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Last post, I showed you how to do the initial mold of the base via an old photo frame and some Plaster of Paris. This week, once the entire thing has dried, it’s time to add the details and then finally paint it.
Let’s go…
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Tags: How To Make A Base for your Scale Models Part 1
August 22nd, 2010 No Comments
Building a scale model is a great hobby. Having nice displays takes it to another level. In this post, I’m going to teach you guys how to make a simple base for your scale models, whether it be Gundams, Military models or sci-fi (like the one in the example: my Imperial AT-ST).
Shall we start?
In Progress: Star Wars AT-AT Model Kit
August 18th, 2010 No Comments
Already started initial assembly for this old ERTL-MPC model kit which buddy Alex and I got online. It’s a Star Wars AT-AT and it’s around 8-9 inches tall. Woot!
It even comes with Luke’s Snow Speeder! I reckon this will look great in a snow diorama setting. This was built straight out of the box with very minor modifications. There were flashes and seam-gaps and I had to fix them with putty and sanding.
More photos after the break…
Star Destroyer Fiber Optic Light Testing
August 15th, 2010 No Comments
Finally was able to edit the video of my light testing for my Star Destroyer Model Kit.
I hope you like it. Feel free to share. Thanks!!!
In Progress: Original Mecha Kit Bash
August 8th, 2010 1 Comment
Me and the weekend modeling warriors always wanted to do a Mech mod. The next best thing from a scratch-build is a kit bash… getting parts from toys, surplus kit parts and what-have-you to build something original. In this exercise, the imagination (and yes, budget too) is the only limit.
For this build, the base figure was a 1/60 Mechwarrior Destroid Tomahawk toy lovingly donated by Cho Caruncho from his office desk. We also went around the office and asked for old toys, scrap plastic, etc to come up with our spares bin. The guys also brought their model kit spares to the house to come up with a common resource from which to build this monstrous mech…
Model Kit Shopping
July 11th, 2010 No Comments
For the past couple of weekends in a row, been online shopping with my model kit buddies and we managed to grab a couple of bargains. Just this week, we got some Star Wars vinyl action figures (12″) and a couple of huge retro robots – Mazinger Z and Combattler. We found the good online via PTK and went to the owners house to pick it up for 2 Saturdays straight.
Check out more of our “loots” after the break…
Star Destroyer Model Kit: Let There Be Light
July 4th, 2010 6 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the detailing and painting of my Star Destroyer project. For this post, I’m going to show you how I did lit up the kit step-by-step. I also finished up all the fiber optics this week and did a light test before mounting and cementing all the panels and the wires. Maybe just a week or so and this baby will be finally done. Can’t wait!
… Let’s dive right in, shall we?
Star Destroyer Model Kit Update
June 26th, 2010 No Comments
It’s been almost a year since I purchased this AMT-ERTL kit of the Star Wars Star Destroyer. I started by accurizing the kit with hundreds of styrene (credit card and other flat plastic parts) pieces. This is my second official Star Wars kit, the first one was a Fine Molds Tie Interceptor.
Now, after finishing a lot of Gundams, I’m back to the build/project. The goal is to detail the kit and ultimately to light it all up with fiber optics. So far, so good. Been wanting to try some techniques and more on this…. enjoying the entire process so far.
Let’s dive into the work in progress…
Gundam Drawn In Excel
June 23rd, 2010 1 Comment
ToyCon 2010 Event Coverage
June 21st, 2010 7 Comments
Yesterday, I went to the last day of ToyCon 2010. Still at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall.
Honestly, I don’t think that venue can handle the crowd. I had this observation last year and I’m calling out to the organizers to find a bigger venue for next year’s con. With the explosion of Otaku and toy lovers locally, a bigger venue is really needed.
Anyways, here’s my first batch of photos from the event…. toys first. I’ll upload the cosplayers in a separate album/post
