Orantia
Body Work
PURCHASED:
061221
BEGUN:
061226
COMPLETE:
0631231.03
Holy crud! This thing is HUGE!
Detail is very good to poor depending on which portion you're looking at this kit demands additional metalwork. I may consult with a jewelry maker that I know for help.
Did some filing and drilling on the first day and got the pieces nice and close. I primed the kit earlier today. I went with a white base and immediately silver blotches (as compared to the gold blotches on gundum girl) began appearing.
I halted all spraying and let it sit awhile. I went back with black and the same thing happened. Finally, I went with a designer gray and got the same, but not quite as bad.
The blotches are actually pitting occurring in the resin surface itself. Is it because I didn't wash the resin first? I washed Spike and Faye and got no problems. I didn't wash Metal Gear Snake, however, I had no problems. I also didn't wash Santa girl, and had no problems. However, I didn't wash the pre-painted gundum girl and did get blotches (see gundum girl mockup China 01 for reference).
I washed the rest of this kit before painting again with gray on the backside and await results. If okay I'll complete all of it in gray, then let it sit for a day and go pure white. I'm considering a silver base, than masking that off and going flesh. But perhaps flesh will be better first and waiting a long while and masking for silver. Also, I need to build a suit for her, based on Orantia's styling.
070101.15.
I painted the backside gray without washing and it looked okay. I'll white her up on Wednesday -- 2 days to dry in case -if I've got the paint.
070105.20
I gave the backside two white coats. It was still tacky for hours later, so it's going to sit for a few more before I flip her over to the front side.
070106
The front side went alright with the white. I never wound up washing. However, I think that as several coats of paint had already gone down and dried, that these last coats of white couldn't penetrate the surface of the rest of the paint.
From here on out, whether it's true or not, I'm washing all resin kits first. I never want this kind of thing to happen again. It totally ate up the surface. Fortunately, the primer is thick enough to help compensate. Nevertheless, a close look reveals distorted surface.
070629
I got a massive resin pipeline instituted the other daya nd threw this one in there as well. The only thing I did was some dremel work to the legs. I'm eliminating the high heels and I recut the left leg so it would angle a little less severely than it did previously.
The other major surgery I'm considering is chopping the boobs off completely. The are to massive for the character that I have in mind. If so, then plopping some clay into the gap and sculpting new ones will obviously be necessary. This may just be the way to go no matter what.
Regardless, any further changes are on indefinite hold as I contemplate the metal work necessary for the outfit.
071223.23
In going through the storage shelf, I re-boxed and re-arranged everything for a tighter fit. In opening this box, I made some snap decisions.
Mainly, it was a matter of gluing both legs onto the body. In painting these other large figure kits, I've learned a few required steps of process.
I filled in the gaps the next day with some of my last squadron putty. After a few more weeks, that would be cured well for proper shaping.
I also glued both halves of the head together. The feet need to be de-healed. The arms are in a good place to glue them on later. I wrapped and boxed this one up again for some time to come. This kit mostly depends on the metal I can find.
I'm strongly considering chopping the boobs off and making them Orantia’s, rather than the over sized plumpers they are now. They are not in keeping with this character. If I can dig up some ref sketches, I'll post them too.
080113.12
I tidied up the head and glued that on the body. I tried gluing the right forearm on, but it kept getting knocked off, so I gave up. The legs will require a lot of work to get them working properly. I did little putty work elsewhere, nothing worth detailing.
080711.12
Looks like a bunch of kits were packed away six months ago in this same box. And just like then, I pulled one figure out to do some work and did work on them all.
I will note here mys surprise that not one pic has been taken of this kit since the very first primer round nearly two years ago.
I started this one off with a major buff and sand from the dremel wheels. It started with just getting the putty down to surface. It then proceeded to resurfacing all the indentations molded into the kit. This was followed by grinding down any accoutrements and then goign heavy on the seams.
I went so heavy on the seams that the left leg fell off from lack of support. I will need to reputty that seam now, but it has been reattached with one full tube of CA gel. Looking at the other leg, I noted some vacancy. I wound up squirting 3 full tubes of CA gel into the gap. It should be a couple days before that dries. I will then pour regular CA around the seam as well.
I then glued the head, rt arm and finally the left arm on using a similar method of gel injection to fill things up. A few days after I finish injecting gel into all the new seams, by next week I will have ground all the new seams down.
The feet are still unassembled, but all parts are still gathered. Nothing else to do on this one except the glue injections and more grinding for awhile.
080712.09
Gave it a couple rounds of paint this morning and packed it away for the long term. There will be polishing to do as the surface is scuffed up from the sanding.
080907.22
Filled in some holes. Did some minor sanding.
