GODZILLA!

[DAVESTAR]

For Cybergrinder...
:snaphappy:

Had to resist the urge to do that on all the remaining photos!
Thanks for the humor guys!

Here's the fingers and hand...

Fingers may be a bit crooked due to...well me! :banghead:

Holiday break...

 

[Cforrest900]

For Cybergrinder...
View attachment 134514 :snaphappy:

LOL

Godzilla looks great like that. JJ should be hired as cinematographer for the sequel to the newest one

 

[Revell-Fan]

The lens flare should come from his mouth..!

 

[Cforrest900]

The lens flare should come from his mouth..!

I see what ya did there

 

[freddyman]

The lens flare should come from his mouth..!

I concur with this

 

[DAVESTAR]

Per request. Should be better - but have to go to sleep sometime!

In the mean time...

The tail consists of many two part pieces that combine to form one section of the tail. As the diameter of the tail gets smaller the sections are just one piece wrapped around itself.

Not much gluing surface - will be using more wedges....

 

[Cybergrinder]

LOL, thanks Davestar, you made my lens flare, sorry, day! Model is looking great!

 

[Revell-Fan]

Yep, THAT'S cool!

 

[Cybergrinder]

Davestar, looks like you will have a tail to tell once this part is done

 

[DAVESTAR]

LOL! A telltale sign of good humor!

Here we have the tail halfway done - no more falling over backwards!


Some of the last parts with extra wedges for support. Still had to color in some of the white guides to prevent them from showing.:snaphappy:


Only took a week - and that's a tall tail!


Dorsal fins - there are millions to make...

 

[Cybergrinder]

Wow, looking good! At least you didn't hit a tail-spin

Now I'm toying with the idea of doing Striker Eureka from Pacific Rim...

Maybe the Jaeger can take on Godzilla.....

(After I finish the Defiant, of course )

 

[freddyman]

that jaeger is going to get torn apart, but cool idea though

 

[zathros]

Turns out there is a way to get the Epson model, it involves downloading drivers, then the model, intercepting the file with a virtual printer, another program, and sounds like waaay too much work!

Your model is coming out great!!

 

[DAVESTAR]

Thanks zathros - I think I'm seeing double....

Here's the start of the central fins -row "A"

Here you can see the spots where the fin rows go.

Here is row "A" completed...


Only four more rows to go!

 

[Cybergrinder]

that jaeger is going to get torn apart, but cool idea though

No pun intended? "torn apart"

 

[zathros]

Thanks zathros - I think I'm seeing double....

Here's the start of the central fins -row "A"
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Here you can see the spots where the fin rows go.
View attachment 134783
Here is row "A" completed...
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Only four more rows to go!

I'm surprised the forum software let me do that/ Refocus, aaah, all is well!


Don't forget to hit the "Like" button!!

 

[DAVESTAR]

Thanks zathros!

Here we have a "B" row fin.
This piece is folded in half and then cut. After gluing, I cut off the folded edge (as shown by the arrows) to get rid of the dashed line.


The last of the smaller row "B" fins drying...


Picked up the 2014 movie yesterday

 

[DAVESTAR]

Row "E" ready for cutting and marking


Last row "D" left to do (ok so I did them out of order...)

 

[Cybergrinder]

Wait, where's the lens flare?

 

[DAVESTAR]

Here is the last row of fins with the yellow cut guide facing away.


And today the build is finally finished! Not before the movie as planned and not even before the movie came out on Blu-ray! But it is finished!


With some other (plastic) figures...


A fun model to do. Next time I'll use matte paper for the body and glossy paper for the eyes, teeth and claws.
Blue LEDs for the fins is a must. Probably blow it up larger as well.

My critiques for this model (other than my own lack of skill) is the way some of the parts fit together - rather loosely with gaps that can be seen.
I think the head is slightly too small (perhaps I printed that page at a different scale?) or the neck is slightly too large.

Will work on a few more shots (with lens flare thumbsup) and post when completed. :snaphappy: