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Post by bowhntr66 on Mar 28, 2014 20:22:49 GMT -5
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Post by bowhntr66 on Mar 28, 2014 20:29:36 GMT -5
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Post by bowhntr66 on Mar 28, 2014 20:38:47 GMT -5
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Post by gravewolf on Mar 28, 2014 22:08:48 GMT -5
cool! whats the material of this kit?
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Post by magengar on Mar 28, 2014 22:37:17 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken, it's a vinyl... it could be one of the Mega Kaiyodo kits from the early '90s, as the sculpt closely resembles that of Mazinger-Z's kit sculpt by the design and look of some of the body parts. Or perhaps made by the same artist at eBay who made several vinyl kits of other super robots and mechas, including a 20" Mazinger-Z kit...   This Mazinger-Z kit, particularly, looks like a knockoff rendition of the vintage Mega Kaiyodo No.1 1/100-scale Mazinger-Z kit which was manufactured back in '94 and sculpted by Takuma Katsuo. It is supposedly "rare", but is becoming a little pricey on eBay. Here is the actual Mega Kaiyodo No.1 1/100-scale Mazinger-Z kit... ( wish it were mine! lol)  In any case, if any of these other kits are knockoffs of the Mega Kaiyodo kits, they sure look SchwEEt super-cool as they are!  zozo-mag |
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Post by gravewolf on Mar 28, 2014 23:40:13 GMT -5
The details look very good if it is a knockoff and I'd certainly get one if I ever come across one. This reminds me of my favorite plastic getter toy that I played with a lot when I was so small.
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Post by bowhntr66 on Mar 29, 2014 5:46:58 GMT -5
Heavy, thick vinyl. If it's a KO, it's a good one. I was told it's a Colorways kit. I've looked at a few of the ones on ebay, looking at the feedback of the sellers, they're really thin. This one actually has 15 movable joints with the only glued on pieces being the cape and head. I really had a blast with it and looking forward to finding another!!
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Mar 30, 2014 22:55:24 GMT -5
Looks awesome Tom!
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Post by bowhntr66 on Mar 31, 2014 6:56:35 GMT -5
Thank you bro!! A few finishing touches and he'll be 100%! |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Apr 2, 2014 6:32:54 GMT -5
 One step closer! |
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Post by gravewolf on Apr 2, 2014 11:44:01 GMT -5
It must be really fun painting this kit. The more I look at it the more I like it  |
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Post by magengar on Apr 2, 2014 12:13:00 GMT -5
What kind of paint are you using for that material?*****
(Whenever I see those figures with that type of body-part connection
into the holes and sockets, I had always believed that the parts
would have to be softened in hot water or a hair dryer so they'll
flex into the holes.)
*****I'm planning to get the 20" Maz figure- the one shown above--
---every time I look at it I'm thinking I should assemble it first,
and then paint it.
*****In the past, I painted a Great Mazinger jumbo head (detached from
the body)... I sanded it and then hand-painted it with Rustoleum
colors. Then I trimmed some of the edges off the neck base so that
I could re-attach the head to the body without having to wrestle it
back into the hole, or else the paint would have cracked.
I still have a couple other jumbos to paint, and of course their
softer pliable parts as well.
zozo-mag
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Post by bowhntr66 on Apr 2, 2014 13:38:50 GMT -5
This thing was a blast!! I tried a Lowe's, Valspar, paint and primer in one first, just to see how well it would hold. After cleaning the parts really well, it held great! I then softened the joints with a hair dryer to get them into place and hand painted the rest with enamel model paint. Now I'll try to track down a glossy clear finish that will work to seal it.
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Post by bowhntr66 on Apr 2, 2014 17:47:06 GMT -5
 FINISHED!!! |
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Post by magengar on Apr 2, 2014 23:18:28 GMT -5
SchwEEEEEt!  zozo-mag |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Apr 4, 2014 18:57:22 GMT -5
Great job! The rounded yellow eyes look a little strange, but the rest is a home run! }D |
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Post by bowhntr66 on Apr 4, 2014 19:08:58 GMT -5
Great job! The rounded yellow eyes look a little strange, but the rest is a home run! }D Thanks TMZ! I don't have the JM Getter 1 so I went from a picture of one.... That's how the eyes were on it... |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Apr 4, 2014 19:18:46 GMT -5
Oh, I see! Then it turned out perfect!  }D |
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