Build Log
Assembly, pretty typical
Upgraded to actuated hands
M16A2 printed from Shapeways
Aftermarket rocket pod, terrible kit.
So many cones.
Need something to mount, since it was meant for under a wing
Kitbashed together
Reference photo for a CH53 helicopter flare dispenser
Scratchbuilding a flare/chaff dispenser
Primed, everything is getting a rust primer. Re-used some rocket noses from the pod kit
Undocumented prior to this is a gunmetal put down lightly over the primer, then vallejo chipping medium over that. The lightness of the gunmetal allows the rust primer to peek through from certain angles, it is more impressive in motion.
Custom accessories got primed
Used 3 colors on top of the base coat. The brown used a larger stencil size and went down first, subsequent ones were smaller. Both sizes from Fallout Hobbies, great vinyl stencils.
Upper torso, mid camo
1:6 action figure accessories. The slide actuates, and the magazine is removable. I ended up not using these cuz the scale was just a tad off, and the model was getting too cluttered.
1:6 scale Ka-Bar, sheath clasp is magnetic
The chipping of the camo areas was harder than the base coat, likely due to much thicker paint. I struggled a lot with paint curling when trying to chip larger flat sections. Tapping with a toothbrush gave best results.
More examples of curling
Likely the worst of it, I'm glad this supposed to be a heavily weathered build.
Army Star stencil cut from frisket
Before my first attempt at an oil pin filter for rust and fading
Oil Pin Filter in progress
This photo is terrible, but the right arm is weathered, the left one is not.
I think i'm going to use weathering master on the raw steel of the inner frame
I think the edges of the chipped areas may have gotten worse during the turpenoid application. I wonder if the satin varnish coat i put down after chipping was insufficient to protect it.
I wanted to build a more sophisticated base.
Initial attempt at rice paddy terrain, but...
I didn't like that color scheme, so I reversed it
Each plant is mascara brush bristles in hot glue, painted.
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4 February 2019, 12:45