On the inside

此れは内部フレームです。


So I have finished assembly of the frame. All innards have been pieced together so I assembled it to take some pics. I am moving along at a pretty good clip. Still lots of work to be done.
Looking at it standing up, I am pondering extending the legs. Depending on where I put the extension I could show off more detail under the armour. If I put the extension in the thigh area then it will make the mecha look taller or more menacing. If I put the entension around the ankle it will allow you to see the piston at the ankle. hmmm..
And some pics of the inside, or frame I guess, of some of the weapons. I used some Gundam paint marker to add color here.
"But where are the hands?", you ask. Well, you'll have to wait til next time.

手が無い。　　心配しないで下さい。

脚 detail up!

With the torso and arms out of the way I moved on to the legs and feet. Assembly is pretty simple as this kit doesn't have the complexity and level of detail of the newer kits. It also feels very fragile so I need to be very careful.

I tried to add some detail with my gundam markers. It was more for fun as these details will be covered by the armour.

This is the armour for the legs. I wanted to create more panel lines on this kit to give the impression that a lot of pieces of metal were used to cover it. So I grabbed my mechanical pencil, my ruler, and my masking tape and proceeded to measure, mark, and line.

The legs with the panel lines drawn.
I will need to carve these lines in and if I make a mistake will need to use putty to fix it. Please no mistakes...