The Customs-in-progress Thread

[dosgatos]

Here's the other
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Took more pictures but can't load them. Our internet isn't working. Sorry if I can't get on to repsond to any comments.

[Maethius]

Panel-lined Seismo... I should really detail mine. I like the colors on the Snipe Master so far!

[dosgatos]

Thank you. It took me a little about two hours to do the body neck and tail of the Seismo, but just the little head took two and a half hours. I actually lined it in November, I think. I painted the snipe master by mistake, those colors wear originally meant for my cannon tortoise, but I like it this way.

[kit]

Current
Black Cat: Turning a King of Flexible Liger into a Brave Jaguar with all new armor and weaponry. In the process of building.
Whitz Wolf: In the process of building and trying to make/find new weapons.

Future Plans:
Lighting Saix
Konig Wolf

Out of curiosity does anyone know a good way of changing cockpit dome colors that doesn't involve painting over them? I like them being clear but I'm not a fan of the current colors.

[Snowflake]

You can buy transparent tinting paint, for stained-glass windows.. You're just limited. You can turn orange to red, -maybe- red to orange, green to greenish-blue, blue to purple, and blue to green.. but that's about it..
Well, unless you're fond of, uh, the smoky dark brown ones.. or if you're starting with those..

[kit]

Thanks for the info. I'll keep a lookout for that.

[Tilly]

Tamiya and other model paint manufacturers make clear paint too...though it's rather pesky stuff.

For small clear bits you can also use Sharpies, though I bet they'd go streaky on big pieces.

[Hidocker]

Apr 23, 2010 22:16:06 GMT -5 Tilly said:

For small clear bits you can also use Sharpies, though I bet they'd go streaky on big pieces.

And sharpies aren't as permanent as they claim, at least on plastic. I did the cockpit of a Crossbone Gundam's core fighter, and it's half rubbed off already.

The clear Tamiyas and some kind of airbrush are your best bet. Even the kind where it's just a can of air and a bottle. Don't bother with brushes, because the clear paints need to go on THIN!

[Tilly]

I'm gotten them to work with a brush. Thinning, patience, et cetera. An airbrush would be a lot easier, though.

[dosgatos]

I've found my Dark Spiner tail, so Death Stinger get's it's tail back. I plan to articulate Death Stinger, too, using some Styluarmor pieces, other blox pieces, and bionicle pieces I got from a friend. I'm also going to paint it so that it looks like it fell apart, sat for awhile underground, and was found by some warlord that is rebuilding it. I also plan to replace the cockpit pieces with green ones, somehow. I'm going to give it two CP-07s or one CP-07 and one CP-15. I also am going to resume work on Tempest. I needed some nice snow-free weather to paint some more pieces to lengthen the tentacles. I've decided that it will be a Portuguese Man o' War Type instead of an Octopus Type or Jellyfish Type.

[Chuckles]

I started building this when Maethius brought up the Zoids Philippines contest.

Just need to rig a tail and arms on this baby and he'll be ready for the painters.

[Juno]

Did the ZPH custom contest already start?? Or are we allowed to start on a custom beforehand?
I'm debating if i should enter...if i have enough time to spare :/

[Snowflake]

dig that hunched over look! it's cooool

[Chuckles]

Jul 2, 2010 4:29:13 GMT -5 Juno said:

Did the ZPH custom contest already start?? Or are we allowed to start on a custom beforehand?

You know, that's a really good question ^_^; It's just that I was going to shoot this documentary in Kalihi soon, and I didn't know if I'd have time once that project go rolling.

[Juno]

Jul 2, 2010 14:31:09 GMT -5 Chuckles said:

Jul 2, 2010 4:29:13 GMT -5 Juno said:

Did the ZPH custom contest already start?? Or are we allowed to start on a custom beforehand?

You know, that's a really good question ^_^; It's just that I was going to shoot this documentary in Kalihi soon, and I didn't know if I'd have time once that project go rolling.

wait...You're from Hawaii too?! O__O