MG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.3.0 [WIP: Amuro Ray in a Pilot Suit at 1/100 scale & Teaser Shots of Grandpa Gundam]

Whatever the build, whatever the scale, a model kit only ever comes alive when there is a human figurine at the same scale that can be displayed next to it. That's my personal theory anyway. I felt that all the hard work that went into the 1/100 scale RX-78-2 Gundam would've gone to waste if I didn't also paint up the similarly sized Amuro Ray figurine. For non-fans, Amuro is the protagonist of the first ever Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. As such below is the 1/100 scale Amuro Ray and some teaser shots of Grandpa Gundam himself (full photos will be uploaded at a later date).

Master Grade RX-78-2 Gundam Version 3.0 Work-in-Progress: 1/100 scale Amuro Ray in a pilot suit

Trying to balance himself on RX-78-2's hand, Amuro Ray grabs onto one of its fingers for dear life 

As the camera pulls back from Amuro, we get a long shot view of Grandpa Gundam from the waist up

To give you a idea of how small this figurine is, I took some photos with it next to a five sen coin as well as a regular paperclip (see below). With my old man eyes, this is the best I can manage these days. I suppose if I really tried I could do better but it would take too much time to be worth it.

First scale comparison: 1/100 Amuro Ray against a five sen coin

First scale comparison: 1/100 Amuro Ray against a paperclip

Closeup front view of the 1/100 scale Amuro Ray in a pilot suit

Closeup back view of the 1/100 scale Amuro Ray in a pilot suit

There was another Amuro Ray figurine that I completed and wrote about in the previous post. Back then, I didn't have time to assemble him and take photos. Well I've finished inserting the Body Core into the RX-78-2 Gundam's torso and took some closeup shots of the seated version of Amuro. If you look closely at the photos below, especially at the midriff section, you should be able to spot an open hatch exposing the seated pilot inside. This is yet another way a modeler can show the scale of the Gundam in comparison to a human being. If you recall, there is actually one other Amuro figurine that I painted (for a total of three), namely a version that was placed inside the Core Fighter.

Torso of the RX-78-2 Gundam opens up to reveal a seated version of Amuro Ray

Closeup view of the seated version of Amuro Ray, located inside the midriff section of the RX-78-2 Gundam

At first I had planned to upload photos of the RX-78-2 Gundam before I finished work on its weapons. Well, I've changed my mind. Instead I intend to finish its weapons first - Beam Rifle, Beam Sabre, Shield and Hyper Bazooka - before taking the final shots of the RX-78-2 in various poses. Doing it the way I had originally planned would've been anti-climatic. That I even showed any shots at all of the Grandpa Gundam in this post was because they were needed to show scale comparison of the figurine. But these are only teaser shots. The full monty will be presented in all their glory once the weapons are done. With that, another weekend comes to a close and I bid you au revoir.