MechTech Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 About 28 years ago when I was on a 1/100 scale Macross building spree, I built a 1/100 scale Monster. Some of you may remember it and the BAD photos taken of it later on. The barrels actually curved down from the bad camera lens. Our model club actually had a "Macross Mania" themed night this month. I recently dug this out of the ammo can it was stored in and dusted it off. It sat in my case for awhile and thought it should be cleaned up and brought in to share with the club. It still needs a lot of work, but I decided not to redo it. Too many other models I'd like to build and I'll chalk this one up to learning from your mistakes. This was also free-hand; no machines were used to make this except a Dremel for cutting . It was also the first time I made custom decals. I had to rely on an office store to do it. I also used toner based decals. I'll never do either again! They are chunky and not thin at all. Now the toner is flaking off the white base coating and a lot of the white has also yellowed as you'll see. Since I didn't have a model case to store this monster in originally, I finished it with a clear gloss coat so dust would come off rather than stick to it. The repairs. First, the antenna got all bent and damaged. So I turned a new base and added springs to the top antenna piece. The springs already paid off multiple times allowing the antenna to bend rather than break off. They're not quite canon, but they're not broken either!😉 The left side had moving damage and the Milliput (there's like two boxes in this model) didn't cure all the way in one part. It probably wasn't fully mixed together because the rest if fine. So it had to be redone. I originally used Tamiya spray paint for this special build. I couldn't remember what color for the body, so I mixed some acrylics and hand painted it to repair it. The fixed model was clear coated with Mr. Super Clear Matt - the best top coat in my humble opinion. The original "silver" windows don't look canon or cool. So I took an old chrome Automobile Club decal (junk mail isn't always bad) and coated part with Tamiya clear red. Then carefully trimmed the windows since it will chip off. Hint: if you do chip it, a red Sharpie marker fixes it. I originally made a shell from styrene parts. It doesn't look so hot today and the eye lug on the nose broke off. So I milled a new one from steel and posed it with one of the decals from the 1/200 Daedlaus build. So like I said, it's not going to win any IPMS contests, but at least it has a new lease on life. Thank you everyone for your comments in advance! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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derex3592 Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 LOOOOVE IT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 That is BEAUTIFUL  Mad skilz🌟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 It's an awesome rendition of the MkII Monster!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 Thank you guys for all the compliments! This I believe was my first big scratch build. Sorry for the delay to some of you - it's been a busy week! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-1s Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I don’t often venture into the workshop section, but when I do my mind gets blown. Incredible work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger565 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechTech Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 Thank you, guys - much appreciated! - MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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