D-Style Shield Liger - WIP 2

 Holy Cow, That's A Lot Of Fine Details

Having completed 2 kits: RG GP01 and Kamiki Burning Gundam, 1 in mid build and now starting another, I feel "Operation Reduce Backlog" is off to a great start. Although the kits I brought over are small kits except for the PG Gundam Mk-II, it is still a good progress.

While removing the nub marks from the pieces, I couldn't stop being impressed on how much detail there are on the kit compared to SD Gundam kits. This will require a lot of detail painting to bring out its full potential which is a bit stressful and yet exciting at the same time.

   

Lots of pipes, hydraulics and even suspension springs for the leg

HG Kamiki Burning Gundam - WIP 7 (Final)

All Well That Ends Well

Finally got the right mindset to tackle the unfortunate broken v-fin after a brief break working on the D-Style Shield Liger. First thought that came to mind was to use Mr.Hobby Mr.Cement S.

The original plan was to cement the v-fin onto the red piece then attach it to the helmet. It was a messy process as the red piece was so small and when I managed to place the fin on the correct spot, the red piece would be stuck to my finger and mess up the position of the fin.

   

Came up with the idea to attach the red piece onto the helmet first before cementing the fins in place

D-Style Shield Liger - WIP 1

And The Winner Is ...

Before the completion of Kamiki Burning Gundam I was going through the backlogs I brought over to KL. Was torn between the D-Style Death Saurer, HMM Z Knight, BB Shin Gouka Ryuusou Ryuubi and this kit. Decided to start this kit for a few reasons: 1) A breather from gunpla. 2) D-Style Gustav's platform is looking empty. 3) Perfect kit to try a new color. 4) Have most of the color required for the repaint of the kit. 5) Needed a distraction before I tackle the broken v-fin on the Kamiki Burning Gundam.

After looking at the photos of the Z-Knight from another fellow plamo blogger I might consider working on the Z-Knight the same time as the Shield Liger. The purpose of returning to the hobby is reduce the number of backlogs and to finish whatever paints I already have in my existing arsenal. Since this kit is mainly light blue and I have some leftover light blue rattle can, I can use that for the main body parts and for the rest of the parts will be brush painted with a color which I am curious about.

HG Kamiki Burning Gundam - WIP 6

My Worst Nightmare Came True

Had a short intermission with this kit to complete the RG GP01 Zephyranthes since all the painting works was done in WIP 5. The time has now come to assemble to the kit. The build will start from the leg up.

[Legs]

Parts of the leg before assembly

First thing to assemble is the feet

   

How the clear blue parts will look with silver under it

RG GP01 Zephyranthes - WIP 6 (Final)

All finally comes together

With all the painting works completed for the Kamiki Burning Gundam and the completion of the head and weapons in the previous post, we will now explore how the core fighter fits as the body for the Zephyranthes. The transformation of the core fighter was covered in WIP 2.

Parts of the gundam to be assembled

Some preparations are need to attach the core block. The front and the back are lifted up and hands are at a 90° angle for easier access

HG Kamiki Burning Gundam - WIP 5

 Final Touches

Since most of the major painting work completed in the previous post, this post will be the final touch up and panel lining.

   
Looked at the manual and noticed that there are some yellow parts which I missed at the legs

Painted the parts yellow and the black was done with the 0.03 Fineliner pen

   

Another thing I missed out was the black inside the hand guard