Thats impressive detailing. Got me thinking on some detailing ideas...... I was wondering what the tool is called for scribing? Id like to get one of them..
Soon...probably at the end of the week. Been adding the current progress to the other two Prowls, so nothing new this week. I'm pretty sure they're just called "panel line scribers" Seriously tho, I mostly use this one: Introduction To Using Bare-Metal Foil - Bare-Metal Foil Co. But I'll be trying this one soon: Plastic Scriber II | HobbyLink Japan The Bare Metal brand one cuts a great line, but can be a bit wide/thick and sometimes rough, so I wanna find one that cuts a thin, shallow line too.
Time for an update! This time is about adding some much needed detail to the legs. First things first, the edges of the lower legs are all beveled. Then a rectangle is scribed in the front. Now I want to add some detail in the shin resembling the sticker detail or Prowl's original box art. The Datsun's shocks make great "mechanical stuff" so I sand one side down flat. This piece is cut from part of the suspension/steering column, but I'm going to need to bend it. So I hold it over a candle briefly until it becomes soft, then simply bend it and let it cool. This piece is then sanded flat as well. After that, those two parts are glued onto the shin along with a piece of styrene strip. To add some panel lines to the sides, first I draw on what I want...some lines will not be scribes, but are just guidelines. And then scribed in. This process is repeated on the other side, with a slightly different pattern. In order to ease the transition from the big blocky lower leg to the smaller, curved thigh, I'm going to build some extra knee detail. I start with a shape I like, and layer it onto a thicker second and then third styrene sheet. After is cut out, I sand the edges so it appears to be a solid block. Then I bevel the edges, first but rough cuts with my knife, then sanded smooth. Then one last smaller, but similarly shaped panel is added for more detail and shape. This block is glued on the outside of the knee, and the process is repeated for the inside, but I decided to leave off the smaller panel. Now onto the foot, and some lines are scribed in. I also want close the big open space at the back of the foot, so I'm going to make a folding panel. I start by cutting out the shape/size I need, and attach one of my hinges (made like before) to one side. Then glue the hinge to the rear of the foot. You can see where the panel will sit in vehicle mode. Test fold, and you can see it will have to hinge again for fill in the top. So I cut the panel and add in a second hinge. And it fits! Continued in next post....
Some very narrow, thin stripes are added to the outside of the foot panel. These will be stoppers so the panel doesnt fold down into the foot. Then I add some more panels for detail and sturdiness. I decided on the the grooved styrene because I wanted the panel to give the impression it was flexible like a tank tread or garage door, and maybe it would fold out up from the bottom of the foot. And thats all for today, but here some bot mode and close up shots of todays work.
First off, awesome. This Prowl is looking supremely bad-ass. Some ideas for you for scribing tools: "scribing" | HobbyLink Japan And some inspiration for detailing with styrene (not TF, I know, but the same techniques apply): EBASENET - It's all about modeling Some of his other builds: EBASENET - It's all about modeling Check out the WIP on some of the Gundam builds and the V Gundam head. Whitebase does crazy stuff with styrene. So does Erix93, but I think Whitebase's detailing is even crazier.
Yep, I'm a frequent shopper of HLJ, definitely know what they got. The one I linked to earlier came in and is pretty good. I also got some of those little photo-etched scribing saws which are very thin.
The only thing I don't like about this project is that it won't be mass produced so I won't be able to buy one. T_T
Looks amazing so far, I love seeing the fine details being added. I hope there are extensive transformation instructions once it's finished, lol.
