I aligned all the cables on the model body and put painted armor plates in.Looks good! Colors and subtle shading went fine. Next step – legs and arms armor. In meantime I found that “somehow” I lost one piece of forearms cover… it is my first time… I never ever lost any model part before.It…
I decided to add a bit details to flat surfaces of the model and use riveting tool for 1/72 scale airplanes.I think it did the job well to improve general appearance of the model. Then time has come for painting of the armor parts. I used Tamiya LP paints, medium gray for initial shades. Then…
I started to work on adding lights to arms and body. There is one red LED on the forearms, cabling need to be hidden inside the joint. After some time I found a way to keep articulation on and to not destroy the wiring. The idea is to add a loop for the cabling that…
Second leg was completed, it went waaay better than the first one – call it experience 😉 I tested the frame fit as in featured picture and as a bit of relief from the soldering and cables I builded the backpack with wings – IT IS BIG! It’s pure fun to build Gunpla! Then I…