Bootleg HG Exia Trans-AM -> Exia Repair Conversion WIP

Full Concentration=Fast Work

started working on my Exia
first, i removed the unwanted parts

they are the GN Blades, beam sabers, right knee armor, left skirt armor, left arm, shield, foot armors, left chest vent, right chest fin and the cord on the right arm

this is how it looks without the unwanted parts

1:GN Sword

i sketched a line at the tip of the blade

and cut it off .using knife and nipper, the broken tip is made to look like it is broken off hardly

some masking is done and painted using silver marker

Taddaa!! the results is great!! excess paint is scratched off

the GN Sword look cool now

2:Head

image from MAHQ.net

for the damaged head, i took this picture as my reference

the head is disassembled and lines are marked on the parts that will be cut

the v-fin is cut and the monitor is painted using silver marker and is detailed up with a black marker

more guidelines for the right side of the helmet, face plate and eye piece

cut them off and the inner side of the head is carved to make it flat

test fit. ummm, looks okay

for the red eye camera, i'd used the parts from the runners....after gluing them together with the head, i painted it black

took a thin wire and cut it into desired length

and glue it onto the camera and colored it black

i cut a tiny round red sticker and apply it on the camera...the head is done

almost done

3:Cape

for the cape, i took a piece of brown cloth

and cut it into my desired shape

the upper left arm is taken and i made a hole

hahahaa...my secret technique!! I sew the cape to the upper arm!! using the upper arm to connect the cape with the body will give some mobility to the cape making the cape more posable (like MG Exia Repair larr..)

Done!!Total time=less than 4 hours!!

more pictures in next post!!


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Bootleg HG Exia Trans-AM -> Exia Repair Conversion work

first loot for 2010

yep, and it is a bootleg..bought this for my Exia Repair project...actually I want a normal one but i found the Trans-AM, so just went along with the currents..^^
this kit is priced 3 times cheaper than the original ones..
so lets see what does this bootleg gives us

the same box-art......instead of the name Gundam Exia, 'Gundam' is omitted

all runners are packaged in a single plastic bag...not good for the parts as they might scratch each other and the stickers also

all the runners...the polycaps is harder than the original and the red cords is kinda softer

the stickers can stick but there's no bling-bling grains like the original..the stickers are made unaccurately for the model and got scratched really easily

noticed some mold defects...the finger of the open palm are ugly and there are some excess plastic on some parts

some people said that bootleg's parts are kinda glossy and mine also glossy..but since that this is a "trans-am mode with gloss injection" kit..this is okay to me

wtf? the front skirt armors is already separated!!

i then quickly build this kit ..here's the finished product...

close up....the green layer on the eye sticker is scratched when i tried to apply the sticker..
the parts are dead hard to be assembed...sometimes i stepped on certain pieces so that it will snap together well....the yellow part on the chest is thin and indeed sharp...when i was trying hard to put it in place...it easily cut my thumb...Ouch!

image from MAHQ.net

referring to this picture...this is what I am going to do with this Exia

so then...this is what i'm gonna do......lots of work is needed for the head and the sword...the head needs to be modded into TerminExia head (half Exia,half Terminator)..

well then..need to work on this now ^^

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School Re-Visit!!! (22-23 01 2010)

Ayuh!!Kembali ke sekolah!!!

citernyer simple......cikgu noriman ajak Bong gi skol....dan Bong ajak payed (dier tunggu majoriti)..pastu bong tanya aku...
ok...sekarang ak memasuki zon boring so dengan open heart aku pun kata "lets go!!"
cikgu ajak sebenarnya pun nak suruh assist budak band
cukuplah...tak tau nak story aper....let the pics do the talking!!


senior yang the best!!Cerah tu aku declare gila sikit laa..mula-mula cakap xnak pegi....tapi lepas tu dier sendiri naik motor gi machang...dier ader lesen L, so ok laa....tapi motor dier roadtax mampus!!!!









suma tu boleh katakan rilek laa ntuk mane2 X yang buat revisit ni....tapi yang ni paling best....

biasanya X's yang datang akan b'malam di bilik sakit tapi bilik tu dah tukar kunci so xleh buka=cari tempat tido laen...T_T
tapi mujurlah, ader sorang kawan ni yang duk dalam area skol (tahu2 la saper ni) offer tempat tido...

tapi, coz kos makan budak2 dah naik, so kitorang tak makan kat dewan makan, pegi makan kat luar....last night gi makan jalan kaki dan biler balik lepas makan, cikgu tanyer (dalam dialek klate)
'sek awak gi make jale kaki?kalu nok gi make pulok...amik moto sayo...ado 4 ore kae...moto cerah so, moto sayo so..cukupla gendong 4 ore'

UNBELIEVABLE!!cikgu noriman offer moto dier untuk k'gunaan giler2 ktorang...tapi moto dier ader clutch so malam tu pakat duk blaja naik moto clutch blako...tapi bestlaa...kurang2 jimat tenaga sket daripada main jalan jer...

moto cikgu= kiri moto cerah=kanan

tapi, datang balik ni ader mendedahkan sedikit masalah dalam sekolah (nak tahu tanyer bong)

OTW balik bukannyer balik umah terus...stop dulu kat KB mall (1st time sejak abis SPM)
kat kb mall,dah buat sedikit loot ntuk 2010...iaitu
HG Exia Trans-am (bootleg/pirate/cetak rompak/tak ori!!!)(nak try tengok kualiti bootleg)
dan sedikit hobbying tools!!


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HTZ-003 StrikEagle

A Zoids custom....After 2 years....

ZD presents...

HTZ-003 StrikEagle

Prototype for Advanced A.I system, Advanced Stealth Camouflage system, EXtreme rAdar systeM (EXAM)

Custom Zoids for Team Noir

Battle Story

Using the data from Buster Eagle, NightWise, Megaleon, and Storm Sworder…Helix Tech Corps built this Zoids, StrikEagle(SE) on purpose to test the Advanced A.I and Stealth Camouflage system.This Zoids is sent to the Team Noir’s moving base, the Noir Crayser so that the systems of SE could develop….during this period, Team Noir just ended a battle against the Dark Army which in this battle, Blade Liger Noir was destroyed when it tries to block a beam from Dark Evosaurer’s C4PC(Charged, Compressed, Condensed, Concentrated) which was meant for Akatsuki Liger…

When SE first arrived at Noir Crayser, it began to show emotions as it expressed sadness when it saw the wreckage of Blade Liger Noir…it then chose Diect Blade (BLN pilot) as its pilot..Diect Blade also nicknamed it ‘Silver Beak’…SE began to be able to communicate by making text appears on its dashboard….using its Advanced Stealth Camouflage, it can change its color according to the surroundings….however, instead going on Noir Color Scheme (black and gold), it chose to stay on its original color but during battle, it will go on the Noir scheme…Another thing is that SE showed no interest towards Team Noir’s insignia but it seems to really liked the insignia of Helix Tech…

Weird enough, SE is found to get along with DimetroPtera Noir and together, they made the best AWACs and Recon team with SE’s EXtreme rAdar systeM (EXAM)…Although it is not a Fuzor-type Zoids, but in a battle, it took the Noir Cannon which is used by LeoStriker Noir (knocked off by a Dark Dispelow) by its claws and managed to shoot some Dark Zoids…

With the Adv.A.I, it could operate itself without a pilot….when Diect Blade acquired his new Zoids, Liger Black Noir (with zeNith OblIteRator C.A.S), SE then chose Leon Cravern as its new pilot until the end of the Dark Army Obliteration Campaign…….

enough for the story...lets go for the main thing..StrikEagle is made using a HG Enact as its main frame and other parts are scratch-built using cardboards and some my brother mini toys....

actually, I wanted to 'revive' my trashed Enact to a certain gunpla Custom....I did managed to make it looks like Regnant though...but I went blank and had to give up on my earlier idea.......with ZP Custom Contest ongoing..i think that maybe I should make this Enact into an animal (or somethng like that^^)

here you got there.....Zoids Custom ver ZD...HTZ-003 StrikEagle!!

rear shot

head close-up

some aerial claw-attack pose

looking on something, SE?

if you read the battle story, notice that I'd mentioned that SE used the Noir Cannon..so this is how it use the cannon ^^

Hiahh!!Eagle KICK!!!!

Weaponry for SE are Prime 100mm Dart Launcher, 2X NoirPalm 6-tube Missile pods, Advanced Strike Laser Claw..

head-up shot and armaments displays...

the Helix Tech insignia on the hip section (tilted H and T)

actually, only Enact's body, arms and feet is used so there are a pile of leftovers of Enact (might be useful for my next custom)..
for my future Zoids Customs, some names are told in the battle story above that are still unveiled which is :-
DimetroPtera Noir (just some simple recoloring)
Noir Crayser Crayfish type (this one will be HUGE!!!imagine how to make a Zoids that serve as a Moving Base!!!)
Liger Black Noir (this one will be the one that i'll put my best..especially to make the N.O.I.R C.A.S [zeNith OblIeRator Changing Armor System] )

lets just wait then!!!

anyway.....

anybody wants to help me to clean up my work table?

Virtue : I've got a bad feeling..looks like I'm his next target...

ZD : Nah, no way!! I don't think so....I probably gonna have some rest for a while...just go back to your shelf, okay?

Virtue : *Sigh*

Mini Photo Studio ver. ZD

I Need This,Okay?

Well,almost spent the whole week for my ZP entry,StrikEagle......during the building process, noticed that I got to send the best pictures for the entry...so I need for a nice background...so, stumbled upon some easy tips on making a photo studio...so I made a very simple one...but this one didn't got its own lighting so got to find a nice lighting of my own...


to make this, I took a box and cut off the flaps..

then,I removed one of the sides and cut away any unwanted flaps..

next, simply cover the interior with white paper(or maybe color it with white paint)...better if mahjong paper is used since it is bigger..

finish!!super simple one!! Version ZD

Quickly did a test shoot

then, for further test,I took it to a room of good lighting(in this case,its big sis Eina's room..hehe)...this picture is taken with flash

without flash, the result is simply good..and nice white background :>

some close up pictures

I like this pose and this shot

took a better shot of face close-up


well then.....need to hurry to finish my StrikEagle..the dateline is 31/01/10..so not much time left..