Will Vale Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Suspension? Running gear? Looks nice and grotty anyway! Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 Well finding time for this has not been easy but i have this shoulder armour sent to me from a guy over on gundam forums, a mod and it looks like tbis now. [img=http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o513/brian07900/20160916_065646_zps56wwgkyw.jpg] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 So why is that not working then....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastvader Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Your Image tags are wrong. It should be [*IMG] http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o513/brian07900/20160916_065646_zps56wwgkyw.jpg [/*IMG] sans * obviously. http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o513/brian07900/20160916_065646_zps56wwgkyw.jpg [/IMG] EDIT: Or rather that should work. But because everything about the forum is broken...it doesn't. Or at least not in the traditional fashion. The new forum software is parsing it as a link, rather than sticking to the code and parsing it as a link to an image. If you remove formatting you get the below without the need for the tags just by posting the link to the image on it's own. ie http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o513/brian07900/20160916_065646_zps56wwgkyw.jpg (and then click 'Remove Formatting') 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Thanks Blastvader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 managed a bit of painting time last-night shoulder spike and wheels painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) A bit more grime and i should be done with the wheels so i can then start on the tracks Edited September 21, 2016 by rockpopandchips 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Nice! Looks great, i love the touch of gold/bronze on the wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Cheers Hunter, toned it down a bit now. This side is finished but if I end up making a dio or stand for it I might add some mud to the tracks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Working on getting the main tank part finished now, there are a few parts still to add but I have started the weathering. I would like some advice as well, the two panels towards the back of the tank tracks with the heavy damage look to me like they something adding but Im not sure what, any advice? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 That's looking sooo good. It's a shame all the lovely work on the running gear is covered up, I'm glad you're leaving the skirts off in part. Cheers, W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Ok so this is the last test fitting of parts and light before I glue it all shut, I still can not get it to hold the Gatling gun so I might try using some other MG hand from Bandai to see if that helps before I glue the gun in place as well. I might make a start on the base and come back to this just so I dont rush to get it finished as there is lots more paint details and weathering still to do. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Cool! Looks so great all together, looks a lot beefier than i thought it would 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 Cheers Hunter. Starting to put these together they are a pain but look so good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Wow yeah they do look good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga Uzuner Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 looks perfect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Thanks guys, I have been busy with this as I have had a few problems with my dodgy wiring on the lights, they are all working now but I have had to separate the top and bottom of the tanks wiring and add a new switch. Anyway managed to get the tank finished, the amo belt isn't long enough to reach the back pack from the gatling gun but the open door is in a great place for the belt to feed out of, lots of new painting methods learnt on this kit and most of them turned out OK and over all Im happy with it. Im now thinking long and hard about a dio and Will Vales dio is big influence if a little intimidating but I will be using some of his build techniques to come up with something a bit smaller for the Zaku Tank (fingers crossed). Anyway a few pictures of the tank and just encase you didn't know the Zaku tank is from the Gundam series and the Zaku tanks are a result of the the Zeon being forced to salvage whatever they could, to cobble together new units from whatever was available in order to get more combat units to the field. These creation's are from mounting a Zaku torso, head and arms onto the hull of a Magella attack tank. ( Motor King are releasing the Magella kit at some point) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Wow lights too? Looks so good, really love that ammo belt! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Cheers Hunter. Ok so this is the start of my diorama for the Zaku tank, its going to be made as cheep as possible using junk thats around the house. So i started off with some styrene packing that I have stuck together using PVA glue and when its all dry i will add and cut rock shapes before going over it all with some wall finishing plaster.....well thats the plan anyway. Please feal free to comment and or point me in the right direction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeoman1942 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Absolutely stunning build. love the ammo belt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimMather Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 holy moly, looks awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Cheers guys, glad you like it. Done a bit more work on the dio base but i keep getting side tracked with my Jesta build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) So managed to get the plastering done on this yesterday, i might neen to smooth out a few area's to keep it looking a bit more 1/100 scale. Edited October 16, 2016 by rockpopandchips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Fished painting the rocks, quite pleased with them. Now i need to think on how to cover the ground. I will probably just wing it......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Coming along nicely! I like the big rear rock in the last picture a lot. It might be good to sponge on some washes of thinned paint, in a patchy fashion, to give a bit of large scale variation? Not sure what to suggest for the ground cover - is it going to be dry or wet terrain? Cheers, Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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