Awesome work guys!

I won’t make the deadline, as I only glossed my piggie tonight.  I’ll apply decals tomorrow and keep at it until it is done.

That crew chief does put it in context, that monster is quite big. Thanks for the offer on the valkyrie, but my stash is quite full. 

Odd camoflage pattern,  It looks like this one walked around the planet a couple times, good job.

NucMedTech:

I have the commander's pod built up and painted for Battleteck/Mechwarrior.  I would love to find a couple others from Macross and a couple other series, who knows.  I have a Armored Valkyrie, I think it's 1/100th but not sure.  It's been assembled and has a single coat of paint on it.  If you want it, let me know.

Did you notice the crew chief standing in front of that thing?  If he's bringing it in or sending it out, who knows.  You be the judge, but doesn't he look small.

So I snapped these photos before starting yard work

Felt like the background made I too cluttered, so I took some more during a quick break. Unfortunately, the sun was so bright I could not see the screen on my phone. A lot of these are out of frame to a degree and some are not focused. Between the two you can get a pretty good idea though.

I like the way it turned out, this is my first real weathering attempt to this degree.

Dang, that came out nice! I wish they would re-issue that kit, along with the tomahawk and phalanx.

Well, this is it.  I would have been done a little sooner but a run in with a certain medical agency has had me pretty distracted the last two weeks.

Well, other than a clearcoat, I am done with the Gouf. I will do that on the morrow and get some pictures posted.

Stephen

Robotism

2 days left folks, just 2 days left!

 

Don't think I'm going to make it. Been running around like a maniac at work. Haven't felt like doing anything on going home other than a shower and a nap. 

I'm hoping I'll get all the details painted this weekend. But the 'dirty' part with the snow and ice caked on will take more time. And I haven't even started on the tundra base. 

Good luck to everyone else!!! 

2 days left folks, just 2 days left!

Sounds good! 

Gamera

Real G: Really? I like the blue! 

And yeah, I was thinking Vader's cousin looking at the back too! 

The parts have been successfully repainted with the mixed color.  It looks more like what I had in mind.  I’ll do a SDR suit later on in a bluish tint.

Ooh, there was a pesky dust particle on the hatch!  It has since been gently scraped off.

Compare.

A bit of detail paint/touch up tomorrow, followed by a gloss coat and decals.

Real G: Really? I like the blue! 

And yeah, I was thinking Vader's cousin looking at the back too! 

NucMedTech

Looking good G. I had a little laugh with the picture of the back painted black, it reminded me of Darth Vader.

Stephen

 

Funny huh?  It looks ike Darth Stewie from "Family Guy".

I made a custom mix for “Anti-Flash White using some old Floquil Reefer White and some equally old Humbrol Dunklegelb and the initial Duck Egg Blue.

In MaK lore, the Mercenaries' space suits had a yellowish cast, while the Strahl Democratic Republic's suits were bluish.

Will try it out tonite, but first I gotta stop by the hardware store for some lacquer thinner - their new COVID hours are till 5:00 pm, so I have to grab it in the morning before heading to work.

*Update*  I got the thinner so I'm ready to go tonite.  It looks like I won't make the deadline, but I am determined to get paint and decals on by then!

Looking good G. I had a little laugh with the picture of the back painted black, it reminded me of Darth Vader.

Stephen

That teaches me a lesson to not trust the color printed on the tin! It looks totally different than the paint.  But yeah, the paint IS duck egg blue.

Maybe I’ll use it to paint the Strahl (enemy) space suits.

Might not have been the color you were after but it still looks really nice. The black primer really works out well with the light topcoat!

Okay here is the weekend progress.  The Piggy parts were painted with rattle can flat black primer.  Little nooks and crannies were pre-painted flat black with a brush.

I could not find a tool box with the paint I wanted to use, but an old (1970s) tin of Humbrol Duck Egg Blue was still good so it was used.

But it was a mistake!  It is too blue for my taste.  I was going to use Sky.  Bummer.  I'ld better find that missing paint box...

Yeap, Obsidian Fury is a Bandai kit. It's listed as Gundam even if it's from Pacific Rim instead. And the bleeping stickers are crazy thick, about the same as my fingernail. 

I thought I could just photograph or scan the sticker sheet, enter it into the computer, and then print out a copy on decal paper. But I don't have a good quality printer. So painting it is. As Real G said it's just a bunch of little orange lights, much like the navigation lights on aircraft. It shouldn't take me that long to do it. 

Real G: Get that paint down and the photos up- I wanna see more! 

Robitism, aw man so sad your kit killed your fire.  But there are plenty others out there so no worries.  It’s a hobby after all.

Ikar01, wow, I haven’t seen a new build Imai Monster since I finished mine in the 1980s!

Badlanguage, congrats on getting your dirty robot across the finish line!

Nuc Med Tech, the Gouf is looking good!

Gamera, good luck on painting those tiny orange detail bits!

I’m sitting outside in my patio at 10:00 pm.  I just got the first color coat on the piggy and am shutting down for the night.  I was off today so I was able to work on models all day long!  But I have to work tomorrow, so no more fun till Tuesday night.

Gamera

BL: Ohhhh, I love that!!! Great job!! I love the chipped paint and whitewash and the mud on the feet!!!!
 

I started to apply the 'decals' to Obsidian Fury Sat. I say 'decals' 'cause the kit didn't include any. Just friggin STICKERS!!! I tried the stickers and they looked terrible. So I'm trying to paint in the markings, thankfully there isn't much of them. 

 

Gamera, thanks! I appreciate the kind words.

Is Obsidian Fury a Bandai kit? The do so love their stickers. I've built enough Gundam models to have bought a few of their Gundam waterslide decal sheets to replace the dumb stickers with (the decals I put on my Zaku were out of my spares pile). And you're right, the stickers are usually so thick you just can't make them look good.

BL: Ohhhh, I love that!!! Great job!! I love the chipped paint and whitewash and the mud on the feet!!!!

Stephan: Great job there too! I love the camo and chipped paint.

Real G: Looking forward to more of the Spiggy!

Robotism: Ohh, and I loved where she was going so far. I hope you'll pick her up and finish her sometime in the future. Good luck with your next project.

I started to apply the 'decals' to Obsidian Fury Sat. I say 'decals' 'cause the kit didn't include any. Just friggin STICKERS!!! I tried the stickers and they looked terrible. So I'm trying to paint in the markings, thankfully there isn't much of them. 

Robotism

I'm going to drop from the group build. Usually when I build a kit I get an affection for it, it becomes something I want to see built up and cool looking. With this one I didn't get any sort of bond to it, I build because I said I would do it. Painting seemed cool but didn't really work and I realized I enjoyed painting but I didn't enjoy painting this kit. The final nail in the coffin was trying to convert it to Mobile armour mode. I was thinking of toughing it out and using it as a test bed for weathering techniques. The kits not able to transform into MA mode, the legs are slightly too close to the torso so it can't do it properly. Since that was my last ditch attempt to get something out of it, I'm considering it a failed project. I picked a kit that was shelf warming, thinking I would do it for the group build but it turns out that was the wrong approach. I'm going to clear it off the desk and work on something I have a passion for.

 

Sorry to hear, Robo, but I get it. We all have a Shelf of Doom for a reason. I know I've gotten kits before I though would be awesome, but when I had time to build them it was like 'meh'.

Nuc, that Gouf is looking nice!

I'm calling the Zaku done. Here are some final pics of it:

I'm glad I took part in this build! I've been wanting to try some of the techniques I used with this guy but this is the first chance I've had to use them. I also can't remember the last time I built a model this quickly - but being stuck at home really helped there. I'll keep watching every one else with interest!

I'm going to drop from the group build. Usually when I build a kit I get an affection for it, it becomes something I want to see built up and cool looking. With this one I didn't get any sort of bond to it, I build because I said I would do it. Painting seemed cool but didn't really work and I realized I enjoyed painting but I didn't enjoy painting this kit. The final nail in the coffin was trying to convert it to Mobile armour mode. I was thinking of toughing it out and using it as a test bed for weathering techniques. The kits not able to transform into MA mode, the legs are slightly too close to the torso so it can't do it properly. Since that was my last ditch attempt to get something out of it, I'm considering it a failed project. I picked a kit that was shelf warming, thinking I would do it for the group build but it turns out that was the wrong approach. I'm going to clear it off the desk and work on something I have a passion for.

Feel like I was falling behind on this build, but I made up for some of it this weekend. I have the cammo done.

I have started on detail painting, but no pictures yet.

So I got the feet all muddy. Having never tried making and applying mud before I'm happy with the results.

I'll post pics of him all together a bit later.

Real G

Looking good BL!

Robotism, if you built a replacement part, pretend to glue it in place, then leave the room and come back after a time.  Look on the floor and your lost part might be there!

The Space Piggy is going for a bath now.  Painting starts tonight.

 

Looking good BL!

Robotism, if you built a replacement part, pretend to glue it in place, then leave the room and come back after a time.  Look on the floor and your lost part might be there!

The Space Piggy is going for a bath now.  Painting starts tonight.

Robotism

Some where between my desk and my desk I've lost the back of a leg. It was clearly there when I painted it and now it's not, not on the floor or on the desk it's self. So the bloody parts gnomes have come and ransacked my desk I guess.

Built a suitable replacement at least and did some putty work tonight. Doesn't feel like I made much progress though. I'm at that point I just want the kit done. I still have stuff to build with it's weapons as well.

 

Ugh, vanishing parts are the worst phenomenon of all time. I think they go to the dimension with the socks that get lost in the drier.

Added some streaking and finished up the backpack today. Also added streaking to the Zaku.

I put some mud on his feet and on his knee prop thingy. I'll post pics tomorrow after it's all dry.

Some where between my desk and my desk I've lost the back of a leg. It was clearly there when I painted it and now it's not, not on the floor or on the desk it's self. So the bloody parts gnomes have come and ransacked my desk I guess.

Built a suitable replacement at least and did some putty work tonight. Doesn't feel like I made much progress though. I'm at that point I just want the kit done. I still have stuff to build with it's weapons as well.

Here is the very old (1990s) Aeromaster primer that I am using for finish filling.  Gotta hand it to the pre low-VOC era paint for their longevity.  The primer is very "watery" but builds fast due to the short drying time.  See how it just soaked into my reddish home brew filler and completely covered it in a nice, hard, smooth finish.

The last bit of seam filling is done.  I just have to sand out the thighs and then it's painting time.

A last look at the Space Piggy before paint.

The SAFS suit next to it was my first Mak (SF3D) kit, bought and built in 1985.  My how time flies.