Here is a minor update to the WIP of my 1/100 Gundam Astraea FA Kai project. This week was kinda busy for me so I was not able to make any huge progress. I only got to work on it a little.
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As I had mentioned in my last update, I had pretty much finished modifying the core body and now working on the details & accessories. Since mods takes up lot of time to do, I thought it would be wise to sketched some ideas on a print-out and see how it looks before I do the actual mods.
After I drew down a few ideas, I sat back and thought about it.
BOOSTER EXTENSION: Originally I had wanted to add the wing extension to the boosters, but now I've decided to scrape this idea. It just doesn't seem to look all that great, and I don't want to end up with something that look like aile strike / freedom gundam.
WEAPON HOOK LOCK: This idea is still a GO. I want to have a hook at the back of the waist to hold the beam cannon. Again the FA theme requires this Astraea to be fully armed. But I have yet to start this mod.
GN BLADES: As I had previously mentioned that I am a big fan of the 00 Gundam Seven Sword, and adding modified blades to this kit would be awesome. This mod is 85% completed.
LEG BOOSTER: Although I didn't sketch this in the drawing, but I thought this would also be a good addition to the FA theme of the kit. This mod is 70% completed.
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Here are a couple of images showing the WIP leg boosters. This mod requires that I saw out a piece of the back leg armor to insert the booster and have the cutout piece to serve as cover of the bootser.
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Here is an image of the WIP GN Blades. Yup...is all pla-plates, except for the handle. Will apply epoxy putty soon to fill in the gap & smooth out the surface of the blade body.
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I just can't say enough just how I love the look of the 00 Gundam Seven Sword, and I am glad to be able to add the GN Blades to the knee on my own modified Astraea.
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Misc images of my kit with the GN Blades attached.