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HGUC 1/144 Armored GM

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HGUC 1/144 Armored GM
Posted by storm93 on Sunday, January 29, 2012 10:45 AM

Hi folks, this is a kitbash between Forever Gundam and GM-II. I try to make it look like front line battle machine, so I put up plenty of those X armor plates, think I maybe overdo it. And wish I could do a better job on the weathering. C & C is most welcome.

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  • From: italy
Posted by bsyamato on Sunday, January 29, 2012 11:05 AM

Good GM Yes like the mix

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  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Monday, January 30, 2012 2:34 AM

Very nice job.  Just remember gundams are HUGE so keep the scale and size in mind when weathering.  What would be good for a tank or plane is way to big for a gundam

 

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Posted by TD4438 on Monday, January 30, 2012 2:53 AM

This totally rocks!

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Posted by storm93 on Monday, January 30, 2012 3:09 AM

thanks for the thumbs up !

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Posted by storm93 on Monday, January 30, 2012 3:19 AM

yeah, u r absolutely right about the scale issue!

is there any enlightment in this issue ? As we dont have real scale gundam in real world, we hardly can tell how the weathering will go. And I think it is not logic to do rust effect on most gundam because the material of making them cannot be rust...maybe the one year war zaku which make from steel alloy. Even the GM is make from titanium alloy. I find it most most challenging to do weathering on gundam especially 1/144 scale. And the space type MS weathering is more mythical...

hope we can discuss this matter more !!

again thanks for the great opinion !!

 

 

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Posted by storm93 on Monday, January 30, 2012 3:20 AM

great !

glad u like it !!

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Posted by DrShrinker on Monday, January 30, 2012 7:48 AM

I really dig the added armor. Good Stuff.

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  • From: Philadelphia PA
Posted by smeagol the vile on Monday, January 30, 2012 12:58 PM

That is where you are wrong.  There have been TWO full sized gundams built in Japan.

 

 

 

 

Weathering would have to be SUBTLE. 

Rust and that sort of weathering would have to be just around the panel and seam lines and be BARLEY noticeable. 

Things like dust, dirt, mud, and that kind of grime, well... look at it realistically.   Mud and dirt only splashes up so much when something is dropped into it.  When putting it on think practically.  Where was this Gundam walking, how deep was the mud?  Did the foot sink in at all or just splash a puddle?  How high would the mud splash.  You would never find mud above the knee, ever.  Keep this kind of weathering to the feet.

 

sand is a different story, sandstorms can be massive so sand weathering can easily cover the whole kit, but it is also really easy to overdo it.  You would find pockets of sand along places where it can not slide off, ridges, pannel lines, flat parts, joints, etc.  Its ok to put a small bit of sand there.  Sand would also or atleast could, damage the paint job, so dry brushing is ok but KEEP IT LIGHT! 

I have seen dry brushing techniques and paint chipping techniques used on Gundam kits the same way they would be done on a tank and the chip and paint scrape would be the size of the pilot and really unrealistic.

 

Now, from non natural sources. 

Buildings... a Gundam can bump or fall into a building yes, but its the same with mud.  How high was the building, where did it bump into it, did it get bumped into it, knocked into it, did the building fall down onto it?  All of these should come into play.  Also the construction of the building.  A glass skyscraper would do different damage then a brick and mortar building,

Weapon damage...  Ok, when doing weapon damage you have to think like an enemy pilot.  Where would you want to hit this Gundam and with what.  So good places to have damage, chest, head, legs, arms.  (Yeah that covers everything, but bear with me).  Think where the armor is thinnest, like... the knee joint on the leg, or the shoulder.  Also, does it have a shield and did it get to use the shield correctly?

It gets complicated when it comes to the damage itself.  You can just go and be like ok, the machine gun does this much damage... but if your a fan of the series and want to make it look RIGHT then think about the material.  a Gundam is made of Gundamium (lunar steel) and can take a massive pounding and the Zaku MG shells dont penetrate it much.  you can put some light putting along the gundam kit to indicate MG shells but dont put massive holes in it.  THAT BEING SAID remember the material.  The glass visor on the shield, the Camera eyes in the head, joints, all of those are made of weaker material and could break from the Shell. 

Melee weapons are a different story all together.  I have a few junked weapons that I use specificly for this.  Ill get them and strike the kit im building with them with a bit of paint.  Where the paint ends up is where I make the damage.  Remember for this, is it a glancing blow?  Is it a strike with full power behind it?  Is it just an accidental hit (mech fell and the beam saber hit the enemy on the way down)  Think about those.

A glancing hit with a beam saber would not CUT DEEP into the enemy, it would do some damage, cut in a bit, or just slide over skimming it, think about that before hand. 

A full power hit would cut deep but think about the weapon itself and how it was used against it, was it a stab, does it go all the way through?  Was it a slash, how much of the weapon hit it, just the tip leaving a small gash or was it the full length of the saber, cutting a large hole in the chest.

 

Just some of the things to think about.  If you have any questions about HOW to do these things ill be happy to answer as well.

 

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Posted by storm93 on Thursday, February 2, 2012 1:29 PM

sorry for the late reply and thanks for the detailed explaining. thanks,

ok, now i try to work on a new GM, hope to share it with u soon.

cheers

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Posted by SLW 45 on Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:30 PM

Looks good i really like what you did

                 

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