Model kits

Gunpla Chronicles - Tallgeese Waist 2020-03-02

We are in the home stretch now. Only two pieces to build! The next one on the list is the waist. Should be fairly straightforward - let me just get all the pieces ready and ….

Holy crap. That is a lot of pieces. I honestly cannot figure out how there were that many pieces left on all the remaining runners. Did they just appear out of thin air?

Gunpla Chronicles - Tallgeese Gun 2020-03-01

As I mentioned in the last post, the next two parts on the Tallgeese build list were the second vernier and second leg. Since these are identical in appearance to the originals, I felt no need to write about them. The only item of note is that I cracked the ankle guard on the leg. These pieces snap onto the leg, but they are so thin and small that it is not immediately obvious how it attaches and stays secure. Somehow, though, it does, at which point it stays in place even when it is cracked:

I still put some superglue on just in case.

Gunpla Chronicles - Tallgeese Arm 2020-02-23

As the post says, this is just about one arm - specifically the left arm - since that was what came up next in the random build order.

This is the third and final body part that uses an Advanced MS Joint. In this case it makes up the entire arm frame:

Previous Advanced MS Joints on this kit included a small hinge for the leg and the foot assembly, neither of which felt like the old ones from the early Real Grade kits. This is the one exception. The photo above shows the piece in its original form. To make it into an arm, you have to:

Pull out a random ball joint that ends up being tossed away
Rotate a piece a full 180 degrees
Bend the pieces so that they resemble the actual shape of an arm
Rotate a small clip (You can see it on the bottom, pointing straight down) and secure it to the rest of the frame

That is what I remember having to do on my old RGs. While impressive, it is also kind of a pain, and I hope the joints do not become floppy and noodly over time.

Gunpla Chronicles - Tallgeese Shield (and Beam Sabers) 2020-02-17

The shield is the next component on the build list.

The construction is quite simple. This is all you need:

Tragically, the decals got a little dark, so not only are they now extremely obviously decals, but they clash against the pure white of the shield. I originally thought and hoped that the color may fade away over time, but the next day it looked even worse.