It’s been a little while since my last update here, and the reason is actually quite fun — I spent almost four weeks 3D-printing and assembling a massive RX-78-2 Gundam that stands an impressive 85 cm tall. After countless hours of printing, building, and carefully applying all the decals, I finally got to admire the finished model. And honestly, the result blew me away — it looks incredible, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.
The printing process turned out to be a real endurance test — just producing all the parts took nearly 300 hours in total. I used both my Bambu A1 Mini and P1S, letting them split the workload, which made the process much more efficient. For materials, I stuck with official PLA Lite filament. Since the surface of FDM prints isn’t perfectly smooth and painting would make the layer lines stand out too much, I went for a different approach: slicing the model into separate parts by color and printing each piece directly with the matching filament. Afterward, I glued everything together — and the final result actually turned out quite nice.
After finishing the assembly, I went a step further by using transfer paper to apply some decals and text markings onto the model. Compared to a plain-colored Gundam, these details really brought the whole thing to life, adding depth and a much more dynamic appearance.
This was actually my very first time building a Gundam of such massive size. In the past, I only assembled store-bought model kits, but this time I designed and modified every single part, printed them myself, and carefully assembled and detailed the whole thing. When the 85 cm RX-78 finally stood finished in front of me, the sense of accomplishment was overwhelming. It took nearly a full month to complete, but looking back, it was absolutely worth it. And if I find some spare time, my next project might just be a 3D-printed MK2 Gundam.
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