A New Gundam Model

By on Mar 14, 2022

  I finished a couple of Gundams. Is it Gundams or just Gundam? I don’t know. I finished the one that I painted all black.     I was able to find a new model and was able to finish that one up too. I actually had a hard time with it. I cut one thing off the sprue in the wrong place so I had to glue it on. I also somehow messed up a leg connector so he appears to have one leg that’s longer than the other.     Still turned out pretty well. After my frustration with this I’m not sure if I’ll keep doing them. I don’t know yet. I have been eyeing a few online so maybe I’ll make one more.

More Gundam model building…

By on Mar 8, 2022

  I started a new model yesterday. Actually it is the same model I just finished. I went to a few stores to find a different kit but none of them panned out. So when I went grocery shopping I picked up another one like I just finished. I thought I’d mix it up a little with some paint. I had some black primer so I painted the sprue trees before I started putting it together. All black. It looks kinda cool. I’m not sure if it will stay black but I kinda like how it looks.  

Finally Made a T-Shirt I Actually Like!

By on Mar 4, 2022

  I have to say I am pretty stoked. We have a t-shirt printer at work and while we were making some progress learning how it worked, our results were disappointing. We just tried some new pre-treated shirts and that changed everything. With this development I really started trying to figure out what I wanted to put on a shirt. I came up with this…     It is a simple yet interesting design I did a while ago. It was inspired by Ukiyo-e art so I went to Google translate and threw “knit” and “dog” in the bottom corner. I know it probably actually translates as “umbilical” “fur animal” but honestly I’m not that worried about it. If there are any Japanese readers out there I would appreciate a better translation.     The picture kind stinks but it actually turned out pretty great. I know it is good because I...

Quick Pics (03.01.22)

By on Mar 1, 2022

Putting together a bargain Gundam… Oppa Gundam Style… Sorry.

By on Mar 1, 2022

      I love LEGOS. There is something satisfying about following the directions and assembling them. They are just above a mindless task. They are like a puzzle of sorts.     While shopping the other day I decided to extend my alone time, away from the chaos of home, by walking through the toy aisle before checking out. There, in the clearance section, was a Gundam model that was marked down to $3, so I thought I’d give it a go.     I know that these can become obsessive. I have a few friends that used to get together every week to assemble their Gundams and depending on the complexity they could take months to complete. This was a lower grade model so I figured I could get it done rather quick but speed wasn’t really the concern. I wanted something that would be easy like LEGOs.     I took my time, cleaning each piece after...