I had to put away the Tau.  I just did not have the patience.   The whole operation became very daunting very quickly.

Instead, I bought some new Gundam kits to settle with;

The larger box is a so-called Master Grade, or MG kit.   Excellent levels of detail, well-thought colored molding, & intricate assembly that attempts to affect 'realistic' poses.  I favor the kits.   Larger scale, too, at 1/100.   The other three are so-called High Grades, or HG kits.  All three are from a series known as Gundam Build Fighters.   Gundam Build Fighters poses the concept that people can scan their kits into a video game & battle them.   Loosely based on an older video game series, Custom Robo.   I loved Custom Robo...

Anyways, the HG kits are much simpler than the MG kits.   HG kits are a smaller scale, at 1/144, as well.   Detail & flexibility can suffer, though.    I built the Hi-Mock first;

Quick build, still fun.   Not the most posable.   I've built worse, to be certain.

The Powered Arms Powerder (I'm not joking)  came next.   Here they are in progress;

A lot more tedious.   Lots of two-part joints to be assembled first, then combined to form arms.  

Finally, I built the Gunpla Battle Arm Arms (again, not joking.)  I did not take any pictures of this kit separately.   I did, though, mount the lot to the Hi-Mock

He doesn't stand well on his own at this point.   Both arms sets were meant for overloading suits.   I think they did the job.   I was slightly disappointed the Powered Arms Powerder only accommodated the included weapons.   No claws or manipulators.

I will probably start the MG kit next week.   We'll see.