painted 'em. Instead of a blueish-black they're now a flat black (with a bit of temp gloss coat to protect the paint for the time being). The gold bits have all been repainted and they look fantastic. For comparison, a straight build shot from Dalong...

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 04: Red Wings

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So after several different attempts I finally have some completed wings for my PG Strike Freedom. I decided to paint them prior to construction so I didn't have to worry about misplacing parts during disassembly. Eventually I'll paint in the recessed parts instead of using the stickers provided with the kit. The gold pieces in the tips are painted.

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 03: Main body's done

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It's the new year, and time for some new pictures of my PG Strike Freedom.

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PG Strike Freedom WIP 02: Perfect Grade - Quality Not Included

This WIP post is more so a mini review of the PG Strike Freedom. People have complained about the price tag not being worth the level of detail/design/proportions/lack of gimmicks but I believe they've missed one of this kit's biggest faults. But first a few shots of progress thus far...