Astray Pink Frame ver. Gunpla
Being my virgin plamo modding, I'll enter this kit in the AFA09 Bandai World Gunpla Competition under the Coolest Freestyle Gunpla category just for fun... X3
Anyways, I live in South East Asia, Malaysia to be exact. I've been building GunPla for almost 6 years now, not counting the one HGUC I did during my chuugakkou years... I wish for a 1/100 MG Astray Red Frame with Flight Pack/Mars Jacket or a 1/100 MG Turn X in the near future... ^_^ Heck, even a 1/100 MG Powered GM will be nice... ^_^
Anyways, as my first and perhaps the only time, this particular Gunpla modding project was started about three weeks ago, using Gundam Colour Markers as my main source of painting... Unfortunately, my amateurish painting ability doesn't do the Mobile Suit justice, thus I resort to ordering a trio of spray can which I deem necessary in my quest to realise my dream of a custom painted Astray... :3
Unfortunately, due to some sort of regulations, the sprays cans I ordered from HLJ cannot be shipped to my island, leaving me can-less for about two weeks... >,< HLJ sure took their sweet time to tell me of the bad news... ^^;
As last resort, I turned to a local art supply store to acquire domestic aerosol sprays cans, which luckily works on the PVC and ABS materials of Gunpla... I was quite worried of the possibility of the liquid from the spray cans might melt my Gunpla... ^^;
I got a trio of them: Pink, Sparkling Red and Tranparent...
Running at three times my normal speed, I managed to finish spray-coating my customised Mobile Suit in a trio of days since Friday night... :D
Behold the glory of Astray Pink Frame, the guardian and mascot of the Republic of Neo Pro Lacus! :D
A thorough look at the Pink Frame from various angles...
Custom paintjob aside, I did a few minor changes upon the base kit which is a 1/100 Astray Red Frame...
The first being the signature hairpin of Lacus Clyne... XD I got the pin from one of my Lacus trading figure, mutilating the hair it attached onto and stick it onto the Mobile Suit's head using UHU Super Glue. Works perfectly! :3
Kawaii~! XD
I love Red Frame's exposed back enough that I decided to remove its back pack entirely, a few adjustments here and there and finally fixing the Beam Sabre holders onto the back of the waist... Some parts had to be cut to give room for the holder units... 0_0
Astray's original hand units has been replaced with Master Grade Strike Rouge's, allowing better articulations at the finger joints...
Due to the inclusion of the holder units behind the waist, Pink Frame's abdomen had to be place at a slight angle from now on, eliminating the articulated point at that position permanently... >,<
Some area has been cleared at the hips joints, allowing wider range of movements... Splitting legs is now possible... ^_^
FYI, all those clear stickers on Pink Frame are procured by salvaging leftovers from various plamo kits, including PG Red Frame and VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie...
Various action poses are posted below... High kick ala the upcoming MG Blue Frame 2nd Revise! =D
Déjà vu!
Actions posings using the Combat Pump Action Shotgun and Magnum Pistol borrowed from my Patlabor plamo... :3
Persona~! =3
More piccies at the Republic...
Haha, nice custom. I notice you have switch the Gold Frame's arm from right to left hand?
I love the sparkling red paint. So, your Pink Frame is a gun user instead of sword?
Nope... she's a Persona user... :P
She's left handed... So that makes her arm gold... :P
Oh, I forgot to compliment you on your mod on the thigh and the hairpin. Nice choices there. ^^
LOL @ Persona pose.
Real Man Wear PINK!
Now I'll need some kind of Angel / Demon to be summoned... Wing Gundam? XD
Pink Wing Gundam = Hapxier
NOT that kissy angel!!! 0_0
nice color and mods~~
havent got any Astray kits.. hm... not very fond of the design :P
u use spray can to paint ur kits right?..
cant wait for Angel/Demon to be summoned lol
Coming to a theatre near you... :P
Brainstorming on a 4koma possibly this weekend... :3
Pink Gundam is Pink...
wow.. nice job dude.. seems like you master the aerosol spray can too.. it is pretty hard to handle that kind of paint..
you know.. we should start a pink gundam campaign..
and I know which persona come out from the astray..
WHITE TIGHT MAN!!! hahaha... I missed that 4komas..
That calls for another 4koma! XD
Didn't know Gundams supported Breast Cancer Awareness, hehe. Looks pretty good :)
oh no Yunamon cloned another Lacus concert suit!
That would be a given as my buroggu is named the Republic of Neo Pro Lacus... *_*
Hoho! very nice there, I lol'ed on the last one XD
Lacus Frame! :3
Very nice~
When I saw that VF-25 marking I was like, O_o "could there be a VF-25 Lacus Decal Ver popping up any time soon?" lol
Very nice. :3
That might work... :D but the complicated transformation sequence on the Valkyrie will certainly damage the decals and paints...
Pretty cool, the color scheme makes me think it's going trans am.
Now that you mentioned it, when I put her side by side with 1/100 Exia Trans-Am EXF version... They look like long lost sisters... =3
Nice choice to mod for greater leg articulation :D
Nice! I can imagine lacus or meer piloting this custom of yours!
Clynes only... No Campbells allowed... :P
Wow it looks good! The Pink Gundam with the Golden Arm. The Lacus hairpin is a nice touch :D
The hairpin has been planned since the beginning of the project... =^_^=
Lovely!! XD
Lacus pin ftw! Nice job.
Nice job on the Spray cans . LOL HLJ taking there sweet time off for the Spray Cans .
I love the Golden Arm on The Pink Astray , I think you can win the AFA09 Bandai World Gunpla Competition "Hands Down"
BELIEVE IT !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQMOKJW79IE&feature=related
Awww, you're too kind... I personally think Warhammer Virtue might top the charts...
interesting color ^_^
but the paint made the surface a bit thick and coarse >.<
oh hello sister back at you! :)
cool glittery red and nice details on the shoulders
AWESOME . . .that's it, cant say no more . . . :D