Fortress of Testicular Fortitude

The final batch of parts to be sprayed before I mask and try to get the yellow streaks on the body.



For the nozzles, the base colour was red. I sprayed the red over, masked the interior with blue tack, then sprayed sparkling black on the outer parts.

Via Shengtai, this kits are hitting/have hit retail.

Thanks to The Falcon's Hangar sale last Friday, I managed to score the following items.

Very Hot CIA Operator outfit set


Soldier Story PMC Instructor


I didn't know the Very Hot CIA Operator set had arrived in SG, and was delighted to find it at the sale.

I was always interested in the Soldier Story PMC Instructor as the headsculpt is a dead ringer for Obadiah Stane from Iron Man.



Hope to take photos soon. :)

Batch 2.

Batch 1. For the black parts with red details, I first sprayed the black and filled in the red with lacquer paint. It would have been better to spray a base white, then red over with acrylic paint.

The next kit I will attempt is the Flying Fridge Psycho Gundam.



This is one of my favourite models and I already have the Tamashii Nation Night Version that I picked up at the Gundam Fiesta at Compass Point.



I will follow the colour scheme, with the exception of colouring the white parts silver. Also, the yellow streaks on his body require masking, so I'll do my best to pull it off. Due to the need for masking, this kit is alightly more challenging that the previous Gundams that I have built.

Here's the completed kit, panel lined and decaled. This was a relatively quick job compared to PG 1/60 RX-178 Titans as I had assembled the kit before hand, and just needed to separate the parts for painting.

IMHO, there's no better way to plug 1:6 custom figure & diorama master Micks' upcoming web comic, Memento Mori.



If you've never seen his work, you have been missing out.

Shall we do this again? Admittedly I'm quite distracted by Gundam these days, struggling to clear my Jan 2010 checklist AND haven't bought that many toys this year. But I think I can find some time to pull it off.



My list will feature some toys I haven't had the chance to snap pix of (example), and it will definitely push me to get round to taking more toy photos.

This are the lists that I came up with last year.
Favourite Toys of 2008



Favourite Kitbashes of 2008


Favourite Toy/Comic Events of 2008


Be cool to see and read about fellow hobby bloggers' favourite hauls in 2009. :)

Originally posted on 11/19/08
As we're reaching the end of the year, I would like to propose that my toy blogging buddies come up with a list of their favourite toys scored in 2008. I did something like that last year, and it was a nice nostalgic reflection on additions to my collection over the course of the year.

I came up with my list quite late in December last year, giving my friends (actually, just TED) too little time to react. Hopefully, this time round, more people (hopefully at least two) will respond.

So if you're up to it, let's set the first week of 31st December as the deadline for the list. No rules for the post, just whatever toys you scored in 2008 that you think really rock. It'd be fun to check out each of our posts.

EDIT: As 1:6 guru enquired about the post, here's a suggested format.

Example.

TED's 2008 Top 10 Fave Toy List
1) Toy/Toyline Name: TED-Tickles



Description of Toy/Toyline: TED-Tickles was the breakthrough line of the year, with toy industry insiders claiming that it accounted for 95% of the industry's sales. It is revered by the majority of collectors for being the pinnacle of innovation, while slammed in certain quarters for being a blatant variation of a soft toy from a popular children's TV programme some years back. While flicking the toy's pelvic pouches gently to illicit 'TED-isms' from the toy may be seen as crass, the vast majority has warmly embraced this toy this year, propelling it to number one on this list.

Link to more photos/previous review/personal blog post of toy: http://tedtickles.com

It's going to be your post, so add or remove items as you wish.

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