Build tally for 2023

[BlrwestSiR]

I didn't think I had too many completed builds this year but it looks like I was wrong. 

In no particular order, here they are 

Bandai SD-MG Freedom Gundam

Tamiya 1/32 F-14A The Final Countdown

Bandai 1/1000 UNCF Andromeda with Dreadnought class booster ships. 

Special Hobby 1/32 CT-133 Mako One

Hasegawa 1/72 Regult standard type

I started a lot more than these kits so I'll have some projects ready to hit the ground running in the new year.

[Peterpools]

Carl

Some very interesting and unique builds for the year - so very well done. I still just marvel at how you keep so many projects going at the same time and all seems to flow so well. 🏆

[Bomber_County]

Carl, diversity of the builds are amazing, will we see the Vosper next year……..

[BlrwestSiR]

3 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Carl

Some very interesting and unique builds for the year - so very well done. I still just marvel at how you keep so many projects going at the same time and all seems to flow so well. 🏆

Peter, the challenge for me is to just keep going through a build. It's too easy for me to just switch subjects, often for no rhyme or reason. 

[BlrwestSiR]

2 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Carl, diversity of the builds are amazing, will we see the Vosper next year……..

I'm hoping to finish the Vosper this coming year as well. 

[DocRob]

Nice collection Carl and lots of diversity. My production was a bit low this year, but some of the projects were really time consuming.

Cheers Rob

[Landlubber Mike]

Very cool!  How do you like building the Gundam models?  They seem really interesting, but I'm trying not to open a new gateway for hoarding kits.

[BlrwestSiR]

21 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Very cool!  How do you like building the Gundam models?  They seem really interesting, but I'm trying not to open a new gateway for hoarding kits.

Most Gundam kits are impressive. The fit is great, almost no filler is needed. They're a great stress free build, especially the newer ones. 

The one I did didn't require any masking for the paint job. You may have to break out the same colour a few times but it really simplifies things.

Bandai do several grades of kits. So they offer the same subject but in varying levels of complexity. They will also replace older versions with improved new ones. Perfect Grade is the best and largest scale but also the most expensive. Master Grade are next and those are to me, the ideal level of detail, quality and price. 

That being said, I think that's the first Gundam kit I've finished in over a decade. 

 

[DocRob]

16 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Very cool!  How do you like building the Gundam models?  They seem really interesting, but I'm trying not to open a new gateway for hoarding kits.

There is not only Gundam out there, to leave the trotten path, Mike. You could also try Maschinen Krieger. There are tons of kits out there in different scales, but mainly in 1/20. Main producers are Hasegawa and Wave, but there are many other brands available. Most are 1/20 scale, which give a lot of freedom, when it comes to painting experiments, others are in 35 scale, which naturally allows some bashing and dio opportunities. The mainstream kits are of the same quality, Carl described.

i once build a Hasegawa AmmoKnight as a stipple on brush painting experiment and loved the scale and the kit. I have some more in stash and welcome the variety.
 

Cheers Rob