Papa Rat

Yeah I think the decals are nice but I may leave them off in the end and have it reflect the anime design even though the overall model proportions need an overhaul.

Whoops. Yeah I was referring to rivets on the model kit not the anime.

Its wild to imagine how large the text on these giant ships would be. Also this kit has visible rivets which I find hilarious. Rivets the size of baseball stadiums. Lol

Going to slap this together tonight. Should I have any concerns regarding the old decals failing? If so is there any sort of method anyone can share that can increase my odds of them successfully working?

That’s a great idea. It has the laser and small exhaust pipe I could work with, but this make is thruster free. Simple bipedal slab of metal. Clunk clank bang. Hahaha

Thanks for sharing. What a cool build. 👍

I hit it with a light gray/yellow ochre. It really gave some decent definition in what’s a very dark paint scheme. I need to keep practicing. Less is more. really appreciate the suggestion. ✌️

Totally. I think the texture at this scale is not working. Overkill. I like the idea of adding some highlights. It’s so murky, the colors are all the same value at this point. It needs something to pop.

Baby steps in hand painting. I had a lot of fun with this tiny bugger, but went a little off the rails from what I had envisioned. I don’t think I like the end result very much yet I had a great time along the way. tried to get a better pic with a paper background. Lol

Oh yeah!

Got a couple kits in the mix right now. Both are MA.K. The Grober Hund in previous post is ready for some seam removal and I also have a tiny 1:35 scale Wald Geist. So far I’ve added texture with some surfacer 500 and hit it with some black primer as a base color. Going to do all hand painting on this one and see what I can do. It’s actually really nice to have a couple projects going in tandem.

So exciting. Best of luck.

I’m going to do a straight build of the kit when it gets here but the idea of scratch building one sounds like fun. Or maybe having a 3d print made.

Totally agree. I appears the OG kit is there just as comparison reference.

Wow! That’s really nice. I just ordered Arii kit the other day. I will be coming back to these images for inspiration.

When you do get to it be ready for every piece having a seam right down the center. Besides that it’s a very straightforward build so far. I haven’t painted any form of camouflage yet and look forward to it. I may also try out that salt technique for chipping. I also haven’t sprayed acrylic before so that will be fun too.

That looks great! I decided to try my hand at a Grober Hund. I want to see what all the fuss is about. Haha

Hahaha. Yummmmmm

Wow that is beautiful. Painting goals. ♥️

https://hjweb.jp/article/1997102/ Some new Sirene pics/info love the rough surface texture they added.

Thanks. I’m not going super dirty like those old box art pics but it needs a little something something.

I don’t think I need a third version, but that box art is sooooo good!

Such a fun one. Felt like building an action figure more than a model kit. Next step is to weather it up. It will help me hide some areas that came out rough. Hahahaha.

@MechTech This is amazing! Sooooo cool. What a great dedication for Shadow.

Didn’t see this posted. Coming this august! Very happy to finally get an opportunity to grab one of these. https://www.hlj.com/1-72-scale-plamax-px09-vf-1d-battroid-valkyrie-super-dimension-fortress-macross-rerelease-max01469