Those thrusters are custom made but you can purchase it on the net if u look hard enough for it. Mind you though, those thrusters dont come cheap. It might be as expensive as an average kit in the market.

yeah...if not mistaken the name goes like skunkwork or metalwork or sumethin...try skunkwork though....but quite costly to bring in..

mecha-skunk you mean

Just to share the results of my latest experiments.

Objective: U've seen the armour surface of those mobile suits that's spent too long in space right? Pot Marked surface, after spending too long being plummeted by space debries of various sizes, especially the smaller ones that don't really damage the MS, but just leave marks on the surface. So was wondering on how to achieve this.

Considerations: Thinner that eats plastic was my first thought. However the tough part here is trying to figure out how not to overdo it, and how to do it right. Rubbing thinner on the surface wont do, as it'll just leave a rough surface all over. Same goes for submerging the plastic in thinner. It'll just warp completely.


Solution: Took a container of water, added thinner (1 part thinner to 30 part water) into it (they don't mix btw.). Soak the plastic pieces in there. Close the container, shake very well. Leave for an hour.

The Results:



The piece was originally a dark blue, and this is after I've sprayed on a thin layer of Mr Surfacer (to get it ready for painting, and also to make the markings more visible to be shown here). Should there be too much of such markings for your liking, then u can fill it up by applying Mr Surfacer using a paint brush right out of the bottle, then do a bit of sanding work.


This post has been edited by fyire: Jun 26 2007, 01:58 AM

wow!! great discovery fyire.. nice..

haiyah...u got me there! blur, blur...heheheheheh...
btw, fyire, excellent tips there, now just for me to get the courage to try it....

This post has been edited by boyarque: Jun 26 2007, 07:21 AM

Nice!!!
Wat MS are u building now?

AMAZING... look so real!!!

thanks 4 ur info...

Anyone know does the 1/100 sword strike fit on the Mg strike ?? or do i have to mod it

have to mod bro...

Well, it does take a very brave soul to go and test this out on a Bandai first, of which I'm not that brave either

I actually started testing using the left over frames from an older model, looked at the effect, then moved onto some armor panels from a Bendi model, before I went and did the weathering on the actual model itself.

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Added on June 26, 2007, 10:17 pmThis one's an AoZ Hazel.

This post has been edited by fyire: Jun 26 2007, 10:17 PM

unicorn in destroy mode.
looks very sweet.

21.7m tall, just slightly shorter than Nu Gundam

Hei guys...

I wanna ask whats NG actually? I remember reading it somewhere in this thread... To me, i only know 3 grades HG, MG and PG... So, where does NG comes in?

Wahhhhhh tat is the most beautiful gundam i see after such a long period of time!!!
It has a some military feel, and more towards knights feel!!!

It deserve a MG!!!

This design is matchable with the Hi Nu, Ex-Superior and also the GP03s

Don't you think it looks like Huckebein too?

Damn right you are! Man, who is the designer, this is one of those rare designs that makes you fall in love with it the minute you see it! I thought the unicorn design is odd but nice, now THIS destroy mode is simply..just..

A MG UNICORN IS A MUST!!!!

Katoki Hajime, the guy who designed all those GFF & ver. Ka MG

Yah i agree so i said it deserve MG!!!

The part that look most like huckebein is the upper body part! The shoulder!

Looks so alike!