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1/6
MELUSINE
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This
is a 1/6 S.D.F.S. MELUSINE soft vinyl kit by Nitto.
The 3rd 1/6 scale vinyl kit Nitto released. I missed
the first kit MA.k. MASCHINEN KRIEGER. But, I got the
2nd kit FIREBALL. Think the Fireball is the ‘space’
version of the 1st release. When I saw the ad for the
3rd kit, I jumped on it. I don’t konw anything
about the story behind all that S.D.F.S. stuff. But,
I just love their kits. I think it’s the size.
They goes well with my 1/6 scale action figures collection.
This picture
is just
something I slammed together in between the America's
Army online game. First time I tried something like
this, fun! Hope you like it.
By
the way. If you plays FPS online games, and see some
guy name Good_Duck or GoodDuck.net running around. Please
be nice and try not to TK or nade him anymore. Thank
you.
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Pic #1.
Unlike the 1st and 2nd kits. This MELUSINE kit come
with the hatch cast with the main body. More work for
me, cause I do want to open up the hatch and put a pilot
in it. Good thing Nitto included the cockpit. So, “Thank
you, Nitto”.
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#2. The cockpit fit right into the
body after a lots and lots of test fitting. The kit came
with 2 fix, non functional hinges for the hatch. I used
them as a guide and made a functional one. So now the
hatch is functional, but the thing is too heavy to stay
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#3-4. With a little spare parts,
I come up with a support for the hatch. Got that idea
from the hatchback on my SUV. The support was fold aside
when I want to close the hatch. |
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#5, 6, 7. Shoulders plates. I want
to allow more up and down shoulders movement. So I trimmed
the inside corner. The 1st plate on the left is after,
right is before. I also have to trim the center too. You
can see ½ of the center was trimmed. And you know
what. The shoulders now works great. Complete movement
at all direction. After I put the armor on. The shoulders
can hardly move up and down at all. All that time spent
help NOTHING!
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#8, 9. I fabricated the arms by
cutting and joined together the elbows and legs of a Dragon
figure. I did the same thing on the Fireball. I like to
use Dragon figures. The hard plastic makes it easy to
saw and glue together.
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#10. Melusine equipped with a laser
cannon on the left arm. I think it maybe fine for the
space unit, like the Fireball. But, Melusine is a ground
unit, and I really don’t like that laser cannon design
anyway. So, I’m going with the Mining gun from 21st
Century Toys. Pic #11. The gun is too long as it. It almost
drags the floor, so I shorten it about 3/8 inches. Pic
#12. The gun is still looks too long. Think I end up took
off more then an inches off that thing before it look
right. Pic #13, 14. More spare parts from Dragon’s
1/6 night vision and 1/16 Verlinden’s Panther A.
front fender. The Gun is done and looks just right at
home. The ammunition feed come with the gun from 21st.
I didn’t cut an opening for a spent cell chute. Causes
I just don’t think it will look good anywhere I put
it. Besides, this Mining gun uses case less ammunition.
Well, I said it is. So, it is!
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15. Ready to paint. I complained
to my roommate Kevin about the feet are too small to go
storming around the battlefield, and maybe I should make
a set of toecap for it to give the unit more foothold.
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- Pic #16.
Well, Kevin being a nice guy that he is, and made
me a set of toes. Isn’t that nice.
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#17-23. All done! Don’t you
love that camo. |
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#24-26. With the figure inside,
I can tell how uncomfortable for someone to be in there
to pilot that thing. I think in real life. The pilot have
to be no more then 4’6” or 5’ max to fit
inside. I really don’t think it is a 1/6 scale model.
Look more like a 1/7 or 1/8. (The same goes with the Fireball
kit).
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Pic #27. Photo
of the family, wife and kids taped inside the cockpit.
Hope
you enjoy it, and I welcome your comment as always.
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