Papa Rat

I have notifications on from many retail sites for any restocks so one day I might get to try it out. I have the larger 1/100 KOG with buster in my stash. I‘M saving that big boy for the Gaia. 🤩

Thanks. I never found it. I assume my dog must have ate it. Otherwise it would be around the general bench area which I tore apart looking. I also reached out to Volks US site to request a replacement sprue. I guess you can sometimes purchase them if they have them. We will see if they can help me out. Otherwise the small piece I built will suite the purpose fine. Until then I will work on getting the gold down and small hand painted details here and there. The color callout for the gold is a Gaia star bright gold which is as rare as a unicorn so I went with this MR Color Rough Gold. It has an interesting texture and sparkle to it, but I think it looks nice. It’s difficult to photograph but here’s a look before I put a gloss over it.

I’m Ready! She’s beautiful. ♥️

Was able to knockout the copper on the frame and underside of armor pieces today on the Volks 1:144 KOG. I used MR Color Super Copper over a black primer, I’m digging it. Next I need to mask that off and move on to gold. I’m excited for this little KOG. Going to be shiny. Too bad I am already seeing a little dust here and there, but most of this is not very visible when it’s completed. I think I need to clean my spray booth well before I do the outside armor pieces and make sure my dog isn’t at my feet shaking off that summer coat.

@Thom Nice. Please post the results. 😊

Thanks for sharing! 👍

@tekering Thanks so much! When moments present themselves to me like in this case where my own negligence “losing a part” offers me an opportunity to learn how to make something I can’t say it’s all that bad in the end. Lol. I’m blown away! Beautiful work and such a beefy build at that. I think you mentioned being super busy in preparation for a macross event. 40th anniversary if I remember correctly? I imagine the SDF-1 will be on display? Maybe I don’t know what I’m talking about. Hahahaha Anyway, If you have time please share more when the event happens and I also love seeing all the progress you make along the way. Oh and I’m digging your tackle box(s) of figure parts. That’s amazing! Edit* I guess it’s the 43rd anniversary of Macross

It makes eBay pricing seem more reasonable.

I hear ya.

Did a quick check to have my private warehouse shipped and it was going to cost $300+ yikes. I guess my stash lives in the warehouse indefinitely

Love to see it!

I’m ready. Also just got notification that the VF-1S Strike is in my private warehouse! Now if I only had an affordable shipping method?

@Big s @Chas I really appreciate the tips. Thanks so much. 👍

So have you ever been super careful with tiny pieces, cut them out and immediately put them in a dish to keep them safe as you work on other elements of the kit? Days pass and when it’s time to clip them up for priming, you look in the dish and the small part is MIA and have no idea how or where they went. Well it was my turn to deal with this issue. So I guess I need to make a replacement piece. Hope this isn’t too rough I’m missing one part of the head/face armor. (Part D10) on the new 1:144 KOG. It’s a tiny piece and most of it is hidden in the end so details can be ignored which is nice. Just glued a couple small pieces of Pla .3mm and some sanding and will probably shape it more for a better fit. Once it’s painted and in place nobody will know. Does anyone have pointers of best practices to keep parts safe. I may have to get some zip locks or tiny jars with lids? An open dish is well…open and ready for failure I guess. Lol

Thanks so much. Hands…come to think of it I do have some of those rounded finger Gundam hands laying around from a Gerwalk project I was working on. Great idea! I’m not familiar with the Pallas, but I am digging the design and that great color scheme. Looks amazing so far!

Thanks

I’m calling it on this Ashura-Temple. Not really pumped on how it turned out but moving on. Apparently couldn’t be bothered to go back in to fix some seam lines and shoddy masking. Oh well. Here's a before and after.

Awesome. Thanks for the link!

Hahaha. So true. Max and the SDF-1 run a tight ship. I slathered on the wash and just toweled off any pooling. I haven’t done any clean up with spirits yet and may just leave it a dirty dog. Oh, and yes it was my first Valk build and first Hasegawa kit. I was just starting out and decided to use all the color correcting decals to see how it would work out. Lesson learned. Hahahaha. In the end it was a fun and clumsy experience. 😅

Hahaha. It looks amazing if you stand back 10 feet and squint. 🤣 I think it’s best for me to lean into it being rough at this point and hope a flat topcoat and wash will help distract from my sloppiness. I’ll get a photo tomorrow.

So cool. Thanks for sharing. I’d love to see that Starscream! I always loved the voice acting for this character in the animated series I remember as a kid.

Just needing a top coat and a wash. There are no decals. I rushed this as much as possible and it shows in some areas, but I’m good with it. Lots learned with this one. I know that this is a precursor to F.S.S. MH design ethos so I figure it’s no problem making this look dirty and weathered unlike all the high gloss pristine F.S.S. mecha. 😉

Revisited an early build today while waiting for some paint to dry. I think this was my 4th build since starting this hobby? I didn’t know much about panel lining then and still don’t know much about weathering. I decided to add some brown oil wash to it and see what’s up. It sure looks dingy now but I feel like it really brings out all those nice details. Also all the messed up decals and poor seam line removal are all there as a reminder of how I have grown. Baby steps. Here is before taken last year and this is today after the wash

I see. Thanks for the heads up. The search continues.

That’s a great idea. I also have one that came in the 4 pack with that Ashura Temple I’m working on. The Bat-Shu triplets.