(former Narusegawa Naru w/green skirt) - Epoch

Recast by Hobbyfan.com

Acrylic: Liquitex Medium Viscosity & High Viscosity

Pen: Steadler Pigment Liner 0.1 & HB lead mine.

Skirt & Pull-Over Armature: Car Body Repair Mesh

Epoxy: Kneadatite blue/white epoxy

Putty: Tamaya Basic Type

Diorama: 1" & 2" Styrofoam boards, Roof Nails, Joint Compound, Pine sticks, Sand & Dry vegetation

This is a cute Narusegawa kit, however I'm scratchbuilding it into a Nerd version with braids. The pose is cool and with different putties, epoxies, sandpapers and a lot of time, it bloomed into a beautiful flower.  To achieve this conversion, I had to use my mind at his maximum. I tried different products before I get the result I wanted. For the base, I decided to create a diorama presenting Todai's Aka-mon Gate at 1/8 scale but it was too huge and difficult to understand how to built it in a traditionnal way. I decided to reproduce an other concrete Todai's Gate. I built only the half and used Styrofoam as main material, covered it with joint compound and painted it according to fresco technique with water-thinned paint to reactivate the plaster. The effect was excellent.

Thanks to many persons on E2046.com's forum for their precious tips and encouragement, particularly Burnout who followed the process with interest & Vellj001 for his friendly comments.

It was purchased from Hobbyfan.com because it was the only place I found it. 35.00 $ USD + Shipping.

The resin was excellent, but the skirt casting was too thin. However, it's a cute kit.