https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/ Recent content in Build Showcase on GunplaForJoy Hugo en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/hg-v2-assault-buster/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/hg-v2-assault-buster/ A happy accident — what started as a stock build turned into a full Assault Buster paint job, and I’m not mad about it. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-f91/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-f91/ A McLaren F1 themed MG F91 built for the Gunpla Colorado Q1 2026 group build. Custom Papaya Orange paint, carbon fiber effects, and custom F1 decals. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/rg-astray-red-frame/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/rg-astray-red-frame/ Built for my son. Tamiya panel liner struck again and destroyed the frame — had to buy an entirely new kit just for the frame. Custom paint throughout, plus my first 3D printed Gundam stand with integrated LED lighting behind him. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-lah/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-lah/ Picked this one up specifically to practice customizations — but never got around to it. Not entirely sure why it does not float my boat, but maybe someday something crazy happens with this one. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/sd-zaku-kitty/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/sd-zaku-kitty/ Built this fun little kit for my wife. Great exercise in color planning and paint separation. Not a Hello Kitty fan personally — but I have to admit this is a pretty fun little combo. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-god-gundam/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-god-gundam/ Full of firsts — first full internal frame, first airbrush attempt, and first look at truly dynamic posing. The airbrush results on this kit got me hooked and changed how I build forever. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-rx782/ Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-rx782/ My first major customization. LED lights from Evandesigns.com, extended neck for wire routing, hand painted with Vallejo paints, and waterslide decals. This build set into motion my love for customizing kits. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-strike/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/eg-strike/ My first Entry Grade — amazing how much kit you get for the price. Kept it stock and handed it off to my son to play with. Sometimes that is the best outcome. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/rg-infinite-justice/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/rg-infinite-justice/ My first Real Grade — a very cool kit that was quite finicky. The Fatum craft it rides is very Green Goblin. Learned the hard way that Tamiya Panel Liner can break down plastic…note the broken beam sabers. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/hg-barbatos/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/hg-barbatos/ Barbatos was one of our first kits — my son still claims him as his favorite Gundam of all. This kit showed us the incredible range of motion some kits have, and was my first attempt at panel lining…it was a hot mess. https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-guncannon/ Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://gunplaforjoy.com/build-showcase/mg-guncannon/ Two of my first kits — the MG Guncannon and its SD counterpart. The MG was my very first snap build, the SD was my first attempt at brush painting. This is where it all began.