2nd kit for the year and 1st of the 3 commissions I signed up for. First attempt on an EX Model, and I really find it impressive with regards to the details and assembly. My only gripe is almost all the parts are system injected but nothing a good old masking cant do. The build is only OOTB, only pre-painting modifications were done.

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Commission no. 2 done! 1 more to go and I can go back to all my pending builds.

Been a bit better after taking a break from building model kits due to a slipped disc injury. This EX Model Exass is a commission build and a great kit to start modeling again (slowly). Just an OOTB finish, just added some metallic colors here and there and decals to give it some extra details. I just have to finish a 4 drones/dragoons or whatever they call it and its all done.

Been out of the modeling scene for quite sometime due to my spine injury. So here's an overdue kit which I finished a couple of months ago. Its a 1/144 HG Throne Eins from the 00 series. No extreme modifications were done. I just followed my old Throne Drei build, which involves extending the waist and neck, additional panel lines, rivet holes and pla strips for details. Only the Throne Zwei left and the Trinity is complete. :)

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Hello! This is my latest and probably last build for this year. Its an SD Gunner Zaku from the Seed Destiny series. Did kit for the annual Mechapinoy SD Con compe which is held during the Christmas party of the group. About the build, just my usual style or preference which is additional of panel lines (head, feet & skirts), also added a few rivet holes. And some Kotobukiya MSG's and styrene strips just to add a little bit more details. All painted with Gaianotes paints and oils.

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Almost forgot to post this one. Anyway been finish with this little fella for quite sometime. Only out of the box, actually its not yet 100% done, there are still some details that needs painting but I was forced to submit this for a local compe due to lack of time. Maybe I'll try to really finish this one of these days. But for now this will do. :)

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Been rushing this build for the last 2 weeks so I can have something to contribute for the GWBC 2011 Philippine Leg this coming Friday. Its around 95%, still some detail painting to do but I wont be able to completely finish it in time. But it'll do. :)

Here's my 1/35th scale Stryker ATGM from Trumpeter. Its an OOTB build. Painted with Gaianotes lacquer paints and weathered using oils and acrylics. I really wanted to apply more weathering to it but since this is my first modern AFV, I decided to play it safe and just apply a subtle filter and dusting on the lower half of the vehicle. Pardon me if its not that historically correct specially with regards to the stowage/equipments, cant find a decent reference photo of the "loaded" vehicle. As usual more photos at the main site.

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Here are some photos of the recently concluded IPMS Philippines Nationals. Took some shots of model kits that caught my attention. Again it was very humbling and inspiring to see all those works in one roof! Well done IPMS Philippines for another successful event!

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Finished this kit 2 weeks ago. Its out of the box, I only changed the color of the cannons to dark gray to it just a bit of contrast from the mech. Slightly weathered as requested by the client. Did some dot filtering on the armor and drybrush to simulate scratches. Dusting on the feet and legs were achieved using powder pigments and oils. Custom "warning" decals were also applied.

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Here's the final result after all the weathering applied. Since its a modern AFV, I tried to restrict myself from weathering it too much like my previous WWII armor kits. I didnt apply chippings, too much paint fading. All I did after the filter is a bit of dusting; but instead of using pigments like I used to, I resorted using acrylics (airbrushed). A thing I learned from western armor modelers. Just a final flat coat and its all done.