Icarus's blog: "Somantics"

Do not waste your sympathy~

... Sorry I'm definitely on a Gomez kick.

Picture time children.

I have a new respect of everyone CRAZY enough to hand paint.
Holy SHIT.
I pulled the mask on my command spire and spent about ... 40 minutes dabbing with a 0.0 size paintbrush to spot fix.

Looks pretty god damn good though. I have renewed confidence in my project.

Not much is left to do.
Shoulders.
Peel mask.
Put the head on.

uuuh...
yeah that's it.
Hands are assembled.

Everything below the shoulders is assembled and in place.

Spot fix the shield?
Spot fix the masks on the shoulders.
Snap it together.
Declare myself the great destroyer.

I am way sleepy.
More than you would guess given the fact that I've sat very still doing some VERY frustrating things.

That band...
look at the waist/chest
alright that chord there?

It consists of a lead wire
a frayed nylon cover
3 tube parts
2 end pieces.

The three tube parts have to fit into the waist ni their preordained slots
the end pieces have to fit in between the three rockets on the back
the guide wire has to be slotted around JUST RIGHT for the nylon to cover it all- and for everything to fit into place.

And fitting those parts onto the frayed nylon?
MEGABITCH!
Thank god nylon melts
and thank god I have a lighter for ...
okay I seriously have a lighter for building.

... stop laughing.
Anyway. This was easilly the most troublesome part of construction. It's in the top five for most troublesome part of reconstruction.
I'll let you know if it was the worst both times when I'm done.

Hand painting is up there.
But only because its time consuming. If you have all the colors you need for the surrounding area, its a cake walk.

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I'm still coughing "productively" as they say in the business.
I've only been up 12 hours and I'm seriously considering a big boy dose of nyquil and a nap.

Also that crazy imported gundam game?
Listed for $45 on buyasia.
I informed my loved ones.

Oh yeah.

Here's the original Kampfer