Re: Classic MPC C-3PO and R2-D2 uber detail build

Today while waiting to hear back from some people, I decided to do the panel washing on the body. 

 

 

Didn't come out too bad, but as I was working, I had an idea for fixing the shoulder joints.  I went back and looked at the real joints and then looked at the one that comes on the kit.  Doesn't look anything like it and isn't good at all.

 

 

Now I know I can't get in there and sand out the detail without doing some heavy damage and I really don't want to drill out the whole section so I started digging thru my toolbox and found an old marker I had.  The end fit perfectly in the joint hole and was hollow in the end, just right for a press mold.

 

 

So I took some of my epoxy putty, and filled the end of the hole. Using the marker cap (which had a perfect indention in it) and a flat piece of styrene, I began to form the details of the joint in reverse and let it dry and harden completely.  This is what I came up with.

 

 

Now I'm ready, so I took some putty rolled it into a ball and stuck it into the hole.  Not alot, just enough to make the impression.  Then taking my new press mold negative, I pressed it into the hole over the putty pressing it in as deep and hard as I could to make sure it filled all the nooks and crannys of the mold.

 

 

 

When I removed the mold, it came out looking pretty darn good.  I'm sure when it's trimmed and painted it should look pretty good.  Its not perfect, but looks alot better then that cross that it comes with.

 

 

More to come soon... lemme know what you think.