mslz22 Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Continued from "It Lives" over at the model forum. I am calling this 1/32nd but in reality it's a bit larger, like so much of this stuff I felt as though these were depicted larger in the show than the "official" stats indicate. I watched a few key sequences along with some of the art (like the invasion art from ep 1 fighting the tanks) and felt that this is within the margin of error, coming in slightly taller than 1/2 the size of a soldier mode beast. I know that will not gel with everyone but i always feel that the enemy stuff needs to be intimidating, and adding a little size helps with that. I got inspired to rush this thru ahead of a couple of other things, 1 reason is in anticipation of the last installment and the fact that last week was a steambath here weather wise, tried casting, no good, tried painting, no good, so tried my luck at some scratchbuilding. Still have a few odds and ends to take care of but really this is almost ready for molds, i want at least 3 for myself and may offer up a few if you guys who have the Capts beast and may want one. I am can tell you that this is stylized quite a bit, ref on this is hard to come by, at least consistent ref. Also it's a mash up of a few of my favorite views, little from column a, little from b. I've been thru 3 versions of how the body transitions into the eye at the front and i am still not sure if i am sold on it, may still mod that a bit. I have 2 options for the eye, one as just the ball and the other with a smaller ball and the shroud around the eye, the close up of the eye and the way it appears on the wide view tend to look quite different. Shoulder cannon is almost done but not in pic. thanks mike UPDATED pics, fixed the eye area and the chin, much happier with this.... Thanks mike Quote
505thAirborne Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 Absolutely amazing Mike, You and the Capt are model masters!! Quote
mslz22 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks, there is a lot of this.... in what i am trying to get at with this one. I can say that I've got a real feel for the mech in getting it this far, there really does seem to be a few different ways that it is illustrated thru the different mediums, art, show, models etc. I am partially using this 1/32nd as a trial run in some ways, I really would like to get a chance to scratch a 1/12 one to go with the old ride armour kits........maybe someday. mike Edited August 15, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
DarrinG Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 That last pic you posted did not show up for me... Quote
EXO Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 looks awesome! Too bad I didn't get the Legioss kit or have any of the 1/48s left. Great work though mike! Quote
mslz22 Posted August 15, 2012 Author Posted August 15, 2012 (edited) whoops fixed. Edited August 15, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
Viceland Posted August 15, 2012 Posted August 15, 2012 I have the Capt'nBeast, and most definitely want one of these to go with it. Quote
reddsun1 Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Awesome. One of my all time favorite enemy mechs. Quote
DarrinG Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Thanks, there is a lot of this.... in what i am trying to get at with this one. I can say that I've got a real feel for the mech in getting it this far, there really does seem to be a few different ways that it is illustrated thru the different mediums, art, show, models etc. I am partially using this 1/32nd as a trial run in some ways, I really would like to get a chance to scratch a 1/12 one to go with the old ride armour kits........maybe someday. mike I've always wanted to know who has that original painting and if I could ever get my hands on it. It better be framed and well lit in a primo place on some collector's wall somewhere... Quote
peter Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Holy $hit, are you kidding me?!?!?! I've been asking this question since the beginning of time "Where are the baddies for Mospeada?" Effin't awesome man, can't wait to see the finished product! Quote
EXO Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 OMG!!! I just realized something! I can up the size of my Mospeada cycles and figures!!! Bring it Mike!!! Quote
mslz22 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 Do you have these to up to 1/32nd? I don't think I've seen them, please share if you can... mike OMG!!! I just realized something! I can up the size of my Mospeada cycles and figures!!! Bring it Mike!!! Quote
EXO Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 They were made for the 1/55 toynamis. I definitely have to put all the details I wanted to for 1/32. I'd redo the female models also. Quote
tundrayeti Posted August 20, 2012 Posted August 20, 2012 great minds think alike.... although I was going to do them in a different scale... and this was just screwing around while I was traveling Quote
mslz22 Posted August 21, 2012 Author Posted August 21, 2012 Awesome, count me interested if you do these in 1/32! mike They were made for the 1/55 toynamis. I definitely have to put all the details I wanted to for 1/32. I'd redo the female models also. And another awesome start here.......you 3D guys amaze me... mike great minds think alike.... although I was going to do them in a different scale... and this was just screwing around while I was traveling Quote
DarrinG Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Here's another pic of the 1/48... Looking forward to Mike's progress on the 1/32-ish line! Quote
mslz22 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 First test shot casting right out of the molds, no trimming or anything. This is for the standard fighter, sans cannons. I think because if the size of the cannons I will offer a version with and without them, the version with the cannons being a few bucks more to cover the extra material. It will be at least a week or so before i can finish up the cannons so i may just build this one as the standard one and build a 2nd and 3rd one with the cannons later. thanks mike Quote
DarrinG Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Sir - You are not only talented but fast in doing so... a m a z i n g ... Quote
mslz22 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 Could not resist taking 20 minutes, cutting the pour sprues off and tacking it together, this is not cleaned up much but had to see it all together.....I personally like it, it looks aggressive, which is what i was hoping for.... thanks mike Quote
Benson13 Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 That bottom pic makes it look menacing. I can't wait to see it with some cannons. Quote
DarrinG Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 Looks outstanding! If you're looking for any feedback at this point, and you might not be - the shoulders look a little long, and the forearms and claws / nails look about 20% too big. Maybe elbow section a bit long too? Ball joint need to go up farther into shoulder? I'm curious if I cut off both the arms and reduced them 20% and added them back on what that would look like. Won't try it though unless you want me to. But who am I to nit-pick??! Looks great. When you look at these things you've done - are you amazed? Not many people can do anything remotely like this... Quote
mslz22 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 I think it's the mid arm that's making the arms look a bit too long, they are not fully engaged in the socket for one in the pic, but they can be easily be modded to cradle into the forearm and shoulder with little effort. Part of it was leaving enough room for pose-ability. I made the claws on the feet and the hands a bit over sized on purpose, I wanted this thing to look like it could really tear into you if it wanted too. Again to shorten those would be a fairly easy mod. Quote
Benson13 Posted August 24, 2012 Posted August 24, 2012 I'm digging the added length. It makes the whole design more feasible. With the added length in the arms it actually looks like it could reach out and attack something at a distance. The old Matchbox one didn't have that. It couldn't scratch it's own nose nor attack at range without using it's cannons. Quote
mslz22 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Posted August 24, 2012 Back view to end my day...... thanks mike Quote
mslz22 Posted September 1, 2012 Author Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) 1/12 is next up for this particular subject matter....not sure when. This was a good test run for that, there are a few things i will change in 1/12 thanks mike Edited September 1, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
CoryHolmes Posted September 2, 2012 Posted September 2, 2012 The only thing that looks iffy to me is on the backside. That grilled area is supposed to be a thruster of sorts, isn't it? Quote
mslz22 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Posted September 2, 2012 That backside is a bit tricky, right now i have kind of a "louvered" effect. It's another area that looks different in different pics. Painted you can see the louvered effect a bit better... thanks mike Quote
mslz22 Posted September 6, 2012 Author Posted September 6, 2012 (edited) Thanks, just about done with a test shot....the eye is tough to see because of a shadow but it's there.... mike Edited September 6, 2012 by mslz22 Quote
gundamOO Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 Hi, wow sup great stuff is this going to be for sale? Thank you, Jeff Quote
Vermillion One Posted September 6, 2012 Posted September 6, 2012 That looks great, do you happen to have the 1/32 Legioss kit to compare it to? Quote
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