RG Gundam Mk-II Build – Detailing and some Features

Showing you how the whole building process is plainly boring so instead, I will show you some bits that are interesting in this grade of the ever-famous (to old-school peeps) Gundam Mk-II from AEUG. 

First, they still included the hydraulics hose effect seen in MG and PG versions of the Gundam Mk-II and this makes the RG more interesting in terms of details because most of the RG units are like MG models shrunk to 1/144 scale. In fact, building this part was kind of difficult for me since I am not good at handling smaller parts but I managed to build it well.

The whole model is really interesting except that it cannot do kneeling properly, despite having the new mechanism to do better leg articulations but that does not matter much, really, especially if you learn that this Gundam in the story is meant to be operated in space most of the time.

Other details include the amazing hydraulics on the feet, the hoses at the back of the legs as well as on the thrusters and the joints.  Although the hydraulics on the feet does not have the MG and PG model’s silver plated parts to show a metallic effect, but it’s okay as this is quite small model and you hardly notice the feet’s internals.

Next would be some detailing I wanted to do to avoid using the shiny and glossy stickers. I will do this the first time: coating the unpainted model then put on the panel lines and stickers. I will update you soon on that part. Other than that, the detail on the shield, particularly the yellow bits at front are also put into life using stickers but I evaded the use of stickers by using paint. I tried this on my MG Mk-II and it went well as it was fairly easy but not on this one.

So I tried doing the same for this one and it did not turn out that well. There were excess paint outside the desired areas and even affected the inside of the shield. This is due to the tape I used. I used magic tape instead of using masking tape as I cannot find any masking tape around. 😦

But it is not that of a big matter, really. What I did was pop out a small, super-duper fine sand paper and removed the excess paint. Tada~! It looked better. :)) It was sent for coating as well. 🙂

Now, just to be sure that the Matte coating will not affect the clear parts, I removed the camera/lighting clear parts on the chest and for the head camera and eyes, I dismantled it and covered them with tape. Simple! I reassembled them back, no need to bring them into position properly as you will not be able to do that due to the tape. Coat!

So just to be sure that the clear parts were not affected, I brought out a light to check. Since it is shiny and crystal-clear, then the covering technique worked. I dismantled the head again, removed the tape, and reassembled the head properly and tightly.

That is what I have done so far. I forgot my pen for panel-lining at the office so all that the Gundam got for now in terms of the detail was the coating. xD I will post a second time with the Gundam done with stickers and panel lines. 😀

 

 

Being scolded

Most of us are surely scolded when we were young.  To younger readers, you are scolded by your parents because of bullying your siblings, stealing a candy, or simply because you tripped on a rock and got your whole body full of scratches. When we are a bit older, we were scolded for going to computer shops, being with the wrong company, going home a bit late or simply failing an exam. Going to college, we get scolded to even more mature or serious reasons.

Although these things happened, have we really taken into consideration what our parents said to correct what seemed to be something wrong? Moreover, when you become more and more mature, not only your parents step in to scold you but also friends who are close to you.

We do become more and more aware of what is happening around as we grow to such a point that we can ultimately decide, both with full knowledge and with some doubts, what is right and what is wrong. That is why some of us (including me, of course, I admit) think that what our parents sometimes say are wrong. Some of us try to just ignore those things and carry on and just see what will come out as a result and just “adapt”. We are sometimes so much fed up of their irritating buzzing around to enforce that what they think is right but have we really taken into consideration of gave their opinion some thought? Not only our parents but also our friends?

I do. 😀 Yes, sometimes, we have to think about what other people, including our parents, say. And not just listen to them but rather think and try what they really mean. I am not saying that your parents of friends are always correct when they warn you or scold you. They are, sometimes, wrong but probably because they do not know the situation yet or they might have not been updated to things. However, the fact that they warned you or scold you meant that there is surely something that is not in place or not favorable to something good.

I have been scolded many times and most of those are correct. I have a friend of mine trying to correct things for me every now and then and I do believe she is putting me to the right direction. Even my parents are trying to put me into the right direction with all of the scoldings, shoutings, faces that cannot be painted on a canvas and the like. More than that, I have applied into action most of the things that they have mentioned and so far, it brought be close, if not exactly on it, on the right track.

So if close friends try to tell you there is something wrong with your actions or decisions, try to think why is he or she saying these things? Maybe he or she noticed something that I cannot see within my perspective? Why are my parents trying to pull me down low at a particular aspect in life and suggest that I push on something else? Of course, we are mature enough also to try and correct the things that other people tell us. If we take things into consideration properly, we will be able to widen our knowledge of what is wrong and what is right, thus making ourselves better persons. 😀

The so-called “Not-so-difficult” task

Being a reliable companion is actually not easy. I mean, for the past few months I’ve been experiencing quite a lot of failures in multiple aspects of life and it’s also painful to think that people around in the same situation is getting successful. Although I am not complaining about it, rather, I’m getting used to such events, it is not bothering me that much nowadays. There’s also the issue of “Being used”by other people, meaning they only appreciate when you’re around and when they got everything they need from you, they scamper off and leave you in the dust. Happily, only a few people were like that around me and I’m quite glad that the others are very much concerned of my state.

It seems like it is not so difficult because of the situation I mentioned above, that people take you for granted. Although I kept reminding myself that real joy is in the giving but you can’t help thinking that you’ve wasted effort and time to people who do not value you that much. It looks easy because when people don’t care, don’t care about them also…

But I’m not like that. Even if I ended up bad with some people in the past, I am not the sort of person to them that leaves them in the dust. If they need help, I’m just here. I do also my best at helping the people around me. Although I don’t know much if I really gave great help to those people but if they think it needs improvement, I would dearly love to give it another shot.

It is actually difficult especially if you are experiencing failures in the aspects that your friends are seeking help on. For instance, a lot of people are asking me how to deal with relationships and somehow they got off well with their problems while I get buried down to the ground thinking why-oh-why is this happening to me. Despite all of these, some of the people I helped knooows how to go back to the person who gave help to them and pay that person a short visit, a little treat, or even a simple “Hi, how are you?”. What’s more, they go deeper in my situation and tell their very own experiences hoping it will help me. And that’s why I am still here helping people.

It is not easy when you are covered by an avalanche of the failures you got in the past and even continue to bother you until now but because of the people who knows how to be concerned back to the person who was concerned with them before, it keeps me on going to help and monitor, as well stay beside them when they need help.

It’s not easy, but I can live with it. 😀