#hyakuri

[gundamfight]

[hobbystationerytagimi]

バンダイスピリッツ　HG 1/144 百里（ヒャクリ）　機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ　再入荷しました。

https://www.tagimi.net/?pid=96553569

[ephemeral-builds]

I know it probably seems silly - but the HGIBO Hyakuri is one of my Graile kits.

Iron-Blooded Orphans is one of my favorite Gundam series, and the Hyakuri was one of my favorite designs. I've been wanting to build this kit ever since I first saw that suit on-screen. But, as I've mentioned before, I discovered Iron-Blooded Orphans long after it stopped airing and the kits were out of print. I didn't want to pay $60+ for a standard-release High Grade so I was stuck.

Thankfully, with the recent HGIBO reprints, I've finally got the chance to build this kit.

Unsurprisingly, there's a sheet of color-correcting foil stickers. They're not really horrible though. No big, obvious inaccuracies to correct. Just some little details here and there.

The kit also includes a runnerless stand. These aren't great... But it's always nice to have a stand included with a kit like this that can't really stand on its own two feet.

I was a little surprised that there was absolutely nothing for the eyes. No red plastic bit. No stickers. They were just going to be left white. So I got out my DSPIAE Super-Metallic red paint marker and fixed that. I think they turned out pretty well.

The bulk of the build is about what I'd expect from an HGIBO kit. Some polycaps for the joints... An almost-full inner-frame... Lots of exposed mechanical detail like pistons or hoses... Decent articulation...

The arms are surprisingly complicated. Lots of tiny little bits and pieces.

The backpack is absolutely massive. Just plain huge. It's the biggest part of the entire kit. And it's mostly just two big pieces that sandwich together.

It's a fairly simple build. Not a lot of accessories - just the two guns. No extra hands or melee weapons or anything like that.

It's a damn good thing they included the runnerless stand because this thing just cannot stand on its own two feet.

I mean, I could probably get it upright without the stand... Unlike some HGIBO kits the joints feel very strong. But those feet are just tiny and the backpack is so heavy it'd have to be a really weird-looking pose.

The articulation is pretty decent. The limbs move basically where I expect them to. And, like I said, everything feels pretty solid. I'm not having any trouble holding any poses.

There's a neat gimmick where you can use a couple panels off the backpack as shields. And the guns look pretty cool.

And, of course, there's the transformation gimmick.

I dunno, calling it a "transformation" seems a little generous. It felt a lot more dramatic in the show... But, basically, the arms fold away in the backpack and the toes go pointy. It still looks pretty neat... But it's a little simple.

I'm pretty happy with this build. I love the weirdly-insectoid look to it. That head is absolutely alien. It's definitely one of the more-unique designs from Iron-Blooded Orphans. I'm absolutely thrilled to finally have it up on my shelf.

[sylviegunpla]

Gunpla: HG-IBO 005: Hyakuri

This was one of the five kits my friend gifted me from his backlog, and the third highlighted. This kit had some interesting stickers for mostly flat areas (used on top of the backpack). IBO kits usually have an interesting design. I have a barbatos rex and julia reginlaze in my cabinet, and will probably show them off sometime too. I also panel lined this kit, used some gray gundam paint pen, and painted the eyes red. Actually, the very first thing when i opened this kit up was paint the eyes red. I used metallic red gundam marker, but on a paintbrush. I think it turned out fine... if you don't look TOO closesly

Anyway, this kit i have so far only shown off in flight mode. The flight mode is kind of interesting because it actually tucks the models arms up and they grip a hold of the guns which fold out to point forward. It's an interesting mechanism! More pictures:

Finally, stats for nerds:

[usafphantom2]

Hyakuri Air Base, Japan 09/12/2019 by Michael Alexander Via Flickr: 37-8315 '315' F-4EJ 'Kai' Phantom II 301 Hikotai special marks.

[chippyho-blog]

Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai #37-8315(sn: M015) Squadron: JASDF 7th AW / 301SQ Base: JASDF Hyakuri AB, Ibaraki-ken, Japan

Nov.29,2019 JASDF Hyakuri AB, Japan

[j-r-macready]

Mitsubishi F-2A 13-8515 '515' 6 Hikotai by Mark McEwan Via Flickr: 4 October 2017, Hyakuri

[karo-aviation]

Home page of Karo aviation photographers

Today at Hyakuri Japan F4 Phantom heaven. Returned after the last visit. Great openhouse and hospitality Hyakuri, what a place!