AMT/Ertl "Lost in Space" Movie Robot

[ModelMakerMike]

Sometimes doing some sanding to add a little "Tooth" to the surface of the plastic and remove the "Shiny/glassy" smoothness?

 

[Ian]

Pressing forward even though I've had the previously mentioned setbacks.



Did some nice masking with a plastic circle template for some call out details on the tracks.









My bondo seam filling came out pretty good.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

Looking good!
What colors have you used thus far?

 

[Ian]

Well I didn't have any blue in my collection (since this is only my 3rd build and I'm growing my paint list), so I went with a black primer and Gun Metal for everything. Then I'm going to use some silver/chrome etc. for sections of the arms and leg system.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

I love how the paint turned out.
Maybe it's due to the lighting in your room, but it almost looks a little bronze.
I like it, and yeah, you knocked down those seams!

 

[Ian]

It's a little more grey in reality, but still looks super nice. Very happy with its metallic sheen.

 

[Ian]

Masked and sprayed the second track and chrome parts.

 

[Ian]

Dry fit for some of the main parts. It's starting to look pretty good!

 

[Grendels]

Despite your setbacks it is looking good!

 

[Dusky]

Looking great! You may want to give Vallejo primer several days to a week to set. Better safe than pulling off paint. Do you plan on spraying Tamiya clear blue on top of that?

 

[Ian]

No, I'm going to keep it gun metal for the finished piece. A big deviation from the "real" robot, but I'm liking how it looks now.

 

[Dusky]

Oh, sweet! Nothing wrong with not building it like the movie.

 

[Ian]

More masking and detail painting, all with the airbrush. Can't imagine hand painting this beast.

 

[Ian]

Using a draftsman's circle template to cut out various round shapes in the masking tape, though there's still a little clean up needed in some spots. And I need to fix the areas where the paint was pulled off too.

 

[Grendels]

It is going to look good when done!

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely going to look sharp when you finish it

 

[Ian]

Getting him glued up into a finished position and then I can start the weathering.

 

[Dusky]

Very cool! The paint looks great.

 

[Ian]

Gun metal is such an awesome color.

 

[ModelMakerMike]

It does look great!
Yes, I too am a BIG fan of gunmetal!
I like this robot much better in that color than in Blue.