WIP - Sankei Let's Miniautart My Neighbour Totoro #1

One of the best time in modeling for me: in between projects. This is the time where I will slowly take my time, dig out and browse through my stash. Slowly admiring the boxes of model kits hoping to find one that inspire me to put it on workbench as my next project.

This round, I am in a little dilemma.

I have had set my mind to go for Gunpla project for year end while i was still working on the previous faceless ghost project, but since I know I will be spending months on that, it kinda makes me reluctant to "officially" start it.

So i was trying to dig out something simple and quick, yet i will find it motivated n fun.

Then this caught my attention:

I bought that during my last trip to shizuoka with Andy. I would have got it done a long time ago, just like the other 2 that i bought. The reason this is still in my stash instead of my display cabinet is it is freaking 8,300yen!

Yes, call me cheapskate. But getting a kit done in probably a week or less that cost me near to an MG Sazabi Ver KA, I feel the pain. So I have decided this: Call Andy and get him to do his as well. Hahahahaah

This is how this build off is born.

This is indeed not much of a WIP, more like a slowly open box post; for that 8000+ yen i d paid, i must fully enjoy it. Of course, the packaging looks more like a premium gift that a model kit is one of the reason too.....

The front and back of the packaging:

The contain:
As usual from Sankei, they use top notch Facy card and have extremely good quality laser cut lines. Since I havent build this yet, I would reserve my praise on their building design later.
Seeing the picture already got my hype up!

This is the outter label, front n back.

Space Magical Show Build Off, WIP #1 12/10/19

Today icw very zen because we r practising aroma therapy......

This a build off between Geno n i, which i was so amazed he did know about this anime after i showed him the kit. Since i have kept 2 copies, so we decided to have a little build off.

The kit is Cluster the Robot. Basically i think i m gonna forgo the transforming ability but add some detail one it to make a display static kit.

yeah, butt itchy again, but with a cockpit that size, who wouldnt wanna to do some cockpit light? XD

Just some picture of optical fiber......

Kronos The Harvester - COTT Build Off WIP#6

Huhu, after absent for 3 months, here it comes a little wip update. Well, not much of wip to many, but this is something new to me.

In the past, i had nvr done this: assemble the whole thing after priming. This is mainly due to the way i construct my kit; too many small little parts that relies on glue during the final assembly process. Hence, a "temporary" assembly is a painful job for me.

Besides, due to my sweaty palm, and oily too, i usually refrain myself of touching the primed parts (The final stage, after initial rounds of error checking).

So, this is a very new experience for me, to connect parts together after primer; and well, i must say that the result is definitely mesmerizing, aside from the pain during assembling it.

Yeah, grey tone does immediately enhance the physical appearance of the kit. nice shadow to highlight all the detailings, and yet, leave rooms for imagination of colors. Probably the only drawback is the final colored one will not live up to the expectation after seeing the primed edition. Hohohohoho, but dont care, i am having fun here!

And probably i think this will not be the last kit i will be doing that: just need to adapt to this new process in work.

So here are the photos, of my 6th wip, which is not much of a wip....




Now this is part of the painful parts.... all the loose parts that i didnt put in.......

Kronos The Harvester - COTT Build Off WIP#5

Continue continue, from Chinese New year break......

First, use back the Kyrios front skirting; added some inner skirt or whatever longest thing underneath it. All is done in the name of good-looking... hahahah, meaning no reason.


Next, I am using this Kotobukiya Chainsaw part. Instead of just using some mesh wire, this gives me some slight variation in the shape. The only thing is i have gotta drill hole n put metal wire in between them so they r more controlled.....

Repetitive work alert....


Bend it like.... how i want it to be.... muahahahahah!



Put it on....  Connecting one end to the main body inner frame and another end to the extra inner skirt.

I always do this, i dont know why. My instinct kind of construction always put me into difficult assembly potential....


Connect the "leg" part n see..... damn..... 80% of the thing is not visible anymore... though that is what i wanted, but being a cheapo CINA ah pek business man, when this happen, i feel like i was cheated by myself.... feel very 唔抵。。。


Ok add another one on the right side, with slightly different way to hang it...


Hohohohho, at least this one can see more......


Front view.... also nothing much. Damn!


Side view and back view (Si-Fat view)


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Next, the scythe, the stupid scythe. Why I choose such weapon?

Basically, just free hand drawing the shape on pla plate, cut it out, smoothen it. Everything is done in the most primitive and boh tak chek way...... oh yeah, 1mm pla plate


two pieces of pla rod, drill hole. connecting it to a round shape rod is surprisingly not as troublesome as i thought it would be....



Cut out the part, ready for insertion..... please, let the thing be as straight as possible....


Huhuhhuhuh..... not bad not bad.....


This round i think i will add some mechanical parts onto the scythe instead of leaving it as a whole piece of metal. Let's hope i dont screw it up........


Btw, CNY holidays are almost over..... T.T