MG Gundam Deathscythe Hell "The Devil"

[StraitStealth]

Hi guys,I recently started this amazing kit for an upcoming competition.This would be my first time entering any modeling competition and i'm kinda nervous because i don't know whether i have the skills for it.

I don't really like the wings so i came out with some mod ideas with the wing,like changing the vents and extending the length of the wing.I cut away the original vents and will insert the plaplate vents(forgotten what it is called) later on.I have also drawn out some extensions for the wing,which i would transfer to a plaplate and cut them out.I will them attach them to the wing and apply epoxy putty to them and sand out the shape of the wing.These plaplate will not only serve as a guideline while im sanding, but also strengthen the tips so they won't break easily.






I also did some marking out for the rivets that i want to put.The reason why i haven't drill those holes,is because i haven't gotten the 0.4mm drill tip that i need.


Advice-When installing these small detail like rivet or those tiny steel balls,if the diameter of those are 0.5mm,drill the holes 0.1mm smaller.So when putting them in,you won't need to use super glue to stick them,they would just get jam inside.

For the diorama,i reused the launching pad from MG aile strike gundam.Placed some plaplate and drilled some holes for wires later on.


Oh ya,i almost forgot to ask this.If anyone have a spare pair of gn-x hands,PLEASE sell them to me...Those claws on them will make this kit much more evil like.

Stay tuned for more WIP thread from me, or come visit my blog at http://sx2gundam.blogspot.com/ for more weekly updates on the model.

[Sonar]

Looking nice SS. I like your idea with the corrugated plastic sheet, and the Strike catapult. I will be watching your WIP with interest!

[Hemish]

Looking good, I like the idea of the new vents keep at it and good luck in the contest

[jasonh768]

i definitely like where your heading with this. looking forward to seeing how those wings turn out.

oh, and whats the contest if you dont mind me asking. is it online?

[StraitStealth]

Thx guys,appreciate your kind words.Made some progress today after spending almost half a day on it...tired...
jasonh768-It a local competition in singapore,the dateline is 29th july so gotta hurry...

[Sonar]

Added you to the GA Blogroll

[Hoardz01]

This looks like yu are going to be busy :-) Those vents are looking really good and all your plate/mod work is super nice. Gnx hands would be the llok for this kit, hope you can find some.

[Fury-s12]

i rekon the wings look pretty good to start with having said that though your making them heaps better lol, also i think its obvious i like the deathscythe so will be watching this closly

[StraitStealth]

Thx sonar,appreciate it.
Hoardz01-Ya,very...I have only 3 more weeks before i need to start painting...Where is the gn-x hands!!!
Fury-s12-Can see from your picture,hopefully this one won't disappoint you.

[StraitStealth]

Now for my second update...
Firstly,I extend the neck a bit for mobility purpose.

Oh,and don't worry about the extension portion,it will be covered.

Did some modification on the head/cheek so i could paint a different color for the red part.I know i can hand paint it,but i wasnt confident in my hand painting.



I added vents on the knee and drilled some holes for pipes.



And the vent on the wings are ready,I just need to add some pla plates.


For the diorama,I cut the launch pad into 3 parts.I burnt the sides and added pipes underneath.I will add damages later on.


Do you guys think there is too many pipes?Too messy?

Lastly,my color scheme for this kit.

Gunmetal-inner frame
bronze-some red parts
dark purple-black parts
dark grey-purple/grey parts
light grey-white part on the body

Hope you guys like it,stay tune for next update at http://sx2gundam.blogspot.com/

[Hemish]

Oh very nice, some great mods on this and that colour set looks very interesting

[Fury-s12]

looks great amazing how a "simple" vent adds so much to the kit

[Shifty]

very cool mate..... thos colours will look great together

[Fury-s12]

does anyone know the actually name for the vent looking pla plate StraitStealth is using tried to find some on hlj but cant

[StraitStealth]

Time for another update on my progress for this kit.But first,i need to ask does anyone have gundam deathscythe water slide decal?

There weren't much stuff done this week,because most of the time was spent on the wing.The first thing i did was to paint and mask the inner frame and the red part of the wing.After that,i went to cement the wings parts together,so that i can remove the seam line later.The next thing to do was modding the wing tips,i cut out the template that i have prepared and glued it onto the wing and apply lots of epoxy on it.I wasn't very good with the epoxy so pardon my mess with it.Now,comes the part which i hated most,SANDING.I spent 3 hours to finish sanding 1 side of the wing and will continue on tonight.Hopefully,i will be able to finish,so that i can do some touch up tomorrow,as you can see it still not quite done yet.





Lets continue on with the knee mod which i started last week.I went to cut out part of the knee cap's frame because the vent that i placed was preventing the knee to articulate properly.The 2 holes above the knee was supposed for the wire,but i didn't like the outcome so i'm gonna put 2 short tubes instead.The back remains the same,and i'm happy with it.

Some mishap here...The joint snap but I was able to glue it back.




Lastly,some progress on the launch pad.Added more pipes and damages,bullet holes and slice marks...



Stay tune for the next update which will be about panel lines and adding pla plate.Hopefully,i can finish them and start on the painting ASAP...I'm running out of time!