Aardwulf
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Post by Aardwulf on Dec 15, 2007 0:09:40 GMT -5
Or Atak Fang, whichever you prefer.  I blame this custom on Helcat's shoulders and haunches and their similarities to those of Saber Tiger. They were crying out to be painted in a dark, contrasty color like you see on the Fuzzy Pandas' Tigers. Crying out, I say!   MY TEN MEGAPIXELS, LET ME SHOW U THEM    ...this shot makes him look like Crow T. Robot:  Color-wise, it's not quite blinding enough to match Zaber Fang...it's a little closer to Holokitty.  All in all, this was a fun custom and a nice way of experimenting with panel-lining. Mind you, I could've painted the Helcat to match Raven's Saber Tiger, but then I wouldn't have been able to give it the awesome name I ultimately bestowed upon it. Also, yellow enamel is evil. The end. |
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Post by Kyubigan on Dec 15, 2007 0:18:12 GMT -5
Was the name Zaber Kitty already taken? If not, that would be a good name for your custom. It's like your Zaber Fang gave birth to this cute guy...  |
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Post by Aardwulf on Dec 15, 2007 0:23:50 GMT -5
Heh, that's a cute idea. Actually, I chose "Zaber Kat" because it's a portmanteau of the Hasbro names for Saber Tiger and Helcat (Zaber Fang and Atak Kat, respectively).
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Post by Gojulas Omega on Dec 15, 2007 1:04:32 GMT -5
I also think Zaber Kitty is fit this little Zoids more.
The color choose well, however, I think the paint is little too thick for it.
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Post by Snowflake on Dec 15, 2007 15:01:34 GMT -5
Awesome!!! This is several awesomes. I love zoids painted like other zoids
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Post by Zoidmagnite on Dec 15, 2007 19:56:59 GMT -5
The color scheme is great. I think the paint coats are a tad thick, but not enough for the scheme to loose its effect. Nice job with the panel lining.
I really like this Zoid. Nice work.
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Post by Tilly on Dec 16, 2007 18:07:26 GMT -5
THAT IS THE BEST HELCAT EVER.
Not that I'm biased. At all. If I ever fix my poor Tigers shrine, can I gank it with creditpermissionlinkthings?
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Post by Charlie on Dec 17, 2007 11:36:04 GMT -5
THAT IS THE BEST HELCAT EVER. I agree. Love the repaint, and the details. Now what about stickers? |
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Post by Hidocker on Dec 17, 2007 12:05:58 GMT -5
I am so much in love with this custom!
Yellow enamel is totally evil. I tried it once (not even as extensive as this) and it made me want to kick things.
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Post by Maethius on Dec 18, 2007 21:23:24 GMT -5
Those colors look really striking on the Kat, and the panel lining looks great! I have real trouble getting paneling to line on a painted Zoid. A few black labels for detail would look outstanding, IMHO.
Very, very nice!
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Aardwulf
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Post by Aardwulf on Dec 22, 2007 0:11:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Yes, Zaber Kitty lacks stickers. For one thing, I've never been able to trim the things very neatly (though I suppose practice is the only way to get better at it  ), and the stickers always seemed to fit more with the CC/GF military theme rather than the NC0 tourney theme, to me. Which is probably just a personal quirk on my part. I'm weird. Anyhoo, I might try sticking some black ones on like Maethius suggested, to see what they look like. If the paint looks thick, well...it took a lot of coats to get it to cover up the primer completely, because yellow enamel is eeeeevil. I did try sanding between coats to keep it from looking too thick, but apparently I wasn't all that successful. Does anyone know of a better way of going about this? If I ever fix my poor Tigers shrine, can I gank it with creditpermissionlinkthings? You certainly may.  |
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), and the stickers always seemed to fit more with the CC/GF military theme rather than the NC0 tourney theme, to me. Which is probably just a personal quirk on my part. I'm weird. Anyhoo, I might try sticking some black ones on like Maethius suggested, to see what they look like.