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HG 1/144 Gundam DeathScythe Hell Custom /
2004 Bandai Action Kit Asia Cup (BAKAC)

Posted by Whitebase : 4th November 2007, 1:20 am

I also did a major customization on the wings, by scribing some custom panel line design onto the large surface. I also sharpened the wing tips using epoxy putty. For the panel lines, I first designed on paper, followed by some rough transcribing onto the surface using a marker pen. I then rough masked the parts with masking tape, and started scribing with my pin vice and needle. (See tutorial for more details)

The inner surface of the wings looked really bare and needed some detailing. I decided to cover up the entire surface using pla-plate. The shape of the surface was first traced out using cheaper photocopying transparency, and later transferred onto actual pla-plate.

This was further detailed with some scratch built air vents, and some more panel lines.

The original fists which came with the kit looks really good, but they were made of polycap material which is difficult to sand, and reshape. So I recasted the fists, reshaped the angle of the index finger, and scribed in more details.

I also decided to try out a new technique for the ‘sleeve’ at the wrists, which I saw from some hobby mags. I scratchbuilt the sleeve from a solid block of epoxy putty. The area at the wrist in the forearm was hollowed out a little, to house the new sleeve. The balljoint housing for the fist had to be replaced with one I scratchbuilt using thin pla-plate rolled up into a cylinder. Voila… (in hind sight, this is more trouble than its worth, so it will be the last time I do this…)