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About The Kit »
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normally I would never do an HGUC, but this isn't a normal
HGUC release. This is the HGUC Hazel from the Advance of Zeta
series which runs in the Japanese Dengeki Hobby Magazine.
What sold me on this smaller Gundam was the amount of detail
which Bandai put into it. The hands for one are fantastic.
If only Bandai supplied these sort of hands for their MG line-up.
This was done for the AoZ
Unlimited Group Build on my forum.
When I recieved the kit I fully
expected lots of seam lines to deal with, but
unlike most HGUC's this kit had very few. The
majority of them were on the arms which required
them to be constructed prior to painting. The
others were the gun which is to be expected of
any Gundam release regardless of grade.
To make construction easier, I painted
the internals first. This was done in Alclad Steel.
I absolutely love the color for joints and internals.
The durability of the paint helps as well when
posing the kit. I built and masked the elbow joints
then added the arms which I sanded/puttied/sanded
some more before painting them. This was easier
than having to reposition the arms to make sure
the elbow joint was completely painted.
The overall color scheme is a custom
one I designed. I like the stock scheme a lot,
but wanted to do something different. I wanted
a lighter blue and more ellow-orange highlights.
The decals were designed and printed by Models4U
who did an excellent job as always.
One new thing I tried with this
kit was using a wash for the panel lines. I used
a mixture of Tensochrom Oil and Brown acrylic
washes. I like the look in general as it's much
lighter, but don't like the bleedy edges you sometimes
get with a wash.
Overall, I really enjoyed building
this kit and would recommend it to anyone as a
starter kit as it's got a small number of parts,
little seams to fill, and is an easy build.
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