08.12.2006 » Concepts / Intro

What's my secret to finishing so many kits lately? Having 3 or 4 started and having to stop while waiting on parts, decals, etc... Then I end up having 2-3 kits that just need painted or a few pieces worked on to finish. Anyway, while waiting on decals for my Rick Dias, I started on my 1/100 V2 Assault. It's a great testbed for mobility mods and detail-ups as it really lacks in both.

I started out by looking at the box pictures and seeing that this thing looks really "squat" and fat. It's smaller than a normal 1/100, but that's because it's a smaller MS. Still though it needed some lengthening to the thighs to thin it out a bit and make it look cooler. In the first pic you can see the thighs were lengthened by about 3/16". This small change has already impreved the silouette. I also hollowed out the sensor looking thing on the crotch armor and made it magnetically attach to the base V2 crotch. I'll be filling out that sensor with detail and a clear lense.

In the next two images you can see that I've been slicing the knees apart. I want to put the knee armors on a joint so that they can bend upward when the knee is bent. (see pic 4 between fingers) I'll be doing both the Assault knees and the plain V2 which luckily come seperately. I've sliced the base V2 knees apart and will be adding detail behind and inbetween. I did the same thing with the rear skirt armor so that they flip-up. (pic 2)

In the next 2 images (4 & 5) you can see that I added a small Yellow Submarine ball joint to the waist. The waist was one part so I cut it in half, filled it and added the B. Joint. Makes for a much more dynamic pose. Looks like I'll have to add detail to the area behind the leg posts where I filled.

08.17.2006 » More

The V2 is coming along with most major mods completed. I've filled in some gaps on the shoulders and made new details (not visible) that go inbetween the two claw-like parts of the shoulder armors. The thigh lengthening worked out well as this would look REALLY squat otherwise. Here's a pic.