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Icarus's blog: "Somantics"

created on 05/23/2010  |  http://fubar.com/somantics/b332752  |  11 followers

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One of these days I might wind up posting these in their own blog so you can peruse work, and skip the crazy.

Hah.
Maybe when you're not busy making God cry.

I'm your real dad.

I used a 7:4 ratio today for my primer.
It went on a little better, its still sputtering
I actually think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I'm using a siphon feed and a really small reservoir.

I haven't found it necessary to mix a BIG batch of paint lately, but when I think about it- what could be more necessary?

Mix one HUGE batch and then just set it aside for the three coats I do a day.
Dur.

I'm switching to red next.
Even if I do talk myself into another layer of primer.

I've managed to cast some ... decent
spikes today too.
Epoxy molds!
yaaaay!

...

While I'm sure this method is meant to be used for solid pieces, maybe not so much on cones? They just... kinda pop off weird, you lose tips, they get wapperjawed
etc. and you want to pull the cast before it sets, but ... not before its too plastic to handle.

Pics will be posted eventually.


I'm a little concerned with mounting them still
not half as concerned as I am with making the shield fit on that huge forearm.

The trouble with mounting the spikes.

... I can't find a single tutorial on how to do it.
Well... that's one issue.
The other one would include the fact that ... most people that make a kampfer either have no problem with the asymetrical stuff, or they go the reverse direction and just leave the spikes off both shoulders and sand the nubs that they slide into.

This guy on my forum has built three custom Kampfers
1 for comission
2 for himself.

his "desert type" has 2 shoulder vulcans and no command spire.
his shin matsunaga custom has no spikes!

...
SON OF A BITCH HOW DID HE DO THAT!?

(different guy)

And I can't exactly find this "Angelo Falconio"

 

But that's a Gouf shield... Actually that's a Gouf Custom shield.
And its on there with no apparent difficulty.
... I'm tryign to think how the Gouf custom shield is mounted.
I think its -just- the grip, but he may have reinforced his elbow and shoulder.
That thing is a BEAST to hold up.

 

 

He could be resting it on his knee in that picture but... hmmm...

Do I really want to make a custom grip for a shield that doesn't require a grip?
... do I want to carve grooves in the forearm just to set the shield?

Doova did.
And Doova is god.
I can also tell you he extended the spire, and the talons on the feet.

Speaking of mods I've finished.

...
uh...
I sharpened the command spire by chiseling off the rounded part by about a milimeter?

Woo.
I'm so awesome compared to these guys.

What you'll find in common about a lot of Kampfer mods-
Spire mods (removal, extension widening or sharpening)
The occasional addition of a shield
metal booster cups
Forearm blades
Shoulder weapons
"char customs"


... bleh.
Though I did see one built to match a custom sazabi paint job.
That was neat.

Gam is the king of these, not only does he apparently love gatling guns, but he knows that those 2 sockets on the kampfer were wasted as mere bazooka racks.

 

And there's the family reunion. Left to right-> Commission "char custom", Shin matsunaga custom, and Desert

 

Well... hopefully the jets get done soon, I can come up with good ways of putting them back on the kit
and then we paint armor.

Only... 2?
colors on this one.
And only 3 masks. I can remove the knee joint before painting :P

Charcoal and light grey.
... crap I need to do more color tests.
CRAP I have to make two shields.
CRAP!

Wait... I'm kinda looking forward to those things, I'm just anxious.

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