By tetsujin on 2005-08-31 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:144 Sumo
The Otakon deadline has come and gone, of course, and Patcon is coming up, most likely to zoom by me before I can finish this project. I’ve decided that I’m not entirely happy with the original elbow joints that I made (though I think they were nice work, and it’s great to see how simply […]
By tetsujin on 2005-08-16 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:144 Sumo
After an emergency trip to the art supply store in Cambridge to get more mold rubber, I recast the cuff part for the upper arm and rigged up a simple test-shot of how the assembled arm will look, and comparing it to the original parts. Hopefully the results speak for themselves. In addition to being […]
By tetsujin on 2005-08-15 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:144 Sumo
Creating a pair of spherical hinges took about two hours work. They’re just slightly misaligned, which is unfortunate, but I don’t think it’ll be a big deal for this first Sumo. I also took another four hours to create a new uper arm cuff which I’ll recast to create upper arm and forearm parts. In […]
By tetsujin on 2005-08-01 in Models | Comments Off on Rifle Troubles
Tags: 1:144 Wing Zero
As I’ve progressed through the painting of this project all kinds of stupid problems have cropped up. Masks lifting up and getting painted under, paint chipping, all kinds of bad surface scratches cropping up, etc. Really, some parts of this model are a real mess. But whatcha gonna do? Put another 100 hours into fixing […]