Mk IX Combat Armour |
By Da Frog
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This is the Mk IX a robot I stuck together out of a few bits of two other robots from the Panzerworld Gallient series. The model is based on the Azolba with the "batteries" on the back and the lower legs being from the Gallient model. The batteries had all holes covered or filled and were then stuck on. I sawed through both pairs of lower legs then attached the tops of the Azolba legs to the bottoms of the Gallient legs. Since they weren't the same shape much putty was required but it doesn't look too bad now. My other modifications include removing all the spikes on the Azolba, putting the upper leg on backwards (by accident, but it improved flexibility) and editing the Gallient foot using other bits of the Gallient so that the front part (toes) of the foot are hinged. For painting I used Tamiya "JN Grey" as a base, with squiggles of olive drab and dots of flat brown. The whole was then dry brushed; strangely enough I find that dry brushing is best done with Citadel paint as Tamiya paint dries too fast and ruins the brush. I then used thinned down Tamiya paint as a wash and finally added some scratches in silver. On the whole it's not the best kit I ever built but I like him (it couldn't be a she cos it's too ugly) cos he's unique. Finally apologies to any Pazerworld Gallient fans who think this is sacrilege but it was the only way to make a decent model from the truly awful kits (though they were very cheap so you cant expect much). |
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