Lest You Think That My Only Gundam Activity Lately Had To Do With Duel Company
Because of GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS, and Bandai's HG Customize Campaign that came with it, I was spurred into accelerating a program that had been on my mind for years: MS Team RedLegger, a sort of tribute to a friend of mine. I bought a few HGUC kits in the hopes that they'd be compatible with kits and models I already own...and in some ways they are and in some ways they aren't.
Part 1 of this build will be "Gundam RedLegger", based mainly on the 0080-issue Gundam Alex, which I hope to combine with some components from the 08th MS Team Gundam EZ8 and the HGUC GM Custom. When I opined on Facebook that I'd want to get more HGUC parts, I was pointed to genteikits.com and their system for buying sprues ala carte. And then I found dalong.net and the scans of HGUC instruction sheets, where I could see for myself what parts were on what sprues.
The real art is figuring out which kits have the best combinations...and which issues have complete sprues. And then matching what you need with what's likely to be available.
I'm trying hard not to rush myself. I don't know when I'll start cutting plastic on what I have. I just want to be sure I'm doing something nobody else already has.
FP