I did a rough connect of the hips, basically I cut the center out of the crisis suit hips so when attached back together they'd be a bit narrower as the stock part looked really wide. They still look a bit chunky to me do to the ball joint but you can't get too far away from that with Tau parts
Gundams have very slender waist so I was aiming for recreating a bit of that look. Their legs are incredibly long and fairly wide so unfortunately none of the model parts were of much help.
I have two differant legs and trying to decide which one to run with, the modified suit is already significantly taller than the stockxv-8 due to the torso being lengthened. The second leg set which was extended with a piece of a fusion blaster with a knee cap added gives it even more height. Despite the height the balance seems ok, so I've got some thinking to do about which version is best.
I can also make some use of the FW Rymyr leg parts as they have a nice sleekness that could match with the torso, going to have experiment with what looks best. Any thoughts on the model height?
The kit is from the "gundam fighting action" line which is a perfect scale for this project and as the kits are only about $6 they are an awesome buy for converting. (Same plastic material as regular gundam kits) As they were dirtcheap I picked up a couple more kits online for extra parts. This is probably goig to be a one off kitbash but might expand it to a fulls quad not sure yet.
The chest and various cracks of course will be filled in, likely with miliput to fill the large gaps and then a top layer of green stuff as it's much smoother to work with and will hold details better.
Lots and lots of work to go.
standard legs
longer legs
side shot:
with a weapon arm stuck on
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:29 am
