The blue planet - a zoid story-

[raven89]

Hi guys here's ine of my zoids work. Another zoids project with zoid killer dome crab and zoid maccurtis. Was watching a doccumentary some time before and was inspired to do this piece :lol:. They are made based on the reef crab and blue spiny lobster.

THe setting i wanted to protray is an everyday life deep beneath the sea at the reef sides , hence the "algae" and the buried zoids iguna. -sweat-

HAd quite a few incident with project where legs breaks off and the since its the first time i tried a large amount of flocking , i was aprrehensive at how it turned out. THe details are hand painted and the Maccurtis was given a marble effect to enhance the shiny shell view . -wuuuuu- THe rough surface was done by dipping the whole time in industrial thinner which i advised not to be tried on gundam models :lol: . Surpirsingly some parts were not dmaged even if i soak it in industrial thinner . (wonder what plastic they used)



Hope you guys enjoy the pics

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KIller Dome











Maccurtis

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Ruins







THats all folks . Will post more of my old works if time permits !!! Do feel free to comment !!

[Snowflake]

diorama-tastic!!! It looks so believable.. I think maybe the green spots on the killerdome shell might be a bit too even in size to look natural, but generally speaking this is just.. WAY realistic.. and I love it

[ligerzilla2014]

wow! very nice work!

[raven89]

@ snowflake : THanks for yr kind words !!! Yea i agree with you on the spots, should have scattered it more to the centre instead of all on the side .

ligerzilla2014: Thanks for the support !!

[Maethius]

Awww.... are they picking at an Iguan corpse? Is that even legal?

Seriously, it's a great take on a natural biology diorama... with firepower. The rough finish reminds me of some work I saw done to duplicate the rough factory look on a WW2 Patton tank. Love the work on the sea floor/algae. Great stuff!

[raven89]

@ Maethius : Glad u like it !!! I am a noob when comapred to your skills though !! Looking forward to see more customized zoids !!

[Maethius]

I would love to try my hands at diorama some time. Currently I have a backup of customs, but there are some things that I've been chomping at the bit to try:

1) Dioramas! (I think I've mentioned this before)
2) Steam Punk Zoid... 'cause, yeah, it would be a cool departure!
3) Re-imagined Zoid... something classic to build up from scratch with the intent of a different evolution
4) Cutaway Zoid... ever since I saw that Gojulas custom with all the parts cut open to show the detailed inner workings, I've been wanting to do the same kind of thing... only better.

Anyway, dioramas really are a different skill set, so don't discount your skill at them. I've NEVER tried one, so maybe mine would have a really cool looking Zoid in a laughable shoebox.

[raven89]

O a diorama is really gd for showing off yr zoids and with customzing experience, it not all that difficult to pick it up !!

Yea i'm thinking of a wild zoid series (inspired by yr diablos and the ZCA white spider ) but currently lask the skills to really put one together !!

I think the zoids concept art book is a gd place to brainstorm but couldnt get my hand on one T.T