What the hell are you working on?

[Fox]

I gave a bootleg (but good) Hydra Gundam kit to Trace. I hope to see pics of it here.

Don't worry, man. Trace has been spending the past few days trimming the flash from that particular kit. I'm gonna ask him to let me paint it once it's been tidied up.


On my part, i've spent the past few nights (basically, the morning for you daywalkers) taking my time in snapping together AA's FoxEye model kit. As per the client's specifications, this will not be undergoing any radical recoloring. Instead of being subjected to a rather distasteful mismash of shades, it will retain the plain, bland coloration it was boxed in.





The thing that's been bothering me with this kit is that the legs are oddly unbalanced. You would expect that a plamo this size would be as steady as an M1 tank. However, for all the girth that the legs have, most of the bulk and weight is in the middle, on the shins and knees. This makes for a higher center of gravity than i'm comfortable with. Even with just the AC itself, it doesn't stand as steadily as it should be. I dread to think what it'll feel like once i've built and attached the weapons.




In order to correct this asinine aberration, i've decided to use steel-filled epoxy to add a bit more weight to the kit. All that's needed for the resin and hardening compound to work is to give it a good kneading.





After half a minute or so of rolling the stuff between my fingers, a few chunks of the decidedly-unpleasant smelling putty have been liberally wedged into the hollow spaces of the JACKAL2's feet. Once they finish curing later, the pieces should be quite heavier and the entire kit more stable.





And in other news, AA's AC unit has just undergone a few rounds of drybrushing, to weather it down a bit. Still not completed, as i'm not yet totally satisfied with the outcome.




Damn, i love this hobby.