Gundam Mudrock:

Model Gallery
Awards Won
1st Place in Sci-fi Figure Category - 2005 ModCon VII - Morgantown, WV November 2004
3rd Place in Figure Category - Spring 2004 Hobbytown USA Regional Show - Robinson Twp. (Pittsburgh), PA March 2004	Gold Medal in Sci-fi/Real Space- Three Rivers (Pittsburgh) IPMS Show March 2005

This is a 1/100 RX-78-6 Gundam Mudrock resin conversion kit for the MG RX-78NT1 Gundam Alex. This was my second experience working with resin pieces. I had a little bit of trouble getting some of the pieces to fit together properly, but after a little putty and some sanding, everything worked out fine. With this kit, I stayed fairly close to the original colors. The only major color difference is where there was yellow on the original, I used orange. I also used a light gray in place of white. The entire kit was airbrushed with Tamiya Acrylics and then top coated with a mixture of Tamiya Flat and Future. For the panel lines, I used a chalk pastel wash.

I did do a few modifications on this kit. I added workable hydraulics to the ankle regions, as well as customized the beam rifle and shield. The shield is basically a cut-down version of the Gundam Alex's shield. As for the beam rifle, it's a combination of the Gundam Alex's rifle cut up and spliced with the Gundam ver 1.5's rifle. Overall, I'm happy with this model. Other than dealing with some major seam problems, I enjoyed building this kit.

One last thing - I want to send out a Big Thanks to Phil Goodwin for the awesome decals. All of the decals on this kit except for the Federation symbols and the warning labels came from him. You can find Phil at his website Mobile Suit Hanger.