Completed SD NZ-999 Neo Zeong

Not much left to say here that I didn't already say in the build posts. I wanted a cheap kit to practice on, and that's what I got and more. If anything, my only regret with this is knowing that with the same effort applied to an original version of this kit, I could've had something that looks even better. 

















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