Springtime tends to be rough for me these days, with both hay fever and insomnia occurring regularly. That said, I tend not to get a lot done during this season. Then there’s my ongoing RPG Challenge, which is my big hobby focus for the year. Anyway, those are the main reasons why I was a little late in wrapping up HGBF Transient Gundam Glacier, in addition to the usual challenges of painting light-colored panel lines on dark pieces. I did end up mixing and using a blue I really liked, but didn’t get around to finishing until June 5. Here’s a couple more shots:
The blue panel lining looks wonderful and was worth the effort. Also note that I only assembled one of the spears, partly because I forgot the second one wasn’t a spare, and partly because dual-wielding spears is kinda silly. Getting rid of nub marks on dark-colored pieces is ever a pain, but at least I was able to hide a fair number of them, thanks to Bandai’s smart design. However, I did end up with some scratches in a few spots, and the clear parts were somewhat finicky to trim. The biggest surprise of this kit were the clear parts on either side of Glacier’s head. They don’t have pegs, or any other kind of obvious attachment mechanism, but they stay in place without cement.
Other than the painting, I didn’t do anything fancy. If I wasn’t so constrained on time (and/or hadn’t decided on such an offbeat approach to panel lining), I might’ve been attempted some weathering effects.
Despite that, Transient Gundam Glacier was a good refresher to kick off what I hope is another productive summer of plamo building. I’ve already started on my next kit, the armored mode version of Yin Hu, whose more casual outfit I built last year. As for the next Build Club theme, I’m ready for whatever it is!