#ecopla

I got this kit a few years ago and since I'm finally in a Gunpla mood again, after finishing my Red Frame and the Daisyogre, I decided to tackle this kit. The box is huge and has a number of runners!

After around one hour of snap build, I completed the torso. The ecopla is softer than regular Bandai plastic and I'm still not used to it, I think I will have more than a few nub marks. I don't even know if I can use a file on this material!

I was impressed by the amount of detail though

I really want to panel line it, but I don't know if that would look good on this color scheme. Also, what parts should I panel line, and what color? I was thinking of black or dark Grey pour marker on the pink frame parts to highlight the details, and leave the black parts without lining. But I fear it would make the kit overall too dark. Or maybe using some pink panel liner (do they even exist?) on the black parts.

I'm looking for pictures of panel lined ecopla kits but I don't find much! Does anyone have a link, or did you even panel line one yourself? If so, I'd be glad to look at some pictures of the finished kit!

Gunpla-kun DX Set

Won’t lie, I’m not always a fan of character designs that are supposed to be “marketable,” but look how cute it is! This is also my first Eco-pla (which, if you don’t know, is a Gunpla made with recycled plastic), and it was an interesting experience. This type of plastic has its own qualities, being easily marred and the colors being only surface level. It’s definitely a different experience.

The Good: While this build was very simple, only taking me around 4 hours even with waiting for paint to dry, it was still fun and the build has a few tiny tricks to it that made me smile. It also has two build configurations; one standing RX-78-2 and one integrated into a runner.

The Bad: Unfortunately, even though I didn’t abide by it, the instructions recommend not swapping between those configurations due to some fragility in the plastic. My only other issues were from me experiencing this plastic-type for the first time, and learning its qualities while building.

The Details: I added a lot of paint to this one. Top down starting with the head, I dotted the vulcans with panel liner, I painted the area around the eyes and the face vents black, and painted the rear peripheral camera red to match the forehead. I considered sanding the horns, but wasn’t comfortable doing so at the time, though I’m pretty sure you can if you’re careful.

For the torso, arms, and legs, I panel lined the collar and chest vents, added yellow to the belt buckle then went around it in red, and painted the hands black. I painted the backpack black and panel lined the beam saber handles, but because of how small and fragile they are, I broke one off on accident. Luckily it holds a beam saber, so I sanded down that spot flat to look like it was removed. I panel lined the knee and ankle joints (though I probably should have painted them) as well as the bottom of the feet, and re-painted the toes red because the sides looked somewhat marred and I wanted to cover that up.

And for the accessories, I painted the beam red, the rifle black, and its scope yellow with a Gundam Marker because it’s yellow. For the shield, despite the fact that I had the box next to me and eight RX-78-2s behind me, I somehow forgot that the shield is red with a white border, and swapped the colors around, so it ended up white with a red border. Which is doubly silly since the shield is cast in red, so you’d think I’d pick up on the context clues there. Anyway, I dotted the holes with panel liner, and lightly went over the cross with a yellow Gundam Marker to finish it up.

France: Polémique Branco / ruffin, chacun campe sur ses positions. Suite à la publication par l'avocat et journaliste Juan Branco de la vidéo de Radio Nova, la polémique grandit sur les réseaux sociaux, ainsi que sur certains médias mainstreams.

Suite à la publication par l’avocat et journaliste Juan Branco de la vidéo de Radio Nova exposant une flagrante mise en scène entre le député François Ruffin et Emmanuel Macron en octobre 2016 lors de l’ affaire ecopla, la polémique grandit sur les réseaux sociaux, ainsi que sur certains médias mainstreams.

Monsieur Ruffin de son côté, persiste et signe, et dit ne rien regretter, pour lui la…