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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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 …
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…
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 …