Kotobukiya Black Sarena

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Hey hey, this is a kit i'm working on for a kotobukiya GB on another site.

The model is called the Black Sarena from the Nadesico movie The Prince of Darkness.

The Box:



Snap fitted the Aestivalis. This is the robot that is underneath all the armor. This kit is going to be TINY!



Size comparison next to an SD Gundam kit.



Lots of seams and nubs to fix. I think i will snap fit everything to see what needs to be fixed and modified for seam removal and painting.

Here's a review of the kit over at http://dalong.net/review/kotobukiya/sarena/sarena_p.htm

 

[Grendels]

Looks like it will be an interesting build!!

 

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Still snapping. There are so many nub marks and seams on this i need to get rid of. :/

Leg comparison(That big one took me an hour alone to build!):



Giant kickass thruster!

 

[Quaralane]

Wow. That's a LOT of armor

 

[panzerace007]

Cool lookin' Kit !!! Armor is Off th Chain !!

 

[Grendels]

It is almost like a kit within a kit.

 

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It is! The Smaller mech is an actual kit you can buy buy itself. I've wanted this kit for years, and finally found it for a great deal. Couldn't pass it up.

 

[SLW45]

Really cooling kit

 

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Other projects have made me forget about this one... But i have to finish it by the end of the month for a group build i'm in.


Thinking about trying out different shades of black so it's not all just one black color. Vektar suggested some Nato black. Might also use some Alclad Gunmetal. I have some Kustom Kolor Galaxy Grey but i don't really want any silver flakes in it. Torn on colors, but still a ways off.






I messed up and glued the inner panels in place... I should have waited as i wanted to paint them a frame color. :dead:
I realized to late, but for some of the bigger pieces, they needed to be glued in first before seam removal. Oh well, maybe i'll go mask it, maybe not.

And as it sit's right now. Finished most of the prepping for the black pieces.

 

[Igard]

Cool. Looks like a nice kit and you're taking your time to do it up just right.

Keep us posted, Sqee.

 

[Grendels]

Yes keep us posted!!

 

[Quaralane]

A lot of work going on in that

 

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Pretty much done w/ most of the painting. I kinda didn't really go crazy w/ the aestivalis, as most of it is covered up. Waiting for the black to fully cure then i have about 3 seams to fix and repaint. Then i should be done!


Pointless detail... It'll never be shown again. LOL

 

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Finally finished. Such a pain in the @$$ trying to get my camera to focus on details. Some pics might be blurry.

 

[SLW45]

That really looks great ! Great job

 

[Quaralane]

Looks really good. Nice work on her

 

[ModelMakerMike]

That looks good, with the flat black paint and red details!

 

[Igard]

Looks great, squee. Stunning colours. Really sharp work.

 

[schweinhund227]

Impressive engineering.... Now I understand why so many like these models....

Nice job on it !

 

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Thanks for the kind words guys!