I have always been fascinated by mecha kits especially gunpla and wanted to have it as a hobby. However their cost was enough to keep me at a safe distance from any cashier with a gundam box on hand. Until one day me and my colleagues went to a hardware shop after lunch because Wilson wanted to get several grids of sandpaper for his Gundam. After that, things will never be the same again.
I asked Wilson why he bought so many types of sandpaper just to sand a Gundam when he could have just got 2, a rough grid and a find grid? He then replied matter-of-factly that to make it smooth you would need to sand it with different grids, gradually flattening the cut leftovers to avoid scratching the other areas of the part and also make it as smooth as possible. And he said all that with his semi-brit accent. Wilson! you're a Malaysian! hehe just kidding dude ^_~. Me being the asshole to him that I am I told him that I can do it with only 2 grids of sand paper, which he responded with his "o rly?" . The next thing I knew I was asking him through msn (yes within working hours) what Gundams he recommends. He then gave me a list of URL of his suggested models of which I chose the following:
- Red Frame Astray
- Gundam Unicorn
- I actually forgot the 3rd one
Luckily, Wilson tried to convince me to get Exia (Ignition Mode) instead and started to show me a blog with the reviews of Exia's posability. With the first few images, I was sold. The geek knows his Gundam XD. So with that, I asked my good friend Wilson Jiun Voon Lim to purchase the Exia for me when goes to Thailand the following week. Theres actually a good story behind purchasing the Exia and I will just leave it to Wilson to tell the story (please do tell us the story again Uncle Wilson).
The following Monday, I never thought I would be so excited to see Wilson's face in the morning and yet I was. I've even changed my wallpaper to Gundam 00 and my msn pic toExia's profile to psyche me up. Surprisingly, William our Team Lead messaged me and said, "I hate your new profile pic" saying that Gundam 00 was a disgrace to the franchise. Apparently he's also a big fan of Gundams particularly Gundam Seed. At that moment I unplugged my mouse looked William in the eyes and threw the mouse at his face!!! hehe no I wouldnt do that XD and besides William is cool... wassup bro?! When Wilson finally arrived and handed me the box, I messaged William (who was sitting at the row behind me) to look as I raised the Gundam box while saying to myself, "look what I got... in your face man!" William then laughs at me and lifts up his own box of Gundam Freedom! That bastard geek also bought him one from Thailand!!! It was also Will's 1st Gundam. This is how the war between Exia and Freedom began. (More posts to come from this war)
Anyways, below is the box of Exia Ignition Mode.
Next post... "Waiting in excitement turns off reasoning"
Oh BTW, as the blog title suggests... I told myself that this would be my first and last gundam. ^_^
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