Entries from 2015-01-01 to 1 year
Today's topic is about the illuminations of the bridge. Below the skull mark, it is the window of the bridge. I will illumination this window. First, I will open the windows of the slit. Method is the same as the radar. On top of the main …
Today, it is the work around the bridge. Since the antenna of the kit of parts slit is closed, I was hollowed out there. In the left is a non-working state, the right is the state of being hollowed. I opened a lot of holes in the slit usin…
The following is the work of the rear deck. In order to illumination of the rear deck, installing the LED. Before that, in order to diffuse the LED light, I pasted aluminum tape on the inside of the deck. I made floor with plastic sheets, …
It will return from the base to Arcadia. The next step is illumination of the windows at rear deck. Window parts of the kit has been molded in plastic of clear yellow. So, after you have hollowed out part of the window of the rear deck, it…
I am going to finish the display base and check wire connection and power supply. I disassembled the temporarily assembled base and opened the hole for mounting the switch and jack. (the base that was trial fitting in the past) The left si…
Today, I will set up the Arduino and AtTiny into the Arcadia. Since AtTiny is sensitive to heat, it is not soldered directly, use a dedicated socket. (Socket) Also, the wiring of this project are not many, I did not use a circuit board, I …
Around this time, I was just doing electrical work. In the previous article, I wrote that to control the LED using with the Arduino and another new device. This is it. This small tip is named AtTiny85, and this is also a programmable micro…
it is the time to shink about electrical work. First, I covered LED with aluminum pipe and put glue gun to the both ends. this is going to be LED unit for fiber optic. Some is still single, but I put some LED together like below. With red …
Today's work is almost same as the last time. It illuminate the tip of the rear mast. This part also in the same manner as the main wing, and assembled by bonding a part to the tip of the wing. Although the work is the same as the main win…
Today, turn on the wing-tip light. I will make a small light spot at the tip of the wing. Basically, this is the same way as the work that went before at small wings attached to the top of the bow. I thought it was easier to make it lit fo…
Today I will write about the a little work about the Pulsar Cannon. In the kit, three cannon are formed in one piece.Insert the Cannon from the back side of the body, and assembly. But, it is not seen in the characteristics of Reiji Matsum…
I started to make a display based. Since the Arcadia of the kit is small, it's difficult to install the power supply in.Therefore, the installed power to the display base, and then be routed to Arcadia. The kit comes with display base, but…
Today we will write about the Luminescence of window of the hull. Four square windows that lined beside the the hull. Actually, I am not clear if this is the window or not. In instructions, this place only have been instructed to paint yel…
When I saw this kit, I really would like to illuminate the lantern on top of the rear deck. But, this kit is smaller than I thought, It became difficult work. So small... Because it is impossible to put the LED in it, I made a small light …
Today, it is about the back wall of the rear deck. In this kit, because the back wall is made in one piece, it is not able to illuminate a window in this state. So, I was hollowing out the part of the window. Because I wanted to use a skul…
The following is the illuminations of the engine. Fortunately, there are enough space in the engine unit.So, I would be easily the illumination of work. The first thing to go about is the engine nozzle part.I have split the one-piece parts…
I tried to illuminate another part at the bow. There is very small tree lines need to paint the color of yellow at the bow. I am not sure but in the movie, I think the liens was blighter than the other surface, and I am thinking the liens …
Since the temporary assembly has been completed, I started the work. I use the optical fiber, in order to illumination this kit. Although we will be able to buy the optical fiber in the craft shops and online store, I used the objects for …
The new project is bigan. As always, I started from temporary assembly. The first impression of the kit when I opend the box was,,, There are too many gaps. Because I'm familiar with Gundam a lot, I thought that there is little parts in th…
I am going to start next project. Next my project is,,,not creature figure, not Gunpra. The new project is a Space Pirate Battle Ship name is Arcadia. The kit is from Hasagawa. I would like to get this kit for while, but it was soo hard to…
Today, I will post the complete photo of Chestburster.When I finised basic paint work, I took some pictures before I do weathering. Because, this is my first creature figure work and I was not sure I could finish some effects well. So, I w…
After I had finished the base, I started weathering. Chestburster was clear coated and waited for be weathered. !!!!!Warning!!!!! I said I did weathering, but is is not ordinary weathering for Mecha. I add some biological effects like sali…
Once, I stop the article of chestburster, I will write about the base. I went to look for a good material to use for the base at hardware store. And, I found a good material. The cat is my assistant. She is helping me all the time. It is a…
I found that blood vessel was too clear to see even if I repeated a skin color several times. Therefore, by overlapping the blue color using airbrush from the top of the vessel to blur around. I have painted the arms and legs to like the p…
Today I will write an article for the entire painting. After I finished surface treatment, I started base painting. I used a color of Red-Orange for base paint. Painted all over the kit using airbrush Except the head dome. The other parts …
I started painting from the Head part first. Some kits has clear part for head dome, but this soft vinyl kit does not. So, I would like to have a expression that unlike with other part. I tried to use Hammered paint from Rust-Oleum. I just…
I start another my project, and this is the first Figure project in my blog. It is Figure, but it isn't bishojo figure, it is a creature from my favorite movie series "Alien". I have got the kit from my co-worker more than 10 years ago, bu…
Bandai Master Grade RB-79 Mobile Pod Ball Ver.Ka is completed. I would like to share some pictures, and I hope you like it. This time I did not do major modifier, just cut and remove some Exterior panels. I've painted with the image of mec…
After I finish all work for Ball, I started finish the display base. It is not an elaborate work, just using Action Base from Bandai with a little paint work. 1st, I put a rod in to the main thruster. This will be a stand arm. The main thr…
I finised 1st stage of the weathering, and going to add some more weathering. I add splattered oil dirt on he entire kit. I put the thinned paint(brown, or ark yellow) in toothbrush, and blowing the paint by rubbing the tooth brush in fron…