Re: Success!! Cast first improved HyGogg shoulder armor...

Here are some pics of the raw product:

http://home.earthlink.net/~mmwilson3/2_shoulders_outside.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~mmwilson3/3_shoulders_inside.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~mmwilson3/3_shoulders_inside_2.jpg

Later!

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 01:20:07 GMT, Mark Wilson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:09:41 GMT, George Caswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Mark Wilson wrote:
>>
>>> I hope to have some up today.  I contemplated reshaping the exterior,
>>> mainly by making the torso side "hump" less pronounced (it is
>>> bordering on too curvey) and stretching it out a bit.  But, after
>>> staring at screenshots and the whole 2 minute sequence for the HyGogg,
>>> I convinced myself that wasn't worth the effort--there are enough
>>> "anime magic moments" to argue the shape either way, and I don't ever
>>> trust lineart as a cannon reference.
>>> 
>>   I tend to think the HGUC version of the shoulder armor is markedly
>>oversized.  But at any rate, I look forward to seeing your changes.
>
>Sometimes the shoulders are huge, sometimes small.  More anime magic.
>
>>> The next big deal now is completely redoing the torso side of the
>>> shoulder joint, which is embarrassingly bad for this grade of kit.
>>>
>>   Don't forget the thruster housings on the top of the back, either - I think
>>they're supposed to be conical, with a circular cross-section.  Instead
>>they're...  weird.
>
>They are getting a major resculpt.  They should not only be MUCH
>flatter, but there is a cutout region around the circular dome not
>well done on the kit.
>
>Numerous screenshots have really helped with some of the details.
>
>>---GEC
>>Projects page: http://1-4-4.home.comcast.net/
>>"I am but the humble student, who seeks one day to snatch the scratchbuilt
>> pebble from the master's fully articulated hand."
>
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