Build-up: Hasegawa Battroid

[Gabe Q]

I joined a one-month group build over at the Samurai-Monkey boards.

I will post progress here, too, from time to time.

I had a little while to work on my kit today so here goes...

The wings have injection marks that will need to be filled and sanded. I circled the most prominent one...

From test fitting, I find out the arm halves don't line up properly. I remove the posts shown to achieve the proper fit. I circled the first removed post.

Here are the arms glued together. I tried my best to line them up straight.

See the sink marks? I only circled one but they'll all have to be filled and sanded smooth.

More to come...

Please post comments, criticisms, tips, etc...

[DrunkenMaster2]

SWEET!! Another build-up, maybe I'll start mine soon.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Can't wait to see more progress shots!

[MechTech]

I can get a loan for that low! Ah, I mean lookin' good so far. I hate fillin' sink holes. Keep the updates comin.' - MT

[Gabe Q]

I can get a loan for that low! Ah, I mean lookin' good so far. I hate fillin' sink holes. Keep the updates comin.' - MT

I was building on the business section. I didn't know what the heck you were talking about at first!

[Gabe Q]

Well, I put in a couple more hours today. It was pretty much a lot more of test fitting and gluing.

Boring...

Next time, I'll move on to fixing seams and sanding and prepping for painting.

Here's a shot of my gunpod. I try to spend a little extra time getting the fit just right when I glue. I find that well lined up pieces need less prepping work afterwards.

You want to glue the pieces so the seam is filled. Too much glue and you make a mess. Too little glue and your bond isn't strong enough. You want it just right...

[Valkyrie addict]

looks good man, looking forward for your finished job, careful not to loose your two PC-X pieces for the joints, hehehehe

[Gabe Q]

looks good man, looking forward for your finished job, careful not to loose your two PC-X pieces for the joints, hehehehe

I put those away. You're right, wouldn't wanna lose those!

[Gabe Q]

Well, I had a little bit of time today.

Here's a shot of the wing with that nasty injection mark filled and sanded smooth.

Here are the 'biceps'. One of them cleaned up easily but the other one is taking a little bit more work. Seams!

You can barely make them out but here I've scribed recessed panel lines over the raised panel lines. I used some label tape and a photo etch saw.

That's it for tonight. It may seem like I'm working at a snail's pace but modeling is a time consuming task. Unfortunately, my time is limited.

[wm cheng]

Yay! a build-up - that's great, I haven't built a Battroid before.

Thanks so much!

I'll be watching for sure.

[Valkyrie addict]

nice to see someone detailing filling holes and getting rid of those annoying seam lines, can't wait to see it finished

[Gabe Q]

I had a little bit of time today.

As you can see, there are a considerable number of imperfections in the forearm. Don't get me wrong, it's a great kit but it just requires a little bit of work to get to perfection.

Next, I'll throw a coat of primer on the arm to find any last few minor imperfections.

Watch out for the arms when you build this kit!

[MechTech]

My hands get sore just looking at all the sanding you've done . Looks great. - MT

[Gabe Q]

So I unpacked a bunch of things in my garage and came across an old, unfinished kit. While I was doing research on a color scheme, I came across this little gem of a thread. Talk about going way back!

So after a few years hiatus, I'm back to work on this thing!

Today's progress: Just glued some magnets into the legs and leg armors...