discussion MAIM Front46 Hover bike

[Steve Brodie]

Lovely casting on this one;

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Goes together like a dream, and all the fixing locations are nice and solid, used slow setting thick cyno glue for this one. primed in Tamiya primer.

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Heidi's face painted and leather coat and boots base coated in brown.

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[Guest]

If it's casted then it's a copy because all of M.A.i.M's figures are 3D printed, unless you meant the surface texture?
I love their Front '46 stuff but ~€35-45 per 1/35 scale figure is a bit on the steep side...

 

[Steve Brodie]

If it's casted then it's a copy because all of M.A.i.M's figures are 3D printed, unless you meant the surface texture?
I love their Front '46 stuff but ~€35-45 per 1/35 scale figure is a bit on the steep side...

Surface texture, a single figure in the uk come out at around £15 and the bigger stuff does get expensive at around £35-£40, but still cheaper than a Meng or Dragon kit., for something a bit different

 

[papa 695]

That does look good Steve, and a nice start on the figure.

 

[monica]

very nice looking bike,and figure,do like this one so far,:smiling:

 

[Steve Brodie]

Heidi’s bike virtually completed.

Painting process (all Tamiya Paints, sprayed with Iwata airbrush at about 15-17psi);

Tamiya grey primer (rattle can); NATO black base coat, matt white sprayed onto centre of panels and highlights, JASDF Green mist clouded over the whole model. Guns picked out in Metallic Gray and dry brushed silver. Air intake’s – metallic grey and silver, with a black wash. Streaks dry brushed with JASDF green/white mix. Metallic grey chipping. AK interactive Chipping colour. Rust and dust added from Lifecolor washes. Soot on exhausts from Lifecolor wash.

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Test fitted Heidi to the bike, hence her missing left arm in the picture.

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[papa 695]

Great work Steve, that's coming along very nicely

 

[monica]

looking real,nice Steve,liking what ,I,m seeing :smiling:

 

[Snowman]

That is dead cool!!:thumb2:

 

[Steve Brodie]

all finished and mounted, hopefully get some shots later today (before i go on holiday to Cornwall for a week, with a few resin heads to practice on lol)