Speedman Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I bought this a couple of years ago and have wanted an excuse to dig it out of the stash for a while. I'm going to be building it as an operational combat variant in camouflage with lighting. There's some nice detail on the base. The main torso parts came in a poly bag already off the sprue, I popped them together to give a better idea of the size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 It's a good kit - interesting scheme you're going for! Mine's in bits at the moment having suffered a cat attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I love the ironman kits, got a couple of dragon versions. Don't know why, but a digital or splinter camo seems to come to mind with this. Looking forward to more progress on this. Mstt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper15 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Watching with interest, I've been eying a few of these Iron Man kits up for something a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've not really started this one as I'm devoting my (limited) time to my Sherman build. But... I have bought the green LEDs I'm going to be fitting and gave them a quick test. They sit behind the white kit parts and give a lovely graduated glow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Those green leds look great fitted in there. The diffusion of the light looks spot on to me. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 The lighting look really cool. I must try this one day, probably a lot easier for a novice with all the lighting kits available these days. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 I've removed the majority of parts from their sprues and cleaned them up today, I did a quick dry fit and it looks like this one will be fairly easy to put together. Now I have to work out how to route the wires through it so I can have sub-assemblies for ease of painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Gettign wires through these kits isn't easy - I did it for my Iron Man mk 6 model, putting a power socket in his foot that connected to batteries in a box under the stand and it was a right whatsit, especially as the head was designed to be attached to the torso before the chest plates were added which was complicated with all the wires to light up the eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 The best solution to the lighting is to use header pins and sockets on a small piece of veroboard. That way you can build the head and arms up separately then connect them into the sockets as you add them to the torso. The Arc light can be soldered directly to the veroboard and supply wires run through one leg with pins on to connect it all to a battery box. Simples! Cheers, Warren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Gettign wires through these kits isn't easy - I did it for my Iron Man mk 6 model, putting a power socket in his foot that connected to batteries in a box under the stand and it was a right whatsit, especially as the head was designed to be attached to the torso before the chest plates were added which was complicated with all the wires to light up the eyes! The best solution to the lighting is to use header pins and sockets on a small piece of veroboard. That way you can build the head and arms up separately then connect them into the sockets as you add them to the torso. The Arc light can be soldered directly to the veroboard and supply wires run through one leg with pins on to connect it all to a battery box. I've designed the wiring to allow me to assemble the figure's main components after painting and solder the wires directly to some veroboard, fitted to the underside of the kit stand, and powered by a CR2032 battery. This is how I'm going to be able to run the wires down through the torso once painted, I've made a funnel from a drinking straw and some plastic card. As I fit the arms and head I will use tweezers to guide the wires into the funnel and pull the wire through from underneath. The chest plate will be fitted last. Here's where they will come out and they will then be threaded down another tube running through the right leg and into the base. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 And here's the tube in the leg... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Nice job with the wiring Speedman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Cheers I've finished all the parts and primed them, now I've got to decide on a camouflage pattern. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 The first part of the camouflage is on It's a mix of Revell's acrylic 08 Black with a little 09 Anthracite to tone it down. Once dry I masked it buy "splodging" some Humbrol Maskol on using the wrong end of a hairy stick. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I had a major disaster with this one last week. The Humbrol Maskol I recently bought must have been sitting on the shelf in the shop for some time, it decided it was going to turn into a hard glue instead of a easy to remove flexible mask. I had to strip the whole kit and start from scratch. A whole week of spraying and masking wasted After attacking it with some Fairy Power Spray and scrubbing the paint off, I used soapy water to loosen the Maskol and removed it with tweezers. I washed everything and left it for 48 hours to ensure it was thoroughly dry inside and out before testing the LEDs. I'm glad to say that they survived multiple immersions in water I primed it again and started painting, this time with a hairy stick as I don't have enough time to spray it again. (I've got 3 nights over the next week to finish it due to various commitments, this will be a close one ) In some way I'm glad that everything went pear shaped as I've decided to replace the dark earth base layer with Revell's Leaf Green to make it a proper jungle camouflage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Oh wow! Love the camo, every cloud has a silver lining, I think it looks better now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Sorry to hear about the maskol disaster, but I'm liking the new paint job. Suits the kit theme well. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Cheers guys Here are some updates... The panel lines are done. Gatling, arm guns and missile pack painted and detailed. Thrusters painted. I've started the base. It was very warped so I've built up the sides with plastic card to level it. The studs are for the veroboard to screw into and the whole in the back is for the switch. I'm running the LEDs off a CR2032 battery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Finished! I'll take some proper photos once I've got some decent daylight to play with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Rose Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Nice one! Looks so cool Speedman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Nice camo colour scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Cheers guys! As promised here are a few more photos, plus there's more in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philp Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I think this looks great in the camo and with the lighting. Fantastic job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Cracking build, love the colour scheme. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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