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Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) 8~ painting and a little more work

I noticed that I forgot to up the article about the painting. After I finished all modification and surface treatment, all parts are ready for paint. All parts were set to painting clips. I painted all the parts black first. This will be t…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) Part 7

Today, I would like to share some minor work. The Hyakushiki has a distinctive cylinder on the shins. This is the stock part. I wanted to change the plastic shaft to metal. I was looking for the same diameter stainless steel rod with the k…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) 6 ~panel line(free hand) and hands

Now, I've finished the major work, I'm going to start adding details. Add a panel line to each part. First, draft it with a mechanical pencil. Trace the draft line several times with a snap-blade knife to make a scratch. Use a knife to sli…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) Part 5 ~Modification of the torso (waist)

Last time, I progressed to the point where I finished the most troublesome work. mata1.hatenadiary.jp I thought this was the end of a major revision, but there was a bit more that bothered me. I feel like the body of the kit is a little to…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) part 4~foot modification

Today's topic is only foot modifications. I made the feet narrower. It looks very simple but took a good amount of time. Because the foot is made up of so many parts. I have to cut all the parts and remove the same amount of plastic from e…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) Part 3 ~Body and shoulders modification

The last time, I have done some modifications for the head and face. mata1.hatenadiary.jp I modify the body(chest) part and shoulders this time. The assembles kit part. This part is also made very nice. it is good to go with it without any…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) Part 2 ~Head, Face modification

I started the model kit build from the head. Because this might be the hardest work from the entire work. This is the head just built as following the original instructions. it is made very well. Just looks Hyaku-shiki. But, I would like t…

Bandai 1/100 MG MSN-0100 Hyaku-Shiki (Ver.1.0) Part 1

Hello there. I have not updated this blog for a while. But now, I would like to share another of my work. The new project is an MG Hyaku-shiki build. Now, open the box. Oh,,,, There are too many parts,,, 1st, I built most of the parts to c…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Space Pirate Battleship Arcadia 33 (Finish!!!)

Finally, all works has been done! I would like to share completed work of Space Pirate Battleship Arcadia. 1st picture is all light off. Basically, I did not change anything about the shape of the ship. I modified only the scull and cross …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 32 (Re-making the Pirate flag)

The last time, I thought I finished all work to do, but I cared about the flag attached on the cabin. I thought for a while then I decided I remake the flag. I was thinking and thinking, how to make a flag better, then I tried this way, Us…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 31 (Finish.......?)

The goal of this project is coming : ) Today, the Arcadia will be set to the stand. I am sure, no one remember the stand. mata1.hatenadiary.jp I tried to mount Arcadia onece, so it shoud be no problem. But since I put all LED and fibers, i…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 30 (Weathering)

Finally, I am starting weathering. This is the final stage of this project. But, this kit is 1/1500 of scale. If I do weathring too much, the kit looks just looking good toy. I would like to make ths ship looks like prop of some Si-fi movi…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 29 (Final assembly)

Today, I do final assembly, and connect all electrical parts and fiber optic. Attach the bow part to the hull. I have 2 led in the bow. I pass the wiring through the hole in the hull, carefully. If I break fiber optic,,, I do not want to t…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 28 (Paint start!)

Finally, I began painting Arcadia. I painted the deck first.Because it seemed easy for me to masking. I paint the Deck using the paint that was made by mixing Mr. Color 340( Field Green FS 34097) with black, green, red etc while watching t…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 27 (Electrical work)

It was already long time ago, I finished base coat paint. Before I start painting, I have to finish electrical work. First, I attached the optical fiber. If I attached the fiber before I did base coat, there is some risks to break the fibe…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 26 (3rd coating)

Following the last time, it is the base paint. On the second layer of gray, I did panel masking again. After finish masking, paint the gray of the third layer. Then, after the third layer gray is dry, peel off all of the masking. Now, pain…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 25 (base paint 1st and 2nd coating)

Finally fabrication of Arcadia will enter the base painting. This time, I will paint several times of the layer for base using gray with different darkness. When stacking a layer, by masking as of the exterior panel every time, to represen…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 24 (Skull remake)

I still have something to do before I start painting. Basically, I have not changed the form of the kit. But I have only one thing I would like to modify the shape. It is the skull and crossbones of the big features of the Arcadia. This is…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 23 (Assembly of the hull 3, base painting)

Finally, it will begin a base paint. But before that, eliminate the seam of the hull. Using the Tamiya putty, remove the step of the left and right , prepare the surface with sandpaper. Panel line that disappeared in the sand paper, re-car…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 22 (Assembly of the hull 2)

The work of the Arcadia has advanced only slightly. I glued the parts around the bridge. You can see optic fiber and wires from LED from the bottom. Finally it was bonded, so it is not possible to fix even if it will bebroken inside Also, …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 21 (Assembly of the hull)

Hello, there. I have not done up date for long time,,, So, I think that many people forgot about the brog, or what is next. I finished basic work for bridge last time, and I am going to build the base parts of the bridge. I did not change …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 20 (Work of the bridge 3)

Today I will update after a long time. It is the assembly of the bridge, but,,, I forgot to take pictures of the middle of the process. Bridge was finished in this way. Next, I must think of the idea to deliver light to the radar on the br…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 19 (Work of the bridge 2)

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 …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 18 (Work of the bridge 1)

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…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 17 (Illuminations of rear deck)

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, …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 16 (Window of rear deck)

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…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 15 (Display Base 2)

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…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 14 (Installation of a control system)

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 …

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 13 (AtTiny-85)

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…

Hasegawa 1/1500 Sace Pirate Battleship Arcadia 12 (Installation of LED)

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 …