Sorry to keep you guys waiting, but here’s the final product. Questions, comments, etc. are welcome. Overall, the black makes it look much more bad ass than the regular blue. Hmm… something to consider doing with an MG kit…?
Also, I particularly like this shot.
Without further ado, here’s the gallery.
Rather than keep you waiting, lets go ahead and jump into the WiP, it’s short and simple.
The box, like the SD Gundam is monochrome as well
The runners are all black, with the original manual, plus bonus seals
The leg parts, one leg completed at the top
Followed by the arm
The body and waist are molded as two parts, with backpack at the bottom
Power cables are snap and fit
The torso/waist completed
All the parts ready to be put together
Compared to the HGUC Hi-ν and Geara Doga, the Gouf build is much simpler, especially with the waist and torso molded as two parts to be snapped together, as this is a much older kit. This leads to some limitations with the leg movement and posing (no splits for him!) but that can’t be helped. Again, the draw of Ecopla is the pure black, as it looks pretty cool overall. While you can sort of see the gate mark damage left from snipping off the runners, overall, it doesn’t really stand out. In fact, this is a pure cut and fit, with no sanding/design knife trimming at all. Anyways, next post will be the completed shots.
Ran out to see the 1/1 scale Gundam in Daiba today. Pictures just don’t do it justice. While there are tons of pictures out there, and I’m sure there will be plenty more, here’s mine to add to the bunch.
Also! I picked up a few extra Gundam Ver. 30th Green Tokyo Gundam Project kits as well, as this is the only place you can get them. I’ve got 3 extra, and will post details on them. Like the Sinanju, first come, first serve.
At Shimbashi station – Take the Yurikamome to Daiba station.
Advertising in the station.
The park is about a 5 minute walk from the station.
And catching a peek as we go.
Various shots around the Gundam.
The crowd started picking up towards the afternoon.
And here’s todays damage!
Picked up the limited HGUC Gundam, the pamphlet along with a couple of the Eco-pla kits. Throw in a towel and some cookies for good measure.
An American Salaryman in Osaka 