MG 1/100 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (Part 2)

Continuing where I left off in the first part,

Here is the joints for the shoulders.

And then the shoulder, with the decals applied. Trim off the transparent edges of the decal if possible.

The RB-79 Ball-like cockpit.

Torso done with the frame covered.

The temptations of not building the head first finally got me.

After the head is done, let the joining off the head and the upper torso begin!

M1A1 Ha Abrams USMC 572143.

Other than Gundam, I collect tanks. This one was fixed so there is no process of building required.
I got this from a magazine, a free gift apparently. 

With some camera trick of playing with the lighting and the flash, I got this. 

 

And some additional I-dont-know-what-scale little laurel green soldiers. Just for the fun of playing.

 

MG 1/100 XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock (Part 1)

One of the best MGs with one of the best articulations for that line of release.

Suitable for beginners - joining parts (male + female) is easy on this one, unlike other MGs that require extra care.
For me, I prefer finishing the whole kit before I apply the decals. Others might apply decals while building it.
Here's the decals. 

Not much though.

Here is the mistake I made. Notice the sides of that decal on the middle? It was the stain from the lining, which got stuck on the decal when I removed the excess ink from the lines. 

Not to worry, there is a thing called decal trimming (optional), where you trim off the excess transparent sections of the decals. 

I built the shield first, not sure why I did that but never mind. I proceeded with the legs, both at the same time.

Then, the lower unit of the torso.

The articulations that I am emphasizing about.

With the leg and the lower/waist unit, it stands very very tall. No joke.

Standing next to Advance Grade AGE-1.