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Model Making
Everything I own, have built or have on-order. With links to in-progress and completed images of the kits.
I did the stereotypical Airfix Spitfire, BF109 and Hurricane kits as a young boy - put together with horrible superglue that always oozed everywhere, painted with those dreadful tins of Humbrol enamels and with paint brushes that may as well have not bothered having any bristles at all. Wow, thinking back, those things were terrible, but it definitely got me started early with 'making things' from kits and I always kept my hand in at 'arty' things - ultimately almost going the creative route at college (art and design), but eventually deciding I simply wasn't good enough to make it as a career.
I still dabbled, from time-to-time with various hobbies and model making and/or miniatures were something that have been common ever since.
This page tries to catalogue of the things I've built in modern times (i.e. since having a consistent website, email address, the dawn of Youtube etc), as well as progress updates on the various things I'm on with at the moment.
Generally, if the image for a particular kit listed below is just a box cover, I probably haven't built it yet….
Gundam Kits
Kits from the various Gundam shows; I mainly prefer the U.C (Universal Century) timeline, as it's a bit more gritty and a bit less superhero, compared to the other versions. So the stuff I tend to get kits from includes:
- Gundam (0079)
- Gundam 0080 & 0083
- Char's Counterattack
- Zeta Gundam & ZZ Gundam
- Gundam Unicorn
- etc.
But not Gundam Wing, Seed, etc, as they're all a bit silly and deviate from the hard-scifi of the original series.
Oh, and the bad guys and the cannon fodder designs are the most interesting to me.
| Image | Figure Name | Gundam Model Number | Scale | Series | Kit Type | Link | Original Price | Owned /Wanted? | Delivered | Built | Painted | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Acguy | MSM-04 | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $33.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
 | Astray Blue Frame Second Revise | MBF-P03R | 1/100 | Gundam Seed vs Astray | MG | HLJ | $40.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Char’s Rick Dias | RMS-099 | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG | HLJ | $30.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
 | Char’s Rick Dom | MS-09RS | 1/100 | Gundam M.S.V | MG | HLJ | $37.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
 | Char’s Z’Gok | MSM-07S | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $25.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
 | Char’s Zaku II | MS-06S | 1/144 | Gundam The Origin | HG | HLJ | $14.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Char’s Zaku II v2.0 | MS-06S | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $29.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Dom Test Type | YMS-08B | 1/144 | Gundam The Origin | HG | HLJ | $16.00 | Owned | Y | Y | N | N |
 | Dreissen Unicorn ver. | AMX-009 | 1/144 | Gundam Unicorn | HG | HLJ | $16.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Dwadge | MS-09G | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam wikia | $57.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Dwadge Custom | MS-09H | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam wikia | $65.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Geara Doga (Heavy Armed Type) | AMS-119 | 1/100 | Char’s Counterattack | MG | HLJ | $40.00 | Owned | Y | Y | In Progress | N |
 | Geara Zulu | AMS-129 | 1/144 | Gundam Unicorn | HG | HLJ | $14.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Gelgoog v2.0 | MS-14A | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $37.00 | Owned | Y | Y | N | N |
| Gelgoog v2.0 Uma Lightning | MS-14B | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam Wiki | $75.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| GM ver 2.0 | RGM-79 | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | £21 | Owned | N | N | N | N | |
| GM Command Colony Type | RGM-79G | 1/100 | Gundam 0080 | MG | HLJ | $29.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| GM Dominance | RGM-79DO | 1/100 | Gundam Blue Destiny | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam Wiki | $60.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
 | GM Kai Space Type | RGM-79C | 1/100 | Gundam 0083 | MG | HLJ | $20.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
 | GM Powered GM | RGM-79 | 1/144 | Gundam 0083 | HG | HLJ | $10.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
| GM Sniper Custom | RGM-79SC | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG | HLJ | $39.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
 | GN-X | GNX-603T | 1/144 | Gundam 00 | HG | HLJ | $10.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
| GN-X | GNX-603T | 1/144 | Gundam 00 | HG | HLJ | $10.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| GN-X III EFSF Type | GNX-609T | 1/144 | Gundam 00 | HG | HLJ | $10.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
 | Gundam GP03 | RX-78GP03S | 1/144 | HGUC | HG | HLJ | $13.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Gundam Mk II Titans v2.0 | RX-178 | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG | HLJ | $29.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
 | Gundam v3.0 | RX-78-2 | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $37.00 | Owned | Y | Y | N | N |
 | Guntank Early Type | RTX-65 | 1/144 | Gundam The Origin | HG | HLJ | $13.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
| Hazel II | RX-121-2 TR1 | 1/100 | Advance of Zeta | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam Wiki | $57.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
 | Hazel Custom | RX-121-1 TR1 | 1/144 | Advance of Zeta | HG | HLJ | $10.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
 | Hazel Custom | RX-121-1 TR1 | 1/100 | Advance of Zeta | MG Premium Bandai | Gundam Wiki | $75.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Hi Nu Gundam | RX-93-ν2 | 1/100 | Char’s Counterattack | MG Ver Ka. | HLJ | $58.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
 | Hi Nu Gundam | RX-93-ν2 | 1/144 | Char’s Counterattack | HG | HLJ | $18.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N |
 | Jesta | RGM-96X | 1/100 | Gundam Unicorn | MG | HLJ | $33.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Jesta Cannon | RGM-96X | 1/144 | Gundam Unicorn | HG | HLJ | $16.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Marasai | RMS-108 | 1/100 | Zeta Gundam | MG | HLJ | $33.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
| Nu Gundam | RX-93 | 1/100 | Char's Counterattack | MG Ver Ka. | HLJ | $59 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| Polypod Ball | RB-79PP | 1/100 | Gundam Build Divers | MG Premium Bandai | $36.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | ||
| Sazabi | MSN-04 | 1/100 | Char’s Counterattack | MG Ver Ka. | HLJ | $75.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| Seravee | GN-008GNHW/B | 1/144 | Gundam 00 | HG | HLJ | $13.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N | |
| Sinanju | MSN-06S | 1/100 | Gundam Unicorn | MG Ver Ka. | HLJ | $58.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N | |
| The-O | PMX-003 | 1/144 | HGUC | HG | HLJ | $20.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Throne Zwei | GNW-002 | 1/144 | Gundam 00 | HG | HLJ | $13.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | N | |
 | Zaku II F2 EFSF Type | MS-06F-2 | 1/144 | HGUC | HG | HLJ | $12.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
 | Zaku II F2 EFSF Type | MS-06F-2 | 1/144 | HGUC | HG | HLJ | $12.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zaku II Johnny Ridden v2.0 | MS-06R-2 | 1/100 | Gundam M.S.V | MG | HLJ | $37.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zaku II Type C | MS-06C | 1/144 | Gundam The Origin | HG | HLJ | $14.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zaku II v2.0 | MS-06F | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $29.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
 | Zaku II v2.0 | MS-06F | 1/100 | Gundam 0079 | MG | HLJ | $29.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zaku II Shin Matsunaga v2.0 | MS-06R-1A | 1/100 | Gundam M.S.V | MG | HLJ | $37.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zaku III | AMX-011 | 1/144 | Gundam ZZ | HG | HLJ | $6.00 | Owned | Y | N | N | N |
 | Zeta Plus A1 | MSZ-006A1 | 1/100 | Gundam ZZ | MG | HLJ | $25.00 | Owned | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Macross Kits
I was introduced to Robotech as a child, so interest in the expanded Macross universe was inevitable (and of course, its a far more cohesive story that the Americanised version of Macross that Robotech resulted in). These are the kits and models from the various Macross related anime series and films that I own or have built:
- Macross
- Macross Plus
- Macross II
- Macross Delta, 7, Frontier, etc.
| Image | Name | Series | Type | Scale | Manufacturer | Wanted/Owned | Built | Painted | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Thuverl-Salan (standard battleship) | Macross | N/A (fixed pose spaceship) | 1/20000 | Arii | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Nupetiet-Vergnitzs (fleet flagship) | Macross | N/A (fixed pose spaceship) | 1/20000 | Arii | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Quiltra-Queleual (landing ship) | Macross | N/A (fixed pose spaceship) | 1/20000 | Arii | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Queadol-Magdomilla (fleet command battleship) x2 | Macross | N/A (fixed pose spaceship) | 1/20000 | Arii | Owned | N | N | N |
 | VF-0A/S Battroid | Macross Zero | MG/HG (articulated battroid mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | Partial | Partial | N |
 | VF-1A Super Battroid | Macross | MG/HG (articulated battroid mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | VF-1 Super/Strike Valkyrie Fighter | Macross | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | VF-1A/J/S Valkyrie Fighter | Macross | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | VF-1J Armored Valkyrie | Macross | MG/HG (articulated battroid mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Queadluun-Rau (Milia variant) | Macross | MG/HG (articulated) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Regult (mass production) | Macross | MG/HG (articulated) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Regult (light missile type) | Macross | MG/HG (articulated) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Regult (heavy missile variant) | Macross | MG/HG (articulated) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | Regult (scout type) | Macross | MG/HG (articulated) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
 | VF-11B Thunderbolt | Macross Plus | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | Partial | N | N |
| YF-21 Fighter | Macross Plus | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N | |
 | VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie (Alto custom) | Macross Frontier | MG (transforming) | 1/72 | Bandai | Owned | Partial | N | N |
 | VF-25F Super Messiah Valkyrie (Alto custom) | Macross Frontier | MG (transforming) | 1/72 | Bandai | Owned | N | N | N |
| VF-25F/S Fighter | Macross Frontier | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N | |
 | VF-31S Siegfried Valkyrie (Arad Melders custom) | Macross Delta | MG (transforming) | 1/72 | Bandai | Owned | N | N | N |
| VF-31J Siegfried Fighter | Macross Delta | N/A (fixed pose fighter mode) | 1/72 | Hasegawa | Owned | N | N | N |
Maschinen Krieger
This is a really cool retro-futuristic sci-fi series from the Japanese artist Kow Yokoyama in the early 1980's. Unlike most model ranges, the models and art came first, with 'official' back story and related works like games and novels later.
The visual style is a mish-mash of retro (think dieselpunk or WW2-what-if type scenario) crossed with a blend of utilitarianism and curvy, bulbous lines. There's not much else like it.
The main things that the series is recognised for include:
- The Super Armored Fighting Suits - a cross between a deep-sea diving suit and a powered exoskeleton
- Realistic looking figures, designs and proportions
- Designs that look as if they may have come from Space 1999 or Gerry Anderson's U.F.O, crossed with WW2 experiments
It's not massively known outside of Japan, but there are a range of (large and small) manufacturers producing the figures and models under license. The original manufacturer was Nitto, with their models having been out of production for at least 20 years. The modern 'big names' are Wave and Hasegawa, with Wave concentrating more on the 1/20 figures and powered suits, and Hasegawa producing more of the vehicle designs (though not exclusively so). Many other smaller manufacturers make some of the variants and lesser-known designs mostly in resin.
I've also printed models from resin myself, as listed under the 3D Printed Models section below.
| Image | Name | Series | Type | Scale | Manufacturer | Built | Painted | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fledermaus | Maschinen Krieger | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/20 | Nitto | Partial | N | N |
 | Grosser Hund 'Altair' | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Hasegawa | N | N | N |
 | Grosser Hund | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Hasegawa | N | N | N |
 | Jerry | Maschinen Krieger | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/20 | Nitto | N | N | N |
 | Kauz | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | Y | N | N |
 | Krote | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | N | N | N |
 | Lancelot | Robot Battle V | Fixed-pose resin kit | 1/48 | N/A | N | N | N |
 | Nixe | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | N | N | N |
 | Melusine | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | N | N | N |
 | Rapoon | Maschinen Krieger | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | Partial | N | N |
 | White Knight | Robot Battle V | Articulated scale model | 1/20 | Wave | N | N | N |
Military Kits
Military (historical, non-fiction) vehicle kit, figures and accessories:
| Image | Name | Series | Type | Scale | Manufacturer | Status | Built | Painted | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield Buildings | WW2 | Scenery | 1/72 | Italeri | Owned | N | N | N | |
| British 6 pounder Anti-tank gun and crew | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Valiant | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Focke Wulf Ta 152H | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Revell | Owned | Y | N | N | |
| German ground crew | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Zvezda | Owned | N | N | N | |
| German infantry 1942-1944 | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Valiant | Owned | N | N | N | |
| German 81mm mortar & tripod MG42 | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Valiant | Owned | N | N | N | |
| German Panzergrenadiers (Normandy 1944) | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Caesar | Owned | N | N | N | |
| German tank riders & crew | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | HaT | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Late war British infantry (1944-1945) | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/72 | Plastic Soldier Company | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Luftwaffe Personnel | WW2 | Miniature figures | 1/76 | Airfix | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Messcherschmitt Bf109-G5 & G6 dual set | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Eduard | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Messcherschmitt Me262 A-1a | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Revell | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Messcherschmitt Me410 A-1/U2 & U4 | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Airfix | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Panzer IV Ausf. J | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Dragon | Ordered | N | N | N | |
| Sd.Kfz 251/1 half-track with PaK 40 | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Dragon | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Sherman M4A4 (Firefly) VC | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Dragon | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Sherman M4A2 | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Heller | Ordered | N | N | N | |
| Sturmgeschutze III Ausf. G | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Miniart | Owned | N | N | N | |
| Sturmgeschutze IV | WW2 | Fixed-pose scale model | 1/72 | Unimodel | Owned | N | N | N |
Other Kits
Either really old stuff, things that I've let the kids paint, or stuff that really doesn't fit in to any other category….
| Image | Name | Series | Type | Scale | Manufacturer | Built | Painted | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mobile Ginn | Gundam Seed | Limited articulation no-grade | 1/144 | Bandai | Y | Y | N |
 | Zoloat | Gundam Wing | Limited articulation no-grade | 1/144 | Bandai | Y | Y | N |
 | Extlabor | Patlabor | Articulated scale model | 1/35 | Bandai | N | N | N |
 | Kobu F | Sakura Wars 3 | Articulated scale model | 1/24 | Wave | N | N | N |
| Atreides Ornithopter | Dune | Fixed-pose scale model | N/A | Meng | N | N | N | |
| Harkonnen Ornithopter | Dune | Fixed-pose scale model | N/A | Meng | N | N | N |
3D Printed Models
I bought an entry-level 3D SLA (resin) printer in late 2020 (an Elegoo Mars Pro) and started my adventures in printing my own models and miniatures in mid 2021.
Here are some of the things I've made:
| Image | Name | Series | Scale | Type | 3D Model Cost | Printed | Built | Painted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaug Battle Pod | Macross | 1/100 | Fixed pose, multi-part sci-fi model | Free | N | N | N | |
 | Ma.K Friedrich | Maschinen Krieger | 1/20 | Fixed pose, multi-part sci-fi model | £2.63 | Y | Y | Y |
| Ma.K Luna Gans | Maschinen Krieger | 1/20 | Fixed pose, multi-part sci-fi model | £9.04 | Y | Y | N | |
| Ma.K SAFS Space type | Maschinen Krieger | 1/20 | Fixed pose, multi-part sci-fi model | £2.63 | N | N | N | |
 | RX-78-2 Gundam | Gundam 0079 | ~1/60 | Fixed pose, multi-part figure bust | Free | Y | N | N |
Other things
Some other things relating to my model making / painting hobbies:
- My equipment - airbrushes and other tools I use
- DIY airbrush spraybooth - so that I can paint indoors