MG Sazabi WIP - Saz's new haircut

Ello guys, I managed to squeeze a couple of hours today after our " family day " earlier. I decided to give the Sazabi a new haircut  and a bit of initial detailing and also detailed the crotch area with a few MSG option parts and some usual pla plating.



I thought that giving the Saz a haircut and trimming off its original fin will give it a different look and also give the illusion that the body, boob part, crotch part and front skirts look bigger than they actually are. Same concept basically as the O having a small head relative to it's body.



I also added a couple of 5mm rods on the lower part of the crotch to flare up the front skirts. I detailed both the head and crotch with MSG option parts, a few pla plates and a few wires to give it the steam punk look I am after. A few more pla plating will be added on the head and the crotch to deem it as finished.

Without the crotch or even with the crotch ( before adding the 5mm rods )... the front skirts are drooping downwards like a pair of balls...

Now with the 5mm rods, the front skirts are flared up and it gave the kit a bigger and meaner overall look. ;D

Thanks for dropping by! This might be my last update on this build for now... I will restart work on my PG MKII commission build by tomorrow. XD

BAKUC project update - un-boobing the chest part

Ello guys, I skipped modding the head further today, coz I might get more ideas later on... plus I suddenly thought of sacrificing my 1/144 GN-X which has been waiting to be primed for 3 weeks now. I really am not into 144s I think.



I managed to mod and incorporate the GN-X parts into the chest and created an interesting looking part. The boob part suddenly does not look as booby anymore though I am veering away from Zluca's masterpiece. I think though that the chest blends a bit  well with the front skirts and the new head fin.



I have also started to detail up and thicken the front skirts using some 1mm and 2mm pla plates. I still have not sanded the edges of the skirts coz I might add a few more layers to the front and rear side of the front skirt. I think it is starting to look detailed now. Anyways, here are tons of pics on the progress of the build for the day...

I drew where I want to glue the GN-X parts to the boob part... I was really really hesitant to do this coz a failure means re-puttying and re-sanding of the part...

I gorged the shape using a Hasegawa flat chisel...

Super glued the part...

and drilled a 1/2 inch deep hole through the cavity of the boob part...

I then flooded the hole with super glue and inserted 2mm rods to strengten the bond. 

I used my new reamer to make a hole big enough for the koto part to fit... You could drill a bigger hole, but I was lazy to change the drill bit. ;)

and here is how the MG Sazabi looks after all those mods...

Thanks for dropping by! til next post! XD

BAKUC project quick update - initial head mods

Good morning guys, I did the head fin yesterday a couple of hours ago before work. I was not able to take photos though, coz my camera ran out of juice. I am pretty happy with the direction of the MG Sazabi mods so far. I personally think this is my best fin so far.



The fin is done by doing the basic shape with a .5mm pla plate, I then sandwiched the .5 mm with two 1.2 mm pla plates on both sides to give it a little more volume. For some weird reason I came up with the idea of cutting the tip of a Gundam foot and placed it on both sides also. The Force Impulse sword is another weird addition I think.



Most of my other large fin mods are simple 1 piece ( MG Kampfer, MG IJ and MG DOM ) fins with 0 to minimal detailing like the holes on the DOM fin. So I am really happy with this fin coz it is my most complicated so far.



This is the main reason why I love ZEON mechs and steam punk concepts in particular! Wild ideas and unorthodox modifications always look natural on them. Anyways, here are a few more pics of the fin... I will work on the MG Sazabi today and will have updates later...

Thanks for dropping by! stay tuned for updates later today... thanks! XD

MG Sazabi WIP - prelim mods on crotch, front skirt and chest part.

Stand aside " the O "... I present to you " The crOtch "! lol



I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours yesterday and today before work to do the preliminary shapes and mods of the crotch, the front skirts and the chest part. Obviously I am going for an exaggerated steam punk - out of proportion - super sci fi - The O look.



Big Guns are the in thing these days, so aside from trying to scratch build a big Gun later,  I started on a big backpack already, the big crotch is taking shape and the big front skirts also... will try to squeeze time to do the basic shape of the big rear skirt later today. hihi



Basically I used the tank of a Gunner Zaku for the chest and used some aqua epoxy to reshape it a bit. I will need to reshape it further coz the shape is too missile like. I think like any other mods... the chest will be the hardest part to refine and pull off.



I used some 2mm, 1.2mm and 1mm pla plates for the crotch and the front skirt. Obviously I have to beef up the front skirt soon, but the crotch has its main shape already. I will have to reshape the rear skirt and maybe the shoulder armors before detailing this build.



I just realized how slow I am in scratch building... I am having nose bleeds every time I measure the pla plates, but its kinda fun once you see and imagine how it will turn out. Anyways, here are some more angle pics of the preliminary mods so far...

ALL C&Cs are most welcome at this point of the build...thanks for dropping by! til' next update! XD