By tetsujin on 2008-01-28 in Site News | Comments Off on Site Status Update
So, last time I posted site news here it was because I’d just barely gotten the thing on-line and looking vaguely reasonable. Now things are looking a bit more together, though still more than a bit rough around the edges. The main thing is that now I’ve got most of the model-building information from my […]
By tetsujin on 2008-01-17 in Site News | 0 Comments
For those who don’t know me, my name is George. I am a coder and a modeler. Online I usually go by the name “tetsujin”, sometimes by “1-4-4” or just my initials, “gec”. This is my new website. I’m still just getting it set up at this point, so bear with me. I may put […]
By tetsujin on 2008-01-12 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: sockmonkey, sockmonkey sandrock
New changes: Rejointed the arm Built up the front contour of the lower leg a bit with putty so the vents on the knee armor will have the right shape, once I add them Made the cockpit hatch and crotch part narrower I had wanted to rejoint the kit’s elbow, mainly to improve the looks […]
By tetsujin on 2008-01-09 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: sockmonkey, sockmonkey sandrock
Didn’t break a lot of new ground today: I cut the right shoulder to match the left (still needs some work of course) I also refined the beard, hollowed out the vulcan cannon area, and added the plates to either side of the face.
By tetsujin on 2008-01-02 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: sockmonkey, sockmonkey sandrock
Tonight I made the left lower leg narrower by 2mm (but made the knee guard .5mm wider), trimmed down the left shoulder armor, and reduced the length of the fringe at the base of the helmet by about 1mm. The shoulder armor change was something I decided on a while back: after looking at the […]
By tetsujin on 2008-01-01 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: sockmonkey, sockmonkey sandrock
I cut the head apart – took the whole beard off the face and replaced it with Kotobukiya parts and Aves, cut the top of the helmet off and made it narrower and shorter (vertically). This all took a couple hours but I feel like it’s already made a big difference in the appearance of […]