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clem-master-janitor — RX-77-3 Guncannon H.A. Type by-sa

Published: 2008-04-28 15:09:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 1841; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 65
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Description Time for a real update, besides my practice update. Here we have a kit (like the GM Sniper Custom) that I've been really wanting to do. Unlike the GM Sniper Custom, this kit was a breeze and turned out nicely.

This is the RX-77-3 Guncannon Heavy Arms Type. It's a B-Club conversion kit for your HGUC Guncannon. Let me tell you it was just at the right moment I managed to get this kit. Around 2004 I started to want to see what B-Club was about. I found a site selling the Conversion Kit and tried to buy. Fortunately they were sold out so I didn't get anything. Rewind to this February and I managed to see a few of these babies for sale elsewhere. Now, having managed to break some crucial parts of the original HGUC Guncannon, I had most of its spare parts laying around (hence what motivated me to go looking in the first place). Deciding it was time to reassemble the Guncannon, I started to go to work. About half way through the build I had a few issues with cleaning the damn resin but was kind enough to show me the way. While this was happening, and pushed me toward weathering with Tamiya's weathering kits. I worked on the kit pretty hard the last few days after I managed to assemble the last bits of this puzzle, mainly the MG Guncannon decals. In fact, I did all the decals, the two coats of dullcoat, and the weathering work all last night. Amazing how highly toxic chemicals dry so fast. Also, I think my brain went a bit crazy. Not sure how I would tell. So here it is, the Guncannon Heavy Arms Type.

You'll notice I decked it out with the MG Guncannon decals instead of going with the Titan's scheme. I had committed earlier this year to rebuild both of my Guncannons as the duo of Kai and Hayato. Now with the Heavy Arms Type in my collection, I decided to do the 'what if' scenario and assumed Gundam hadn't been canceled so this design managed to get in the series (I read a lot about these things while researching) So, flipping a coin, I made this unit #109 with Hayato being the primary pilot. Made sense to me since Hayato piloted the Guntank. They both look alike color wise. Yeah, that was pretty much the only motivation for why I did it that way.

Colors:

Model Master: Cobalt Blue, Duck Egg Blue, Gunship Gray, Dark Gray

Polly S: DTI Cherry Red
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Comments: 17

mobilesuitsoldier [2012-04-26 22:47:51 +0000 UTC]

So this is just a repainted guncannon? either way the heavy arms is an awesome variation of the original guncannon. ed

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clem-master-janitor In reply to mobilesuitsoldier [2012-04-28 20:43:49 +0000 UTC]

One part repaint with resin parts integrated to make it a 'new' kit. The head antennas, , the cockpit armor, cannons and housing, backpack, shoulder assembly, elbows, lower arms, hands, skirt armor, lower legs, and feet are new parts.

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mobilesuitsoldier In reply to clem-master-janitor [2012-04-29 01:32:21 +0000 UTC]

so it's a modification of the original guncannon?

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clem-master-janitor In reply to mobilesuitsoldier [2012-04-29 03:13:28 +0000 UTC]

Yep. There was the option to give it a beam cannon instead of the big ass shoulder cannons.

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mobilesuitsoldier In reply to clem-master-janitor [2012-04-29 03:15:56 +0000 UTC]

ooooh well any new HGUC mobile suits?

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clem-master-janitor In reply to mobilesuitsoldier [2012-04-30 17:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Not lately. I've been pretty conservative on purchasing more. Need to work on eliminating the pile I already have.

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mobilesuitsoldier In reply to clem-master-janitor [2012-04-30 22:39:08 +0000 UTC]

ok just asking.

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heavyneos [2011-03-19 16:46:01 +0000 UTC]

Guncannon is my fav mobile suite

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RaphaelGreen20 [2009-08-30 05:40:19 +0000 UTC]

i love the color scheme for your guncannon. amazing paint job!

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clem-master-janitor In reply to RaphaelGreen20 [2009-09-02 13:10:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank ya!

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RaphaelGreen20 In reply to clem-master-janitor [2009-09-04 20:10:38 +0000 UTC]

your welcome you should tell me what you think about my custom zaku 1.

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JonEvangelist [2008-05-04 07:07:19 +0000 UTC]

Is this the conversion parts you've used? [link]

I think it needs some chipped paint effect like your gelgoog. But that's up to you.

Btw, i'm slowly getting into the UC series. I watched 0083 stardust memories only because of the kawamori designs, but i didnt expect the action to be that good. The battles aren't as one-sided and the mobile suits dont do those judo-karate moves(i really hate those).

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clem-master-janitor In reply to JonEvangelist [2008-05-04 17:03:22 +0000 UTC]

Yep, those are the parts. I must have lucked out and bought one of the last few kits.

Yeah, I thought maybe chipped paint would be nice but I just didn't have the patience this time to get the salt, grind it fine so not to get the mad paint failure effect like the Gelgoog Marine.

See, though I assemble a ton of these UC kits, I've only watched one Gundam UC movie ever. I'm still on the fence and just don't have the patience to go out and invest in a series I'm not sure if I'll enjoy. Probably would help to have that knowledge but I just keep focusing in on the kits and the tidbits of information around the net to help with that. I hear it's good, 0083, and the 08th MS Team is a good one, too. Both heavily based on real mecha designs versus the magical super powered beasts of the super genre.

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Kima1835 [2008-04-29 09:54:20 +0000 UTC]

awesome man, you are really getting better in it, I can see that xD

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clem-master-janitor In reply to Kima1835 [2008-04-29 14:17:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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Bluudy [2008-04-28 16:42:34 +0000 UTC]

So that's the "bad guy" ?
You did it...another great mecha finished!
I'm so glad that I could help you at least a little!!!
Love the weathering details..he seems really dirty

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clem-master-janitor In reply to Bluudy [2008-04-28 21:46:00 +0000 UTC]

I don't think he's a 'bad guy.' At least, not the way I designed it. It's being piloted by one of the heroes from the one year war in Gundam, so unless he's saying to hell with it and killing everyone he can, I think he's a good guy.

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