Gundam GP-02 Master Grade 1/100 Bandai

[YOULI]

Here is the GP-02 from Gundam 0083, the master grade model faaaar better than the old 1/144 one made in 1990.
I built it for a video company that owe the Bandai Visual Rights in France, so no WIP pictures here. I made it in a couple of days, quickly since it wasn't made fast enough by a friend of mine.

Enjoy

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Nice Youli,
so, do you like building Mecha as well?

 

[YOULI]

I've done a lot of mecha, Robotech (Dougram, Orguss, Macross, Diaclone...) is coming in mind immediatly, the kit from the eighties... Gundam of course but also Dragonar, L-Gaim, Five Star Stories, Aura BAttler Dunbine, Evangelion, Gasaraki, Shogun Warriors, Xabungle, Votoms, Armored Core, and so on

In fact it's my speciality, more than a hobby, almost a JOB. Done a special issue for a magazine in France about Japanese robots, was interviewed for TV, a lot of time, including intervention about the all 3 Transformers movies, done exhibitions for festivals, conventions, etc.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

WOW.....quite the robo-professional.
Happy to make your acquaintance.
I love me some robots and mecha as well.
Have you seen th Kotobukiya Zoids kits? They are incredible!

 

[YOULI]

Impressive kits but do love the original "toys" from Tomy as weel, back from the aighties... Got most of them, including Zoidzilla... A friend of mine has got all of them, collecting them for 25 years now

That's my Special Japanese robot Issue

 

[Biskup]

Now that's a big one.
Nice finish on it too.
Cheers

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Oh yeah, I am drooling over the picture of that magazine.

I think we could probably get long.

 

[YOULI]

It's from 2007. Very difficult and hard to find now since the editor ceased to edit the magazine and never mind this kind of subject.

But I'm still providing objects from time to time, the last time was from November to january, for an exhibition about Video Games named GAME STORY at the GRAND PALAIS in Paris, a biiiiiiig museum.
Not about robots but I do have a lot of collectors like the Alien toy from 1979, original GI Joe's named Action Force in France, D&D original toys, and some mangas (Dragon Ball, Cobra).

I need to find a way to take good pictures of my Gundam Model kits.
Got a lot of them. Have to check what I share here too...

 

[sunsanvil]

I must admit I'm a fan of the somewhat more outrageous MS designs like this one, or better yet the ExS. Even the FAZZ is slick, though its pretty much a single-pose model.

Some pics with natural light would have been soooo much better but from what I can see very nice work. Only constructive thing I'd say is to find a more convincing metallic paint for the rockets.

 

[YOULI]

Thanks. It was somehow a commission work... And the "rocket" look fine by me... BEEZ (the video company that distributed Gundam in France) was happy with it, and it's one of the many object they have at their office.

Mine is not even built. It will, someday, but in a very different and "realistic" look, with most certainly a GP-01 to fight with (in the desert ? Or maybe in the hangar, when Annabel Gato stole it ?).