The completed 1/5 Morrigan figure from Vampire Savior/Dark Stalkers has been added to the completed gallery.

I finished this figure about a month and a half ago, and have finally now had the time to post photos of her. The base is slightly different since these photos were taken, it now features the NERV logo on it. I used some inkjet water transfer decal paper that I had picked up in Hong Kong to make the decal for the base. Overall it turned out really well, and I will need to take a photo of it next photo session.

Overall this figure was pretty painless. The cast was super clean, other then some spots in her hair that took a bit of putty to fix. The hardest part of her was all of the masking and tiny details in her plug suit, and keeping the red areas clean since it has a glossy finish. Overall build time was about a week on and off.

So about a month ago, I took on the task of completing this monstrous kit for a fellow member mvm3897. I finished up one other comission project I had in the pipe and finally got started on this thing about 4 weeks ago. It took the first 2 weeks just to clean the parts so it was perfect time to wrap up anything else I had going on.

The kit had already been about 80% pinned and assembled, so that part was mostly out of the way. I test fit all of the parts that had been pinned, and then started working from the feet up. One of the “issues” with the kit is some of the finer details got lost in the casting. So I began to remove and replace these details, and will work my way up the kit.

Here are some photos of the progress so far. I only shot photos of the right foot, as the left is identical. I’ve also sanded all of the parts on the feet down to 800 grit, and they are pretty much almost ready for some primer.

The fantastic looking Noel from character designer Shunya Yamashita has been finished. You can find it in the completed gallery, or by following the link below.

I finally finished up my entry for the 31 Days competition on Sunday, and shot final photos of it tonight. The final completed kit can be viewed in the gallery section, click the image below to go there!

I have been working on this project on and off since the last post, but finally today decided to go through my progress photos and post some updates. In working on the layout for the base, I came to the decision that I really did not care for the original design. The two tier base did not go well with the figure and made for a very odd piece. So I put the first base aside for another day, and started on a new circular base that would put the figure at the center. This ultimately was alot more appealing to the eye then the original layout.

I’ve also made a ton of progress on the figure itself. Its more or less finished up, with only a few small items to complete.

So in between trying to finish up a commission I’ve been working on, I’ve made some progress on my entry into the 31 Days competition. So far I’ve built the rough frame work of my display/base, and I’ve pinned and cleaned up the kit. There is still alot of work to be done, but progress has been ok so far. I am waiting on some celluclay so I can start working on finishing up the display base.

I took photos of 2 new figure kits that I had completed recently and added them to the gallery section. Click on the images below to go directly to the new finished works!

So a few of us over at the Fichtenfoo Forums (www.fichtenfoo.net/forum) were talking about a group build that would need to be completed in a certain time period. Originally it had started as a Ma.K only build, but ultimately came to be anything thats not Gundam. The basic requirements are that you have from Feb 21st to March 23rd, you had to post a picture of your kit and supplies on the 21st to show that you hadn’t started, and you have to create a vignette or scene for the base.  So I decided on a really cool figure kit that I found at e2046.com.  

This is a finished shot of the original figure, and will be very similar to the color scheme that I am going to do.

The above image is my “proof” image showing that I had my supplies, and had not started on the kit before the 21st. The image on the computer monitor is the “date stamp”

I picked this kit up a few weeks ago from Hobbyfan when I went to pick up a different kit I had ordered.  I saw this one sitting in a box, and really enjoyed the sculpt and the details. The casting is super clean, with very little clean up, and the seams for the parts were all cleverly hidden behind parts of her clothes. So, thankfully, no puttying on this one!  The original kit came with some small metal chains to make up her jewelry (you can see a pendant cast on her right arm) that wraps around her arm and neck. This didn’t come with the chain, but I was able to find something small enough to work at the local Michaels. I will update with more progress as she moves along!

Progress update 2/15/08

I’ve pretty much finished the kit up, all thats left to finish is the giant cross that she holds over her right shoulder. That has been puttied and prepped, and I am just waiting on that to cure. Once that is done I will be shooting finally photos and I will post them up in the Gallery section with the rest of my finished works.Here are a few progress photos that I took along the way: