1/1 Combat San - WIP 1

My first of these type of models and I really like it. I enjoyed building her. It didn't take very long. It's not like making a Gundam and I'm not going to mod her like a Gundam. It feels strange because I'm actually thinking of her like a doll. I'm going to change her hair style and make her clothes different colours and... I'm going to put make up on her.

Oh my god. What's happening to me?

Is this the natural progression of my hobby? And why is it that I'm finding that I have so much in common with girls who do nail art? We use similar materials and actually go through similar processes. Ah... Pushing the boundaries I guess. And it certainly has helped me relate more to me new female friends. They seem to appreciate it too.

My saving grace is that she is still MECHA. And she has a beam rifle.

I really like her though. I'm glad I decided to buy this kit.

You have a large selection of hands to choose from but they aren't really that secure. However considering the large selection you can afford to glue them in place around the weapons which I'll do once I have them all modded and painted to my satisfaction.

I removed her antennae "ears" and her cow lick thing on top of her head. I also removed the shoulder section of her uniform in order to free up room for her arms to move. I don't mind the sleeveless look!

The boots and heel part come off kind of easily. Not very sturdy but... I'm not expecting much from a miniature female robot that was made to destroy bugs.

She doesn't have the articulation to do a proper salute so I settled for something similar to the box art. And I'm not trying to be スケベ/やらしい with the up skirt shot but I just though it looked cool.

It really is fun to try new things now and then. Next... Armored Core?!

Today's loot! Combat san!

Well I did it finally. I don't come across the Combat san's so often so I decided to pick it up this time. Particularly after seeing Gaigun get Pest X san and seeing ASM get Hoi Hoi san long ago, I wanted to be part of the group so I went and got the last one for myself.  So the triangle is complete now.

Up until a few minutes ago I had no idea what the story was concerning these... machines. Now that I've learned about them I have to say that I like them WAY more now. Basically they're mini cleaning robots designed to kill bugs! But Combat san recognizes Hoi Hoi san as an enemy and Pest X san recognizes Combat san as an enemy! Pretty light hearted fun. Check out the OVA! It's quite good! Man I'd love to have a real one of these to help me with the bugs in my apartment! And it doesn't attack spiders! Even better!

I never really liked Hoi Hoi san and Pest X san that much but I did take to Combat san a bit more because of the black hair, the red eyes, the saluting pose and the energy weapons. The model name (RRX-7.8) is also quite similar to the original Gundam, probably intentionally. Now I have my very own mini maid/bug killing/interceptor robot! It like a dream come true! haha. And with this I have now permanently cemented my place in otakudom. I never thought I'd jump from giant manly 18m tall killing machines to... tiny cute 10cm tall killing machines. I guess it's not THAT big of a jump after all.

The 2nd thing I bought was the VF-1A Egg Plane. I don't know why I'm moving toward the more 'cute' side of mecha these days (probably the female influences and opinions on my work coming into play) but ever since I first saw this Valkyrie Egg Plane I knew I wanted it. As a Macross fan I think it's a great thing to have.

1mm metal pipe to fix my broken RG RX-78-2 leg. Yes I broke it already.

And a Gundam marker for lining just because... why not. Looking forward to building both... someday soon I hope!