Kit comparison: 1/100 RE Nightingale and 1/100 SMS Nightingale

Ever since the announcement of Bandai's 1/100 RE Nightingale kit, I wanted to compare it with my 1/100 SMS Nightingale fulle resin kit. The Nightingale is one of the most popular mobile suits that Gunpla modellers wanted to see realized as a 1/100 Gunpla kit. For years the unit only came in full resin and resin conversion kits until the release of a plastic model kit by Regulation Center a few years ago. Unfortunately, not a lot of modellers work with resin kits and the plastic kit was full of quality issues. This year saw the release of the first official 1/100 Nightingale from Bandai through their new 1/100 kit line called Reborn. This will be a simple comparison between the 1/100 Reborn Nightingale and the 1/100 SMS Nightingale full resin kit, one of the most popular and well known of the Nightingale's resin kits.

The most noticeable difference between the two is larger and bulkier features of the SMS kit.

Painted Kit: 1/6 Misato in plugsuit

This is the second of the two resin kits I painted this week along with a 1/3 Kanu Unchou. This is a 1/6 Misato in plugsuit. Its from E2046's Ori series of kits, original sculpt figures by E2046. It is designed to match Shunya Yamashita's Rei and Asuka in plugsuit resin kit figures.

Painted Kit: 1/3 Kanu Unchou

Had two kits in the process of painting in the past week and this is one of them. Its a 1/3 scale figure of Kanu Unchou from Ikkitousen. It is the largest figure I own, in scale and in height, coming in at just under 18 inches.

Painted Kit: Asuka Langley in plugsuit.

Following my 1/6 Rei Ayanami in plugsuit is its partner figure which is also from Shunya Yamashita's illustrations. This is Asuka Langley in plugsuit. Kit is also 1/6 scale and follows the same style as Rei.

Painted Kit: 1/6 Rei Ayanami in plugsuit

After completing Chouun Shiryuu's Sword Dance kit, I've decided to work on a set of 4 kits from the same series. This is Rei Ayanami in plugsuit from Shunya Yamashita's illustrations. The kit is 1/6 scale and one of 2 from Shunya's.

Painted Kit: 1/7 Chouun Shiryuu Sword Dance

Finally completed another kit after putting this on the back burner a few months back. This is a 1/7 Chouun Shiryuu Sword Dance version resin kit.

Painted Kit: 1/6 Mai Shiranui

This is my other entry for E2046's GK Contest 2014 for their Figure category. The kit is a 1/6 Mai Shiranui. The PVC version of this kit comes in red and white and black and gold but for mine, I used navy blue and gold. The skin tone is done through my usual clear skin method with a base of half white/half cream paint mix. The gold on her large ribbon is of a metallic light gold shaded with metallic royal gold. While the rest of the gold on her clothes is metallic royal gold. The main color of her clothes is navy blue shaded with black.

Painted Kit: Strength Diorama

This is my contest I entry for E2046's GK Contest 2014 Diorama Category. The kit is that of Strength from Black Rock Shooter. Not sure if this kit is scaled but if it was it would probably be 1/8. She'd really thin and pretty small. Since I was on hiatus for several months, this kit was done in the last two weeks before the end of the entries submission with the diorama done just 2 days before I submitted (notice some parts are completely white.). The diorama is made of extremely simple materials, just a few blocks of Styrofoam.

Painted Kit: 1/7 Ryogi Shiki

Another resin kit finished over the 4th of July Weekend. This one is a 1/7 figure of Ryogi Shiki. It is one of my favorite figures from all my whole collection. The kit is really nice but the included waterslide decals for kimono's floral pattern and the eyes are disappointing. They lack vibrant colors and don't show up over dark colors.

Painted Kit: 1/6 Arisa - Rickenbacker Guitar Girl

After a bit of a hiatus, I'm finally to painting my kits. And the first kit I have done is Shunya Yamashita's Rickenbacker Guitar Girl Arisa.