I've finally got a chance to build and paint a resin garage kit! I will start off my adventure with this 1/6 scale resin garage kit of Ah! Megami-sama's Belldandy wearing a swimsuit while sitting. This will be my very first resin garage kit and I hope it will be a good one! Sorry in advance for some of the blurry pictures. Please click the pictures to enlage them.

Here is a photo of the box and wrapping that it came in_


Here is the wrapping going under the knife. Anticipating the kit as I open the box_


Wow, great packaging, she sure looks nice and safe_


Upon opening, I am greeted with a beautiful aray of resin body parts :) (sorry for the blurry picture)_


Taking a closer look, Belldandy already has a template for her eyes drawn in_


Even closer, you can see Ryu (Ryujin or Ryu-NS) engraved into her main body_


Now my rough testfit with most of Belldandy's parts taped on using Tamiya masking_


Its pretty awesome how some sculptors are so talented. Now, its my job, as the end user of this model to build and paint her. Upon test-fitting, I've found that some, okay, most of the parts don't fit all that well. Some parts like the sides of her breasts need a lot of sanding, gap filling and re-molding since it doesn't fit all to perfectly. After I did that, her shoulders and part of her underarm fit worse than they did from the start. So now, I need to take off some parts, and re mold some areas as well as fill some gaps.

When test-fitting her legs, they didn't seem to line up very well, or very flush, for that matter, so some pinning and some large quantities of putty would be needed. But that is for another time, since I'm almost out of putty. Her right bang (right from Belldandy's perspective) don't line up very well, and is actually quite off now in relation to her right arm. Her ponytail knot and her ponytail are actually the only parts that fit perfectly, a little bit of gap filling to the back of her head and they'll be on perfectly. Just a bit of gap filling from some holes on her hair from molding to be done and reformation of the tip of her ponytail.

Belldandy is also missing a few parts. She's missing the part that comes out as strings of hair coming and sticking out of her bangs. I can probably make those somehow, but I'm not there yet. But this project won't be finished anytime soon. I've still got a date with a little friend I like to call Mitsi, the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo that I'm building. I'm sure painting Belldandy's eyes will probably be the most trouble for me, my hand isn't steady, but I can also practice on flat cardboard or something to get a feel on how to paint them.

At the moment, this is how far I am with Belldandy_


Not bad, not bad. Pretty cool to see her coming together. I'd like to give my most sincere thanks to Glunky from HF for giving me this great opportunity!

If you would like to see my current progress with the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo, please visit this website to see its current state. Click here to view the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo.

Cars. Yes, cars. I haven't made a post about cars yet. No, not radio control or model cars, REAL cars! No, not some enviromentalist hippie smart car, a sports car. Yes, a sports car. Not a mid-engined rear drive car, that's a full blown race car (I just don't see why Honda made the NSX so under-powered, as well as Toyota with their four-banging MR2 and MRS. Do you also remember the Lotus Elise? It looks like a very beautiful car, but its using the same 190HP engine in it as used in the previously said MR2 and MRS. And why did Lotus even come out with a budget version of their amazing Esprit as an inline-four? Luckily they came out with a twin-turbocharged V8). Sports car enthusiasts know what I'm talking about, a front-engined rear wheel drive vehicle. Not some ricer Honda Civic, a real car. Like the Nissan S-series (Silvia), or the legendary Z-cars (Fairlady Z). How about the Ẽfini (pronounced 'Anfini') Mazda RX-7 FC3S (Savanna) and the FD3S?

They are all amazing machines. They're wonderful, capable, and all have unlimited potential. For example, the Nissan 180SX shares the SR20DET engine with the other Silvia cars. There's also an FD that has an SR20DET in it. Wow, two different brands, one pistoned, the other rotary, and was scraped for the piston. It truly is an amazing engine that Nissan has crafted. Lets not forget about the Fairlady Z, they are the epitome of Nissan/Datsun's sports cars. Starting out in 1969 with Datsun's 240Z, going on to make the 260Z, 280Z and then the 280ZX. There was also the 240ZG special production run which came out in 1971. Which is notable for having an aerodynamic lens put atop the front light buckets. Then after a few years hiatus, the Nissan 300ZX is released. It has much different body compared to the Datsun Fairlady Z's, but its still marked with the legendary Z badges. After the first generation of 300ZXes, the second generation 300ZX is released, being sold between 1990 and 1996. This second generation 300ZX, or 4th generation Fairlady Z, had much different stylings from its previous generation counterpart. The 4th generation Fairlady Z loses the semi pop-up lights as the previous generation and is replaced with a flush body mounted bucket, this time with projectors on the ends as opposed to full halogen bulbs. Then the 5th generation Fairlady Z rolls in, the 350Z. This one, with a larger displacement engine than the previous models. This one retains the static headlights, but offers a more 'flowing' headlight design than the 300ZX. The 350Z is more curvier than the 300ZX. It is offered in hard-top and soft-top trims like the 300ZX, but also has the factory option for some beautifully forged RAYS Engineering wheels.

The Nissan Silvia series of cars is also very popular. Among drifting circuits, it is legendary. A 1990 S13 Silvia can still be found hanging around, and sometimes, out-gunning some Skylines on drift circuits. The RPS13 model of Silvias are very popular. Released as the 180SX in Japan, 240SX in North America, and 200SX in Australia (and probably some parts of Europe, not 100% sure though). All have the same body stylings, while the 180SX receives an upgrade in exterior styling later on. The North American model comes with a KA24E (sub-1990) and the KA24DE (1990-on). The 1991 model and after have limited slip differentials. The Japanese 180SX doesn't have a 1.8L engine, as its name implies, though early models had a CA18DET which was a 1.8L inline-4. The 180SXes are very popular because they contain Nissan's legendary SR20DET engine. The same one used on the S14 and S15 after it. This 180SX is the most powerful of the North American and Australian models. The Australian model was called the 200SX. Which is more correct, because it had a 2.0L inline-4. Some models contained only a capable SR20DE. Which isn't bad, but if you were a lucky Australian and got to pick your trim when you first bought it, you would've been lucky with the SR20DET as one of your performance options.

The RPS13 body has pop-up headlights up front and a stylish wraping tail light in the rear. Its very popular with North American enthusiast since they're the same vehicle as the 180SX, only difference is badges and engine. Some enthusiasts like to convert their plan looking RPS13 into a SilEighty. A front-end conversion by using the front bar, fenders, headlights, grill and hood of the S13 Silvia. Its usually for style points, but its more aerodynamic than having the headlights pop-up creating air drag. While there are some who've put S14 front ends on their RPS13s, there are a few enthusiasts putting on S15 Silvia front ends onto their RPS13. Its more aerodynamic than the S13 front, but some say it looks more agressive than the rest of the car's styling. This is called the Strawberry Face conversion. The number 'one' is Ichi in Japanese and 'five' is Go. S15 = IchiGo. Ichigo translates to Strawberry, this earning the name, the Strawberry Face. Below is a simple collage with the popular Silvia front ends on the RPS13 chassis. Click on the image to enlarge.

Body styling (A) is the standard RPS13 styling. (B) is the SilEighty styling and (C) is the Strawberry Face styling. In my opinion, they all look beautiful.



Below are the Nissan Silvia seres cars from the S13 and up. (D) is the S13, (E) is the S14, (F) is the S14a, hence the new headlight styling, and (G) is the S15.



Below are the legendary Fairlady Z (Z-cars). They are numbered by generations.

Well, I took my Protoform Speed12B body down from the shelf to take a look at it, and noticed that I haven't taken any pics of it yet. So out with the webcam, which its quality is anything less than craptacular. So bear with me. I also took a pic of it with my Iwata Eclipse HP-CS airbrush on it to give it a size comparison. The Eclipse CS is a popular enough airbrush that most hobbyists would most likely know its size in relativity to the 1/12 pancar body. So on with the pics!

First off is the picture with the Eclipse CS on it to give you a size comparison of how small the Speed12B body actually is.


Here's a good thing about Proline's Protoform bodies. They include overspray film to prevent your airbrush's or spray can's overspray from touching the outter portion of the body. After you're done painting, you simply remove the protective film and, voila! Nice shiny body. Just for those who've not have any past experience painting clear lexan bodies for hobby-grade radio controlled models; painting is done on the inside of the body. Therefore, darker colors before lighter colors, as opposed to standard painting. This is because the body will get hit in a crash or if your model flips, or glitches. Its good to know, since your priceless masterpiece will be spared as opposed to being scratched and chipped off.


And here is the general 3/4 view of Proline's Protoform 1/12 Speed12B body. It really looks great, its very aerodynamic and produces just less downforce than the original Speed12 body, but if rear downforce is still necessary for your specific track, it includes two add-on 'gurney' flaps to add to rear downforce.

Well, I took some semi-high-res pics of my models and the shelf they're on, as well as some low quality shots of the new rig I'm building. Just last week the rig got a new combination optical drive. If you want to see more pics of the Über l33t rig's progress, please follow this link!


It's pretty good for $65. It also came with a black bezel. The black one doesn't as look as neat as the white one, but it fits the theme.


I am now also learning to play JerryC's Canon Rock with the aid of Guitar Pro 5. It is a pretty neat program, it gives you the score, as well as the tabs. You can even put on an option where you can see a fretboard showing where your fingers are supposed to be.


Next I will be showing some pics of my models. Here is the Cagalli figure I received from my greatest friends; Frankie and Mariah. They're such amazing friends, I can't thank them enough. I purchased the Lacus model along with the issue of Hobby Magazine at a hobby shop.


Here is a portion of my shelf where I've put most of my models.


And here is my FIX0006 Wing Gundam


It is a bit blurry, but here is a photo of the oh-so-popular Tamiya Hornet radio controlled model. True story; I bought this for $50 at a Niagara hobby shop and built the model an hour after I got home!


Here is a photo of my Squier Strat and my Fender amp


Following are just pics of figures and resin kit models I would like to own!

Rangiku Matsumoto from the anime 'Bleach'


Asaba Ureshiko from the anime '???'


Igunis from the anime 'Jingai Makyo/Chaos Gate'.

I'd also love some resin kits of Gundam Seed/Destiny's Cagalli Yula Athha, Lunamaria Hawke, Stellar Loussier, and Lacus Clyne (preferable this one: Lacus Clyne Pink Dress C3 2004). I can't get any pics of them because HobbyFan has them all watermarked and it wouldn't look professional putting them up! ^^