Old Kits Need Glue!
As stated in a previous posting, the GM I'm building is OLD! It's older than I am, it's older than a lot of the American Gundam fanbase! It's nearly ancient! And thusly, needs adhesive to stay together. I use liquid cement from Testors, and that stuff melts plastic and ruins paint, so I have to assemble the kit before I can paint it. This can be tricky. But here it goes.
Just two runners for this kit. All one color.
Thighs, backpack, head, and forearms
Shoulders, upper arms and lower legs
Hip joint, beam saber, thrusters for the backpack, hands and the entire body.
That's right, no waste articulation!
That's right, no waste articulation!
Feet with ankle armor attached, shield and the Beam Spray Gun
Parts for the hands.
Leg assembly. The thigh is glued together first, then the lower leg is put on over that to form the knee joint.
The foot is then glue on over the ankle joint.
The foot is then glue on over the ankle joint.
Completed leg.
The shield is just two parts.
The handle is cemented in like so.
Parts for the head.
Cemented together.
Backpack and thrusters.
They fit in nearly perfectly.
The backpack is then placed on the back of the body.
There we go.
Assembly for the arm and a completed arm.
Okay let all those parts cure before sanding. I'll sand all of those before I sandwich all the parts in between the halves of the body, which will have to be sanded as well.
While I wait for those to dry, I HAVE TO FIX THIS THING!
It's a stick!
Now it's a pointy stick!
Much better than the flat top!
Final assembly, and sanding next. Then I have to decide on a paint scheme!
Until Next Time: Happy Building!
Until Next Time: Happy Building!
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