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Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« on: Feb 17, 2014, 03:42 PM »


I was able to purchase one of these from NME props back in December of '13.  I went with NME because I felt they captured the overall shape of what I wanted in a Mando bucket.  Well that, and I'm not nearly handy enough to make my own of such good quality!  So, here we are in early February when it arrived in the mail.  After admiring the shape and craftsmanship,  I got to work... 



Dry fitting to make sure everything fits and no surprises for later... 



A bath to remove some of the release agents from the casting process.  Don't judge the dirty sink, this is a work-space after all.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #1 on: Feb 17, 2014, 05:57 PM »


I VERY CAREFULLY cut out the key slots for that much needed ventilation!



Primed to see some of the imperfections which were few and far between.  The NME guys do a good job of cleaning these things up before they send them out.



T visor has been cut out also VERY CAREFULLY.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #2 on: Feb 17, 2014, 06:46 PM »


After some light sanding and visual inspection for problem areas, I coated the helmet in a bright silver for the base color you will see through the scratches.  Besides, seeing "metal" is better than seeing the tan resin material!  Also, you can't see it, but I'm working on the ear caps, antennae etc... as well, just not taking pictures specifically of those parts.



The next day, after letting the silver set, I added a coat of gray for my scratches on top of the silver for a nice layering effect.  Interestingly enough, I considered using a pale red like the Germans used as the primer on their WWII tanks, but decided against it after finalizing my color scheme.  I used Gunze Sanyo masking fluid from Mr. Hobby for the scratches.  (I also make little model tanks and this stuff is great for doing camouflage patterns, hence the trivia above.).  Using a tooth pick and my finger nail, I was able to pick off most of the masking fluid to get the desired chipping weathered effect.



Waiting another day, to let the gray primer coat set, I painted my base color green on the dome and face.  You can see some of the masking fluid drying on the chipped paint. 


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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #3 on: Feb 17, 2014, 06:52 PM »


Cooking up some Ewoks and Gungans.  Masking for the painting of the face etc...



I wasn't sure how much I would like the lighter green on top of the darker green, but in the end, I believe it was a winner.  (Can you tell that I like green?)



Here we are with ear caps and antennae attached.  The antennae side is a tan color, which I'm going to use to accent my armor later, and the other side is just gray.  I liked the mismatched aspect of it.  The yellow tape is Tamiya masking tape to clean up a few lines where the black meets the dark and lighter green.   

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #4 on: Feb 17, 2014, 07:14 PM »


Some of my earlier pictures weren't exactly detailed enough so I tried to get some better ones.  That bottom piece will be cut out once I receive my green mirrored visor from Seragon.  Also, there will be more weathering in the form of washes, light buffing, etc... to give it that lived in look. 





Please feel free to voice comments, concerns.  I am very pleased with how it turned out for my first go at a good bucket.  I will, of course, post here once I do some more weathering and post visor placement.  Thanks for looking!

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #5 on: Feb 17, 2014, 07:36 PM »
nice paint job. Is that masking still there for a reason?

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #6 on: Feb 17, 2014, 07:41 PM »
Yes, indeed.  I wasn't quite happy with some of the lines so I'm going to take my airbrush to it and remedy that.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #7 on: Feb 17, 2014, 09:54 PM »
Amazing Vod! Love the colors :o

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #8 on: Feb 18, 2014, 01:47 PM »
Great stuff vod ;)

Id recommend hitting the bucket with some light passes of sand paper to give it some "life lived" scratches before doing a black / brown wash ;D 

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #9 on: Feb 19, 2014, 09:28 PM »
What Niabi said, the end result of sand paper scratches are a great addition to paint apps on kits that commonly goes overlooked.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #10 on: Feb 20, 2014, 08:27 PM »
Thanks, guys. I will get on that and post the results!

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #11 on: Feb 21, 2014, 06:13 PM »
Very nice love the color

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #12 on: Feb 22, 2014, 01:36 AM »
Loving the colour scheme! Reminds me almost of Gree, at least once that visor gets in that is   ;)

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #13 on: Feb 22, 2014, 02:03 AM »
I always love seeing people apply their scale modeling experience to kits, always gives it an extra bit of authenticity I think. Keep up the good work!

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #14 on: Feb 24, 2014, 12:35 PM »


Here she is with the visor from Vexa Seragon.  It hasn't been attached to the helmet yet, as there is some painting and weathering to take place, but you get the idea.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #15 on: Feb 24, 2014, 03:49 PM »
Nice  8)

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #16 on: Feb 24, 2014, 05:21 PM »


Here she is with the visor from Vexa Seragon.  It hasn't been attached to the helmet yet, as there is some painting and weathering to take place, but you get the idea.


Sharp..very sharp my friend. You are well on your way

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #17 on: Mar 02, 2014, 11:52 AM »
Looking good! 

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #18 on: Mar 03, 2014, 01:29 PM »
Looking good. Love that visor. I too just got my NME in this weekend and will be going through all these steps. How did you attach your rangefinder? Bolt and nut and washer? If so what size?

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #19 on: Mar 03, 2014, 02:21 PM »
Got my helmet pads today. Hope to have a helmet (NME Merc 2.0)  to put them in within the next 2-3 weeks.

How did you attach your rangefinder? Bolt and nut and washer? If so what size?

I too would like to know this.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #20 on: Mar 03, 2014, 04:03 PM »
I orginally was going to use the bolt, washer, and nut method Ba'kuri demonstrated, but I did not feel comfortable separating the part where the antennae swivels up and down.  I'm not sure if NME sends them out like that, but his looked as if it came in two pieces whereas mine was already glued together.  So, I just used the pieces I was given with the helmet and everything turned out well.   

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #21 on: Mar 04, 2014, 02:06 AM »
The green mirror visor is setting it off for sure, that bucket is a piece of art!

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #22 on: Mar 04, 2014, 09:37 AM »
Got my helmet pads today. Hope to have a helmet (NME Merc 2.0)  to put them in within the next 2-3 weeks.

I too would like to know this.

I was wondering the same thing. The Plastic "nipple" that comes with the range finder seems to work. I will try this as well.

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #23 on: Mar 04, 2014, 04:15 PM »


Here we are with some weathering.  I had to do some touch up with my airbrush on the black part of the cheeks, and I hit the bare metal parts with a couple passes of the airbrush to bring down the brightness of the aluminum. 





As always I appreciate your comments, suggestions.  Washes anyone?

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Re: Mix's NME Mercenary 2.0 Build (pic intensive)
« Reply #24 on: Mar 04, 2014, 06:02 PM »
Really like how the weathering has turned out thus far, definitely hit it with a wash or two for some lovely grime.  ;)

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