RG Zaku Diorama WIP040814

I thought my recent WIP post about this project would be my last post.

But I got a few suggestions from readers and a commenter that would improve the project. And because I love my readers and followers ( and their suggestions made so much sense ), I had to address them.

First off, I had to break the hangar extrusion at the left side of the diorama. A follower told me it is sticking out like a sore thumb. The angle was bad and it does not make much sense ( see how it looks like HERE ), so I broke it and cut it into half. Now it looks better overall. The hangar extrusion is blending with the theme a little better.

A friend veteran modeler PMed me about the rough texture of the diorama. I used the Vallejo Black Lava texture paint and it looks too rough for 1/144 scale. So I decided to paint over the old ground work and smoothen out the texture a little bit. I used Vallejo Brown Earth texture paint to reduce the profile of the ground work. Now it looks better on 1/144.

Lastly, a commenter suggested that I need to add more debris or weathering on the shield part as it looks too clean. Addressed that by painting over some Black lava paint. I will have to redo all the dry brushing and washes on these parts to blend them with the previous painted parts.

All the suggestions should help make the build look better once done. So thank you for the suggestions guys!

 

 

I painted over some Water Effects paint earlier today... you need to let it dry for 24 hours, but I hope it looks better once I get home from work today. The Water Effects paint will dry into a transparent rubber-like surface. The diorama is shaping up already and I hope to finish it soon! Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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RG Zaku Diorama WIP040614

My Zaku diorama painting sesion today was cut short as I had to drive my pregnant sister in law to the hospital. Currently waiting if she is going to deliver her baby now.

I thought coming out of retirement is going to be easy! But dang I paint so slow these days. So many layers of washes and dry brushing just to get it to look how I want. I am hand painting this project wholly with Vallejo paints and washes. I am having so much fun eventhough I am kinda slow.

I think I am about halfway done painting this project, so this would be my last WIP for this RG Zaku diorama. Hope this project is done by next weekend ( as I do not have time to do Gunpla on weekdays ). 

I like how my RG Zaku is looking so far and this project made me more excited with my 1/48 Zaku hangar diorama. I could apply more weathering techniques because of the larger scale. Woot! 

Anyways, thanks a ton for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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1/144 RG Zaku diorama WIP - initial layout

Highly inspired by the 1/144 Zaku diorama modelled by PICO ( see photo below ), I thought of using my 1/144 Real Grade Zaku that was a gift by Kenny Lim aka TOYMAKER.

I have always thought of using my 1/144 RG Zaku for a diorama. I wanted to make  a decent diorama to make sure I used Kenny's gift well ( insert bro love here ). Then PICO's build struck me like lightning! It took me a couple of weeks to finally come up with a diorama that would be dramatic and scenic like that of PICO's.

My diorama is highly inspired by PICO's diorama but I do not want mine to look like a rip off! So I thought of a landslide scene! Basically my Zaku is trying to hold back landslide to protect people passing through.

I could go with 2 different directions here. Past or present! I mean I could make the Zaku look like it is already part of the mountain side as the landslide happened years back OR I could make it look like the landslide is happening in the present. 

I could also make it look like the diorama is happening on a moon or happening on earth. Anyways, I hope this turns out well. The initial lay out of the scene looks a bit promising though. 

Thanks for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby. :)

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