The Giant Robo WIP

[Real G]

"Yuke, Giant Robo!"  (Go, Giant Robo!)

Obligatory box shot:



Proof shot taken on 12/31/23:



Let's get into the build!  First off, the kit is covered with rivets.  The mold makers did their best to represent them around the one piece skirt armor using slide molds, but a few rivets were distorted in shape.



Some aftermarket rivets to the rescue:





Other areas also need some help:

[project510]

Wow this is going to be so cool!

[kyledehart5]

Oh my, now that is a big Robot!! Jumping in to watch this one.

[Real G]

The arm and leg cuffs have distorted rivets that are too much to ignore, so I'll have to either carve them to shape or replace them with suitable sized domes.  I'm still mulling this one.



The kit includes 1/20 figures of Ginrei (the girl) and Daisaku.  Both are wearing too-short clothing that would get them sent back home if they were in school.



Ginrei is an adult, so she can stay with her super mini dress.  As for Daisaku, well like the Euro-trash woman in the VW Golf GTI commercial said "You get an F!"

[tcoat]

This looks just like my junk drawer at home!

[project510]

Jan 3, 2024 13:27:10 GMT -5 Real G said:

The arm and leg cuffs have distorted rivets that are too much to ignore, so I'll have to either carve them to shape or replace them with suitable sized domes.  I'm still mulling this one.

Im not sure what the diameter of that rivet is but could you say, source some small plastic balls and sand them to half circles and glue them in place? 

Something like this?

[Real G]

Jan 3, 2024 13:43:24 GMT -5 project510 said:

Jan 3, 2024 13:27:10 GMT -5 Real G said:

The arm and leg cuffs have distorted rivets that are too much to ignore, so I'll have to either carve them to shape or replace them with suitable sized domes.  I'm still mulling this one.

Im not sure what the diameter of that rivet is but could you say, source some small plastic balls and sand them to half circles and glue them in place? 

Something like this?

Oh wow!  You are a GENIUS!  Thank you for the linkie!

[project510]

Jan 3, 2024 13:51:47 GMT -5 Real G said:

Jan 3, 2024 13:43:24 GMT -5 project510 said:

Im not sure what the diameter of that rivet is but could you say, source some small plastic balls and sand them to half circles and glue them in place? 

Something like this?

Oh wow!  You are a GENIUS!  Thank you for the linkie!

Always happy to help! Cant wait to see this build. 

[themongoose]

Jan 3, 2024 13:57:15 GMT -5 project510 said:

Jan 3, 2024 13:51:47 GMT -5 Real G said:

Oh wow!  You are a GENIUS!  Thank you for the linkie!

Always happy to help! Cant wait to see this build. 

Ha! THAT is a valuable site. I can think of multiple orders. Bookmarking that one

[deafpanzer]

You are off to a great start! Pulling my chair here.

[armornutii]

Jan 3, 2024 13:35:01 GMT -5 tcoat said:

This looks just like my junk drawer at home!

  You doing this from memory Neal?? No instructions, no paint....golly.  This is gonna be cool.

[Real G]

Jan 4, 2024 21:16:24 GMT -5 armornutii said:

Jan 3, 2024 13:35:01 GMT -5 tcoat said:

This looks just like my junk drawer at home!

  You doing this from memory Neal?? No instructions, no paint....golly.  This is gonna be cool.

That is the robot modeler’s way…

Actually, it is fairly common to part everything out to test fit and determine the best assembly and paint sequence. Don’t worry, we keep track of what goes where.

And this kit has some handed parts that you would not expect. The red cuffs on the arms and legs go on only one way. Not sure why the kit designer thought it was necessary.

[rondriaan]

Never seen such kit before looks good

[brandonk]

I've never been too interested in these robot kits, but this thing looks epic. I am gonna love watching you build this. And so help me, if you drag me down the gundum rabbit hole and start collecting kits I'll need an intervention.

[Real G]

OK almost no modeling since the beginning of the year, but I have been doing a little here, a little there. Rather than going the aftermarket route, I decided to do it the hard way (i.e. the way that required modeling effort) to correct the oblong shaped rivets.



Trimming and shaping is still in progress, but this is what I got done last night before bed. It's tedious, but it will get done. The other worK I'm currently doing is trimming and shaping to improve the molded detail.

[Whiterook]

Carving down the oblong rivets to round, looks awesome. I think I could have seen it either way, but the round is, more consistant. On the ‘too-shot’ min I dress, you could always paint her legs as tights and make it a little more PG-appropriate   …personally, I like her legs bare (…that didn;t sound too creepy, did it?)

[brandonk]

Working those rivets over looks like a test in patience that I am not sure I have. Looks great.

[Real G]

Well, I’m not particular about being PC or PG. She gets painted the way she’s supposed to look. The REAL problem is the BOY with the hot shorts. Ha ha. Plus my figure painting skills might not be up to doing the figures justice. I have marveled at those people who do the “cel shading” technique, where the model looks like it came right off the TV screen.

Carving the rivets might make me regret it, but that is the way. For me anyway. It’s “only” 16 rivets after all…

[tcoat]

Feb 21, 2024 12:42:46 GMT -5 Real G said:

Well, I’m not particular about being PC or PG. She gets painted the way she’s supposed to look. The REAL problem is the BOY with the hot shorts. Ha ha. Plus my figure painting skills might not be up to doing the figures justice. I have marveled at those people who do the “cel shading” technique, where the model looks like it came right off the TV screen.

Carving the rivets might make me regret it, but that is the way. For me anyway. It’s “only” 16 rivets after all…

Well the shorts look about right although what appears to be about to happen to this guy on a regular basis is far from PG!