Gundam Epyon "The Hydra" Week 6

The things that i ordered arrived on monday,which made my week a lot busier but it was fun.Sometimes,i think i work too slow so a change of pace is refreshing.Before i start breaking down the things i've done,i want to tell you guys i'm thinking of changing the color scheme to that of the kshatriya.Since i want green as the main color,the color scheme look like its best suited.For the previous color scheme,my main concern wad the dark grey so i have been looking around for its replacement.Also i decided to not use the light grey too.I will post some samples when i've done mixing the colors,i hope that it will go well.

Now lets get on to the actual topic.i sanded and clean up the spikes for the sword guard and superglued onto it.

I modded the backpack to accomodate the extra shield on the back and make space for the fifth head's neck to be secured.i "kinda" combine the 2 backpack from shenlong and epyon together.But most its still epyon's backack because if i were to mod too much i may have difficulties attaching the wing.

I had to mod the connector on the shenlong's dragon fang so that i can attach them to the arms of the epyon and here is what i have modded.Epyons arm is a little bulkier than shenlong's so i had to remove the piece at the side.

Picture from dalong.net

Here is how the leg look after i added the spikes to the upper portion of the leg.

My extra metal thrusters also came together with the 2 boxes of shenlong,so i was finally able to fix them onto the booster.

I wanted to show you guys the primed version of the fifth dragon last week,but something broke so i remove it from the previous post.As you guys can see there is still a lot work to be done,also I'm quite concern with the curve panel lines that i want to draw on it.This will be my first time drawing non straight panel lines.so i'm a little nervous.

For the diorama,i have started scribing tiles patterns on the front of the pantheon,andi will continue this with the sides of the roof.I will also add more details in the following weeks.And for the pillars,i've made small steps for them to make them look as realistic as possible.

I'm finally at the half way point,and like i said last week i'm going to start painting next week.I will probably start with the light green parts first and separate them into 2 batches,as there is too many to be finished in 1 go.Thats all for now,please stay tune to the next update.Thx:) .

MG Gundam Deathscythe Hell "The Devil" WIP part 10(Final update!!!)

Ok guys,this is going to be a short update,I need to go back to work asap as there are still many things to be finished in just less than 2 weeks.
I finished applying the debris and here is the picture of the whole diorama.I will just briefly talk about the method i used to apply the debris.For more information,you can go check out dc23's tutorial here [url]http://dc23-mecharts.blogspot.com/2011/02/mg-zeta-wip-more-damage-effects-to.html[/url].

Apply polyester putty to places you want to add the debris and add small pieces of tubes and pla plates onto it randomly,gently press them down.Then sprinkle some sand onto it and press them down gently again.Wait for the putty to dry and remove the excess sand and tubes.DC23 uses epoxy pioneer which i do not have,so I went with polyester putty which dries kinda fast,so if you are using this add less hardener and add some thinner to the mixture.

The last step is to torch them lightly with flame.When i was using the candle,i thought of using the melted wax as molten steel on the diorama.Haha.

When i was making molten steel dripping down the pipe,the drip was too big so i used my finger nail to kinda sculpt it.I think this method can work,I just need to figure out how to control the size of the drip next time.

And here is the primed version of the diorama,and the molten effect looks ok.I did also redesign the scythe used in the diorama because it really look too plain.I just added some epoxy putty and sanded something similar to the other scythe.Hope you guys like it.

I have not posted photos of the wing in a long time because i need to focus on other mods,but since i'm almost finish with them,i have finally start adding details to the wing.I will start to painting the vents today and the wing should be fully painted in the next few days.

I'm sorry that the panel lines are hard to see,i should have taken a photo before i prime:(

So this will be my final update since its almost done,I may just post some spoiler photos,when i have the time.

There is one more thing that i need to talk about and that is the name,it sounds kinda boring so i went to think of some other name and i hope you guys can give me your thoughts on them.
1.The Devil
2..Devil,The Lawless One
3.The Lawless One
4.The Death-bringer

And lastly,I want to thank all of you guys for all the support you have given until now.If it wasn't for you guys,i may have stop this project long ago and this is the truth.Cheers!!!

Guys,go check out the finished model here!I hope you guys like it:)

How to do pre-shading and highlight on your gundam

Before applying any color paint be sure to spray a coat of primer(i use mr hobby 1000 grey primer),this will help the paint to stick better to the surface and also reduce the risk of "flooding"(too much paint at one area causing thick and ugly paint marks).(Primer also help to find faults on your model)

Base paint-This will be the first layer of color paint and it's usually a darker tone of the final color.For example,if you want to paint light green on your model,your base color would be dark green.

For this piece here,I used dark grey as base because I will spray dark blue next.

Shading-How well you shade,comes with practice.The more you practice,the better the result.Shading is basically leaving a darker color tone on the edges.Make sure that the top color is vivid.(For example,when spraying white,there will be a lot of instances when the white is a little grayish. Thats because the white coat is not thick enough or the base coat was too dark causing the white parts to look like very light grey parts.)

Blending-This is an important step to blend the darker parts with the original color,and to do so,we need to thin the main color more by adding thinner.Spray it at a distance,and see the base color getting closer to the main color but still remaining its darker tone.

Highlighting-Add white paint to lighten the color tone more.Lightly spray this at the center of the pieces,do not go too close to the edges or it would erase the effect of the previous shading.