Paul - Brazil Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hi all! It's been a long time since my last participation in a GB here in BM. I can tell you I am very happy for being around once again. This time, I will be building a Jigabachi on 1/72nd scale. The kit is from the japanese Kotobukyia. I will try to find or I will make some screens from the show to post here. Here is the box of the model: I was thinking about to do a review, but I find a great review on YouTube. It's in english and the guy covered all important informations about the model: Once I started the work, I will be posting here. Thanks for your visit! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Welcome, a great addition to the gb, the box shot looks great can't wait to see it take shape Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Jim Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Great Choice that man! I really liked Ghost in the Shell and watched it regularly when it was on the anime channel on sky (The channel has since ceased to exist) and I really liked it! So I can vouch for this kit and say that I will be gladly waiting to see its completion! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Hi Graham, Same feeling here! I couldn’t wait anymore. This model has been in my stash for almost two years. Yesterday, after the dinner, I started the “fight” against it. Hi RAF Colonel, Thanks for your kindly words. Ghost in the Shell is one of my favorites animes. Another one that I really like is “Skycrawlers”. The animes that add aviation are always my favorites. There’s a silly one, named “Allison to Lillia” (Allison & Lillian) that has planes too. I already have a Tiger Moth and a Shinden to convert in those that appears in the show. Well… Let’s go for the first things I did… This kits are a little bit different from those Airfix and Italeri we are used to build. They look like those “Snap Kits” from Revell or Monogram, but they are a lot of time more accurate. For a kid that is building its first model, glue is not needed. But, as I am not a kid anymore (it’s been ages since then) and don’t want to see pieces falling apart after the job done. I glue all the pieces very smooth and softly. There are too much pieces and it’s a little bit hard to see exactly what we are doing while building. To follow the instruction is a great idea. I cut and sanded the pieces for the first step. They are those pieces that appears in the upper left corner of the instructions: This is the “cockpit”: There’s no windshield or something like that. The pilot see the outside through digital screens. Here, all the first step done: Here in Brazil, it’s 21:54. I don’t think I can do something tonight. But if I do, you’ll know tomorrow. Cheers! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow, that looks really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) Hi Moofles! Yes! This one and the Tachikoma have a very nice design. There’s another aircraft from Ghost in the Shell that I think it’s very nice. It looks like a V-22 Osprey. Well… Here are the last things I did in the model… The down part of the nose was added. In that empty space with two square holes, will fit another piece. As I plan to airbrush the model, I will add this piece after the painting has done: The tailboom is almost ready, just need to add some more pieces: The two modules, side by side. As you can see, in that time the tailboom wasn’t sanded yet: The tailboom and fuselage glued together: The another side: Up to now, just two little places asked for Putty: I take my pictures with a Sony with the Macro Function On, so… sometimes I see better the kit details in the picture than with my naked eyes. Just now I realize the top part over the cockpit need a little bit of Putty. But this will be only tomorrow. See you! Paul. Edited March 8, 2012 by Paul - Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 This is one of those "I had no idea this existed, where can I get one?" kind of kits. Looks great - it's such an interesting shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 This is one of those "I had no idea this existed, where can I get one?" kind of kits. Looks great - it's such an interesting shape. Hi! It's a exotic shape, IMHO. I don't know exactly what "Jigabachi" means in japanese. But... I think must be some kind of "hornet". This model kit it's discontinued. This one I bought from this webstore: http://www.kallan-partners.com They have a lot of interesting model kits. Best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankyousam Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 This isn't my kind of thing, neither the topic nor the Japanese style animation, but this build does look impressive. Will keep an eye on your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 thankyousam, Thanks for your kindly words. Well… These pictures are the updates I did upto yesterday… I glued together all the pieces of the right engine: I don’t like that gaps between the pieces, so… Putty on them: After sanding job: Here is the body of the kit. In the right side, we can see the pieces of the left engine: The same job I did for the right engine, I am doing for the left. Each of the five “modules” you can see below are made by 02 or 04 pieces: The two front landing gears already glued in their place: The left piece will be glued to the body of the kit. The right piece is a little bit exotic. I will glue the machine gun and the main landing gear on it: This is how the two part above will fit: I want those “teeth” in silver: The machine gun was painted with a mix of matt black and silver: The plastic of this model is already in the “final” colour. But… I don’t like this “shiny” look. A war machine deserve to wear a flat paint! Testing the right gray: Yahoo! It seems I get the right colour in the first tempting! Thanks Humbrol! Well… I am “grounded” at home for two days. I am a little bit sick. In english, I should say: “I am with the flu!”. That’s really annoying, but… I can take more time at the workbench! I hope I can post news again tomorrow. Cheers and Sneezes! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Great progress and lots of pictures, that's always good! It's an interesting build to watch as, due to the subject matter, I really have no idea what part goes where! Very different to watching an aircraft build, where a lot of us have a good idea of the different sub-assemblies. Hope you're feeling better soon too... J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hi J! 99.9% of the models that cross my workbench are aircrafts. This feeling of “no idea what part goes where” becomes usual in this model. I double-check each part to avoid mistakes. Thanks for your words. I am feeling a little bit better today. After all those pills I hope I don’t turn into a mutant. The four big parts for the machine gun: Gun glued in its place: This thing fits here: The front and rear parts put together: Protecting the “silver teeth”: After the painting (gray). Those wholes are the place where the main landing gear will fit: Here we can see clearly the difference between the grays. The internal “ball” is the original plastic colour: Best! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hi all! These pictures are from the last weekend, when I got some time to the “hornet”... Main landing gears ready… … and already installed: Engines painted… … and installed: All tires painted in matt black: This is the way the whole thing is looking up to now: This part looks like a mouth… I really don’t know what it intends to be, but I know its place it’s there: Easy to view with the flash: I think I have 50% of the work done now. See you! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 That's looking great. Wildly different to conventional (well, real) helicopters. It's a while since I've seen the movie, does the gun pod swivel forwards like a hornet's abdomen/stinger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonb13 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 That's an excellent looking craft! Looking forward to seeing her finished, keep up the great work! J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) That's looking great. Wildly different to conventional (well, real) helicopters. It's a while since I've seen the movie, does the gun pod swivel forwards like a hornet's abdomen/stinger? Hi Will! Thanks for your words. Yes. We can change the position of the gun pod. Below it’s the part of the instruction for this: Here it’s the Instruction Manual’s cover: But I choose to put a little bit of glue in support frame of the gun pod (see the white circle below). As this model will stand among others of the same scale in the shelf, I want it no “movable” parts beyond the main rotor. If, someday, I will change my mind, will be easy to re-work that place. The plastic stand for the model is a little bit tall and some incident can happen anytime. Cheers! Paul. That's an excellent looking craft! Looking forward to seeing her finished, keep up the great work!J. Thanks J! I hope to finish him (or her) soon. So I could make a second kit on this GB. Cheers! Paul. Edited March 21, 2012 by Paul - Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Looking good Paul, interesting subject and I like the paint job! Keep up the good work! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 This is looking great and am really looking forward to seeing it finished now, Good job Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi all! Mike and Graham, thanks for your kindly words. Here are the last things I did in the model… Glued that part with the “pin” where the main rotor will fit: That’s was a little bit annoying. Each of this missiles have 03 parts. For 08 missiles: 03 x 08 = 24 parts: The little wings ready, with the rocket launchers: Already in their places: I “airbrushed” a coat (is it right to speak “coat” or is a layer?) of gloss varnish: Same pictures, with flash: The missiles will need some painting. I am thinking about Black: That’s all for now. Have a great week all of you! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Well, well... tonight, after dinner, I manage to do a wash in the chopper. As I painted it with enamels, the wash must be with acrylics. I took some water, drop a very little bit of acrylic matt black and did what I need to do. Below is the result. To be true: I liked. The recessed lines "came" to the pictures, letting the whole thing a little bit more real. Oooops! This is Sci-Fi! "... letting the whole thing as appears on the TV show." Stay tunned for more news during this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Gets better (and more scary looking) with each update - cool! D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Gets better (and more scary looking) with each update - cool!D I agree. If this thing really would exist, just its shape in the battlefield would be "psycho-weapon"! Hope I can finish this weekend. Cheers! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hi all! Here are the last updates. These things I did through this last week. Painted the left navigation light: Pained the main rotor parts: The 03 main parts already glued: The missiles received Tamiya Acrylic Gloss Black: I drop a little light green in the noses of the missiles: At this time, I already paint the right navigation light, with the same green. To be true: It’s green zinc chromate. The missiles in their places: Today, I finished the model. My last post will be with the “ready for inspection” pictures. Cheers! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul - Brazil Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hello again! Here are the Ready For Inspection pictures: And here… He rest on his base. The base was a gift from my brother. It’s a dark glass with a nice look of a mirror: The model is finished. The “Tachikoma” that comes in the box will be build in another occasion. I have plans to build the “vertol” from the movie too. I had a real funny time building this little hornet. Thanks a lot for all of you that waste your time visiting the thread. A big “Thank You!” for those who let here some kind words! As this GB goes up to next June… Hmmmm… Which one will be the next? Cheers! Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Certainly different, looks great though. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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