This is Pack 1: Stage 1 of my Agora Models 1:2 scale T-800 Terminator Endoskeleton.



I bought some aftermarket replacement parts because the parts that came with the kit just didn't look or function correctly. I will talk about them as they come up in the build.



First issue parts.



I am using this regular ink for highlighting the recesses in this model. It flows well and sticks to the chrome pretty well. It's also acrylic based so its easy to clean and work with.



The top set of eye orbits are the ones that came with the issue. They are plain with no detail and they don't fit very well in the face plate.




Lower set of aftermarket eye orbits have great detail and fit much better.




Aftermarket eye orbit on the right compared to the kit eye orbit. See how poorly the kit eye looks for fitment compared to the aftermarket one? This is how they looked before doing a small adjustment to the eye hole they mount in. I had to open up the eye hole a bit with my Dremel for the aftermarket orbit where it's installed so that it can move side to side freely.




Retaining clip installed to hold the orbits in place and lets them move side to side. A servo will be installed later in the build to make them move as well as some red LEDs to light the eyes.



Finished faceplate front view. I cleaned up the black wash in the eye orbits and then I added some silver chrome to the retaining clips for the eyes and did a grey pin wash around the eyes to break up the black and add some depth to the faceplate.




This is it for this stage for me. You are supposed to install the red iris lenses in the eyes that will light up with LEDs but there is more to do with the faceplate before they need to be installed. They are fragile and really don't need to be installed at this point. The aftermarket orbits come with 3 different styles of iris lenses. I will talk about those when I get to that point. That's it for now.

Pack 1: Stage 2 of my T-800 build

The parts that come in this stage.


I bought these replacement teeth because the teeth that Agora supplies are terrible looking. They look like horse teeth. Chloe also does mods for the Ecto-1, BttF DeLorean, the Ferrari F-40, James Bond's DB-5 and others. She answers your emails personally and has great customer service. She is based out of London.


I painted the teeth with Citadel's Screaming Skull white. Added a bit of a brown wash and then sprayed them with some gloss to shine them up. I had to do some modifications to the teeth to get them to sit properly in the cavity. Screwed the top of the face to the upper jaw and the two shoulder pieces together and the stage was done.

Thank you for the nice comment Gray. I appreciate it.