Monday, October 1, 2012

MG Kampfer Desolator

After over 3 months of mutilating plastic and inhaling cement and paint vapors, I am proud to present to you - the Kampfer Desolator!






View the album to see the rest of the pics!:
Kampfer Desolator



Summary:
Project Name    - Kampfer Desolator
Kit        - MG Kampfer 30th Anniversary edition
Build period    - July 2012 to September 2012

Mods       
- panel scribing and pla plates
        - drilling for rivets etc.
        - opened up armor for metal parts, mesh
        - LED mono-eye
        - 10 glass fuse "canisters" with green gel and LED
        - 5 concealed 3v batteries to power LEDs
        - metal cables, IC pins, pin heads, thrusters
        - custom thrusters from Guntank wheels and ointment caps
        - custom backpack and shoulder armors from extra clear parts
        - custom weapon (HALO gun, h-arms custom gatling guns, armor parts, canisters)
        - dio made of floppy drive metal casings, pla plate, runners
        - desolator team made from modded and painted Mage Knight miniatures
        - waterslide decals

Paint       
- Tamiya clear green
        - Tamiya clear yellow
        - Mr. Hobby steel
        - Mr. Hobby gloss white
        - Mr. Hobby flat grey
        - Mr. Hobby gloss yellow
        - Mr. Hobby flat red
        - Tamiya weathering kit
        - Tamiya flat base
        - Jhonson's Wipe N' Shine (Future) topcoat


This project was such a great learning experience for me. As a relatively new gunpla enthusiast I gained valuable experience, particularly in airbrushing and working with different types of plastic. It may not seem much, but the modifications I attempted here have given me the confidence to take on more extreme projects in the future. I might even try my hand at a full scratch build someday! I'm just glad that I was able to come up with a nice concept and stick to it until the end, despite the many mishaps I encountered. I'll be taking a week off of gunpla to recharge my batteries, but you can be sure i'll be back with an even bigger project - so keep an eye out for new posts!

For those who missed out, the WIPs for this project can be found here:
WIP1
WIP2
WIP3
WIP4
WIP5
WIP6

Thanks to my bro-in-law Iolo Luciano for lending his photography skills!

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