MechTech Posted October 28 Posted October 28 @pengbuzz That's cool! I like the packaging label too! - MT Quote
Cheese3 Posted October 30 Posted October 30 Base coat done! I need to clean up the over spray and do some hand painting, then decal etc. I also broke the right arm connector! Gotta fix that too. Quote
SteveTheFish Posted October 31 Posted October 31 That's a wild design. Geometric patterns in loud colors... It reminds me of some design you'd see on a Trapper Keeper from 1991 or something. Quote
electric indigo Posted November 8 Posted November 8 Awesome work down to the finest detail, @joscasle! Quote
Urashiman Posted November 8 Author Posted November 8 18 hours ago, joscasle said: Almost finish wow man ... that is awesome! Almost like Shuishi Hayashi Quote
MechTech Posted November 8 Posted November 8 (edited) @Cheese3 That is a COOL and UNIQUE scheme! Unforgettable too! @electric indigo Looking good! I miss my ole' 1/100 scale vinyl kit of that I used to own. @joscasle Those fighter look BEAUTIFUL!!! The exhaust finishing is realistic too and tough to re-create. ANYBODY need a hand?!😁 My apologies for all the hand construction photos, but I thought they might help somebody out with scratch building or modifying their kit's. As you saw before, the stock hands that came with the 1/35th Dougram are lacking. Plus, they're only fists, so, no posability or second pose of hands comes with the kit. First I had to create the palm and thumb joints. The ball joint is on a hinge (you can hardly see it here). The finger bases are all leftover Gundam polycap pieces. The palms were two styrene pieces glued-together and cut/drilled out to ensure the finger joints line up. The bases of the fingers were cut from Evergreen square stock and square tube and lathed to make round ends. Thick wire was tinned on one end to be glued into the finger bases. How do you paint all those hollow finger joints without them moving around? I thought about it for a while. The answer, para-chord and a hack-saw frame. Here you can see how the pieces of finger went together in segments. The finger tips were solid, square stock, drilled out. Then they were filed to match the finger tip shape. Finally, they got two coats of CA glue to fill any cracks and smooth them over before a light sanding. I used Hi-Q 3.4mm springs to cover the mid-sections. They are SOFT and NOT springy at all. They almost feel like fabric, but ARE spring steel. And the fingers dry-fit to test them out. Then some paint to cover the dark primer color, a little panel liner, and Hi-Q 2mm gun barrel nozzles. The barrels are steal which meant I could heat them up and give them realistic heat wear. The final step was to take an old printer belt and cut segments out to fit the joint pieces. I used Gorilla Glue Clear Grip and CA to make them stick. Hopefully the added materials and colors add realism to the hands. The final photos are to show how the hand cables (costume jewelry "chain") or hydraulic lines fit into the arm to add details. The cables just fit loose so the hand can twist easily. No weathering yet. It would get rubbed off while I still continue to build the model and modify it. Again, sorry for all the photos, but I hope they inspire; and thank you for your feedback and ideas! - MT Edited November 8 by MechTech Quote
derex3592 Posted November 8 Posted November 8 1/72 Academy A-10 is FINALLY getting a primer coat. Terrible fitting kit. Modded for gear up. Quote
derex3592 Posted November 10 Posted November 10 Marbling done and base coat of Tamiya Lacquer Light Ghost Grey down yesterday. Quote
Urashiman Posted Monday at 04:01 PM Author Posted Monday at 04:01 PM Got something new for my stash… Quote
Thom Posted Monday at 05:27 PM Posted Monday at 05:27 PM @MechTech That is some great work on those hands! Wow! Could you post post a side-by-side with the kit hands? @derex3592 Academy seems to have some hits and misses, but glad to see you you worked past them. Looking really good. @Urashiman Real nice addition to the stash. Great they are including the Fold Booster. I may have to get the VF-19 of that. Quote
Urashiman Posted Monday at 07:31 PM Author Posted Monday at 07:31 PM 2 hours ago, Thom said: @MechTech That is some great work on those hands! Wow! Could you post post a side-by-side with the kit hands? @derex3592 Academy seems to have some hits and misses, but glad to see you you worked past them. Looking really good. @Urashiman Real nice addition to the stash. Great they are including the Fold Booster. I may have to get the VF-19 of that. I got that YF-19. just above the YF-21 in my stash now. and here a little box shot of what is in the YF-21 box. Quote
MechTech Posted Monday at 08:07 PM Posted Monday at 08:07 PM Thanks Thom! Here they are above and below. The only stock thing left is just part of the hand's back. - MT Quote
Thom Posted Tuesday at 12:42 AM Posted Tuesday at 12:42 AM 4 hours ago, MechTech said: Thanks Thom! Here they are above and below. The only stock thing left is just part of the hand's back. - MT Dude, that is a vast improvement! Quote
wm cheng Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:17 PM 22 hours ago, MechTech said: Thanks Thom! Here they are above and below. The only stock thing left is just part of the hand's back. - MT Wow! Amazing improvement is an understatement, complete new rebuild that looks F#$%King AMAZING!!! Quote
Gabe Q Posted Tuesday at 07:39 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:39 PM @MechTech I am in awe. Flabbergasted. You continually raise the bar. The hand looks like it could come to life and squish a head or something! @Urashiman That's quite the stash of kits you have there! I imagine that picture is just a small portion. @derex3592 That A-10 is coming along nicely! Good work! @joscasle Flawless. You've attended to every detail. You're an excellent modeler. You're in the home stretch and that's always a good feeling. Quote
Urashiman Posted Tuesday at 09:21 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 09:21 PM 1 hour ago, Gabe Q said: @MechTech I am in awe. Flabbergasted. You continually raise the bar. The hand looks like it could come to life and squish a head or something! @Urashiman That's quite the stash of kits you have there! I imagine that picture is just a small portion. @derex3592 That A-10 is coming along nicely! Good work! @joscasle Flawless. You've attended to every detail. You're an excellent modeler. You're in the home stretch and that's always a good feeling. Oh, you have no idea. This was the stash prior to the arrival of the YF-21. Quote
MechTech Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM @Thom, @wm cheng, @Gabe Q Thank you, guys; I appreciate it! I'm trying to make this a cool build for upcoming shows. A lot of people never even heard of Dougram, so this might inform them. The cockpit will be the fun part! - MT Quote
electric indigo Posted Thursday at 09:35 AM Posted Thursday at 09:35 AM Meawhile, in the Kastepo desert... Quote
Cheese3 Posted Thursday at 10:19 PM Posted Thursday at 10:19 PM It’s done! Por fin! I coated in a ton of pearl clear by Tamiya! Quote
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