I remember a build thread by Mark ages back, and couldn't find it... --Mark have you completed yours already?
I've just started this build a week back, after digging out the print which had been lying in my folder for half a year or so. Looking at the parts this is clearly one of the most demanding models by Suiraku (tell me about those hands >_<.........)
--Academic work is piling up so building normally takes place from midnight onwards..................
Day 1: Okay I made a start with the face. scraping the tabs and opt for backing tabs as usual. Seams are still visible however hard I try, I'll definitely paint over my next model's face for sure!
Day 2: Forehair/backhair, Aru's hair is the most complicated ever... And it was really hard to glue on the last part on the top of the head, since the entire head is closed in the end. But luckily I got away without leaving any glue stains ^^
--In the background is all the tools I have... Resource sure is limited
Day 3: Upper body, Not a lot of problems until I started attaching the arms, Suiraku seemed to have left one surface in the wrong place during unfolding and I ended up having a big white gap in the --armpit--... (Well, thank god it's under the arm) --"Don't blame Suiraku for anything, it's your problem Lex!"
Day 4: Left hand and decoration on the upper body. Each hand is a prohibitive 18 parts in total, but they go together really nicely. In making the fingers I didn't use the tabs provided, but rather ran a thin roll of paper through the 3 sections that holds them in place, the result is, well, passable... --The greatest frustration however, came after I realized I've spent a whole hour making merely 4 fingers!
That's all for now, Christmas holiday here starts on Saturday and I'll deal with her by then ^^
I've just started this build a week back, after digging out the print which had been lying in my folder for half a year or so. Looking at the parts this is clearly one of the most demanding models by Suiraku (tell me about those hands >_<.........)
--Academic work is piling up so building normally takes place from midnight onwards..................
Day 1: Okay I made a start with the face. scraping the tabs and opt for backing tabs as usual. Seams are still visible however hard I try, I'll definitely paint over my next model's face for sure!
Day 2: Forehair/backhair, Aru's hair is the most complicated ever... And it was really hard to glue on the last part on the top of the head, since the entire head is closed in the end. But luckily I got away without leaving any glue stains ^^
--In the background is all the tools I have... Resource sure is limited
Day 3: Upper body, Not a lot of problems until I started attaching the arms, Suiraku seemed to have left one surface in the wrong place during unfolding and I ended up having a big white gap in the --armpit--... (Well, thank god it's under the arm) --"Don't blame Suiraku for anything, it's your problem Lex!"
Day 4: Left hand and decoration on the upper body. Each hand is a prohibitive 18 parts in total, but they go together really nicely. In making the fingers I didn't use the tabs provided, but rather ran a thin roll of paper through the 3 sections that holds them in place, the result is, well, passable... --The greatest frustration however, came after I realized I've spent a whole hour making merely 4 fingers!
That's all for now, Christmas holiday here starts on Saturday and I'll deal with her by then ^^
Photos!
