Finally it is here, my completed Astray Gray Frame, it took longer than expected, but that seems to happen allot with my latest builds, and although I like the final look, some things here and there let me
with a sour taste.
The model itself is the standard and very well documented astray red frame with some modifications like the beam sabers in the forearms, and the daggers on the back along with new panel lines,
details and paint scheme.
this build took me almost a year to complete, I was working on it before the AT-ST and it was on my backlog for a year before that, but problems with tiny plastic parts breaking over and over plagued this project and that took a long time to fix, even when it was complete and when i shot this gallery, the hip joints on the legs broke, so I had to fix it, shoot another round, then the other connector broke, fix it and shoot, that´s another reason why I didn´t risk posing this guy in a more aggressive pose.
But, don't get me wrong, the kit broke mostly from my mistakes, for starters, i was lazy and chose to use spray paint for the frame instead of airbrushing it, that weakened the plastic allot, and in all the pieces where there was some pressure from policaps or another pece the plastic became brittle and broke, so, I will never use spray cans again, the rest of the kit was airbrushed or hand painted.
After the 10th broken part, it was hard to enjoy the build, ot became a very frustrating project, but I liked the end result.
and dont get me wrong the kit provided by bandai is awesome, it has great articulation, good detail, and the proportions are great, the only thing i can complain is as alweeays the dry transfers and the stikers, but, to be honest i always planed to use another markings for this kit, I wanted to look more aggressive, less flamboyant, that´s why i changed the colors, I wanted to make it look more like a military machine instead of a piñata with swords.
a Pet project of mine that quickly became one of the most frustrating ones thanks to my laziness and mistakes, if you like the red frame design go and get it, its an awesome build, just don´t use spray cans to paint it, this kit uses allot of little and fragile pieces to achieve the articulation, so anything that weakens the plastic should be avoided.
