Whats Lying on your Workbench MK IV

[nightmareB4macross]

1 hour ago, Chas said:

Thanks! Now I'm working on widening the thighs and then I gotta round them off a bit.

Love the eye camera detail! And movable no less! Awesome!

Did you scratch build that, or was it a lucky find in the spares box?

Scratch built.

[Chas]

  😱

Lovely work, and so clean. 

I've got a long way to go.

[Big s]

2 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Scratch built.

Really cool

[Papa Rat]

@nightmareB4macross that’s a great detail. How do you move the eye? Is it accessible from the back of the head?

[Papa Rat]

@Chas Very cool. I’m excited to see what you do to this build. 
 

Whole lot of sanding going on over here for this big boy. Volks 1/100 Viola Crumars II

[nightmareB4macross]

3 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

@nightmareB4macross that’s a great detail. How do you move the eye? Is it accessible from the back of the head?

The entire component can be moved manually via the visor. Kept it loose to move it with ease.

[tekering]

@Chas @nightmareB4macross Impressive engineering, guys! 

I'm calling Dresden's Blue Beetle done.  Here are a few finished pics.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen. 🥰

[electric indigo]

@Papa Rat See you in Kastepo 😁

[Papa Rat]

5 hours ago, electric indigo said:

@Papa Rat See you in Kastepo 😁

Blood temple! Wow, I want a better look at that. 😍 There are so many cool MH designs only once available in garage kit form. I covet one so bad. One day hopefully. 

[Papa Rat]

@tekering That commission came out great! Love it. Beep beep

[nightmareB4macross]

8 hours ago, tekering said:

@Chas @nightmareB4macross Impressive engineering, guys! 

I'm calling Dresden's Blue Beetle done.  Here are a few finished pics.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen. 🥰

V Dub in da haus, representing Deutschland.

Un-pimp your ride.

Love it!

[wm cheng]

11 hours ago, tekering said:

@Chas @nightmareB4macross Impressive engineering, guys! 

I'm calling Dresden's Blue Beetle done.  Here are a few finished pics.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen. 🥰

WOW!  The weathering and rust on that is phenomenal!!!  Congrats to the lucky customer.

 

[Chronocidal]

Hah.. I love the fact that he's got Herbie's number just brushed on the hood XD

[Papa Rat]

@electric indigoI hope I can get my paws on a Terror Mirage kit next for the showdown with Vaiola. Hope Santa delivers the goods. 🤣

Edited Monday at 09:02 PM by Papa Rat

[electric indigo]

@Papa Rat That would make a nice dio or display pair on the shelf. I wish you luck.

Here are more pics of the Blood Temple; it's hard to shoot in the sparse December light.

I took some inspiration from the Kaiyodo version of the Blood Temple – the color is grey/orange instead of white/red, and the outer shoulder armor and the fins on the back are angled downward. It's not the flashyest design, but it has a great presence, especially if you listen to the Shogun soundtrack while you apply the final touches.

 

[Big s]

15 hours ago, tekering said:

@Chas @nightmareB4macross Impressive engineering, guys! 

I'm calling Dresden's Blue Beetle done.  Here are a few finished pics.

Thanks for the support, gentlemen. 🥰

Love this rust bucket 

 

7 hours ago, Papa Rat said:

There are so many cool MH designs only once available in garage kit form. I covet one so bad. One day hopefully. 

Every year I wonder if Volks will get to certain designs in plastic that once only existed in resin

 

13 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

@Papa Rat That would make a nice dio or display pair on the shelf. I wish you luck.

Here are more pics of the Blood Temple; it's hard to shoot in the sparse December light.

I took some inspiration from the Kaiyodo version of the Blood Temple – the color is grey/orange instead of white/red, and the outer shoulder armor and the fins on the back are angled downward. It's not the flashyest design, but it has a great presence, especially if you listen to the Shogun soundtrack while you apply the final touches.

 

Sometimes simplicity shows off the beauty of the design. It looks great and doesn’t need a lot of bling hanging off it to give it shelf presence 

[Papa Rat]

@Big s I had reached out to Volks at one point when they had put out the first VSMS kit and asked if the IMS series will continue. Customer service said it will so there is hope that we will see more in that line along with the smaller 1/144 versions of KOG and LED coming out. 
 

@electric indigo That’s such beautiful work. The gray and orange is chefs kiss. Highly inspirational for me. Thanks so much for sharing.

Echoing what Big S said about the simplicity…it’s got such nice lines and composition that it feels just right. 
I will also say I love the over the top designs too like this beauty! Kan  

 

Edited Monday at 11:08 PM by Papa Rat

[electric indigo]

@Papa Rat Haha, I got the Workshop Cast Kan in a rush of megalomania 10 years ago, and it's a true Boss Level kit. Adjusting the free-pose limbs is a science in itself, then apply a spotless finish on all those large, plain shells, and at the end there are 100 tiny orange squares to be filled but only after you filles the little grey squares right next to them.

For me, Nagano peaked in the Plastic Style era; I can't seem to warm up to any of the later designs or the Gothicmade creatures. The recent makeovers of the older MH designs is a pleasant development.

[Big s]

30 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

For me, Nagano peaked in the Plastic Style era; I can't seem to warm up to any of the later designs or the Gothicmade creatures. The recent makeovers of the older MH designs is a pleasant development.

Same here. Love the classics. But I am highly impressed with the engineering on those newer designs by Volks. Very odd joints and somehow they got them to function and still look proper to the design. Not really the designs I would buy, but I’m super impressed every time I see one put together and posed 

[Papa Rat]

37 minutes ago, electric indigo said:

@Papa Rat Haha, I got the Workshop Cast Kan in a rush of megalomania 10 years ago, and it's a true Boss Level kit. Adjusting the free-pose limbs is a science in itself, then apply a spotless finish on all those large, plain shells, and at the end there are 100 tiny orange squares to be filled but only after you filles the little grey squares right next to them.

For me, Nagano peaked in the Plastic Style era; I can't seem to warm up to any of the later designs or the Gothicmade creatures. The recent makeovers of the older MH designs is a pleasant development.

Wow! I didn’t know that the KAN existed in kit form. Just went on a search and dug this up. https://www.gunjap.net/site/?p=100260
Very impressive stuff right there. 
Any tips on how to approach a first build dealing with a resin based kit? I’d love to jump in with a MH.  I see some sweet deals online but imagine they are bootlegs which has its own issues I may not want to get into.