I Found an RX-78 Gunpla Box at a Thrift Store...and built it.

Found this High Grade RX-78-2 Gundam sitting quietly on a thrift store shelf, and I couldn’t believe it. Nine bucks? Okay! The box was in rough shape, and I half-expected the insides to be a mess but I decided to try and rescue it anyway.

Of course, it wouldn’t be one of my builds without mistakes. Some polycaps fought back right out of the gate. I also managed to switch elbow and knee cap covers and didn’t realize it until way too late.

Tried panel lining and sanding for the first time, which went about as well as you’d expect for a complete beginner. A build about small wins, small disasters, and finding unexpected joy in secondhand plastic.

Lyrics by Plazstix:
Thrift store shopping, trying to save a dime
Mobile suit down, but never left behind
Haters be trading and selling their plastic
One man's trash is another's fantastic

Thrift store Gunpluh, thrift store Gunpluh
What up bruh, now it's Mine huh, huh, huh

Cash in hand but the box is beat
Looks like I feel, now ain't that sweet.
Runners are good, my skills are not
When it comes to ready, I am not

Thrift store Gunpluh, thrift store Gunpluh
What up bruh, now it's Mine huh, huh, huh

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