First Gundam Build

matthew9

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

First Gundam Build

Posted by matthew9 on Friday, October 6, 2006 6:40 PM

Other Pictures @ http://matt24.fotopic.net/c1103581.html

Above is my 1st Gundam Kit. It's called Big Zam. It's a 1/550 scale Bandai kit I picked up at a show. I think it's from about 1981. I usually build armor, but this looked like a nice change. It's strait from the box and painted with MM enamels and Floquil RR color's. Any comments good or bad are valued.

Matt

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Chris_in_Japan

Member since
November 2004
From: Fukuoka Japan / Brisbane AUS.

Posted by Chris_in_Japan on Friday, October 6, 2006 7:15 PM

Great work for a first build Matt...

Now its time to enter the confussing but enjoyable world of mobile suites!.. Once you start, its hard not to get hooked!..

Thanks for sharing the Big Zam!

Chris

On the bench:

1/48 RAAF 3 Sqn F/A-18B

1/150 /1/160 N Scale Japanese Rail diorama.

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overkillphil

Member since
October 2004
From: Northern Indiana

Posted by overkillphil on Friday, October 6, 2006 7:55 PM

Nice job on an rather unusual looking subject. I just started my 2nd Gundam this week. They are kinda fun, nice and straight forward, no real baggage involved. I don't know crap about the subject matter, but I'm having fun.

my favorite headache/current project: 1/48 Panda F-35

"I love the fact that dumb people don't know who they are. I hope I'm not one of them" -Scott Adams

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matthew9

Member since
July 2004
From: Texas

Posted by matthew9 on Saturday, October 7, 2006 7:52 AM

overkillphil wrote:
Nice job on an rather unusual looking subject. I just started my 2nd Gundam this week. They are kinda fun, nice and straight forward, no real baggage involved. I don't know crap about the subject matter, but I'm having fun.

I could not agree more, I'm having fun too.

Chris: Your right about getting hooked, I'm now keeping an eye out for these now.

Thanks for the comments and feedback.

Matt

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Dubau

Member since
March 2006
From: Boyertown, PA, USA

Posted by Dubau on Saturday, October 7, 2006 8:47 AM

WOW now that's different but you did a Cool Build

2 Thumbs Up [tup]

Bud

" You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "

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Chatterer

Member since
November 2005
From: Southwest

Posted by Chatterer on Saturday, October 7, 2006 8:58 AM

Great job on a old kit! The Big Zam has always been my favorite Gundam Mobile armor.

David

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MartianGundamModeler

Member since
November 2003
From: Tennessee

Posted by MartianGundamModeler on Friday, October 13, 2006 11:12 AM

"You have just taken the first steps into a much larger world"---Obi Wan (sort of)

Great build! That design has always given me the creeps though. Reminds me of a martian Tripod from War of the Worlds. Armor to mobile suits are a great transition. Check out what I did with this Patlabor kit and a Gundam Leopard with what I learned over in the armour forum...

http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/photo.html

"Some men look at things the way they are and ask ' Why?'. I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?".--Robert Kennedy taken from George Bernard Shaw's "Back To Methuselah" (Thanks to TomZ2) http://martiangundammodels.50megs.com/index.html

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