Mecha 2012 contest update

With entries now getting up to around 270, the competition is hotting up :) I have got in a little early with my OOB entry of the Jagd Doga, as have a few other entrants and my gosh they are looking good. Fantastic to see so many entries in what is looking to be one of the biggest mecha competitions ever! An update below on some new prises and sponsors, take a look.

Mecha 2012: Jagd Doga complete!

Yep, I thought it would take me much longer but it turns out that today I completed the Jagd Doga for the mecha 2012 contest - in a little over a month. I think I spent.. all in all.. around 20 hours on this and am very pleased with the final result. Has been an interesting learning experience, especially with masking and panel lining - future kits are set to be much better looking. So, here we go with some pix from the entry itself:

I don't really hold out much on getting any prizes for my entry, but for my first ever entry into an international compo I am pretty pleased :). Results are to come out in July I believe. More on this around that time. With only a month left to enter into the HLJ sci-fi competition do you think I will have time to submit an entry? For this compo you are unusually not allowed to post up any pics of your entry submission anywhere on line, so no WIP or youtube vid for that until after the compo - if I have time to do something of course!

Mecha 2012 - Jagd Doga WIP 3

Hello again, me with another WIP for the Jagd Doga - got quite a bit done today, added a couple more decals, did the panel lining (used a wash this time, 70/30 thinner/enamel) and did a little weathering in the form of metal fatigue - just doing it to the paint work this time rather than adding any physical wear and tear/battle damage so as to stay within the OOB category :) About 90% completed now, all the remains is to clean it up a little, give it a few more details, panel line and detail the "bits" and were ready for entry. pics below, inclusive of a preview of the completed model.

Panel lined parts..

Close up of the panel lined arm..

The model minus "bits". Fitted it all together to see how its looking. Liking it. :)

 

Cut from water-slide decal sheet for a Tieren, shame it has no "N-03".. will have to settle for a third of the model number.. :) 

Mecha 2012 - Jagd Doga WIP 2

Completed all the main colouring now, did a little more masking off on the weapons to add a little more detail. Assembly now all completed. Have also given everything a clear gloss coat and started on applying some decals borrowed form the Blueframe, and a couple from a Gundam 00 Tieren decal set. Pics below on how its all going:

Its an arm.. yeah hard to tell at first yes?

Everything all shiney-shiney I likes this.

All the bits ready for detailing.

Added some decals already

Next comes the panel lining, then the weathering, then the final top coat. Should be looking at completion very soon.

Mecha 2012 - Jagd Doga WIP 1

So I have been spending the weekend working very carefully on the MSN-03 Jagd Doga 1/144 HG for the mecha 2012 contest (OOB category). So far, have laid down the base colours - a mixture of metallic and dull reds and silver for the armour - gold for the "bits" and piping, lots of gun metal for the inner frame and weapon and a smidgen of blue for the tippy toes. This is how the Jagd Doga looks for reference:

 

I have made some slight changes to original colouring and "jazzed" it all up a little by adding more gold. I also intend to add some trim colouring along the legs - ill see how this goes. OK, so where I am at so far, let start with the lovely lovely gold, which I am mighty pleased how it turned out:

 

"bits" sprayed gold. Looks good enough to bite. 

 

Shoulder parts. Silver. Silver related-note.. erm.. nope.. nothing. 

 

Yep, I did the thrusters in gold. masked off the innards and sprayed them dull red. Looks nice. 

 Masking off the silver shoulder parts - these now sprayed with dull red too. Should have just taken out the parts and sprayed them really.. but fancied the practise.

Stuff, drying.

 

Metallic red part. This turned out nice too. 

 

Makeshift masking! blue tack really is incredibly versatile.. I sprayed red all over it and I can still use it. Awesome. 

A little assembly of the torso + head as a little teaser. No detailing as yet - that's the hard part that comes next and the most likely point I'll cock something up. Keep your fingers crossed for me. More coming soon!