annemarie7477 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I have an obsession about Iron Man. I'm not sure what it is, possibly Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, I'm not sure. All I know is that I have what some may consider a strange obsession with him. I have built the Moebius Iron Man kit (MKVI) which I fitted with LEDs so that his hands, eyes and arc reactor lit up. I then built the MKVII by Dragon which didn't go so great, the paint was a little gloopy and I enjoy brush painting and tried to brush paint Iron Man but it didn't work out very well. He looks great from a distance but, close up, he looks a bit ropey. So, when the latest Dragon Iron Man appeared in my (semi)local modelshop, I couldn't resist. The MK XLII is an absolutely stunning kit. The pieces looked great even on the sprue when I opened the box in the shop. I don't have these pictures because I didn't think that far ahead at the time. The kit fits together nicely, the front body armour and back body armour took a little persuading when trying to click them together over the 'skeleton' but once I managed it, it looks great. One good thing about doing a few different Iron Man kits is that I was able to learn by trial and error of what worked and what didn't. I knew that brushes didn't give a clean enough effect. I have already said about my obsession with Iron Man so I wanted him to look good. I chose Tamiya sprays for MK XLII but did not spray the pieces before I assembly. I've realised since then that might have been a better idea. Any way, It's not far from finished but still requires masking on both legs and one arm and the spraying finished. Until then, here he is...Dragon 1/9 MKXLII Iron Man from Marvel Studio's, Iron Man 3. I hope you like him. I am buying more masking tape this weekend so I can finally get him finished. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Very nice. Looks good. Makes me want to do another Iron man kit. Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Classic figure.. You have done a marvelous job so far. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetfighterjeff Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 looking good, nice paintwork. jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormfrontmodels Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wonderful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Nothing wrong with Iron Man kits - I've done two and have another two to do. Some nice painting there Anne Marie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickpadwick1801 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Nothing wrong with Iron Man kits - I've done two and have another two to do. Some nice painting there Anne Marie I agree definitely nothing wrong with iron man kits. I have done the Mark VII and have got the Mark III to do and I would happily do more.... Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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