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Gunpla Build - GM Sniper II White Dingo Custom (Manual) 2026-06-14

Because this is a Premium Bandai color variant of an existing model kit, we get the instruction manual for the original Master Grade GM Sniper II:

That means we have some flavor text we can dive into. But I’m not gonna do it! Mwahahahahaha!

In all seriousness, because the OG GM Sniper II released in 2017, it’s new enough that all of the flavor text is in English. If you want to check it out for yourself, you can find it here.

Gunpla Build - Master Grade GM Sniper II (White Dingo Custom) 2026-06-13

The GM Sniper II White Dingo Custom is a bit of a weird one:

Warning: This post is long and a bit rambly, meaning it is exactly the kind of post I said I was going to try and stop writing. But I had a lot of things to say here, and it was actually a lot of fun to write, so hopefully you’ll give me a break this time

The Not-Quite-Logjam 2026-06-12

When I finally decided to roll up my sleeves and clear through my Logjam, I had multiple _un_finished builds in process. Now that I’m feeling “free”, and the weight has been lifted off my shoulders, I’d like to try and get back to them:

It’s the Master Grade EZ-8, and the GM Sniper II White Dingo Squad Custom. After having so much success with the Ground Type, they seemed like natural followups.

Site Update 2026-06-10

One of the best things about using Hugo as my static site generator is that it just works, and I never have to go around trying to fix it (this happened to me way too much back when I used the ruby-based Middleman, though that’s partly my fault for insisting on updating all of its associated dependencies all the time).

Consequently, one of the bad things about Hugo is that it’s so little maintenance that I tend to forget it’s even there, which means I’m less likely to tinker.

Gunpla Build - High Grade Mk II (21st Century Real Type Colors Version) 2026-06-08

This is the final build from my logjam (not including Real Grade Epyon and Wing Zero, which I’m still planning on photographing at some point).

Last year I built the Real Type Colors Zaku II, which was a fantastic little spin on a classic mobile suit. This time I’m building my second Real Type Colors model, though ironically this is the first one I actually bought, way back when the Gundam Base Tour came around in 2024.

Look at all the lasers on that boxart. It’s like it got its class photo taken. That’s how you know this is a throwback, 80’s inspired design

If you’re as much of a fan of the Mk II as I am, there’s no such thing as having too many of them. And this time it is in an awesome color scheme.