Road to GBWC 2026 Part 3: The beginnings of a plan. Starting with the design, I've loved the Psycho Gundam Mk-II for jeez, over 20 years now. Back in the day, I'm talking about pre-9/11, I'd go through HLJ.com's listings just to look at old boxart. Just check this out: #gunpla

Part 2 of my Road to Gunpla Builders World Cup 2026 (14th GBWC) series: the Road not taken (the dream project I decided not to start and why).

Going to be doing a couple long multi-part posts to organize my thoughts for Gunpla Builders World Cup 2026 - first up: a retrospective on this year, where I trash other people's work (not really)

Hey, I guess they posted my GBWC entry on the official site! Would have been cool if they, like, emailed me but at least it's there (the pictures are horribly compressed sadly): gunplabuilders-contest.com/europe/work.... Looking at the other entries is still really neat though!

Inscrutable obelisk-thing is one of the transformations of all time, but it's growing on me. Probably never going to do it again, but it's neat to try (HGUC Psycho Gundam Mk. II). #gunpla

Final Gunpla of 2025! Here's to like, at least another in 2026. #Gundam

Local art supply store is sadly closing, but at least I got a bunch of stuff on sale, including a tiny pile of pre-made trees that are great for gunpla diorama. #diorama #gundam

Not a bad gunpla Christmas haul. Will be a fun year of custom building, I'm really looking forward to it. I have grand plans for GBWC 2026 I need to write up. #gundam

Back after a short holiday hiatus for a simple gunpla build before starting a giant new project. #Gundam

RE/100 デナン・ゲー 頭部を塗装しました。 他の部位とグラデーションの加減を 揃えることを意識して塗装。 イイ感じにできてる☺️ #ガンプラ #gunpla

I like this picture because you don't really get a sense of the scale of, even having built it and doing hours of taking and editing photos. It's... not really that big. #gundam #gunpla #scalemodel #diorama

Who cares about a lame robot, check out this terrain! Okay, the robot is pretty cool, too. Not too bad for a first diorama. #gundam #gunpla #ガンプラ

Submitted my #GBWC entry, the saga is over. My first complete diorama. Dumping pictures now. #gundam #gunpla #ガンプラ

So upon reviewing the rules for the Gunpla Builder's World Cup, my entry may or may not be disqualified due to third-party decals. Mega sigh. I meant this to be a learning experience for ~big project~ next year, and I guess that's happening. Some of these pictures looks pretty OK though. #Gundam

After spending all my free time for weeks working on it, rushing to get it finished before the #GBWC deadline, I finally got my diorama ready enough to stick in my photo booth, as the last thing I do before bed (and work tomorrow). I'm not emotional, you're emotional #gunpla #gundam

Reassembly complete. A lightly customized RG RX-78 2.0 for my ongoing diorama project. Was a little dicy doing shading on disassembled parts but doesn't look too disjointed... #Gundam #gunpla

I'm done with decals, hopefully. My eyes don't focus roo good anymore #gunpla #scalemodel

I call this the "boring stage" #gunpla

So, uh, I forgot I had a ton of photo etch detail-up parts until now... the things an international move will make you forget. #gunpla #gundam #scalemodel

It feels kind of ridiculous to be scribing a real grade, but thats where I'm at right now. #Gundam #gunpla

#Diorama update: the base is looking surprisingly okay, but I'm tired of working on it, so for now I'm going to switch to the Gundam for some light customization. #gunpla #ガンプラ

Progress on the #diorama Did some work on the natural ground area. It's a bit too green, I'm thinking about how to knock down the color of the grass to something more desaturated. #gunpla

Decent #diorama progress on the damaged concrete but I need to figure out that inside portion. IRL its often light dirt or gravel thrown around when a runway is cratered, but this is one of those cases where I might go cool over real. #gunpla #gundam #battledamage #scalemodel

Hm, yeah, colored pencils seem to be the way to go for cracks on this pavement. Not sure if it's in-scale exactly, but looks pretty good anyway (to me at least). #diorama #gunpla #gundam

Diorama preview, apparently. RG RX-78 fist for scale. #gunpla #gundam #diorama

This evening I continue clogging your feed with #diorama updates. Messed up some asphalt, on purpose. Needs another pass or two with oils but looking less factory fresh than yesterday, which was the goal. #Gundam #gunpla #scalemodel #weathering

First time doing something like this, but its coming along (fingers crossed I don't screw it up!) #diorama ##scalemodel #weathering #battledamage #gunpla

Some more progress on the ol' #diorama. Cement is looking good, but not sure about the tarmac. It looks super clean, which is neat, but probably a little too clean. I'll have to think about layers to add. #gunpla #gundam

Diorama update: pre-shaded the pavement and took a crack at the dirt area. Dirt looks halfway decent already but let's see what happens when I start adding layers. #gunpla #gundam #diorama

Working on some battle damage for my diorama. This Citadel texture paint is pretty nice, although I'm going to prime over it to make the color scarring way more subtle (and not so brown). #gundam #gunpla #diorama

#Gunpla Diorama Deep Dive (1 of ??): I'm recreating the very first Gundam scene with an EX Gundam Trailer and the RG RX-78 2.0, complete with base. Basically this shot: #customization

Diorama preview. Going for simple concept with thorough execution. #gunpla #gundam #gundam0079

Doo do doo, added wheels: #gundam #gunpla

Another Gundam Trailer update, added decals. Probably too many, but I'll knock down the contrast with some more weathering. #gunpla #scalemodel

More Gundam Trailer progress, I'm having way too much fun with scratches and weathering. #gunpla #ガンプラ #scalemodel

Added some chips, scratches, and dirt to the Gundam Trailer. It's a little heavy and out-of-scale but when its so small I think a little exaggeration is fine. #gunpla #weathering #scalemodel

Finally made more than zero progress on the Gundam Trailer! Feeling good enough to model now, which is great compared to being dangerously sick. #gunpla

My MG Heavyarms Custom, kind of a holy grail kit for me since I was a kid. Wouldn't mind doing another one and going more out-of-the box, but I wanted to keep it very movie aesthetic for this one. #gunpla #gundamwing #ガンプラ

Food poisoning is bad for getting gunpla done, but good for sudden, dangerous weight loss which wait, is also bad

Having some fun with feetsies. This (RG RX-78 2.0) is pretty detailed but since I want to display this with the soles of the feet showing, I figured I could spice things up a bit, and practice hand painting. #Gundam #gunpla #realgrade #detailing #plamo

One step at a time... next up is primer. #gunpla

Weekend of progress on the Gundam Trailer. Lots of new lines and some pla plate details, plus a chair for the driver. I'm going to leave some scratches on top to see if they come through as texture when I prime/paint it. #Gundam #gunpla #customizing #ガンプラ

Diorama Update 1: Scratch built doors and windows for the 1/144 EX Gundam Trailer. The paint/glue order is going to be complicated with the clear parts. #gunpla #gundam #scalemodel #customization #scratchbuilding #ガンプラ

For fun and for awesome, I'm going to try to document this Gundam diorama project I just started. #gunpla #gundam #diorama #ガンプラ

Sorry haven't posted in a while, here have some gratuitous close-ups of a 1/100 Jesta Cannon and Base Jabber. #gunpla #gundam #plamo #ガンプラ

Finally posting these pics after sitting on them for a couple months: my custom MG GP01. #gunpla #ガンプラ #gundam #scribing #weathering

The crimson lightning, Johnny ridden! #gunpla

MG Tallgeese III from my gigantic photo backlog. Completed this around the time I was seriously getting back into #gunpla (over Covid of course). I really liked how the super light gray (rather than white) worked out. #Gundam #gundamwing #endlesswaltz #ガンプラ

ok but like will bamco give me a new/rerun gunpla kit of the elmeth or NOT

MG Epyon. Another from the photo backlog while I finish moving to Deutschland. It reminds me of I used to dream of Wing Gundam MGs in the early 2000s, before there were any. Never quite got the pose exactly how I envisioned... need to try again when I unpack it. #Gundam #gunpla #ガンプラ ##gundamwing