By tetsujin on 2022-05-23 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:100 Zaku Kai, 100 Day Challenge, scratchbuilding
I haven’t made much progress or posted any updates in the final 10 days of the challenge – until this one at least. I did some more work on mounting polycaps in the upper leg and, in recognition of the end of the 100 day challenge, I put together as much of the model as […]
By tetsujin on 2022-05-13 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:100 Zaku Kai, 100 Day Challenge, leg construction, scratchbuilding
For the past few days I’ve been continuing work on the Zaku knee joints. The design of this assembly and the mechanical arrangement for the knee armor goes back to the early days of the project, and it’s still something I take pride in. But at the same time I am kind of anxious to […]
By tetsujin on 2022-05-08 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:100 Zaku Kai, 100 Day Challenge, scratchbuilding
I’ve been continuing work on the Zaku’s knee joint parts. The components are simple in principle but it is a bit tricky to build joint parts with the appropriate mechanical precision. Today I made a lot of progress on the lower portion of the joint: the portion of the hinge that attaches to the lower […]
By tetsujin on 2022-05-04 in Models | 0 Comments
Tags: 1:100 Zaku Kai, 100 Day Challenge, scratchbuilding
It’s been about a week since the last update: part of that was because on the weekend I went to an electronics flea market: prep for that kept me busy for a bit, as did testing out the stuff I got afterward. But beyond that, I started working on the knee joint, and it took […]