Hey, It Works… Sorta XD

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Looks like the 1/100 Avalanche Exia lower body almost could’ve worked…if the connectors were the same. the 1/100 model uses a peg to connect to the body while the MG uses a ball joint. Still… the results look a bit disproportionate XD. I was thinking about test-fitting the Avalanche parts on but only the shoulder would work it seems as everything else is pretty out of proportion.

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The lighting was very nice in my room today so I had to take a few snapshots. THIS is my ideal lighting condition but it is almost impossible to replicate >_>;

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Many thanks to Lupes, I am finally able to convert Unicorn back to…. Unicorn ^^;. I really like this design… thinking maybe I should get another Unicorn just for the sake of Unicorn…

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Ideal lighting condition + ideal backdrop = Win! haha the back is just my monitor turned off. Hmmm… anyone know what sort of paper I can actually use to recreate this setup? My monitor is not big enough ^^;

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Yea… decided to leave the shoulder cables off to make this model look more streamlined instead of like a prototype (That’s what Astraea is for). Sure, there are now empty slots on the arms, and the shoulder pieces just rock around loosely (-_-) but I still think it looks better than out-of-place cables >_>

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Last shot… Couldn’t help it… ^^; Damn I wish I could do my reviews with this lighting and backdrop…

Screwed Up…

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I was never really fond of the pink/bluish tint of the hologram strips since day one and so I decided to to paint it clear blue….

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Doesn’t look too bad right? I only painted the backside so there is still the hologram effect on the front. I was thinking of painting it clear green to go with the orbs…but figured that might be too much green and not sure how well green can blend with tinted blue/pink…ya know?

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ahaha… and this is where I screwed up. Can’t really help it though. The paint just cracks, breaks, and peels as I flex the shoulder cables. Not painting so many layers might help with the breakage but then the strip looks kinda… crappy. Truth be told, I never got why Exia have such cables in its design anyway so I was thinking of leaving them out a la R2 style… or just clean off the paint and leave it clear pink/bluish/purple.

This MG haven’t been a smooth ride for me this whole time ^^;. Although… I am having a blast working on the cloth…

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