Thanks all for all the viewings and feedback. it’s definitely a long journey for me. it paid off in the end. It’s a big surprise I got bumped to the Advanced catagory and came 2nd. Thanks HLJ for organizing this great event. It’s an eye opening experience to see the outstanding works from talent all over the world.
looks like i got bumped up too. considering that i had little experience with painting and LEDs i dont know whether to be pissed or happy that it made the cut
Yes you did. saw u entry in the advanced group. .. I love your led mods on the macross ship so much. so well executed. As u say.. not easy to pull it off with this small scale. I would love to get this kit too.. so much details!.. fun to see it coming to life
cheers mate, the only thing i can recommend if anyone is going to try something similar is to have a good supply of tiny drill bits and use epoxy glue for the fibre optics. model glue and super glue eats the stuff, and you wont know until you go to test the lights
Base color applied. will be doing panel lining, decal after. Seal again and add chipping, streaks, wash and mud effect. yet to know how it turns out in the end. I guess we will find out soon!
Ha ha ha.. nice one.. I was thinking Cobra as inspiration which is kinda the same.. May be I should call this TankMan. as it’s essentially half tank and half “man”! Any other suggestions?
small update but actually it takes a while to hook the wire up because of the relatively small room the tank came with.. End up having to create a different power chain for the headlights. Works out in the end.
WIP 4. I think the all the major mods are completed.. need to add panel lines and drill more tank rivets here and there. clean and polish the surface up..Torso extended about…
added photo etch part in head to show more details inside/ behind the green screen. Add lcd to see the effect. Started putting all the pieces together to test fit . Added…
added photo etch part in head to show more details inside/ behind the green screen. Add lcd to see the effect. Started putting all the pieces together to test fit . Added…
some updates on the arms and head modification progress. The sketch is only for reference but it gives me an idea where I am heading toward. Poxy putty are used to get the…