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1/2 I think Zetas (and their ilk) are becoming my favorite MSes. Just a bit of colour-customizing on this kit, but also some new (to me) techniques. First is using graphite powder to do gun metal. Messy as hell, but works well. Still need to refine my approach. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

I probably should have dealt with that seam line.

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

1/3 RX-78F00 with GRLSS Aka color correction hell. Seriously, the amount of color correcting on this kit was ridiculous, but I can't complain about the result. Despite this being a novelty buy, it looks fantastic in person and has incredible shelf presence. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1/2 HG Jegan ECOAS Type This one took a while as I tried a new painting technique. Honestly, maybe I was too cowardly to really let it shine through, or too heavyhanded with the subsequent steps, but either way it looks more or less like I normally build. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

1/4 More uma shenanigans. Base kit is a 30MS Belveria-Berys. Kit-bashed parts include RG 2.0 Gramps, 30MM propellant tank, and a Demi Trainer gun. Some parts were fabricated (ahoge, parts of her hip thrusters) or modified (shoulder/ankle armor). #gunpla #gunplacommunity #umamusume

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

More horsegirl shenanigans. WIP 30MS Belveria-Berys + RG 2.0 Gramps parts + 30MM parts + WfM gun + PVC toy horse. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity #umamusume

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

1/2 My grunt army grows with this fun GM III build. A comfort build with detailing and color correction, and weathering done by marker. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

1/2 1/100 ZZA GUS The Gus is supposed to be an up-designed Jesta, but I couldn't help but feel the original color scheme was too busy. This is my attempt to let the kit's surface details do the talking. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

1/3 KO Gundam Zirius. Such a cool design that I had to build it. Typical Ki problems, but this gave me a chance to practice some heavier weathering than I usually do. #gunpla #gundam #gundamcommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1/2 Take 2. I don't think my original photos did this kit justice. I also think it made me a bit pessimistic. Back to my black background. Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Cornelius Leopold Blanca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shilage's Gyan (I forgot how ridiculous his full name is.)

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

1/2 HG Xavier's Gyan in Sol 1's livery. Ok, that's a lot. Sol 1 is the main enemy ace in Ace Combat 7. I was looking for something to do with this Gyan, and the news of Ace Combat 8 got me excited. That said it came out ok? More in the next post. #gunpla #gundam #acecombat7

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

1/2 A palate cleanser after a few more complicated builds, but also a chance to try out a new (to me) varnish. Liquitex Matte Varnish thinned 1:1 with Liquitex Airbrush Medium. Great finish and even greater value proposition. #gundam #gunpla #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The Mandalorian and Grogu was a lot more fun and entertaining than I was expecting. Get ready to say awwww a lot! Also, the theater had this swanky cantina set up. #starwars #themandalorianandgrogu

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

1/2 Man am I glad this build is over. I can't argue with the end results, but literal blood, sweat and tears in this one. Poor fitment and missing details are probably the biggest offenders here, but this really emphasizes how much more I enjoy HG kits. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

1/2 Birthday build! I was stymied by this kit for a while but I was struck by some sudden inspiration in the form of Starfield. I haven't touched Starfield since it basically came out, but one thing I really enjoyed was the NASA-punk aesthetic. Cont... #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

1/3 Plamo Loving Alien's 1/100 Amuro Use Jieda Or Jeda (or Jeddah). A fun build that made me miss Bandai's clever engineering. Still great value for something with menacing shelf-presence. #gunpla #gundam #gunplacommunity

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A quick, palate cleansing build after an effort build earlier this month (which I'll post in a bit). There's something very comforting about this iteration of HGs. I barely needed the manual for this one. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

1/4 Oh boy here we go. More UmaMusume shenanigans. I present my best, honest-to-goodness attempt at making my oshi Full Armor Matikanefukukitaru. While I built her for a contest, I'd already had this cooking in my mind for a while. #girlpla #plamo #umamusume #matikanefukukitaru #gunpla

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Calibarn + Mirasoul Flight Unit WfM kits never miss (except for the c-clips on the VRR thrusters). I'm glad to finally have a Calibarn on my shelf. The MFU is from Anubis Design Studio, and I love how it bulks up the shelf presence. 1/2 #gunpla #gundam #witchfrommercury

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

What a time to be alive! Umamusume on the big screen at a major cinema chain? Such a feast for the eyes, and a lovely story to boot. A shout out to @eelbeats.bsky.social who gave me this lovely sticker. #umamusume #beginningofanewera #ウマ娘プリティーダービー #新時代の扉

A cute chibi Jungle Pocket and supporting characters of the Beginning of a New Era movie.

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

1/2 More Uma shenanigans. Inspired by someone on Reddit, I've been waiting to get this painted up. It's a fun melding of my two current hobbies. Last pic shows some mods to get an Action Base to work while clearing her tail. Flying poses in the follow up post. #gunpla #gundam #umamusume

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A few days ago I realized just how cluttered my workspace has become. Most things needed something else moved to be accessed. I don't have a lot of space to spread out, but I do have space to go up. So a 4-tier wire shelf later, and I feel like I've accomplished my goal of improving efficiency.

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1/4 Bocata's GM...(cough)...Gelgoog Dominance. Anubis option parts don't miss, and for now this is as close as I get to one of my dream kits. Anubis parts close up in the follow up posts. #gunpla #gundam #GQuuuuuuX

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

1/2 Finally built the Moon Gundam. Fantastic kit, and one of the best HG kits IMO. No surprises as I'd built the Varguil last year, and it's nice to have the Varguil > Moon Gundam > Sazabi progression. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

1/3 Revisited an old kit I built in 2023 with a new (to me) weathering technique, using a Gundam weathering pen and a melamine sponge. These first set of pics are the tools and the before pics. Sadly, not many and not great angles. #plamo #nausicaa

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

1/3 Another Jenius build. I have a love-hate relationship with the Macross kits. On one hand, they make such sleek-looking kits, especially in fighter mode. On the other hand, the color-correcting stickers (or decals) are hard to apply nicely. #plamo #macross #macrossdelta #vf31c

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My second year back in the hobby, and it's been fun. I built a lot, got burnt out a bit, and really started upping my custom game. For next year, I'd like to try pre-shading a kit, and certainly more customs. Here's to 2026! Happy building folks! 1/3 January to April

The EG Nu is a luminous coat version that was available in convenience stores.
The 1:200 Gundam came from a Strict G Gunpla hanger (not hangar).

The Gouf's flight pack is a KO of an Anubis Design 3d-printed part.
The Zowort is based off of Houquet's Ride Armor from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA.

The Zaku is a knock off. Nausicaa is one of my favorite builds this year because of how different it was, and how much better it turned out compared to my Nausicaa on Mowe (which I really need to revisit; in fact, that might be the perfect candidate to try out pre-shading).

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

1/2 Last build of the year, and my holiday builds complete. Inspo from Alphonse from Patlabor, which of course just uses Japanese National Police livery, abd specifically my second hometown Fukuoka. #gunpla #gundam #GQuuuuuuX

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

1/2 Holiday build 1 complete. Simplified GQuuuuuuX, inspired by (but not color matched to) the G3. ...or to even the base colors. But I wanted something relatively easy to do. 3d printed backpack and rifle extension from Ali Express. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

1/2 Zaku Amazing Custom complete. Had a last minute fumble with chipped paint on the right thigh, but I'll add a bit of silver there for some weathering. Overall fun, but man the Zaku II is hard to pose. What you see here is pretty much the limit. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

KO Pale Rider Titans D II. Or actually, a mash-up of it, the heavy weapon ground type, and the space type. A worthy (if poorly painted) addition to my grunt squad. I think I may need to add a Lightning Buster to my backlog. Extra comments in the Alt text for some of the pics. #gunpla #gundam

Static poses only for this kit, as I've already broken one part, and one of the weapons is attached by hopes and dreams.

Unsatisfactory shield. Not only is the number crooked, but the finish is obviously ugly. Doubt I'll go back and fix it though, as it's not really noticeable on the shelf.

Broke the peg connector for the fuel tank and had to pin it. The right-side weapon used an anime figure knee ball joint to hold the weapon in the (drilled out) beam saber holder.

The rifle still needs to be finished, as I wasn't originally going to use it, and mounting the gatling gun was an 11th hour decision.

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Revamped the HG display with logical pairings (as much as possible). In theory making room as well, as I can now go 3-tier compared to my previous 2. Of course, that means more crowding, but #gunpla problems I guess. #gundam

Guncannon Rollout, Guncannon
G-Line Standard, Pale Rider Titans D II
GM Spartan, Jesta

GM Cucuruz, High Mobility Surface Zaku II
Rick Dom, Char's Zaku II
GM Sniper, Hizack

Z'Gok, Zogok
Gouf Flight Type, Gouf Jump pack
Ez8, Crimson Custom Gouf

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

A quick project that is going on hiatus while some Titans decals come in. It's a KO Pale Rider Titans D II, and as KO, I'm more than willing to cut off a beam saber holder and replace it with an articulating arm that holds a long auto cannon. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

1/2 Custom Ez8 SR "Ace of Spades". Color palette inspired by an Armored Valkyrie from Macross. It's fully painted except for a couple of inner joint parts. This was a fun exercise in organization and planning, clipping the parts and sorting them by runner first, then painting. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

1/2 Burn-out build, so nothing outside of a bit (or, a lot) of detail painting. Don't look too closely, as it's chock-full of little mistakes, but I'm glad that my RG Nu has its counterpart. #gundam #gunpla

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

1/2 It's finally done. While I normally find the decaling process to be relaxing, some of the pink UV decals were both very thin (this fragile), but also nearly invisible to my colour-blind eyes. I also had a lot of waiting for some chrome paint to dry after top coating. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Some clean up, decals, and top coat left to do, but the Vidar is as fantastic as people have said. Still, looking forward to a simple HG kit next to recharge the batteries. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

1/3 Spent some time last week devising a t-frame for taking Gunpla pics. First pic the set up I've been using for a few months. It's dollar store foam core and bristol board. Note the right side of each pic and clear line where the back and bottom panels meet. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

A Tale of Two Gun Cannons* *Or how I bought a KO Origins Gun Cannon after forgetting I had an HGUC Gun Cannon in my backlog. When I realized, I knew I had to build them back to back. I was pretty sloppy on the clean up for the HGUC (red), but eh, it's fine for the shelf. 1/2 #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Did the box art trading card thing. 41 "boxes" in 2¼ sheets (back to back cards), and while not a complete inventory of my kits, it's a nice reminder of my journey through the hobby. #gunpla #gundam #artsandcrafts

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

1/4 Bear with me. Gonna use this post to set up the tags, with explanations in the replies. Builds are chronological. First pic in each reply will have a detailed impression of the build. #gunpla #plamo #gundam #gundambuildfighters #umamusumeprettyderby #umamusume #tokaiteio #30minutessisters

It was actually a reply to a post on Reddit that I aped in this concoction. Weirdly fits.

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

1/4 VF-22S Sturmvogel Milia-use. The other decaling project last week, and a chance to try out some Tamiya X35 Semi Gloss that I've had for a while but never used. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it looks the most like plastic, especially with the bright red color way. #plamo #macross #macross7

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

1/2 Bootleg Varguil FINALLY done! First my decals were stolen from my front door. (Along with some new paints) Next I ordered the wrong set. (Moon Gundam) Then I broke a C-clip which I needed to repair. But after all the setbacks, this glorious kit is finished. VF-22S tomorrow #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Well, my plan to top both my current kits got derailed by a broken c-clip. Engineering a solution was fun though. #gundam #gunpla

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I didn't mean to spend a large chunk of the afternoon decaling my bootleg Varguil, nor spend my evening decaling my VF-22S, but that's what ended up happening. Really, I needed to turn my brain off tonight and just get into a flow state after a hectic week. #gunpla #gundam #plamo #macross

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

WIP VF22S Sturmvogel Milia-use Such a nice kit to work on, with great parts/color separation, though I do wish Bandai had splurged on a fourth runner color, as the cockpit cowling and gunpod needed repainting. Hopefully finishing this weekend. #plamo #macross #macross7

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

1/2 GM Sniper A quick and easy weekend build to grow my collection of grunt-type MSes. The construction of this era of kits is so nostalgic to me, and pretty much defined the kind of kits I made when I was living in Japan. Quick reliable build with reliable results. #gunpla #gundam #gmsniper

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

1/2 She's done. What a wild, 2-week build. After getting a short on Insta about a Gundam horsegirl stuck in my head, it feels good to call it a wrap on this project. The inspo is Mihono Bourbon from Umamusume, a game which has also occupied much of my time. #gunpla #gundam #umamusume

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Hip thruster iterations. Second post shows some of how it's now attached. #gunpla #gundam

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MrMinto @mrminto.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Sometimes you get a dumb idea keeps you up until 3:30 AM, and what you should have done is just do it rather than toss and turn on bed for 2 hours. Then you should definitely go to bed early the next evening to recover some sleep debt, rather than spend 3 hours airbrushing a kit. #gunpla #gundam

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