Bandai Scopedog Given the large scale of the Scopedog and gritty nature of the Votoms universe, I decided to showcase weathering in this build. Follow the picture links to the Gallery and the In-Progress pages. Gallery Page In-Progress Page Source: Funakatown

Airfix Messerschmitt My second 1/72 Airfix WWII fighter built early in 2015 but not officially completed until October. Click on the pictures for links. Gallery Page In-Progress Page Source: Funakatown

Ramba Ral Zaku Gallery This is a kitbash created by combining the HGUC Zaku I Sniper and standard Zaku I kits to make Ramba Ral’s unit. It was also the “star” of my How to build Gunpla tutorial. Click on the picture above to go to the gallery. Source: Funakatown

WTF Happened to Funaka??? TLDR Version: I moved and I’ve been REALLY busy so not much building and even less posting. But I’m back. Hopefully I’ll stay back. So it’s been over two years since I updated my blog. I’m still alive and building models but a few things have happened that have kept me from updating Funakatown. The first is that I moved last year. I spent the Spring and Summer preparing to sell my old house, selling my old house, looking for a new house to buy, packing, moving and unpacking. Then the major home improvement work started, and it involved the room that would eventually become my hobby room. From most of the time from April of 2015 through May of 2016 my spray booth was either in storage, in the garage (under or behind a … Read More

IBO Diorama WIP 1: The Base I originally  wanted to recreate the final fight between  the Barbatos and Graze Ein from the anime for my first diarama. Didn’t feel like buying the 6th form HG Barbatos but I had the HG Barbatos that came with the Long Distance Booster. Looked into how much model buildings cost (they are expensive) and didn’t want to scratch build them so I went with a forest fight. From there I came up with a concept that had the Graze Ein win the fight by drill kick and thought I would try using a motor to to have it drilling. Started off with a 16″ x 10″ wood base and used cork board to build up the cliff sides. That was a bad idea since the layers are so thin and cork is not … Read More