Introducing, MS-09R Rick Dom Ver. Tem!!!!

Its official! After months of work I have finished this beast. Its funny, but this guy was more work than the 2 PG's I have done in the past few months. It was a true test of my skills, and an introduction to skills didn't even know I had. Weathering is a lot of fun, but there is a fine line between too much and the right amount. The powders adhered a little too well on the white due to some left over masking tape residue. Oh well live and learn. I really like the colors and even did some extra work in the details dept with enamels (a lot easier to brush on than acrylics!) This is also one of the few kits I have ever done in a flat finish rather interesting. In the end I will say this kit is for sure a Ver Tem, built for me as selfish as that sounds after 3 kits for other people I needed one that I did what ever whim came into me head. Hence the bazooka arm lol. The idea behind this guy is a battle tested long range model. The stars on the bazooka are based on old kill tags on fighter aircraft. The sword arm is a last resort defense having cut away a lot of his armor to save weight there was need to reinforce sections to ensure no stress points during hard maneuvers and battles. Hope you like it!

MS-09R Rick Dom Ver Tem!

Gots D.R.A.G.O.O.N!!

There you have it the MS-09R Rick Dom Ver Tem. Hope you enjoy it, and thank you for looking!

Rick Dom WIP 9 paint & weathering

As you can see, I have painted the frame and the other parts now. As usual I didn't reassemble after priming I hate doing that part honestly. I am also weathering for the first time ever. Its an interesting process. I am using weathering powders, and flat painting after there is still a lot more but first I must finish decals. I will let the pictures talk for me the rest of the way.

The weathering looks super strong, but once its clear coated it becomes a lot more subdued.

Hope you like it.

And the winner is.... oh and a WIP update.

It has been a little while since I have posted an update, so here it is. The next build will be the MG Strike Freedom! Not sure about colors or anything yet, just started the snap fit seems like all the other Seed kits I have built very aggressive looks, and frame other than being gold is basically the same as the Impulse. The only color I intend to keep the same is the gold frame.

On another note, I have completed the priming of the Dom and have started the masking/painting process. It is so humid here I am having to let the paint set for 24 hours to ensure it is fully cured. No pictures or sneak peaks of this guy though. I am hoping to have it all done by mid week. After the clean paint and photos are done I am going to try my hand at weathering this guy. Should be a fun learning experience.

Until next time....

Rick Dom WIP 8 Plating done!

MY GOODNESS!!!! I am finally done Pla-Plating this guy! I don't know what more to say. I am seriously happy to be done with that part! Now final planning on the paint scheme and priming this weekend. I will let the photos do the talking, this Gundam was a true test of my abilities now I can only push further.



I hope you like what you see. Not sure if I am going to do a full reassemble after priming or not. I normally don't.

Rick Dom WIP 7

A small update to prove I am moving forward with my new found addiction to Pla-plate. I am trying to give Dc23 a run for his money LOL. I finished one leg and one arm, there is still clean up sanding to be done, but I do that all in one step as wet sanding tends to get a little messy. Hope you like what you see.

Incase you recognize that bazooka, your rights its from the Gundam Unicorn, I didnt use it on that Gundam, so I found a use for it here. It has way better detailing than the ones that come with the Dom.

Thats all for now, I will be plating all weekend at least to get this finished, but I know in the end it will be worth and and hopefully fill my need to heavily modify one of these guys, this has really been a challenging build for me!

Rick Dom WIP 6 + some goodies!

A fun week for Gundam for sure! I got creative block this week on where to take the Rick Dom, and that being the case I grabbed the RG Zaku and started on it. I think this guy will be a straight build and paint. No crazy mods; you know something completely different from my norm. Here he is at about 90% complete.

I also received a shipment from the Gundam Guy! I love that guy. My PG Zeta came in the mail! After some complications in shipping all is well and it is here. Not sure when I will start it, but knowing me and my love of PG's next sounds good.

And here are the WIP pics for what I have done this week. Pla-Plate! and a lot of it. I am working a lot on my symmetry and placement of larger pieces. Its a challenge I am having to do a lot of looking around the Internet for to get ideas on how other great modelers are doing this. I am trying to give this Dom a look as though its been modified for long range space patrols so added thrusters, lightening the armor where it can be and reinforcing it at the vital points. I think I am meeting that goal. At least in my opinion. There is a little clean up to do, but I will prime it and see what sanding is left to do.

Enjoy the pictures, thanks for stopping by.

Rick Dom WIP 5

First Congrats to Gundam Guy!!!!! on a healthy baby boy! The world can always use more Gundam/pla lovers!
A while back (a serious while) some one asked me for a tutorial on Miliput, I have not had to use it until this guy, so I haven't been able to meet the request. I can only hope you are still reading my blog. :)
Miliput, is a 2 part putty the can be molded like clay. First step is to cut equal parts of the putties.
Next you knead the two parts together until there are no visible streaks of differing colors, just one uniform color.
Take the appropriate amount in this case a very small amount and roll it into a worm, then lightly work it around or onto what ever it is you are using it for. In the case below I am covering some blemishes, and giving a heavy weld look to the bracing bars for the fuel tanks. I use picks and chisels to get the initial shape, after that I lightly rub it to get rid of the marks. Let it set for about an hour and give it another rub down to perfect the shape even more.

Below you can see I used it as a detail ring on the booster extensions.

That's it, its really easy stuff to work with, just takes a little practice.
Below is the WIP portion, I actually got a lot of work done this week and found a use for a NG kit I had, kit bashing! The extensions are in place with little directional boosters for added flight control.

To give more reason to a huge sword coming out of its head, here is the CDSW (Close Defense Striker Weapon) IE Big sword coming out of the Rick Doms arm.

Kit bashing is fun, I haven't done it since The O build, so this time I am pushing my skill sets for sure with it. Adding a D.R.A.G.O.O.N. system to the Rick Dom giving a long range component to it. First I had to cut the shoulder pieces to fit onto the existing really boring shoulders!

Glue it in place and let that dry.

Then I made some miliput, and started cleaning up and bulking up the shoulder to hold the extra weight.

Here is the snap fitted D.R.A.G.O.O.N. system ready for some detailing and pla plates...just the plating alone is probably going to take 2 weeks!

Got the fuel tanks added to the back skirt also, so now this guy is fueled and ready for flight.

Other sections of the D.R.A.G.O.O.N system will be added around the body. Like I said this is a build for me, I am going all out custom on this guy working on my SB skills and kit bashing for fun. I don't see a need to build something simple this time.