After some time of inactivity, it is time for some gunpla building again. This time the SD Sangokuden character is based on one of the five Tiger Generals for the Shu kingdom, Zhao Yun. Personally he is my favourite character from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. For this kit itself, he even comes with his own horse.
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| Box cover |
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| Side of box |
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| The other side of the box |
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| The coloured runner |
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| The other two runners |
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| The foilstickers with the polycaps runner and a brown wire for the horse rein |
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| The comic with the manual on the other side |
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| The manual |
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| The gold parts before painting |
As usual with the Sangokuden kits, I was not happy with the colour of the gold parts, therefore I proceed to paint them in my prefered gold shade while attached to their runners.
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| After painting |
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| Head with masking done before painting |
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| After painting and panel lined |
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| Assembling the arm |
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| Arms assembled |
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| Painting of the underside of the feet which showed the character's insignia |
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| Assembling the legs |
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| The feet assembled and painted |
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| The feet and legs assembled |
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| The torso assembled |
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| the hips/waist assembled |
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| Attaching the legs to the waist |
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| Adding the torso into the equation |
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| What's left is the head |
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| Not quite finished, the colour of the shoulders is not right |
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| Shoulders painted blue |
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| SD Zhao Yun's basic form completed! |
I have achieved my target of completing Zhao Yun's basic form in this phase. Will proceed with his armor in the next phase. Now have to tidy up my workstation before I turn in for the night. Yawn...
SD Zhao Yun Gundam has got one of the best design. It's the elegant look. Are you only left with Huang Zhong to complete the 5 Tigers General?
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ReplyDeleteHaha... U r rite. I have him in his box somewhere on standby XD