Friday, January 14, 2011

Saber Extra 1/8 (WIP)

I instantly fell in love with this kit the moment I saw it. Her costume in the reference pic is a bit too maroon, so I just followed the original red-orange color scheme as seen in the illustrations I found online. I also attempted to produce a candy tone for that color but alas, all the local suppliers doesn't have Tamiya Clear Red so I mixed Clear Orange with an ordinary Red. The results are found below.



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The first time I painted her legs, the shades are not recognizable so I repainted her using Tamiya Flat Flesh, then overlayed it with a custom mix of 8.5 parts white and 1.5 parts Flat Flesh. AB was set to low so I can control the pressure.



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My favorite enamel paint, Tamiya Gold Leaf, is used for the fine details in the kit. I love how easy it is to apply and how vibrant it is, like real gold.



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Body is almost done. The transparent skirt is a pain in the butt in so many ways. Some of the parts have gaps where you need to fill them with putty. I should have used Clear Epoxy but its really hard to keep the parts together, considering the brand of the epoxy I'm using takes about 3 minutes to adhere.



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As for the face, I am quite contented with how the way she turned out. The lines may be a little rough in close up but in normal view, you barely notice them at all.



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Update: 12/28/10

About 98% complete. I still need to do some touch ups with the gold linings in the skirt and make some minor repainting with other parts. Her ribbon and some clips in her blouse are still not attached. The skirt has some broken parts since it was dropped twice while I was hanging it to dry. The lost transparent parts can't be found anymore :\



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Update: 12/30/10

Finally finished her! Check the full gallery here: http://forum.e2046.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43349



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Saber Extra 1/8 (Gallery Shots)

Related product: FG5923 1/8 Saber



WIP found here: http://forum.e2046.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=43333.



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Thanks for looking!

Sylvia "Sylvie" Van Hossen

Next to Charlotte, Sylvie's my favorite character from the visual novel turned anime, Princess Lover. Most people say that she's a rip-off of Saber from Fate Stay Night; but I digress. Sylvie's a character on her own and I want to try capturing her charm and elegance in this wonderful 1/7 scale garage kit.



More info for the curious:

http://myanimelist.net/anime/6201/Princess_Lover!

http://myanimelist.net/anime/8918/Princess_Lover!_OVA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Lover!



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Shiny armor! After successfully completing the 1/8 garage kit of Celia Cumani Aintree, I can say I'm confiden enough to handle chrome spray paints and apply them to my kits :)

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Fine gold details and linings are hand-painted using Tamiya gold enamel paint.

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*UPDATE: 12/01/10**



I decided to color the pants somewhat "smoke"-ish; just mixed some black with red brown.

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Hand painting the emblem and the gold lining is always a pain. What you see is as steady as my hands could be.

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This eye's better than the last one I made. Hopefully I'll fully get the hold of it and paint eyes in the future perfectly.

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Chrome plated legs

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Just missing the head...

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... and done

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*UPDATE: 12/05/10**

Finally done with her! I didn't redesigned the base for now since my original idea didn't go well :( Thanks for looking! More pics in the gallery!

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