Painted: HGUC Geara Zulu (Angelo Sauper use)

Whew! Finally done painting this kit! It has been a long 3 weeks, I had to find time every now and then to finish this up.


Overall I was pleased with the results. My painting still needs a lot of work but just happy with the colors and how it turned out. The pictures don't do it justice and looks much better in person.

Heres a clip for a short review

Detailing:

Initially used the stickers that came with it to partially mask the sleeves and the white lining. Handpainted the rest that wasn't covered by masking.

So what i basically did for the emblem and sleeves and other supposedly white lining was:

1. Black base
2. Chrome silver
3. Mask using the stickers
4. Black gloss
5. Handpainted the rest for touchups and detailing hard to reach parts

 

 Here's a 360 view of the Geara Zulu.

  

Colors Used: 

All Acrylics

Tamiya Gloss Black  - Base coat

Tamiya Chrome Silver - 2nd coat

Tamiya Clear Blue + Clear Red (1:2) - Pink/Red/Purple tone

Tamiya Clear Blue + Clear Red (5:2) - Indigo tone

Tamiya Clear Yellow - on golden parts

Mr. Hobby Metallic Black - Backpack & Gun

Thanks for checking this out guys. Hope I didn't bore you. 

Feel free to leave comments and suggestions.

Review: HGUC Geara Zulu (Angelo Sauper use)

Finished snap building the kits in 4-5 hrs. But i haven't applied the stickers yet. My plan is to use them for masking, when i paint it.

 Heres a short clip if you dont want to scroll below :)

Here are a few more poses

A 360 view of the kit :)

Bottomline: 


 As mentioned in the Review Video.. I wasn't expecting much from this kit as I have already seen multiple reviews.. and this didn't look great out of the box (from their videos). But in person, I think this kit is pretty decent. In fact, its already growing on me and would probably rate it at least a 6 out of 10 for HGs.



PROs

• The colors and color schem are awesome and didn't look "toyish" though i haven't put in the dreaded white foil stickers.
• The dirty yellow parts are separate and not stickers
• Very articulate even the torso has some range of movement.
• Has a lot of potential for painting.
• I like the Beam Cannon!

CONs

• A LOT of foil stickers!
• Limited accessories
• Beam cannon has no storage mode
• Anly good for a number of poses

That's it for the mean time while I plan on how i can make this look a bit better. Feel free to comment and suggest as it would help me out a lot on my new endeavor.

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Unboxing: HGUC Geara Zulu Angelo Sauper Custom

Purple is the new black! And here comes the Geara Zulu Custom of Angelo Sauper.

For some reason I seem to be hooked to grunt HGs nowadays, though this one seems to standout for me because of several reasons..

• Its from the Unicorn OVA (which really is turning into my MOST favorite series)
• Color scheme looks great
• Big Gun!!
• To be honest I was looking for another kit, but this one was the last on the shelf. So my instinct was to "Hoard" this one! lol

I've seen the reviews of this kit and they weren't pleasant especially if you are planning an out-of-the-box build only. All the white parts (and even the black) are basically stickers. The colors seem to be a bit bland as well. But I'll see it for myself and hopefully get a decent build.

You can check this short clip as well

Hope to build this kit in a couple of days and I will post a review soon.