I've added a surplus beam saber from a Gundam kit to the laser blade on the left arm. Since I already own the same blade from an optional weapons kit I got separately, I decided to modify this one into an in-action prop for blading display purposes. Unfortunately these arms don't have the articulation to put it in a good blading action pose.
As always, Kotobukiya astound me with the level of detail they manage to pack into their Armored Core model kits. The Dualface is no exception. Naturally it meant just piecing the various limbs together took me several hours - each.
The Dualface is based off a sort-of mid-boss that features in the Armored Core Nexus game for the PS2. It shows up in a lot of the in-game cinematics, and is also the same one that ends up slamming into a building in the second battle that's spliced into the intro movie. For those that are more familiar with Armored Core Last Raven: this AC shows up in that game under the name Pinchbeck, but is piloted by someone else entirely.
This 'Nexus' Version is a special edition that renders the model in colours that are much closer to the game version, which basically means most of the silver bits are now black. It has lots of pre-painted red highlights and the Dual Face logo is printed on one of the shoulders. The photo doesn't do it any justice and certainly looks much nicer in person.
I may just consider getting the standard edition to butcher for parts for a custom AC. If anyone's considering to buy and build an Armored Core kit, I would highly suggest getting something else to start with. Probably the Crest CR-C75U2 (the medium-weight from the Armored Core 3 intro). It shares the arms, head and the grenade launcher that the Dualface uses, but the rest of the parts are probably a bit easier to put together.
Coincidentally, I was listening to a collection of KISS songs while building this, and have suddenly become a bit of a fan of them.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Latest Model Kit Built: AC Dualface
This past weekend I spent most of it building my latest purchase, the Armored Core Crest CR-C90U3 Dual Face (Nexus Version).
For those unfamiliar with the name convention, Armored Core is the series name. Crest is the 'manufacturer' of the CR-C90U3 Core unit. The core is the torso of an Armored Core (AC) that pretty much holds everything together.
I've added a surplus beam saber from a Gundam kit to the laser blade on the left arm. Since I already own the same blade from an optional weapons kit I got separately, I decided to modify this one into an in-action prop for blading display purposes. Unfortunately these arms don't have the articulation to put it in a good blading action pose.
As always, Kotobukiya astound me with the level of detail they manage to pack into their Armored Core model kits. The Dualface is no exception. Naturally it meant just piecing the various limbs together took me several hours - each.
The Dualface is based off a sort-of mid-boss that features in the Armored Core Nexus game for the PS2. It shows up in a lot of the in-game cinematics, and is also the same one that ends up slamming into a building in the second battle that's spliced into the intro movie. For those that are more familiar with Armored Core Last Raven: this AC shows up in that game under the name Pinchbeck, but is piloted by someone else entirely.
This 'Nexus' Version is a special edition that renders the model in colours that are much closer to the game version, which basically means most of the silver bits are now black. It has lots of pre-painted red highlights and the Dual Face logo is printed on one of the shoulders. The photo doesn't do it any justice and certainly looks much nicer in person.
I may just consider getting the standard edition to butcher for parts for a custom AC. If anyone's considering to buy and build an Armored Core kit, I would highly suggest getting something else to start with. Probably the Crest CR-C75U2 (the medium-weight from the Armored Core 3 intro). It shares the arms, head and the grenade launcher that the Dualface uses, but the rest of the parts are probably a bit easier to put together.
Coincidentally, I was listening to a collection of KISS songs while building this, and have suddenly become a bit of a fan of them.
I've added a surplus beam saber from a Gundam kit to the laser blade on the left arm. Since I already own the same blade from an optional weapons kit I got separately, I decided to modify this one into an in-action prop for blading display purposes. Unfortunately these arms don't have the articulation to put it in a good blading action pose.
As always, Kotobukiya astound me with the level of detail they manage to pack into their Armored Core model kits. The Dualface is no exception. Naturally it meant just piecing the various limbs together took me several hours - each.
The Dualface is based off a sort-of mid-boss that features in the Armored Core Nexus game for the PS2. It shows up in a lot of the in-game cinematics, and is also the same one that ends up slamming into a building in the second battle that's spliced into the intro movie. For those that are more familiar with Armored Core Last Raven: this AC shows up in that game under the name Pinchbeck, but is piloted by someone else entirely.
This 'Nexus' Version is a special edition that renders the model in colours that are much closer to the game version, which basically means most of the silver bits are now black. It has lots of pre-painted red highlights and the Dual Face logo is printed on one of the shoulders. The photo doesn't do it any justice and certainly looks much nicer in person.
I may just consider getting the standard edition to butcher for parts for a custom AC. If anyone's considering to buy and build an Armored Core kit, I would highly suggest getting something else to start with. Probably the Crest CR-C75U2 (the medium-weight from the Armored Core 3 intro). It shares the arms, head and the grenade launcher that the Dualface uses, but the rest of the parts are probably a bit easier to put together.
Coincidentally, I was listening to a collection of KISS songs while building this, and have suddenly become a bit of a fan of them.
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