A little. the first time I painted the piping, the paint flaked off. I cleaned off all the paint, wiped the piping down with plastic cleaner. then I sprayed Dupont’s Plas-Stick adhesion promoter on the piping then sprayed Alclad’s pale gold. no problems after that.
Thanks for commenting. I think I’ll just spray this wallet destroyer with a flat or semi-coat.
How’s yours? I saw your WIP pic below just now. Are you going for a military color scheme? This guy surely got the look and build for it. Really looking forward to the finished product (and the WIP pics too)!!
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not really military scheme. greens and dark purple. hoping it turns out alright. i’ll be posting an update in a day or two on my progress. yeah wallet destroyer is a very good description. i got the nu ver ka on the way so i’ll be making a nice fighting scene once im done
Old HG kit Kapool. Rather old cheap kit that is right to test some techniques.
The goal of this build would be to experimenting with adding texture to the kit – some rust…
Expect little to non possibilities of posing. The model cannot even do the pose from the cover since the there is no rotation in the wrist joint.
Still overall it looks super cool – a freaking ball with small legs :P. It needs a HGUC (or HGCC) release.
MG Zaku 2 F2 progress. Almost there just need to finish the head. Not to sure about the pose yet? Very happy with how the HGUC zaku 2 F2 is posed but not sure if it works so well with the MG. It may just be that the bazooka looks awkward or I just need to spice it up a bit but ill work with it some more once the head is done!
looks great so far, I see what you mean that just because a kit is old it doesn’t mean it’s not very good, I’ll have to get some older MGs myself soon :D.
I think a pose where they’re holding the bazooka under the arm pointing forward may look nice.
Thanks yeah the manual and the box have some nice ideas on how to pose him or I may pop in the good old 0083 dads to get some ideas. Ill make sure the final images get posted so you all can see what I decided to do.
Sazabi Ver.Ka build is coming along VERY slowly for several reasons. Im hand brushing the whole kit and im thinning the paint a lot so its taking a few layers for good…
Progress on my gun cannon I built the arms and here are the legs I did some panel lining on the frame you guys let me know if it looks ok like that!!!! Happy building everyone! 🙂
MG Zaku 2 F2 Progress. Finished the side skirts all the tubbing and the back pack today. Going to have to do some touch ups here and there but very happy overall with the look so far 🙂
Main build of the Epyon is done, though i rushed it a bit in at the end. Might need to go back and touch up a little when the water slide decals come in for it. not sure if i…
After a solid day of building my PG Zaku II is completed. I love this kit, It really makes me want to get another prefect grade but that monstrous price tag will limit me a bit :P.
Looks great! Does the PG come with a bazooka? I can’t imagine how big that would be. Im not sure when I get my first PG If I want char’s version or this one.
Unfortunately it doesn’t come with a bazooka, though that’s understandable provided how huge it would be.
I think that the Char’s Zaku II just has different armor to accommodate the extra thrusters, (eg on the backpack and legs) so the only real factor is which colour scheme you prefer.
Wow, I ordered my first PG yesterday and it so happens to be the Zaku II. I’m more excited than ever to get my hands on it. It should arrive in stock at HLJ next month. Kit looks top notch and I can only hope to get it half as good!
Update on the PG Zaku II; I’ve finished the legs and they look simply astounding (and as tall as my MG RX-78-2 3.0). I’m really excited to finish the torso now and see it all put together.
I’m currently working on a custom build using 1/144 HG kits. I”m using a Gundam X Maoh, mainly just for the spare V-Fin atm, 2 Wing Gundam Fenice, a Wing Gundam, a Meteor…
I like seeing the visual change, but its just so monotonous. I’m actually going to have to sf some glee down for the shiny parts since the destiny has a lot of short stickers that done properly grip corners
Was it hard to paint the piping? I’ve heard people complaining about painting rubber before but I’ve never tried it myself
A little. the first time I painted the piping, the paint flaked off. I cleaned off all the paint, wiped the piping down with plastic cleaner. then I sprayed Dupont’s Plas-Stick adhesion promoter on the piping then sprayed Alclad’s pale gold. no problems after that.