20 seconds to comply - ED 209 1/12

[Leighbo]

My second entry is a full resin kit of ED 209 from Robocop in the Sci-fi category

This is something a bit out of my comfort zone - I've never built a resin kit, this kit is not the greatest of castings, either a re-cast or copied from the vinyl kit and never built bigger than a 1/24 kit so this will be a challenge! There are plenty of flaws in the casting and some massive casting plugs to cut off, but nothing ventured, nothing gained...

Thanks for looking

 

[MrNatural]

Sweet. I've always wanted to build an ED-209. Robocop is one of my all time favorites. Will be watching!

 

[Grendels]

Will be watching this one!

 

[Mike T.C.S.M]

I can't wait to see how you tackle it I now know what film I'm watching tonight 8)

 

[JohnSimmons]

Oh man this is going to be awesome! 8)

 

[Leighbo]

cheers guys, i hope i can fix the kit enough to do it justice!

 

[spud]

sweet ;D

 

[Biskup]

Not sure which one is it but I like it already

Is it the one that fell from the stairs ??

 

[nicholassagan]

cool beans! havent seen one of these in a while!!

 

[Leighbo]

Biskup its the one that blows the executive guy in the boardroom, at least i think so theres no box art to go by!

 

[TRM]

Another nice one Leigh!!! Cool choice!!! Get busy!! ;D

 

[The Nylon Gag]

Bookmarked ;D

Gag

 

[Glorfindel]

Man I love these wicked builds.

 

[rookie]

Is this the robot that goes crazy in the boardroom and starts shooting the place up?

 

[Myke]

OOO the challenges of resin!! You'll make this look boss. Good luck

 

[The Model Dude]

This will be an interesting build; I liked that movie so it will be fun to see this one spring to life!

 

[adampolo13]

Very, very cool!

 

[Leighbo]

Hi guys

Got to wait a few days for the oil layer to dry on the Bergeanzer so i thought I'd crack on with big ED!

After taking another look at the pieces sat in the box I wondered what I had got myself into. The casting quality is quite poor in some areas, there is what looks like a lot of pitting and massive mould plugs to be removed. Also in the second photo you can see that some parts of the leg assembly are about 3 or 4mm thicker then others and have filled what should be gaps, what have I got myself into this year! I was going to build the kit as ED in the original movie, but I might use the pitting to my advantage and make this a well used, street weary robot

Anyway I got really busy with an enginers file and a razor saw trying to hack these pieces into shape. After a few hours I managed to get pieces some stuck together with epoxy. There are quite a few gaps left due to the poor quality casting, but I think I will be able to pull it round with some filling. I've got one leg assembly done, including cutting down a bolt section, hopefully get the second done tomorrow.

Thanks for looking

 

[LrdSatyr8]

I'm sure that you'll overcome any problems with resin... I know I truly hate working with the stuff myself so I know what you're in for... best advice I can give you... stock up on lots of Millput! I'll be watching this one bro... good luck!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Looks like your off to a good start! My advice with resin...wear a mask!