I have to finish the Ziggy Piggy, Ziggy Piggy, Ziggy Piggie!  Oink oink oink oink...

I LIKE it!!! 

The Space Piggy oinks on, now with the start of oil washes.

Gamera

As long as it doesn't shoot me with it's 'milk missiles'. 

 

I'd be udderly devastated... 

 

Hee hee.  "Got MaK?"  I'll get my coat now.

As long as it doesn't shoot me with it's 'milk missiles'. 

I'd be udderly devastated... 

The mascot penguin should have been a cow jumping over the moon.

So it's a Space Cow then?    From the series Mooschinen Krieger?    Designed by Kow Yokoyama, no less.  

Actually, his name is Hiroshi, and "Kow" is pronounced "Kou".  But moo cares?  

Oh cool! Love that Real G! 

Still reminds me of a Holstein cow though... 

Very, very late I know, but here is some piggy progress.  I got the paint boo-boos sorted and the unit markings added.

The decal sheet offered an "R" and "G" for the large lettering, so I picked the "G" for obvious reasons.  

Things have been slow on the workbench due to stuff to do around the house, but I almost got got out to airbrush the piggy last night.

But in the end, it was getting late and I was tired.  I'll pick it up tonight if I can get dinner squared away quickly.  The "oopsie" knee cap and propellant tanks have been repainted black, and will be refinished to match the rest of the model.  I really should take a fine sanding sponge to the hand applied camo first, but since I'll have to redo the knee cap later on, I'll just spray away and see if it looks OK.

Cool! Looking forward to the photos Real G! 

Hope I get the ice and snow on mine this weekend and close to finishing her up. 

Gamera,

Now you’ve done it - I cannot unsee “Space Cow”!  

I finished the hand paint camo application, so it’s back to the airbrush to finish it.  And then back to applying the unit marking decals.

Real G: Ohhh, I like that! Though I'm thinking space Holstein cow more than space piggy! 

And I know what you mean there, somehow if there's two ways to do something it ALWAYS gets turned around backwards. I mean two chances and it's always the wrong one- it's not like one chance out of 342,786,342,787 - there I could understand being on the wrong end. 

Ikar: Whoooooooo, I love that camo! 

Here's the only kit in the series that I built  I put it in one of my favorite cammo paterns.

Yeah I'd also be interested in a running mecha thread.

I finally got around to starting the camo on the sea piggy.  The process is to apply highly thinned paint with a brush to make ragged edges, then fill in with the airbrush.  The first go-around was a little timid, so I have since expanded the camo coverage.  It looks nasty right now, but after a rub down with some fine sanding sponges it should look better.

Oops.

I could have sworn I stuck that knee cap on the leg the correct way when I started painting it.

The propellant tank is supposed to be camouflaged on TOP.  I got confused which way the tank fitted to the body and this is the result.  And no, I didn't fit the tank to the body to determine the correct orientation.  Stupid, stupid, stupid...

I'd definitely participte in a general mecha thread, though I'd probably drop in and out while building other space models. But it would be an incentive to clear out my stash (so I don't feel as guilty getting more models).

Real G: That looks beautiful! It's a shame to dirty him up! 

Robotism: I'm not sure if Max Factory is still selling the kits from the first movie or not. It kinda annoyed me that I thought Crimson Typhoon was the coolest looking Jaeger and we never got a model of it. Same with Saber Athena from the second. Of course since neither movie was much of a hit, the second I think was an all out bomb I guess I should be happy to see any kits. 

A general mecha thread would be interesting. Although I'll admit to being a bit of an onlooker to the whole thing. I feel like the guy who watches a couple of Batman movies and likes them and then gets yelled at as a poser by some guy who's read all the comics. 

Nice looking pig! Can't wait to see how you weather the guy.

Should of decaled the torso like a comic book. Angry seapiggy goes GRRrr.

Are they still selling the older pacific rim kits? I really liked the jobber Jeagers. I went to see the film opening day and the two most interesting designs did nothing.. Ended up hating the film but it's grown on me with time.

I wonder if making a general mecha wip thread would be worth it. Seems to be the same small group of us who all like mecha, having a comfy general to discuss them in would be neat. I started on an LBX after Woundwort died. Decided to go for simplier kits for a while and experiment with other technics. Picked up some new tools etc. Time to reinvent my modeling style so I can actually finish models..

Looking good RG. It's a shiny piggy.

Gamera - Aw man, yeah those chainsaws would have been insane looking had there been a way to light them up.  Too bad Max Factory didn't produce kits from the second movie, as their kits were a lot bigger and had provision for lighting.

Piggy progress during the weekend did not go as planned, but it did get glossed on Saturday.

All service decals are on.

I tried out a decal application station that a friend gave me.

It is kinda silly, but the blue sponge actually works really well and is better than the wet folded paper towels I use.

Sealer clear coat goes on tonight, camouflage color (RLM 75) on Tuesday.

Thanks guys! And the plasma chainsaws were in the movie so they're included in the kit. You get them in black plastic and clear. I took the clear ones, masked off the plasma 'chain' part and airbrushed the center sections with the same black chrome I used on OF. Another reason I didn't light the visor, since the 'chains' should be lighted being energy weapons but I don't see any way to do that. 

Ikar: Ohhhh, I didn't notice the checkerboard patterns until now. Guess because they're in shadow. They do look cool. And great looking F-15! 

I see. I was hoping they were mass produced ones so I could pick up a few sets for future use. Thanks.

If I remember right the checkers were made by Fighting Pirannah Dercals.  Normally they would make decals for gaming pieces like C.A.V. and Battletech but when asked they can make them for larger scales and some custom work as well.  This is an example of their work, The F-15 is in the markings from the 5th F.I.S.  I spent a lot of time working on those designs when I was in the squadron and wanted a good set for the kit.  

They also did the Sword markings on the leg, nose and back.  The numbers are from some long forgotten tank model.

Ikar, where did those checks come from? They're awesome.

Nuc, love how that kit turned out. I thought the first pass of scratches was so heavy but you turned it around and make it look great.

I like those chainsaws Gamera, are they painted or an fx part?

Those are looking great guys, keep at it as we will still be here looking on.

Loving those chainsaws Gamera!

ikar01

You really don't need all the deals.  As with most military equipment, about the only time your machine would have every marking showing was upon delivery from the factory.  As time goes by most every unessary mark disappears except for the really important ones.  Wear and tear, repainting, and panel replacement or other types of battle damage repair take their toll on the look of your machine.  Besides maintennance crews have enough to do without worrying about trivial non-essential things.

Except for a final coat, you could already be finished.

 

True all that, but I am going for the MaK aesthetic.  I need to practice and get better at it.  I have a lot of MaK kits waiting to be built, and I want them to have that authentic “look”.  I say better to do it right, rather than right now.

Plus, I have to weather it, both for the GB and to look like proper MaK.

Obsidian Fury is kinda done. If it were the 'clean' robot build I guess he would be finished.

I did finish the twin plasma chainsaws.

Haven't added any of the snow and ice. And I didn't take the masking off the visor since I'll probably still add another coat of varnish. And the base still isn't done.

Ikar: That looks cool! Nice work on the paint. And love the tiny crew chief, I thought the mech was big but didn't know it was that friggin' huge!!!

Stephen: Love that! The weathering and chipped paint looks fantastic! Great job!!!

You really don't need all the deals.  As with most military equipment, about the only time your machine would have every marking showing was upon delivery from the factory.  As time goes by most every unessary mark disappears except for the really important ones.  Wear and tear, repainting, and panel replacement or other types of battle damage repair take their toll on the look of your machine.  Besides maintennance crews have enough to do without worrying about trivial non-essential things.

Except for a final coat, you could already be finished.