{"id":698,"date":"2011-06-12T21:28:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T02:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scope-eye.net\/?p=698"},"modified":"2011-06-12T21:28:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T02:28:40","slug":"hguc-zaku-color-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/?p=698","title":{"rendered":"HGUC Zaku Color part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I guess this is a bit more substantial of an update than the last one, since now I&#8217;ve actually painted some parts. This is the first real look at this Zaku (approximately) as it will look when finished.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_1_thumb.jpeg\" title=\"Comparison with box-stock kit\" \/><\/a><a href=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_2_thumb.jpeg\" title=\"Comparison with box-stock kit (side)\" \/><\/a><a href=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_3_thumb.jpeg\" title=\"Comparison with box-stock kit (rear)\" \/><\/a><a href=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_4_thumb.jpeg\" title=\"Comparison with box-stock kit (quarter view)\" \/><\/a><a href=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_5.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"model-data\/144_Zaku_Project\/144_zaku_project_20110612_Zaku_color_5_thumb.jpeg\" title=\"Incomplete new build with the other Zakus I've completed\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I wanted something that would stand out more than the other Zaku color schemes I&#8217;ve done &#8211; but still be very much a basic Zaku color scheme &#8211; and I think I pulled that off. (Of course, it&#8217;s basically the &#8220;Real Type&#8221; desert color scheme &#8211; though I don&#8217;t really think of this build as a desert-use Zaku.) Though I kind of get the feeling that it&#8217;ll look out of place any time it&#8217;s lined up next to the others&#8230; At this point I guess the next thing I need to figure out is the markings.<\/p>\n<p>A couple other minor things have changed since last time: First, the hands are from a new set of castings, which is why they&#8217;re unpainted&#8230;  I got myself a paint pressure pot to do pressure castings, and it&#8217;s improved the quality of my castings significantly.  But it took some time to get the gear and set it up, so I proceeded with painting the rest of the Zaku even though the hands weren&#8217;t ready. Second, I added an &#8220;under-layer&#8221; to the skirt armor to bridge the gaps that appeared between segments due to some of my modifications.  I&#8217;m really pleased with how that turned out.<\/p>\n<p>A couple other things to note: first, there is a spot where paint&#8217;s come off the shield, at the front edge.  I&#8217;m not too happy about this, the part fell on my floor (bare, rough concrete) and the spot chipped off. Ever since the flood, the floor down here has been a real hazard, I think it&#8217;s time I came up with a plan to fix it up&#8230;  Also, a few of the modifications show through the paint.  The blue putty I used to alter the legs shows through ever so slightly (not enough primer, I guess) &#8211; and the surface of the rear skirt where I erased the crappy HGUC bazooka rack gimmick is visibly uneven &#8211; I&#8217;ve since sanded that down to give it another go.  Finally, the base color of the forearms (Char red, since I had already glued the original green forearm parts before I decided to go forward with the wrist and elbow modifications) shows through a bit.  It&#8217;s mostly in panel lines and such but it&#8217;s frustrating&#8230;  I&#8217;m not sure what went wrong.  Not enough primer, again?  I guess&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I guess this is a bit more substantial of an update than the last one, since now I&#8217;ve actually painted some parts. This is the first real look at this Zaku (approximately) as it will look when finished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[47],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=698"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":705,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions\/705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scope-eye.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}