tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85116434032197225412024-03-14T02:46:09.957-05:00Custom Mega Man Model kits!Also showing how to customize models and Other figures!turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-67654514919586824592012-01-16T01:43:00.001-06:002012-01-16T01:43:15.180-06:00Spinning blade kit upgrade<div><p>For those of you that have the spinning blade model kit from the X3 line, you know it only includes half the spinning blade. I am going to fix that!  I have taken an extra piece that I got as part of the frost shield kit, and cut pieces to fit together. I am using clay to create the blade and I will combine the whole thing to make on piece. If all goes well the blades will even turn! Wish me luck!</p>
<br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-g1EfDRe6amE/TxPVEmkb4VI/AAAAAAAAAGc/nTZn0wNDles/2012-01-16_01-38-29_480.png' /></div>turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-25632009733443893982012-01-16T00:39:00.001-06:002012-01-16T00:39:32.241-06:00After much procrastination comes..<div><p>Mega Man rebound striker! After putting it off for awhile I decided to strip my original paintjob and give this project some renewed life! The key to making the paint stick the second time around was primer. I have no idea why X didn't need priming but Mega Man did. Weird.  </p>
<p>I am considering making a kotobukiya Mega Man into Cutman. And I am thinking about making a Metal Blade logo variant. </p>
<br/><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mryLNdAtf4E/TxPGHMkUFlI/AAAAAAAAAGE/-6BU86HVHEc/2012-01-16_00-32-54_287.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1mkWfPDsiAo/TxPGH-CPlfI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Gdy_UDLSbL8/2012-01-16_00-32-44_914.png' /><br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2qB7m-GYYz0/TxPGIo0ANCI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/JHPG8WOVlj0/2012-01-16_00-30-14_28.png' /></div>turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-38365304770183863822011-01-31T10:19:00.000-06:002011-01-31T10:20:36.678-06:00Rebound Striker!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/TUbhVf6uyzI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_tjs0qehqVk/s1600/photo-736679.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/TUbhVf6uyzI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_tjs0qehqVk/s320/photo-736679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568385748751534898" /></a></p>In a flash of pink and purple, the rebound striker knocks out even the toughest enemies! <p>Here we have my most recent project standing beside X. The procedure was exactly the same as my 2009 project, so I won't bother repeating it. Expect pictures of this finished next week!turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-21855229071616188742010-08-28T14:01:00.004-05:002010-08-28T14:10:27.056-05:00Papa's Got a new model kit!Hello fellow bloggers! Today I have decided to revamp this old machine and start a new blog! The old blog was a little one dimensional. I have expanded the blog to this! My machine of internet slaying, walking death! Well, maybe not death, but there should be some cool content. Please feel free to let me know what you think of the new layout in the comments! Also I am going to start a new kit soon. Zero is staring at me from the corner.turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-30933469557488792122010-02-05T18:05:00.001-06:002010-02-05T18:05:29.987-06:00I know it's has been awhile, but I haven't forgotten about the blog. I haven't been sleeping well and my workspace needs to be cleaned out so I can continue model work. While I have finished my X model, I want to build a light tent before I take pictures of my completed model. The reason this is taking forever is because this a hobby in my very busy life. Please bear with me as I get my shit together.turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-20785762462819482612009-09-08T19:41:00.000-05:002009-09-08T20:12:27.631-05:00Insides and small details.Today I am posting about how I handled painting X's internal parts. Yes, I know that you can't see them unless you actually disassemble the model kit but, I am a little ocd.<br /><div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb6YEyCohI/AAAAAAAAACo/-dvK-bKK1lo/s1600-h/DSC01611.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379262096448070162" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb6YEyCohI/AAAAAAAAACo/-dvK-bKK1lo/s320/DSC01611.JPG" /></a> Here we have X's chest and his Micro fusion fuel tank.<br /></div><div align="left">The original piece was completely black. I used a technique called dry brushing to get a work battle look. To get the same effect I did, dip your brush into silver metallic paint and brush a piece of paper or a towel until almost nothing comes off. Then start brushing X's body until the details on his chest and legs start coming out nicely. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb7rADyssI/AAAAAAAAACw/PjHvOiS6aic/s1600-h/DSC01612.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379263521109488322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb7rADyssI/AAAAAAAAACw/PjHvOiS6aic/s320/DSC01612.JPG" /></a>Brushed metallic details are the best in this case.</div><br /><div align="left">To get the fiery red look on his Fuel tank, I used some sparkling gem paint mixed with Red Metallic paint with a small brush and carefully painted his chest. </div><br /><div align="left">Before we can continue, there are three things you will need. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9d6ZVZNI/AAAAAAAAADQ/PmAU2QMpnu8/s1600-h/DSC01614.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379265495274185938" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9d6ZVZNI/AAAAAAAAADQ/PmAU2QMpnu8/s320/DSC01614.JPG" /></a>These gems are for the discharge vent in X's buster. 5MM will fit.</div><div align="left"><br /></div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9df3nBnI/AAAAAAAAADI/gwCk0UK5h64/s1600-h/DSC01608.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379265488153413234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9df3nBnI/AAAAAAAAADI/gwCk0UK5h64/s320/DSC01608.JPG" /></a> These alligator clips are for holding up pieces.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9c9Fp4OI/AAAAAAAAADA/NuN7Tb-HHj8/s1600-h/DSC01610.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379265478817079522" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb9c9Fp4OI/AAAAAAAAADA/NuN7Tb-HHj8/s320/DSC01610.JPG" /></a> This Testors gloss cote will seal your model kit nicely once you have finished painting.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="left">Next up are the details on X's helmet and his crotch armor.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_JEf6wOI/AAAAAAAAADo/rwRB5ougGSM/s1600-h/DSC01616.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379267336232157410" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_JEf6wOI/AAAAAAAAADo/rwRB5ougGSM/s320/DSC01616.JPG" /></a> Here I have placed one of the red gems inside of the buster. It fits quite nicely and will hold with some superglue.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_IuahLuI/AAAAAAAAADg/jEDUJUAYLdg/s1600-h/DSC01609.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379267330303930082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_IuahLuI/AAAAAAAAADg/jEDUJUAYLdg/s320/DSC01609.JPG" /></a> Once again I have mixed Red gem paint with red metallic to create the gem effect.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_IEvWvJI/AAAAAAAAADY/-K9vgWP3Wls/s1600-h/DSC01613.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379267319117036690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sqb_IEvWvJI/AAAAAAAAADY/-K9vgWP3Wls/s320/DSC01613.JPG" /></a> Use a tiny brush and some black metallic paint for this procedure. Don't forget to utilize your stands.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">After one more coat of paint, My X will be ready for his closeup! How about yours?</div>turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-18404004846691760772009-08-09T01:11:00.000-05:002009-08-13T18:13:02.805-05:00Mega Man X....2Okay. Production is a little slow. But hey, this is my hobby and I'll take as much time as I want. Today's post is a little different, but thats okay because it is still related. I'm gonna take this time to make a point about the IRON Buster series. If any of you have had the opportunity to own the original of one of these then you know that they come with REAL steel ball projectiles.<br /><br /><br /><br />Observe:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sn5sL2txxOI/AAAAAAAAACA/YZb9Ck9o61c/s1600-h/HNI_0083.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367846756794090722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sn5sL2txxOI/AAAAAAAAACA/YZb9Ck9o61c/s320/HNI_0083.JPG" /></a> Sorry about the craptacular picture, I had to use my DSi.<br /><br /><br /><br />These things are deadly! They are fired by depressing the two levers on either side. The steel ball goes flying out of the end of the buster and goes pretty far. <s>Well anyways, I didn't paint this yet but I will be painting it(among other things!) for my special project on this kit. Can you guess what I will be using this for?</s> Nevermind, I was going to make it into an led buster but, I have decided to go a different route. Make it as close to X as I can get it. More to come, SOON.turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511643403219722541.post-30493590826110391222009-08-04T17:19:00.000-05:002009-08-05T17:21:54.686-05:00Custom XI haven't really ever seen a blog or website out there about Custom Rockman/Mega Man figures. They are kinda rare to come by even on hobby sites. So here I will detail the process I am using to paint my figures and bring them to life.<br /><br />X:<br /><br />This is the X mold from the Mega Armor series. First I used super clean to strip him.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni3LinJhJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/0CVW1GEeYNA/s1600-h/DSC01545.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366240364909397138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni3LinJhJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/0CVW1GEeYNA/s320/DSC01545.JPG" border="0" /></a> I just wanna take a second to say this stuff works great for stripping old paint from your figures.<br /><br /><br />The final result of the stripping process:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni4NX7tnQI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Ydw46ir_NDE/s1600-h/DSC01548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366241495914224898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni4NX7tnQI/AAAAAAAAAAU/Ydw46ir_NDE/s320/DSC01548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see the pieces are nice and clean.<br /><br /><br />Here I have started the painting process:<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni4zx5AZxI/AAAAAAAAAAc/TB0tiROozlc/s1600-h/DSC01549.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366242155717224210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni4zx5AZxI/AAAAAAAAAAc/TB0tiROozlc/s320/DSC01549.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I used a camel hair brush and started with a thin coat of paint. I am using Deco art paint. Dazziling metallics brand ice blue color. It's starting to turn out very shinny and metallic looking.<br /><br />Here we have a comparison shot of the other foot:<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni6nZrw5WI/AAAAAAAAAAk/bnaEar2vldg/s1600-h/DSC01550.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366244142084056418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uHjU-vkqE2s/Sni6nZrw5WI/AAAAAAAAAAk/bnaEar2vldg/s320/DSC01550.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Note that by the time I am finished the brush strokes won't be as noticable. This is with only one coat of paint. But you can clearly see that the metallic paint looks much better than the standard color of the feet.<br /></div><div>More updates in time, This is a work in progress!!</div><div></div>turianx9http://www.blogger.com/profile/05926686564002214276noreply@blogger.com0