Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) Just thought some of you might be interested in seeing the other Monster come together. This is one of the few SMT Destroid Monsters that were made. The master of this brilliant kit was none other than our buddy Gundamhead. He did a great job with the sculpt. And SMT did a pretty good job with the casting of this large kit even though it took over a year to get to my doorstep. Clean up was essentially pretty easy, except for the rear hatches that had a seam line running through them. The mold must have slipped because the resulting shapes were oval. Lots of my cleanup time was spent on the rear hatches. The only criticism I'd give is that the legs are pretty boring. I know the other Monster kits aren't any better, but you'd think you'd have some visible hydraulics in the legs. What I do like about this kit that I'm a little wary about with Mike's is the length of the arm guns. This kit has some badass long arms. Mike's look a little shorter (and/or fatter) in comparison. Just my opinion although I've never closely examined the lineart. Well... here's my pics. Edited March 13, 2006 by Less than Super Ostrich Quote
mojacko Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 looking good...cant wait to see it finish....great!!! Quote
Gundamhead Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Holy $#!^! It's been a long time in coming seeing somebody else build one of those suckers! How's the balance on the holow cast? My pre-SMT ones were completely solid, and once the barrelles and arms went on, they balance perfectly. (A testament to the mecha's design, not hollow or solid cast models.) Which schemeare you planning? Green, green+yellowgreen, or low vis? Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 13, 2006 Author Posted March 13, 2006 Haven't decided on the paint scheme, but I imagine I'm going to keep it dark green. I anticipate it being heavily weathered. One question about the instructions, Joe. I noticed the chain gun in the instructions you sent me. I've never seen that on a Monster... is that original to your sculpt? I can't find it on this image: Quote
Gundamhead Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I figured after they settled back on Earth and there were angry Zentraedi about, a Monster might be too big of a gun, so they stuck a chain gun under it's nose for close combat instead of total detruction. Kinda like the smoke dipensers, just a option. I did take some liberties with the details, like the 'history' part. Just for fun. BTW, a part I did forget, is the antenae. they mount between cannons. I've seen them as blade type and as regular whip types. The blade type are shown sorta Gundamesque, but with one side shorter than the other ala Samurai helmets. Each antena goes inbetwen the left and right upper and lower cannons. (btween 1&2, and 3&4) Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 16, 2006 Author Posted March 16, 2006 Nope... it's 1/100 scale, but its still one big Monster. It goes with all the 1/100 scale destroids that are available. Quote
mslz22 Posted March 16, 2006 Posted March 16, 2006 Gosh i love Monsters...all shapes, all sizes..... Quote
MechTech Posted March 18, 2006 Posted March 18, 2006 1/100 Rocks! (Only 'cause I scratchbuilt one) I couldn't imagine where I would display a 1/72nd Monster. I don't have a garage at this house. The build up looks good Ostrich! If you can find it, there's a Tamiya Olive drab that seems to be perfect if you wanna just spray outa the can. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 21, 2006 Author Posted March 21, 2006 All the subassemblies are done. All pre-shading done. Will start the major painting this week. Hopefully I'll get some pics to share. Quote
Sdf-1 Posted March 21, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Sounds great LTSO. Yeah, get us some pics please! Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 25, 2006 Author Posted March 25, 2006 some updated pics http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/bbe...er/Monster1.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/bbe...er/Monster2.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/bbe...er/Monster3.jpg Quote
Chas Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicccee! Is so great to finally see one of these big boys with some clothes on! can't wait to see the weathering. Any plans to lay some rust-all down on this? Quote
Sdf-1 Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 Damn that looks good LTSO. What paints & colors did you use? Also, is it clear coated? The finish just looks so beautiful. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 25, 2006 Author Posted March 25, 2006 It's some preliminary painting plus a coat of future. I've scuffed up the paint job something awful, so there are some parts I gotta repaint. I also need the white stripes down the arms and some more airbrush weathering. Then I'll coat it with Future again and do an oil wash. I'll finish up with some chalk pastels and some dry brushing. Perhaps even a little paint chipping with a silver colored pencil. Lots to go and I'm still waiting on the decals from our buddy Anasazi. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 Can't wait to see it with decals on. How heavy is that thing? Is it completely solid resin? Quote
MechTech Posted March 26, 2006 Posted March 26, 2006 Looks great LTSO! Nice touch with the dark highlights. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 26, 2006 Author Posted March 26, 2006 Nope... it's not solid resin. The arms and main fuselage are rotocast (e.g., hollow). It is pretty heavy. The model is absolutely huge... I can't even believe we're gonna get one even bigger! Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted March 28, 2006 Author Posted March 28, 2006 I have to do some more weathering and paint some details, but here are the main pieces together. Quote
Sdf-1 Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 Hell yeah! That's a delicious "little" monster!!!! Honestly, I have no idea how big kit Mike's monster will be in nature... Quote
HWR MKII Posted March 28, 2006 Posted March 28, 2006 about half the size of a minicooper car(old style). Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 4, 2006 Author Posted April 4, 2006 Painting is done. Added a coat of future and started to do some drybrushing and weathering. Somebody remind me next time that I gotta put on the decals before I apply pastels. I started to on the feet before I remembered. Anasazi did a great job supplying the decals. Now I just gotta figure out where they go! Quote
THOR Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 LTSO, I figured I could just snap some pics of decal placement on my 1/160th instead of sending you poor copies from my copying machine at work. Let me know if this helps... Quote
Sdf-1 Posted April 4, 2006 Posted April 4, 2006 Painting is done. Added a coat of future and started to do some drybrushing and weathering. Somebody remind me next time that I gotta put on the decals before I apply pastels. I started to on the feet before I remembered. Anasazi did a great job supplying the decals. Now I just gotta figure out where they go! 387397[/snapback] That sure is one beautiful monster!!!You do drybrushing, pastels etc on gloss surface? Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 7, 2006 Author Posted April 7, 2006 Anyone know why there is no Kite Logo anywhere on the HWR-00 Mk II Monster? Quote
Gundamhead Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Anyone know why there is no Kite Logo anywhere on the HWR-00 Mk II Monster? 388678[/snapback] LTSO, The kites for the other Destroids are as follows, Defender- front left thigh, rear left arm Tomahawk- front left thigh, center torso rear Spartan- front left thigh, rear left waist/hip Phalynx- front center torso, (I think) rear center torso The Destroid kites are also red kites with white background. It's my understanding this denotes ground forces, while the VF's white kite with red background is air/naval. Given the trend from the other Destroids, I stuck a kite (Borrowed from a 1/100 Spartan kit) on the front left thigh, and one on the left back. Quote
promethuem5 Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 Wow...I guess I've never noticed this before, but until you start adding some markings and whatnot, the Monster really is a big block of smooth surfaces and not much surface detail. Nice painting so far, can't wait to see you weather it. Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 10, 2006 Author Posted April 10, 2006 Will try to take some pictures tonight. Model work: Added several decals made by Anasazi. I'm still having trouble identifying where alot of them go. Thanks, Thor, for posting that scan, but there are alot that I just can't see in that picture. If anyone has spare directions lying around, I'd like to borrow them. I'd be happy to mail them back with a couple bucks when I'm done. Base work: I've stained a wood base from Hobby Lobby and sealed it with a urethane coat. I masked the edges and added some terrain with that foam you use in flower arranging. I mixed up some Durham's Water putty until it was thin and painted it on over the terrain. Before it was try, I added some ballast used for ground cover for model railroads. Quote
HWR MKII Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 You could use the pics of the 1/160 one i built for some decal locations. The thread/s have to be around still Quote
Less than Super Ostrich Posted April 10, 2006 Author Posted April 10, 2006 I'll be taking some liberties with the decals. Personally, I think there are waaaay too many decals. You'd never see that many markings on normal armor. I think the "decal overload" makes it seem more cartoonish... yes, i know it was an anime, but c'mon. Quote
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