I am having so much fun doing this kit, I cant thank all involved enough.
Well its in its final stance & nearly all together, it has taken quite a while to get this far & my mane worry was when its all glued together would the body twist or dip. I assembled it with the body on box the set to the height I wanted parallel to the work top, then wedged the front end up 3/8 inch before fixing the legs. Hopefully this was to compensate for the weight of the head dropping the body down when its all together. 3/16 would have done the job!
I decided to fix the head using a 1/4 inch jack plug (mono) & a mono jack socket fixed inside the head. I wasn't too fussed with total movement as it would encourage me to play with it. There is a slight forward tilt built into the way I fixed it in to the body. I'm leeving the hatch un glued to gain access to the Mono jack socket if I need to get in there later. I wanted it to look like its stopped mid stride & decided to take a look at something, with the thought "hmmmm I think I'll blow that up". The guns aren't in position yet this is more about the legs. There's no going back now.
I also found a great chap on ebay that sells brass tube in every Dim known to man & a great price to. All joint's are pinned as required. A few minor bits broke off & I've had to replace some detail's under the thigh with the wire provided.
She does stand on her own but inserts are fitted into the feet to fix it to the base I got coming.
Well its in its final stance & nearly all together, it has taken quite a while to get this far & my mane worry was when its all glued together would the body twist or dip. I assembled it with the body on box the set to the height I wanted parallel to the work top, then wedged the front end up 3/8 inch before fixing the legs. Hopefully this was to compensate for the weight of the head dropping the body down when its all together. 3/16 would have done the job!
I decided to fix the head using a 1/4 inch jack plug (mono) & a mono jack socket fixed inside the head. I wasn't too fussed with total movement as it would encourage me to play with it. There is a slight forward tilt built into the way I fixed it in to the body. I'm leeving the hatch un glued to gain access to the Mono jack socket if I need to get in there later. I wanted it to look like its stopped mid stride & decided to take a look at something, with the thought "hmmmm I think I'll blow that up". The guns aren't in position yet this is more about the legs. There's no going back now.
I also found a great chap on ebay that sells brass tube in every Dim known to man & a great price to. All joint's are pinned as required. A few minor bits broke off & I've had to replace some detail's under the thigh with the wire provided.
She does stand on her own but inserts are fitted into the feet to fix it to the base I got coming.
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