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OK, ABOUT 95% COMPLETE. JUST SOME MINOR
DETAILING, FINISHING OFF THE HANDS. THEN TIME
TO MAKE A BASE. I'M THINKING SIMPLE RUINS,
JUST SOMETHING TO PLACE IT IN CONTEXT.
STANDARD EPOXY PUTTY FOR THE
JOINT COVERS. I DID TRY SOME
TESTORS ENAMEL 'RUBBER' FOR THE
COVERS, LOOKS PRETTY COOL. IT'S IN
THEIR OLD LINE, THE SMALL BOTTLES.
NOT BAD FOR .99 CENT PAINT
YA JUST GOTTA LOVE THE WELD
SEAMS THAT NITTO WAS ABLE
TO PRODUCE EVEN WITH EARLY
80'S TECHNOLOGY. SMALL,
DELICATE, IN  SCALE
THIS IS THE PILOT THAT I FINALLY DECIDED TO GO WITH, IT'S STILL ONE OF MINE. I USED THE HEAD SET
THAT HOBBYLINK JAPAN SELLS AND SCULPTED THE HELMET AND BREATHING MASK OVER THE VERY
HAPPY SMILING FACE THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL. THE TORSO IS THE ONE SUPPLIED WITH THE KIT.  I
LEFT THE SHADING PRETTY HEAVY FOR SCALE EFFECT, REMEMBER YOU ARE SEEING THIS SEVERAL
TIMES LIFE SIZE.I JUST HAVE TO FIX THAT UGLY SMEAR ON HIS NECK AND I'M CALLING HIM DONE.