John Moscato's
1/32 Perfect Detail Legioss AFC-01H

Report #9 April 14th,2002
mosc@total.net

John F. Moscato
Renaissance Art Models
http://www.total.net/~mosc

Hello everyone.

I've been meaning to get this update off to you for at least the last 2 weeks, but I've had my hands full with other things.

I know the grey primer is a bit of an eyesore, so I thought I'd dress it up a tad by temporarily-affixing some of the decal artwork. It also gave me an opportunity to make sure all the logos were sized adequately.

Rivets... This thing has a s&*W$^@t load of them, but my feeling is that they're a nice touch and give the model a realistic and subtle hint of detail. I'm about half-way through the process, which is quite long, as each one must be punched individually by hand.


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Alterations:  one aspect of the model which I decided to alter since the last update was the location of the wings, as I wasn't happy with the way the main wing planform stepped-down from the LEX. By comparing older pictures of the fighter, you'll notice that I mounted the wings about 5mm higher, aligning the under-side with the LEX and adding a splitter-plate aft of the engine nacelle that blended-in with the wing itself; closing off the gap between the engine nacelle, the arm and the wing in fighter mode.

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While I'm on the subject of the wings, I photographed a nearly-completed wing with all the flaps deployed. These can be built open or closed.

 

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Pictures of the arm-missile launch bays also have a bit of extra detail added. As with the wings/flaps, these can be positionned open or closed.


 

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Details, details: there's considerably more intricate stuff to look at since the last update. Firstly, the pattern for the canopy was produced, as well as a re-worked-and detailed cockpit section, sporting an improved HUD, cockpit screens, and center control stick. Basically, only the throttle and mode-change lever are missing now.

 

 

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Another considerable improvement can be found in the form of a re-designed radar/scanner unit, which I decided to re-sculpt as the first one was not totally to my liking.  I also detailed the HBT ports and sculpted mini HBT cans which will be separate and removable from their respective housings.

 

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Moving along to the torso area, you'll notice that I added the thruster in the upper-chest center section(the ride-armor stowage bin is SLIGHTLY visible underneath), and made a pivoting hatch for the bottom section to access the hip joint articulators. I also took a shot of the engine intakes; the left in fighter(open) mode, and the right in diver/soldier mode with the FOD shudders in place.

Feet: thrusters: I also did a bit of tinkering in this area; detailing the inside oth the heel/afterburner, as well as machining the thrust nozzles themselves.

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Special requests: several people have mentionned that I never took any pics of the Legioss in armo-diver mode... Well I did this time!-- Tim, this one's for you.

 

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The leg in the pictures is positionned a little bit further aft than it would be on the completed kit, but the torso was starting to wobble on those stacked paint-bottles, so I didn't dare push the leg in any further foreward for the photoshoot for fear of toppling it altogether.

 

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Smoke & mirrors: As I only sculpted one arm and leg, I resorted to a little bit of photo-manipulating to give everyone an idea of what this thing would look like once completed. The results aren't perfect, but I think they definitely give a better idea of what the Legioss will look like once completed... This thing is BIG! I mean REALLY big: even a PG Zeta Gundam is 2 inches short of a 1/32 Legioss in armo-soldier mode!

Anyway, that's it for this update. Once again, I'd like to remind everyone that if you'd like to see this thing produced as a resin model that you can buy, don't forget to e-mail me and tell me so!

Regards,

John F. Moscato
Renaissance Art Models
http://www.total.net/~mosc

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I made a small collage for anyone that wants a Legioss wallpaper.
Shawn