Clalaclan Philias 1/8 - Armor ver. Part 11

Finishing up the puffy sleeves. Hand painting with the same light brown/aluminium colour as the upper skirts.

Time to work on that broken crown I've been putting off for ages

Decided to use Instant Mold to make a copy of the crown and use the good spikes to replace the broken ones.

Instant Mold has been softened in boiling water and the crown carefully pressed into it.

After cooling, the the crown is separated from the mold

Thin wire placed in the slots for added strength, and epoxy putty pressed into the mold

Left to cure overnight and removed

Trimmed individual spikes from the mold

Crown trimmed and holes drilled to receive the new spikes. You can see the notches cut in the wire to hopefully ensure the putty grips better.

Glued, and left overnight

Gaps filled and sanded, primed, ready for painting

Current 'To-Do' list

Nice pile of goodies... But what to tackle next??

Gallery: 1/6 Kanu Unchou - Maid Dress

1/6 Kanu Unchou Maid Dress ver

A gallery of my first Anime Garage Kit build. Airbrushed with Vallejo Model Air/Color. Completed September 2011

Clalaclan Philias 1/8 - Armor ver. Part 10

Starting work on the skirts

 Priming has brought out some flaws unnoticed before

 And of course I would have to go and break another bit off while re-sanding =)

 Looks thick enough to pin, so holes drilled in both parts

 Thin wire pin cut to right length

Glued with 2 part epoxy and left to cure

Excess glue cut away and sanded

Primed. Can still see a little bit of the join, but time to move on!

 Here's what I'm using for the blue areas

 Some colour tests on a bit of scrap

 Base coat applied with airbrush

And the shadows

And the highlights

Gloss varnished, to protect the paint from the masking process.

Left to dry for a day.

 Blue areas masked off, very time consuming =(

Pale areas painted with same colours used to the armour, only in different ratios

Making removed and some blue retouching done with paintbrush.

I like the blue.

The pale colour lack contrast between the highlights and shadows,

must be more bold next time!

Clalaclan Philias 1/8 - Armor ver. Part 09

Some progress to report!

Retouched some areas with paintbrush to bring out the details. Armour pieces just need a coat of varnish then ready for assembly

Time to start work on the hands. The kit includes a right hand for holding the weapon, a left hand to hold the shield, and an optional empty left hand.

 Shield hand, thumb and shield strap

 Loose assembly with shield

 There was no way to get the strap into the fist without more breakage, so I sawed the strap in half

 Slotted both ends of the strap into the fist for a test fitting. Looks good

 Glued with 15 minute epoxy, and left overnight to cure fully

Hands primed and given a black base coat. Will brush paint the armour finger plates later

 Masking off the shield and hand to isolate the straps for airbrushing

 Painted with Vallejo Model Air interior green, then shaded with VMA dark green

Masking removed