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MS-06R-1A Zaku II speed build Options
Metal Mech
#41 Posted : 05 June 2017 00:08:00

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Ok time for the arms. First up the photo of the sprus being used.



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Metal Mech
#42 Posted : 05 June 2017 03:04:09

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First part of the right arm assembly.




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#43 Posted : 05 June 2017 09:06:42

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Can't believe the amount of parts included in these kits, a lot more than I would have expected.... All looking good and making great progress....Cool Cool

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#44 Posted : 05 June 2017 09:52:56

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yeah the zaku's have alot of parts, i have 2 i need to build
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#45 Posted : 05 June 2017 10:28:38

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Gandale wrote:
Can't believe the amount of parts included in these kits, a lot more than I would have expected.... All looking good and making great progress....Cool Cool

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Alan

Yeah they vary depending on the kit. I have one that after building the right leg I skipped the left because it was so parts intensive. Did everything else but never got back to the leg. It's next on list to finish.

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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#46 Posted : 05 June 2017 10:29:20

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ElekTr1C wrote:
yeah the zaku's have alot of parts, i have 2 i need to build

Which two do you have? I would love to see you do a build diary on here with one of them.

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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#47 Posted : 05 June 2017 22:22:35

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Next part of the right arm assembly. Some more decals applied.






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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#48 Posted : 06 June 2017 05:59:35

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Up next is the right hand. Yes all these parts are just for the hand. This kit is a bit small for completely individual finger joints but it does have 7 joints. The thumb has a single joint at the base. The index finger has two joints. The other three finger each have two joints but one of those they share. I took multiple pictures to show you what is possible with hands like these. Not every MG kit comes with hands like these. Most come with different styles of hand you can swap out based on your needs.















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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#49 Posted : 06 June 2017 12:23:37

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Here is the right shoulder shield assembly. I finished building it but now I need to decal it. The decals that go on the shield are rub ons. While not my first kit with these, it will be the first time I actually used them. So that will be then next update when I get the nerve to do this haha.

Oh and post #500 for me.








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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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#50 Posted : 06 June 2017 15:11:00

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Looking good Joel.

Carl

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#51 Posted : 06 June 2017 21:46:21

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So yeah, I was super nervous about doing this. First time trying it and didn't want to mess it up. Ended up being easy and turning out nice. I would have liked the wolf head to be a bit more to the left but not gonna worry about it.

Basically just cut out the decal. Taped it in place and used a penny to run it on. Just carefully lifted it in case it didn't all rub off correctly. Only thing I would do different is very a small pair of siccors to cut the out with. Your supposed to use a hobby knife but I am not stready enough for that.





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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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#52 Posted : 06 June 2017 22:12:18

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Ok here is the finally assembly of the right arm. Arm, hand, and shield plus a few other parts.











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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#53 Posted : 17 June 2017 05:58:58

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Since it wasn't a nice day to paint I decided to work more on this one. As with the left leg is the same as the right side except shoulder. So I built arm without step by step photos. This is just the shoulder and arm part. This assembly was destined to fail. First I got in a rush and ended up throwing out a piece for one of the fingers. So this had only has four fingers. Not a bjg deal really and not noticble at first glance. Then the shoulder armor has water slide decals. Didn't think this would be a problem a do have done plenty of them in the past. This was a three part decal and the two blue stripe parts were big and didnt want to lay down over the curves of the shoulder. I have since learned that there is a special chemical for water slides that will help them lay down and conform to curves. I think I will purchase some of that for the next time I do these decals. So basically the two parts of the stripe are ruined and the only part I could get on was the wolf head. It's not bad looking it really wish I had the stripe. I included a photo so you can see what it was supposed to look like.












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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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#54 Posted : 18 June 2017 05:53:06

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Ok time for the weapons. First up the Axe. Nothing special here. It's a one piece item and a clip to attach it to the hip.





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Metal Mech
#55 Posted : 18 June 2017 06:01:47

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Now for the machine gun.
















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#56 Posted : 19 June 2017 05:26:04

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Ok now for the final weapon. This is the bazooka and prototype bazooka. You can only build of the two but you are given the parts to build both. First up is the trigger/handle section. This is the part that is the same between both bazookas. I had hoped to build and photograph everything today but wasn't able to. So the rest of the build tomorrow hopefully.

You will notice in the photo the bazooka has a opening and closing scope cover.







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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
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Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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#57 Posted : 19 June 2017 14:38:34

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Looking great Joel.The level of detail in these kits is really cool.

Carl

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#58 Posted : 20 June 2017 05:00:18

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Here are the parts that make up the basic bazooka. Doing this one first because it's the easiest and also not the one I am keeping.





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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#59 Posted : 21 June 2017 22:02:32

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And now for the last weapon. This is the prototype bazooka. Uses same center part with different from and rear barrels. This is the version I will be keeping for this model.




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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
Metal Mech
#60 Posted : 21 June 2017 22:16:24

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Ok guys that's it for this build for now. I still need to panel line it and maybe add some more decals. For now though I am taking a break and putting it in storage. I will most likely do the final bits of detail when the man cave is done and I have somewhere do display it.



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Millennium Falcon: 18% Complete
Shelby GT-500: 28% Complete
Thunderbird 2: 13.75% Complete
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