Mel Joelle's Articles in Culture & Society

  • HGUC Mass Production Guncannon Review
    When the original Gundam 0080 model kit line came out in 1989, it really changed things for Gunpla. While they may seem really outdated by today's standards, they were the first fully-snap together Gundam kits, not needing any glue like the Sentinel kits, or screws like the Char's Counterattack kits.
  • Gundam Double part 2
    Running a little late, what with the Iron Man 2 release and Mother's Day (don't even ask me about my progress in Final Fantasy 13) , but here's the 2nd installment of the 00 Gunpla series, which I know all 5 of you still reading this are excited about.
  • Gundam Astray Review
    When Gundam SEED came out in 2002, one hell of a merchandising push came with it. Several new model kit lines were introduced like the new and unposeable take on the No Grade kits and the short lived Quick Model series.
  • Arche Gundam Finale
    When last we left off, we had tinted the Arche's various clear bits and assembled the drive core and most of the lower legs, so this time around we'll start there. The shin-plates come next. The kneepads get sprayed Vallejo GC Skull White, same as the other white parts, and the big red bits Gore Red as per the rest of the red parts, then assembled as per instructions.
  • Decal Tutorial
    Waterslide decals are sort of a staple of model kits. I'm not quite sure how far these things go back, but my dad was using them on airplane models when he was a kid. Sure, most Bandai kits these days use those tacky stickers and those frustrating dry-transfer decals, but a lot of older kits use them, and Bandai makes special decal sheets to enhance some of their other kits. You can also buy some from third party sources.
  • Gunpla Double Feature Removing Paint and Kitbashing Ramba Ral's Zaku Part 2
    Welcome back! My Zaku is as finished as it's going to be for now, but I still have a bit of progress and other advice to show you.


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