ZOID Shield Liger Restoration

[CallSignOWL]

Ive finally got off my butt and broke out my old zoid collection. I had built them when I was younger and knew nothing about proper modeling techniques.

Im planning a battle worn, custom scheme for this fella. This would be my first "sci-fi" project, but I figure it wont be too much different than an armor build. If anyone has some pointers, feel free to share!

How it stood: some missing pieces and a broken tail


hold your breath, because here it goes!


I made sure to take pictures as I disassembled, since my instruction booklet for the thing is long gone


inner walking mechanism; took out the old battery

 

[CallSignOWL]

yay parts!


I went through all of these and trimmed off the excess tabs I had left on there. I also had to scrape mold seams off nearly every part. Some of the pieces had the company stamp or "off/on", etc. on them, so I covered that with scrap plastic


Most of the tail was missing, so I sourced a tail-tip from the Liger Zero kit since it had alternate parts. A bit of scratchbuilding to get it to fit and cover up hollow areas


On the guns, I made sure to drill out the tips and add detail in the hollow areas

 

[Quaralane]

Off to a good start with the restoration here

 

[CallSignOWL]

black coat for primer!

 

[Grendels]

Now this is going to be fun to watch!

 

[Cave_Dweller]

Way cool. Always digged Zoids, interesting show. And it's great to see old models refurbished and painted anew!

 

[lobo734]

Are you going for an anime themed finish or a realistic one (well as realistic as Sci Fi can get)?

 

[CallSignOWL]

Are you going for an anime themed finish or a realistic one (well as realistic as Sci Fi can get)?

realistic, and based on WWII

 

[urumomo]

realistic, and based on WWII

What side ? ;D

 

[CallSignOWL]

realistic, and based on WWII

What side ? ;D

'Merica!

 

[CallSignOWL]

got quite a bit of progress done this weekend, most notably PAINT!


Here is a mock up to show the paint scheme


all the pieces are getting detailed


showing some color. Much more interesting than the 3-tone original plastic

 

[urumomo]

WOW ,, totally different machine ;D

I like the palette so far

 

[YOULI]

Once weathered it will be a real beauty !

This toys/kits have almost 30 years right ? It's amazing to think that, even now, the mecha design is PERFECT !

 

[CallSignOWL]

thanks guys!

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely liking your color choices.
Much more likely to be found in the field

 

[CallSignOWL]

one of the pieces lost to eternity were the lower fangs. A bit of whittling and voila! Teefs~!




there was a hole where the on/off switch would stick out. That made it way too toy-like, so I cut off the switch and grabbed a sprocket from teh spare parts bin. Just an itty bit of trimming and it fit perfectly!

 

[Grendels]

That is an improvement!

 

[CallSignOWL]

There would be an empty area under the neck, so I added wire of various gauges to fill it up


made sure it extended into the open dorsal area...



so with wiring and decaling complete, assembly could begin! I built up sub-assemblies to make it easier to dullcoat things. Body ready to go.

 

[greyphantom1000]

looks really awesome! Makes me want a blade liger now....

 

[CallSignOWL]

looks really awesome! Makes me want a blade liger now....

shield ligers are better!