Gundam 1/60 PG Strike gundam build blog

Gundam 1/60 PG Strike Gundam Build

For the next few weeks/months, this blog going to document my techniques and time building the Pg 1/60 Strike Gundam.

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Excuse the elastic band

As i said in my earlier post i really enjoy building these models more than anything else about them. Don't get me wrong they look amazing when built and posing them and photographing them has its own rewards, but 90% of my enjoyment comes form building them

Before anyone thinks Ive gone all elitist

by building a PG, I've built near on 100 gundams

 and other kits from HGs to PGs and 

i just thought as i had this one when 

i started this blog then i would use

 this on as a starting point. Ive also 

got the MG hi nu ver. KA to build

 after this with the HWS add on to go with it.

So to get to it, i wont bore you with numbers of pieces and pictures of boxes i think every knows how to open the box and the baggies inside. 

just on a side note/disclaimer I'm not saying this is the only or even the best way to build a kit, its just my way and i like my results. I'm always open to suggestions and this will be the first time i paint the inner frame. i always believe that even the best builders can learn new tricks from the newest enthusiast.

So lets get to it....again. the first thing i do when building a kit and Ive checked that everything is there is to just gently wash all the parts off with warm soapy water. i find this helps to get rid of any oils and residues left from the manufacturing process and makes it easier to apply the next step.

The next step is apply the panel lining, when i first started building, i would do this when i had finished but i soon found that made it hard to get to certain areas and even getting a nice line was difficult on a curved surface. 

For this project I'm using pigment markers on the visible surface and panel line accent liquid on the inside of the panels just the give the fine lines some definition. the above picture shows the first pass. ill usually do 2-3 passes with a pigment marker as i like a nice defined, almost manga like black line. its down to personal taste though really.

This process takes a long time, after putting all the lines on i usually got back with a cotton bud with a small amount of white spirit on (and i mean really small just dabbed in it) and take off the excess. this is the worst part for me, i really want to get onto building the kit and see it rising up and see the articulation, but to me this is one of the things that makes the most difference to the end result.

in my next blog ill cover the inner frame. sorry this one was so long hoping i can not blab so much in the others.