Sunset @ Esplanade

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28th Dec, 2009 ~ Finally, we made it to the beach in time to catch the sunset; we've been longing to go but it had always never failed to rain each time....

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Location: Esplanade Beach, Miri (one of the best places to catch sunset in Miri)
Gears: 450D + standard kit lens + built-in flash + tissue-paper-DIY-diffuser (for the potrait shots)
~ a simple setup that yields interesting results; much to my suprise... i haven't been a big fan of the built-in flash
* View the full set of pics in my FB =)

Project MG RX-75 Guntank ~ Part VI: Final Assembly

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The final outcome ~ very pleasing to the eye... =D

Project MG RX-75 Guntank ~ Part V: Lower Body (cont') + Tracks

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Suspension parts & wheel assembly ~ lots of tedious trimming & panel lining work to be done here, due to the vast amount of parts

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Close up of the lower body which holds the suspension & wheels assembly

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Cool gimmick which enables the left / right track assembly to be height adjustable independently by using a toggle switch

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The chain of track consist of 38 pieces for each side; can be easily configured by snap-on & is designed to be functional!

*the downside is that the snap-on connection can be quite flimsy & breaks easily... -_- so this Guntank is strictly a display only model

28th Loot

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Some goodies for my 28th B’day / X’mas to keep me happily occupied for days to come in the near future =D

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1st up, Figma Drossel from my darling, which has been on my wishlist for quite awhile ~ *muacks* dear!

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1500 Tacktician basketball from my buddies here ~ i’ve been an avid baller since young, but haven’t been playing actively since my high school days; this gives me a good reason to pick up & start again; while i still can =p

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Some lovely eye-candies to grace my desktop from my Secret Santa ^_*

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The prized RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Head Display Base which comes with the January 2010 edition of Dengeki Hobby Japan ~ pretty exclusive & expensive stuff, no thanks to shipping cost plus the strong surge of the japanese yen currency recently -_-

Got to have this, it’ll look great when paired with my MG Unicorn! =D

*In light of my shrinking available capacity in Picasa Web Album *almost used up the whole 1028MB capacity* and the convenience & better interactiveness of FB, where most of the photos of the happenings around me have been posted lately ~ i’ll stick to this trend & reserve the updates for this blog to be more oriented on my hobbies only ~ i.e. Gunpla, cars & etc.

Project MG RX-75 Guntank ~ Part IV: Arms + Lower Body

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The arm units ~ very bulbous in proposition; gives the Guntank a very solid upper body stance

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One of the gimmick of the 40mm Quadruplet Bob Missile Launcher ~ the reciprocating gattling cannon movement actuated by the rotating ring

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The core of the lower body part includes a very big piece for the housing

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This is where the Guntank get its flexibility to lean forward & backward

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Decals to give it more depth of details

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Thats about 70% of the lower body completed, sans the track-train & tracks

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The add-on details in the form of hydraulic pistons on the waist accentuates the forward-backward leaning movement

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The primary suspension units that will connect to the track trains ~ there's plenty of engineering that goes into the design that makes the Guntank an all-terrain ground mobile unit

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Some of the other tractor like features to haul stuffs; i.e battle-damaged RX-78-2s

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The current state of progress

*Up to this point of assembly, i find it unusual that this kit doesn't utilize the usual PE Parts Connector at all (no such runner), as with other MG kits i've built.

Project MG RX-75 Guntank ~ Part III: Torso Unit + Cannon

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The Torso Unit for the Guntank. I'll be leaving it at this state to expose the intricate details of the skeletal frame as well. In my point of view, the Guntank looks a little too simplistic with the plain full armour on.

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The twin back thruster units with ammunition barrels ~ very cool details. *not sure if they're for the 120mm Low Reaction Cannon mounted on the shoulders, or the hand gattling-gun-like 40mm Quadruplet Bob Missile Launcher.

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That's where the Core Unit fits into the torso. The Guntank is manned by 2 pilots, one in the Head Unit canopy cockpit, and the other in the Core Unit in the Torso.

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Chest vents that feature slide open movement.

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Parts that make up the twin 120mm Low Reaction Cannon; the armament that makes the Guntank an effective long-range support mobile suit. Consist of some spring element that gives it a recoil like articulation.

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Looks bad-ass with those huge cannons mounted!

Project MG RX-75 Guntank ~ Part II: Head Unit

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The fairly few pieces that makes up the cockpit in the Head Unit

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The 1st pilot in the canopy-style head cockpit; barely 10mm tall, the panel lining looks horrible when zoomed in with a 90mm, but otherwise still quite acceptable for me =p

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pretty neat semi-luminescent decal for the cockpit dashboard; about the only decal for the Head Unit

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Pilot & the exposed cockpit

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How the unit looks like fully assembled *i wonder how to eliminate the reflection glare on the cockpit cover if using speedlite?*

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One of the highlights of the Guntank revolves around this LED lighting unit. It is to be powered by 2 LR41W alkaline cell-type batteries rated at 1.55V each.

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The top side of the LED unit

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Gives a cool greenish glow when switched on

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The cockpit coming to life

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Up next, the Torso Unit