Nearly done with the Origin Zaku II Type C/C5. Can see why people love the origin Zaku so much. In a weird way it kinda reminds me of the first time I built a Zaku II 2.0….
hehe…. good luck!
a little tip if your going to paint the yellow belt pieces is to put them on a skewer with blu tack on the ends and u can paint them all at once.
update on the old kit – having a win with the restoration but cutting the windows is very sloppy. I’ve tried dremel drills, scalpels, and sharpened screw drivers with no luck….
not so much a build but more an attempt at a restoration/resurrection of a kit made back in 1987. gunna ditch the fibre optics and the awful silver paint
yup its an old AMT kit. I’ve ripped out all the optics and having a go at making some replacement decals. the old halogen bulbs are definitely going in the bin, i have no idea how they didnt melt the kit or burn a house down. trying to drill out the windows but they are tiny, narrow and im only getting about 10 window to a snapped drill bit at…[Read more]
Initial test build completed. Now it’s time for disassemble and trying seam line removal for the first time. Then I’ll need to decide on a paint scheme followed by my first attempt with an airbrush.