this is officially the worst suit in zeta gundam
what the hell are those!!!
i recorded the last session i did with aerial and captured the moment i finally finished putting her together! i thought i might like having this documented, so yes. 
ignore the part where i rip the arm off by accident
i did it!! my first gunpla, aerial, has been completed.
it took me about 8 hours roughly. the most tedious session was the first, where i was learning how to follow the directions and where the pieces commonly snap together, those basic things. i did 2 more sessions after that, one where i just did the arms, and then the last session was legs, waist, and weapons, which took about 3 hours. i imagine as i get more accustomed to building i can shave off an hour or two. 
i've never built anything this intricate before. i feel accomplished, although a little perturbed at my inability to hold the tiny pieces, lol. i've always been a little clumsy, but i feel like this sort of hobby really exacerbates that trait in me. i imagine getting better at holding the pieces comes with time, or you learn how to hold them in a good pair of tweezers if you don't trust your fingers, lol. it also probably didn't help that my nails are currently done, so they're longer than i'm used to!
overall though, my experience was positive! i'd love to go straight into building the next one, but my back needs a bit of a break. damn you chronic pain!! 
i'm interested in trying panel lining in the future, which seems like the easiest "extra step" to add in. waterslides and airbrushing painting is super cool to watch, but i unfortunately don't have enough space to accommodate all the tools you need for that. 
i should take it a step at a time anyways! not that i'll stop watching airbrushing videos on youtube tho... 
ty for reading~ 
i stuck to what i said i'd do last week and started aerial yesterday! i completed the head and body in my first sitting. i'd like to finish the rest this weekend, but pikmin 3 is out as of today, so no promises, hehe. if i don't get to this weekend, i'll do it over the course of the next week. :nodnod:
i streamed to discord while i built it, and i'm glad i didn't try to start it alone because i had the inclination to clip out all the pieces first, lol. i watched a potan video on youtube where he did that (and washed them in some sort of fancy bath too...), but i'm not at that level of gunpla nerd yet. luckily my friend said they just clip out the pieces as they go, so that's what i did. it's very satisfying hearing the little thunk as the clippers separate the plastic bits.
in this process i learned that my general clumsiness puts me at a small disadvantage since i can't hold the dang pieces well!! i kept dropping them or having bits just go flying out of my hands because gravity hates me. at least 4 times i had to bend down and search the carpet under my desk for a piece!
overall though i enjoyed it and can't wait to attach the arms and legs. i love the runner with the clear blue plastic bits that will be used for the beam sword and blaster. i'll be sure to take pics again!
thanks for reading~
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