Exia
by fimbulvetr
As you’ve seen from my time in Cambridge, building is quite a popular hobby of mine, particularly Gundam model kits. Since these kits are made in Japan, it only makes sense that I would continue to build them here. In fact, there is a model shop within driving distance that has almost every possible model I could want. Extremely tempting, so I tried to restrain myself to buying 3 kits in the past few months. Unfortunately grad school has kept me really busy, so I’ve only been able to finish one model thus far. This model is a new grade for me, Master Grade. They are bigger than the High and Real Grade models I’ve made before, but with the same complexity as the Real Grades. More importantly, it is a model of my favorite Gundam of all time, Gundam Exia.
Exia has a separate drive unit that powers the entire suit (in the show at least), and focuses mostly on close quarters combat. As such it comes with a lot of swords, seven to be exact. Building this kit was just the beginning though, since there is so much more that can be done after a straight build. This time I decided to keep it simple, only adding on the dry transfer decals that came with the kits. To protect these decals, and give the model a more realistic texture, I coated the parts with a matte top coat. Though this did not go as well as planned, with some foggy areas showing up, overall I’m quite happy with my work, and looking forward to my next kit, where I will attempt additional detailing with lining markers.
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