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| GROUP BUILD PROJECT |
| FOR THE GROUP BUILD THAT FICHTENFOO IS HAVING I THOUGHT THAT A PKA HEINRICH WOULD BE COOL. IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE PKA. AUSF HO THAT IS AVAILABLE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL PARTS. THEY SUPPLY NEW GROIN ARMOR AND A SECOND TORSO AND HEAD. THE CANOPY GLASS IS ALSO MOLDED CLEAR INSTEAD OF TINTED. ALL IN ALL A GREAT DEAL, YOU CAN BUILD EITHER VERSION AND THROW THE EXTRAS IN THE SPARE PARTS BIN. |
| HERE'S WHATS IN THE BOX |
| THE STANDARD BAG OF MULTIMEDIA PARTS |
| AS USUAL THE ARMS ARE THE FIRST ASSEMBLY, ALL THE JOINTS WORK EVEN THOUGH I'M GOING TO MAKE EPOXY JOINT COVERS AND LOCK THEM INTO POSITION LATER |
| THE FEET. NOT SO GREAT FITTING BUT THE MOLDS ARE 20+ YEARS OLD.... |
| THE HIPS ASSEMBLY |
| THE ACTUAL 'HIP JOINTS' POLY CAPS CAPTURED IN A BALL ASSEMBLY. ITS NOT UP TO BANDAI STANDARDS BUT WAS HIGH TECH BACK ON 1982 |
| THE UPPER THIGHS ASSEMBLED AND THE KNEE JOINTS IN PLACE. AGAIN THE MOLDS ARE SHOWING THEIR AGE BUT NOTHING TOO BAD REALLY |
| THE LEG ASSEMBLY COMPLETE |
| I USED MR SURFACER ON THE LEGS TO ENHANCE THE 'CAST ' LOOK AND ALSO TO HELP SMOOTH OUT SOME OF THE FIT PROBLEMS |
| I HAD SCRATCHBUILT A PILOT HEAD A WHILE BACK BUT WAS NEVER HAPPY WITH THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE FACE [ IT WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT SCULPTING ANYTHING AFTER ALL] I DID LIKE THE HELMET THOUGH AND I'M THINKING THAT WITH A VISOR DOWN LOOK IT MIGHT WORK OUT AFTER ALL |
| HERE IS A FINISHED PKA HO SUIT THAT I ALREADY HAD DONE. THIS ONE WILL BE VERY SIMILAR BUT I'M GOING TO USE THE NON CLAW HANDS. THE PILOT IS A VERY MODIFIED SAFS PILOT THAT COMES WITH THE SAFS KIT. I'VE FINALLY GOTTEN 90% OF IT PAINTED AND JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WOULD LOOK WITH A STRAHL SUIT |
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