Resurrection: 1/144 FG Gundam Virtue

Yes! I gave this particular blog the "resurrection" headline, as it deserves to be called like so because I haven't blogged for a LOOOONG time. I have been busy the past few months, sans the continued collection of my treasures, and here we go.

To start off.. again, I give you, the 1/144 First Grade Virtue.

It was bought out of impulse, actually. I never really planned to buy first grades at some point, since I thought it was a waste of money to spend on something that's not so articulate. However, this model does not disappoint at all. True, it could only do a few basic poses here and there, but considering the bulkiness of the unit, it could actually do a lot more that what you might think. Here are a few poses:

Most of the molds were only in a few colors, and there were only white ones, black molds, and a few yellow pieces. Therefore, I had to use Metallic Green Gundam Marker to give detail to the GN drive, and I tried to do a titanium finish on the part along the waist, using the method recommended by Prime92 (from YouTube, see references at the bottom): I painted the bottom layer Aluminum Silver Tamiya Paint, allowed it to dry, then added a thin layer of Clear Red Tamiya Paint on top of the aluminum layer. I allowed it to dry well first before adding a second layer of the Clear Red paint to make it appear clean and evenly spread out.

For the GN Bazooka, I used a Flat Black Tamiya Paint, and a Lemon Yellow Tamiya Paint.

Yeah, I use tamiya paint most of the time. It's cheap!

Of course, as how I've always believed, mounting it on an action base makes it more alive,

since it gives a lot more room for poses.

So there you have it, the 1/144 First Grade Virtue Gundam. I plan to set up one album per kit from this point on, and other pictures too. Well, except for my thesis shots, of course.

Paint technique learned from:

Prime92: http://www.youtube.com/user/Prime92

How-to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3EbBVuHZNE&feature=relmfu

FOOD: Cold treats

Creations of: O My Yogurt

See the menu: www.kmlgusa.net

Vanilla-Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

Topped with Corn flakes, Crushed nuts, Gummy Bears, Strawberry syrup with fruit bits, Coco Crunch, Choco sprinkles and Choco Wafer stick

To be honest, this was the very first time I've tried frozen yogurt outside my current community, so it would be pointless for me to compare this to frozen yogurt from other stores. But the idea of me being able to mix and match my choice of frozen delights and toppings brought the kid in me. From the array of toppings displayed, I chose, of course my favorites, regardless of how the different flavors would match up. So I ended up eating them in an orderly fashion: frozen yogurt + one topping.

These were all sweets, so I'd say that they taste great, but as a good friend of mine told me as a hint, frozen yogurt's supposed to have a touch of sourness in its sweet creamy goodness. From then I remember how the regular yogurt tastes like, and I tried really hard to imagine how it tastes with its additional frozen texture. The cost? A bit over the top, just for a really small bucket. I forgot the measurement for its size. But it's a bit small, really. I guess you just get what you pay for from the toppings alone.