I’m still trying to figure out what “PICK ME UP FOXY NIGHT GAME” means.
Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 48 Review
Episode 48, "Goodbye"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: In the North, soldiers begin to question the delay in action. Armstrong announces that they will revolt against Central. Back in the warehouse, Sloth dissolves away, burning Wrath, who seperates from her. Sloth fades away. A Winry-disguised Envy appears and captures Alphonse, dismissing Wrath who wants to bring Sloth back with the Stone, and leaving. A devastated Wrath attacks Edward, but stops when Izumi appears. Wrath runs off. The Tringham brothers appear in Central, but get arrested when Russell impersonates Ed again. Ed decides to go after Fuhrer King Bradley next, as he’s the only one he knows the location of. North, Armstrong and Roy’s group (with Havoc and Feury disguised as Mustang and Hawkeye) have difficulty with the other troops. Back in Central, Roy and Riza make plans and Maria Ross and Denny Brosh visit the Tringham brothers in their prison. Edward and Izumi are held up at Central HQ after realizing that Bradley went home early for his child’s birthday. They encounter the Tringham brothers, working alongside Ross and Brosh. The Tringhams pass along something from their father’s notes. However, Frank Archer bursts in, apparently having been made part mechanical. Edward leaves while Izumi and the others hold Archer off. Edward encounters Roy and Riza, and gets in the car with them. Ed and Roy discuss their beliefs, admitting there are bigger things than their own desires. They part ways.
PG Strike Freedom WIP 01: Unleash the Beast
My next, and biggest project in a while, started yesterday…
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It’s hard to really show how many runners, and how many individual pieces, are in this kit…
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I’ll probably get started on it tonight. I am planning on a custom color scheme for this kit. However, I am drastically unprepared paint wise, and the local shop is out of the colors I need.
Custom-ish decals are on their way from Samuel Decal, should ship tomorrow.
Layman’s Gunpla Guide – Battle Damage Tutorial
Applying physical damage to a kit is extremely easy. The downside is that it’s the hardest addition to undo. Here are some popular, simple methods…
Bullet Holes and Sword Wounds
There are a lot of heat weapons in Gundam. Lasers that burn through metal, swords that melt through shields. Creating that effect is easy. The plastic Bandai uses melts nicely under heat and cools quickly. I have yet to see any discoloring, burning, or warping of pieces outside of the effected area. I highly recommend getting a soldering iron for this task. Some people out there use a candle to heat up a nail. You can find inexpensive soldering irons for $10, money I don’t mind spending for the considerable safety benefit of not running around with a hot nail and open flame. Allow me to demonstrate how quickly soldering irons melt right through…
Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 47 Review
Episode 47, "Sealing the Homunculus"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Sloth uses Alphonse’s memories of his mother to try to get his cooperation. Tucker wants to try using the Stone again, but Sloth refuses him. Edward arrives at the factory. He engages Sloth in combat, but his brother objects. He manages to get Sloth trapped in an alchemy array (carved by Lust with her claws) using a piece of his mother to immobilize her. Lust claims that she has memories of the woman she was intended to come back. Alphonse gets rid of the piece of his mother despite his brother’s objections. Lust attacks Sloth, hoping to finish her off, while Ed goes to retrieve the piece of his mom. However, he runs into Wrath who absorbs the piece. Lust does battle with Wrath again, while Sloth manipulates Al from inside of him. Working together, Ed and Al remove her from Al. Wrath traps Lust in the alchemy array and kills her. Sloth recalls her memories of being born and how she was given form by being fed lesser stones. She claims to want to kill the brothers to prove she isn’t Trisha Elric. Wrath combines himself with Sloth, but as the piece of Trisha is in him, she is immobilized, and unable to seperate from her, Wrath can’t prevent Edward from finishing Sloth off. Edward transmutes Sloth’s liquid body into ethanol and she begins to dissolve at room temperature.
Wounded ReZEL – Complete
After an initial disaster at my first attempt at pastel weathering, my wounded MG ReZEL has been completed. It didn’t turn out like I wanted to. Some people like, some don’t. Take a look at decide for yourself. My thoughts on the project at the bottom.
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And the reference pose…
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Note the damaged visor.
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For the most part the kit is a straight build. Just a few silver touch ups and lining here and there. I intended for this kit to be a quick and easy build, nothing elaborate.