1/100 Akatsuki

The completed Akatsuki is rather stunning, if also rather hard to photograph well, not least that I need to get some cotton gloves to wear while posing it. The reflective gold armour looks great, but instantly picks up any oil from your hands and shows up fingerprints from the slightest touch.TGN_0265The mech itself feels small for a 1/100, but the two backpacks make the completed kit a much better size, and the kit also comes with a stand for display. I’m not sure how to best display both backpacks though.TGN_0268Since the last work-in-progress I’ve added some panel lines and the dry transfers. I’m using the Rapidograph for the panel lines and it’s slow going. My pigment pens don’t seem to work too well either on the shiny surface.TGN_0269 The stand mounts nicely into the lower back, giving a good flying form for posing.TGN_0271 The backpacks mount quickly and easily onto the mech. One of the nicest parts of how this kit work is how the attachments, the backpacks and the funnels attach easily and firmly and are not too hard to remove.TGN_0272Here you can see how well the clear red sections worked on top of the gold armour. TGN_0274 TGN_0275 TGN_0277 TGN_0278 On the top view you get a better sense of the scale of the backpack. It has some nice articulation for the seven dragoons / funnels. Again, I’m very happy with how the added clear red details worked out, and I think that I’ll be continuing to add more black panel lines too.TGN_0280 The winged backpack is large and impressive. It builds very well, and I like the articulation on the rail guns, but they do have a tendency to fall off when moved.TGN_0285 TGN_0287 TGN_0288

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