Dinny's Shelf

MG 1/100 MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam 2.0

GUNPLA 2024

Here's everything I built this year, from September to December. It took me a while, but I'm glad to finally be getting back into it. I was in a much better place this year, both mentally and physically, which really improved my motivation to get some builds done. I've already started on my first build of 2025, and I've got a big multi-kit project lined up for the year, too.

Featured kits:

MG 1/100 RX-93 ν Gundam

HGCC 1/144 WD-M01 / SYSTEM-∀99 ∀ Gundam

1/100 GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh / GN-005 Gundam Virtue

MG 1/100 WD-M01 / SYSTEM-∀99 ∀ Gundam

Here's a kit that I've wanted to paint for a long time now, and I'm happy to have finally been able to. ∀ Gundam is one of my favorite designs in the franchise, and this MG kit is fantastic, even for a kit that's almost 20 years old at this point!

1/100 GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh / GN-005 Gundam Virtue

HGCC 1/144 SYSTEM-∀99 / WD-M01 ∀Gundam (called "Turn A Gundam")

I built it again! Last time, I painted it in a metallic candy coat, and this time, I painted it in the exact opposite style! Turn A is one of my favorite designs, so I'm happy to build another one.

MG RX-93 νGundam (Version 1.0)

I built the original version because I don't like the opening Psychoframe gimmick on the Ver Ka. It's not the Unicorn, it's the Nu! It only has Psychoframe around the cockpit! I also prefer the proportions and design on the older version.

This kit was super fun to paint. A joy from start to finish. This was also my favorite Getter Robo kit to build, and I like it more than Bandai's Getter kits. I'm hoping Good Smile Company makes a more manga accurate Getter Dragon than Bandai's Infinitism kit in the future, and I'd also like to see a Getter Go kit from them as well.

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WIP Pics

Getter 1 as it appeared in the manga, Getter Robo Devolution: The Last 3 Minites of the Universe.

This kit is actually a bootleg version of the Sentinel Riobot Getter 1 action figure! The build was definitely interesting, and it did frustrate me at points. I even ended up breaking one of the wings during construction!

I fixed it though (obviously)!

The kit has a full internal frame for everything but the head, so it's similar to a MG gunpla.

The clear green parts that came with the kit were super dull, to the point of looking black in some places, so I opted instead to paint them in a super visible metallic green.

I really love the look of this model. Now that it's done, it certainly has a presence like nothing else in my collection. Definitely glad I picked it up. I'd recommend it if you like the look of it, and if you can track it down, especially if you don't feel like paying $500+ for a second-hand version of the official figure.

WIP Pics:

This is the mini for my new D&D character for my group's new campaign. He's a Goliath barbarian named Potlius "Big Fella" Litmuscriuso. He's a gladiator by trade, and he gets -1 to INT. I based his personality on Dave Bautista's portrayal of Drax the Destroyer.

1. Sigvald, Prince of Slaanesh

Finished in November 2021

2. 3D printed Phyrexian symbol

Finished November, 2021

3. A mini for my DnD character, Grillezebard Fortemps. He's a rogue/Sorcerer, and the build is based on the Red Mage job from Final Fantasy (specifically the version seen in FFXIV)

Finished in October, 2021

4. A guillotine that I gifted to a friend for Christmas

Finished in December, 2020

This is everything I've painted between 2020 and 2022. It's not a lot, bit I was feeling burnt out, and my job was stressing me to the point where I didn't want to do much in my free time. I'm doing much better now.

I don't often work with non-mecha models, but I do like to from time to time.

I'll be working on another DnD mini for a new campaign I'm participating in with friends soon. Aside from that, I have a bunch of gunpla, mecha kits, and minis lined up, as well as a helicopter model. Please look forward to it!

Aside from the primer and top coats, this was entirely hand painted with Vallejo paints.

What a kit! This is without a doubt my favorite out of Bandai's offering of Getter Robo kits. The build quality is fantastic all around, and even includes some gimmicks like moving armor panels when the elbow is bent. It feels incredibly solid. It was also a joy to paint. That said. It does look really good right out of the box if painting isn't your thing.

The deep panel lines and perfect color separation, complete with high gloss plastic, gives it a stunning look right out of the box, and you really don't have to do much aside from assembly if you don't feel like it. Every single seam line is also cleverly hidden as a panel line, which is a nice bonus.

I'd highly recommend this kit for any fan of Getter Robo, or just someone who loves cool robot kits.

This is a fairly old kit, produced back in 2001. It uses a type of rubber for its upper torso, shoulders, pelvis, and soles of its feet. I was worried I'd be unable to paint the rubbery parts, but thankfully the primer stuck when I tested it.

It's definitely a kit that shows its age. It has questionable design choices and limited articulation, but if you're willing to put the time and effort into it it can be something pretty special.

After 10,000 years, I'm finally back, and I've finished a new model! This time it's Getter Arc. I hand painted it using the MAX Watanabe technique, and since it's a super robot I gave it heavy weathering. I love how it turned out!