PinoyGundam was never really known for homegrown, hardcore modelers, most of us just chill and detox while at the forum/page from a long day at work or at school. We mostly collect, play and display our stuff- spending what little precious time we have outside of our priorities to enjoy the hobby in our own simple ways. Not really paying attention too much on the nitty gritty of being a gunpla scale modeler.

All of that is about to change.

Ace "Alas" Perez, one of our homegrown modelers from the Anazasi School of Vanz Hilario, is officially entering the Philippine Nationals on what is expected to be the first of a long line of modelers coming from the PinoyGundam scene. His entry is none other than the RGM-96X Jesta Master Grade, and here are the photos:

Featured at Gunjap!

Let us all wish Ace the best of luck on this contest. Whatever happens he definitely did us proud with this entry, his growth from a regular seller/collector to a full-pledged modeler in a span of few months is nothing short of remarkable.

Till next, Mismo!

I promised Anazasi Hilario that I will take a formal shoot of this kit, something that is deserved for this body of work.

Presenting the long-delayed photo gallery of his Formania rendition of the MG Sazabi- Anazasi's Big Red Monster!














Would have a comparison shoot with the old Sazabi on a later date. Chalk another one for Anazasi Customs.

Till next, Mismo!

I have always known that our Pinoy Gundam modelers can compete with the best of them worldwide. So when I broached the challenge of a Scratch-built / kit-bashed MG-ish 1/100 rendition of MSA-0011[Bst] S Gundam Plan 303E, more popularly knows as "Deepstriker" - to the great Vanz "Anazasi" Hilario, I knew right then and there that the investment will be worth it. I have been a big fan of the Sentinel Deepstriker design for years and it was only fitting that the first, non-resin Deepstriker in this part of the world was created by none other but a Filipino.

























 
 
Very proud to have been a part of this project. Ibang klase talaga diskarte ng Pinoy. Makes me even more revved up to help our other local modelers display their talents on a bigger scale.  

Anazasi's work is just the beginning, custom Mamaws showcasing the brilliance of other PinoyGundam modelers will be coming soon. Maybe another Deepstriker variant perhaps? Heheh!

TIll next, Mismo!


 

With Gerbera Tetra 144s humming in the rumor mill, I was wondering if the reincarnations can do the MS justice. I withheld having a commish project for a later date but never did I expect that the Anazasi hangar was already working on something. 

When I gave my Gerbera scraps to Daddy Vanz Hilario, never did I thought that he was going to turn this-



INTO THIS-

 
More photos!





















Spectacular work, and it only took two days for Vanz to complete this side project.
All my scraps were put into good use, from the bits to the arms to the other accessories. Ingenuity at full disposal once more for Anazasi Customs, aching to see the next WIP!

Till next, Mismo!