Well I've finally gotten some work done on Belldandy. For sure I'm not 1/2 way though with her yet, but when I am done, I hope it will be spectacular! I've started pinning some of the major components such as her arms and legs, and even her ponytail. I've puttied up most of the side of her body where you can see her skin behind her swimsuit. But now, her arms don't fit as well, so there is still much work to go. There's also quite a bit of work to be done on her hair (all pieces), arms and legs. But truly, not a bad start for a beginner figure modeler. I have included some photos below.

At the time this photo was taken, there weren't any pinholes drilled into her legs yet. Currently, there are, but is unshown_


I will also be having to paint her eyes. I took a few close ups for reference, since when it is time to paint them, they'll be covered over with prime, flesh, and white.

Closeup of Belldandy's eyes_


There are also some parts of Belldandy that had annoyed me. The part which most annoyed me was the tip of her ponytail. Even when I glue it with Tamiya cement, if it even taps another object, it breaks off again. I'm thinking of probably pinning it and using some good 'ole Krazy glue to attatch it. I've still yet bought milliput, which I need to patch up and recreate many parts for Belldandy, such as hair, legs and parts near her 'areas' arms, and her jewelry (earings, wrist band and ankleband).

Tip of her ponytail is temporarily attached_


I've also had some progress with the Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo. I've got most of the front bar managed. I just need to re-inforce it some more and clean up the intake vents. I also have plans for installing a diffuser in the rear of the car. I got my inspiration on it not jst from the part that came with the avex DOME MUGEN NSX, but from a few photos of some members rides from RX-7 Owners Club. There are quite a handful of members with recreated RE Amemiya FD3S diffusers. There are even a few on the FC!

Mitsubishi GTO's front bar_


After that, I started playing around with the camera and found out that I really can't cope very well with an auto-focus camera. I got quite frustrated a number of times. I guess its time for an SLR camera! If you look at the photo of my 1/43 Ebbro Raybrig NSX 2003 below, you can see that there are many blurry parts on it.

1/43 Ebbro Raybrig NSX 2003_


After playing around some more with the camera, I tried to take the neatest photos of my Lacus and Cagalli PVC figures. They turned out quite well, not as perfect as I would have hoped, but not bad for an auto-focus digital camera. Though it did make Lacus' skin look quite yellow...

Cagalli_


Lacus_