What the hell are you working on?

[Fox]

Some progress shots of the MG 1/100 Strike Freedom "Liberta Modifica" mod project that i asked Serene to start for me. The basis of the mod is changing the SF's Dragoon System from an X-Wing style pattern to a swing-wing design. Aside from the mods, the paint scheme will be similar to the Hi-Nu Gundam from Tomino's novel, Beltorchika's Children. I got the color concept from some guy at MechaPinoy but decided to further modify it by adding more details and removing some of the extra gimmicks of the base SF kit.

It's a joint project actually. The plamo is mine, Serene handles most of the mods and i finish it off with the paint job and detailing.


Profile view




Rear view




Front shot




Since the new Pinion-pattern back mountings can only hold three funnels/dragoons each, the two extras are now side-mounted, replacing the railguns that were present in the original SF design.




Bird's-eye view of the dragoon system spread out




Rear view




Added styrene plates to the upper sections of the torso and the shoulder panels for more bulk and to cover some of the extra vents. Also, replaced the curved cockpit cover with a scratchbuilt, more angular one. The side armor on the forearms, where the beam-shield generators are housed, have also been moved to the waist where they now serve as mounting for the funnels/dragoons there. With those gone, the holes are now covered by more styrene.




Replaced the mini-verniers with two larger, short-bottomed thruster bells from Trace-02's scrapbox.




Initial priming and basecoating to be done once seam lines have been filled and some of the joints re-tightened. More pics and updates to come soon.