FA Gundam:

Model Gallery
Awards Won
Gold Medal in Sci-fi/Real Space- Three Rivers (Pittsburgh) IPMS Show March 2004	2nd Place in Figure Category - Spring 2004 Hobbytown USA Regional Show - Robinson Twp. (Pittsburgh), PA March 2004
	1st Place -Best Feddie MG Cyber Modeling Competition March 2004
Honorable Mention in Sci-fi Figure Category - 2004 ModCon IV - Morgantown, WV November 2004

First I should start off by saying that this kit is actually a resin conversion kit for the MG Gundam RX-78-2 version 1.5. This kit was my first experience dealing with any type of resin pieces, and I must say it wasn't as hard as I first thought it would be. I did have to do a lot of puttying and sanding to get the pieces to line up correctly, but overall the pieces were not too bad. As you can tell with this kit, I went for somewhat of an urban camo look with the two-tone green paint scheme. I didn't want to stray too far from the original Full Armor Gundam's paint scheme, but I did want to add my own personal touch to this kit. The entire kit was airbrushed with Tamiya Acrylics and then top coated with a mixture of Tamiya Flat and Future. I tried something new with the panel lines this time. I used a chalk pastel wash, and I must say I liked it. It was easy enough to control and easy enough to fix mistakes. I definitely plan on using this technique again in the future.

Very little modifications were done to this kit because it was my first time dealing with resin, and I wasn't sure how to work with it. Actually, the only modification that I did was add a place to store a beam saber above the shoulder-mounted cannon. The reason for this was I felt that every so-called Gundam should have at least one beam saber. With the beam saber added, the Full Armor Gundam can now be considered an all-purpose Mobile Suit. The shoulder-mounted cannon can provide long-range attack power, the arm-mounted cannons provide mid-range attack power, and the beam saber now allows the Full Armor Gundam to protect itself in close-combat situations. Overall, I enjoyed my first experience with resin pieces, and I have already purchased 3 more resin conversion kits.

Also, I want to send out a Big Thanks to two people for their help with this kit. First off, I want to thank Duncan (aka Gouf) owner of the website Kitbash! and moderator over at CoM for his advice on working with resin pieces. His tips came in very handy. The second person I owe Big Time is Phil Goodwin, who is another moderator over at CoM and FF's message board. You can find his site here. He provided the remarkable decals that you see on this kit. Only the warning labels were store-bought. Thanks again, guys, for your help.