Hey look! I finally made a mobile suit! Not a gundam since it's an enemy unit but y'know. It is the most beautiful mobile suit design from all of the Gundam universe so I figured why not?
One of my primary concerns was the weight of everything since I'm pretty weak and this would be a lot all together. And that's why I chose EVA foam. For the finish I put down a base layer of plastidip then painted on two coats of Charcoal spraypaint. The Zedas is a very dark grey, not black, so I wanted to make sure I kept true to that.
I also decided to add some lighting! The red "eyes in the chest light up though it's a bit hard to see. The green in the face is a bit easier to see though!
Sadly on the way down to craftsmanship judging I encountered some very strong wind and it blew off one of my wings. I was able to fix it at con with hot glue and sprues from a gunpla (no joke) but I did have to redo the wings after to make them stronger.
Because I took a lot of pictures while building I've put them all in an album here.
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Cost
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Amount
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Item
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Store
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$8.65
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1 roll
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Craft foam roll
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Michaels
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$4.63
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2
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Transparent folders, green and red
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Office Depot
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$32.46
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1
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Folding trolley for transport
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Harbor Freight
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$29.03
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4 can
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Plastidip
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Walmart
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$2.13
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1 pack
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Nitrile gloves
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Walmart
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$24.03
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4 cans
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Charcoal Spray Paint
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Walmart
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$.64
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1
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3/8” dowel rod
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Michaels
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$3.21
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7
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Poster board
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Michaels and Walmart
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$21.48
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1
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Floor mat
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Walmart
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$23.18
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4
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Hi temp hot glue
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Joann’s
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$10.40
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5
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Center release buckle
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Joann’s
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$6.89
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3
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Twill tape
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Joann’s
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$4.31
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1
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Soldering iron
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Harbor Freight
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$12.96
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4
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Rosin
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Harbor Freight
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$4.86
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1
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Shoes
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Salv Army
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$6.88
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4
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Buckles
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Hobby Lobby
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$3.87
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2
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Ball ornaments
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Hobby Lobby
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$11.85
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2
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Battery holders
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L&M Wholesale Electronics
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$6.48
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1
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Bust enhancers to bulk out arms (unused)
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Joann’s
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$1.56
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1
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26” zip
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Joann’s
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$2.15
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1
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7/8” black lanyard
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Joann’s
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$8.19
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5
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Super glue
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Harbor Freight
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$41.60
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35
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Loose craft foam sheets
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Hobby Lobby
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$5.38
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1pk
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Plastic stakes
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Walmart
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$6.23
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2
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LI button batteries
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Harbor Freight
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$2.15
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1
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Micro clamps
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Harbor Freight
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$1.28
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2
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Hook and Loop
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Joanns
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$36.11
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1
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Foam for wings
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FoamOrder (San Fran)
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$32.87
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1
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Foam for Replacement wings
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TNT Cosplay
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$355.46
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