Nearly missed this one... Wow, these Bandai kits seem to offer loads of detail! Much better than anything I have seen so far!
What a roomy cockpit! Your last pic really shows the detail pop out!
Scruffy's GAABSA Builds
Re: Scruffy's GAABSA Builds
Well, the summer has been busy but this has not been forgotten; have gotten the major assemblies together...
While it does not show up well in these photos, the solar panels were sprayed a mottled black over dark grey and then several layers of Tamyia Clear Blue was sprayed on so when the light hits them they do have a blueish tone.
I had originally used the black decal framing for the nose glass, but as I suspected it just didn't look right, so today before leaving for the Pleasure Dome....er, ah em yeah.....work that is, I removed the decal and masked off the clear piece with Bare Metal Foil and sprayed it and the display stand black. When I get home tonight it should all be dry and I can put it all together. If I feel ambitious I might go ahead and spray the base as well to get this one all finished up. Either way I should get this one all wrapped up by the weekend.
While it does not show up well in these photos, the solar panels were sprayed a mottled black over dark grey and then several layers of Tamyia Clear Blue was sprayed on so when the light hits them they do have a blueish tone.
I had originally used the black decal framing for the nose glass, but as I suspected it just didn't look right, so today before leaving for the Pleasure Dome....er, ah em yeah.....work that is, I removed the decal and masked off the clear piece with Bare Metal Foil and sprayed it and the display stand black. When I get home tonight it should all be dry and I can put it all together. If I feel ambitious I might go ahead and spray the base as well to get this one all finished up. Either way I should get this one all wrapped up by the weekend.
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Good to see the progress on this!
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Great work Scruffy!
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Sweet!
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Thank you, much appreciated!
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Thanks for sharing! I might suggest some photos of this build against a plain background... poster board or a solid color bed sheet to remove the distractions from your fine build! That looks really sharp and needs to be shown off!
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Yes, hopefully this will be done this weekend, and I will set up a small photo area and take some decent photos of the finished model. These are just taken as I go so to speak, while I'm working on it.