Here’s my entry for the Plamo Labs discord Summer Slam competition. Although I probably should have spent longer than two weeks on the build, I always appreciate the chance to use more experimental techniques to push myself past my normal comfort zone for my builds. For this build, I employed the use of a lot of 3d printed parts and did some scribing work. Compared to my build of this kit nearly 4 years ago, I’m impressed with the amount of improvement i’ve been able to make over time. While I probably could have used a few more weeks to clean up and refine the kit, I was able to create a build that looks like it could be a mid tier garage kit!

Build Details

PROS:

• A variety of weapons and accessories included out the box
• great articulation and detailing
• a lot of value for your money

CONS:

• painting the kit makes it easy to scratch when extending limbs for poses
• kit has a ton of trouble standing on its own due to the weight of the backpack
• ab crunch area is a bit loose and joints for legs cant easily swivel left or right due to design

Paints Used:

• White: Mr surfacer 1200 then 60% mecha white+ 30% Anchoret Cold Grey light + 10% light blue
• Light Grey: Mr surfacer 1200 then Anchoret ZGMF Cold Grey light
• Blue: Mr Surfacer 1200 then Anchoret dark blue
• Thruster Blue: Hobby Mio Gloss Blue
• Yellow: Mr Surfacer 1200 then 80% AOK orange yellow+20% Anchoret RX Yellow
• Black: Mr Surfacer 1200 then Frost matte black
• Brown: Mr surfacer 1200 then Mr color brown+ some tan
• Dark Grey: Mr Surfacer 1200 then ZGMF Cold Grey
• Inner frame Dark Grey: Mr Surfacer 1200 then Hobby mio dark grey
• Red: Mr Surfacer 1200 then Hobby Mio Premium Red
• Beam effect orange: Evo Pink Primer then 70% florescent orange+ 30% Orange yellow mix. Then 80% yellow with 20% white for highlighting