MS Giant Insect - Finished

[tay666]

Well, I've got this big green bug on my workbench right now.
http://www.tylisaari.com/models/gallery ... insect.htm



And while I am at it, I am also working on the base.
http://www.tylisaari.com/models/gallery ... insect.htm



Never really knew much about this kit.
Just knew it was a rare piece of the MS line. But since I figured I would never own one, I never researched it at all.

Now that I have it, it looks pretty darn cool.
6 poseable legs
poseable tail
clear wings and eyes.

Just a bit of a challenge for building. Still working on cleiang up the leg seams.
Then I have to mask the wings before I can put them in the body and put the body together.
I want to leave them clear.

[Mark M]

Cool... Glad to se one of these in the "progress" stage! I've been considering starting mine as well... But I think I'll
follow yours along the way first Trev

[tay666]

Well, 2 years later, and I am finally back to work on this kit again.

I really have to get my butt moving on these kits, as the rate they are coming out, I just keep falling farther and farther behind.

[Glusniffer]

Did all the rubber bands dry-rot? Love to see what you do with this one.

[tay666]

If they were still on the kit, they probably would have.
But I got to the point where the legs were done, and then just got busy with other kits and forgot about it.

[raydrz]

rubber bands??? i thought those were stripes you painted on...and they looked cool!

[raydrz]

i got a 2nd one on the bench right now...sold my 1st to robert troch for his giant diorama

[tay666]

Finally making some slow progress on this one.



Now I just need to start slinging some paint on the bugger.

[Glusniffer]

Stick 2 ur guns Trev! I'd like to see this one finished!

[tay666]

So would I.
Shooting for WF this year.
Been working on the base too, just haven't done those pix yet.

[tay666]

Getting there

[lugnut]

That's looking great...love that base.

[Oriontide]

Yeah, that's looking really good.

Did the base come with the insect?

Sean

[Glusniffer]

Yeah, that's looking really good.

Did the base come with the insect?

Sean

No. CultTVmans worx.....http://www.tylisaari.com/models/gallery ... insect.htm

[tay666]

Yeah, no base with the actual kit. Think it was the only MS kit without a base.
Though the ones that come with the figures are pretty small and boring.

One thing that doesn't come across well in the photos, is that I am using pearlescent and metalic paints.
That way the colors have a little shimmer and shift to them, like real insects tend to do.

Think I am going to have to break out the beast of an airbrush I have to shade the wings on this bugger.

[tay666]

Couple more new pics.

[raydrz]

iridescent/pearlized works great on this bad boy...esp on the colorful patches along the side...

[tay666]

Never did post in this thread.

I did get the kit done in time for WF





Hopefully by next weekend I will get a full photo spread done on it, and get the page finished on my sight.
Then I can move on to the next kit in the line.

[Oriontide]

That looks great! Congrats on the award, it was well deserved.

Sean

[Glusniffer]

That looks great! Congrats on the award, it was well deserved.

Sean

Ditto! Creepy bugger. Love your color choices. So what IS the next in line?