Papa Rat

Finally found some old poly caps that fit the gunpla hands I want to use on the ARII super Gerwalk. Slapped them in with some milliput and will cover with some pla later. Also cut sections off a runner to make some generic “verniers”. More like tubes I suppose lol. They are rough looking and will need to be trimmed down and shaped a little bit once glue cures. Excited to add some details to this tiny old kit.

Awesome! Congrats on breaking in the new and improved space. Feels good

I have the Iwata lube and it will last more than a lifetime. It did the trick and recommend it. That being said I haven’t tried anything else for comparison. Best of luck. @nightmareB4macross Love all the fun detail bits in there. More more!

Brilliant idea! 👍

@MechTech Time flys that’s for sure. Having a clear cockpit immediately reminds me of Wonder Woman’s invisible Jet. lol. Just imagine seeing a person flying through the sky in a seated position cracks me up. Anyway, thanks for the input on the Monster. I l have been trying to find some ball joints etc…and like you mentioned, they appear to be sold out. The hunt continues.

My first attempt at some UV resin casting. I needed a duplicate cockpit so here goes nothing. I used this reusable mold clay stuff that softens in hot water. Pressed the piece into the clay and let it cool. Then it’s as easy as adding liquid resin and hit it with a UV light for a few minutes. Really easy to work with. After casting I just need to do some clean up and I’m good to go.

Makes sense. I’ll give it a go when it’s time to finish this up.

Have you messed with super glue to build up those friction areas? I imagine once a pose is established I will leave it be for the most part.

So it begins. I now have three kits in motion as I wait for paint to arrive for the previous two. Test fit went ok. Yeah this is going to need some extra TLC. I want to put some ball joints in hips for more stability. Maybe put some weight in the feet too? One of the more pressing issues are the arms and hatch. I need to figure out how to make the arm articulation tighter and rear hatch sit flush in the closed position. They just flop down and can’t support the weight. Not sure how to approach that.

@Thom @Big s thanks! 😊

Today marks my first year on this forum and first year building. In celebration here’s my first build in all of its sloppy glory including glue fingerprints and everything. I’ll just call it weathering. I used rattle cans with limited color options and some enamel hand painting. I found out that using lots of panel liner makes plastic brittle since most of the fingers broke off and had to be glued in place. lol. This kit is what started it all for me and glad to have taken the leap. I’m an old fart and better late than never.

@MechTech Thanks. I’m having a blast with these old kits. That turbine project you shared is wild. I’m blown away. Hahahaha Dad joke, but seriously you are on some other level while I’m here playing in the mud. lol I'm excited to see what else you have to share.

Yeah, I’ll have to dig through some old kit boxes and see if I have anything that fits.

Picked up some Gunpla round option hands and it’s going to make a big difference. Now to get a ball socket in there. I also need to make some tiny verniers from some of the runners since they are absent

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