[Moderoid] Megazone23 Garland -WIP

This time, I made a robot for the first time in a while.
To be exact, a robot that transforms into a bike.
 

I carefully read the manual and found a runner made of ABS, and indeed, the joint parts were made of ABS. However, since this is a transforming robot, the paint job needs to be durable, so I'll be priming it anyway, so it doesn't really matter. 

It always starts with washing... 

The parts corresponding to the outer armor were washed once more after sanding and panel lines. 

The pre-painted transparent parts were in poor condition. 

I sanded it down and smoothed it out with a compound. 

This time, I'm going to try painting the included figure. 

Sanded. 

Preparing to paint. Too many parts... 

Since it is a robot that moves and transforms, I thought the paint had to be strong, so I used Vallejo Premium paint as a primer.
The black color is similar to tire black, so matte black parts are satisfactory with just this step. 

The red parts were also painted with the same paint on the inside, and the white parts were painted lightly on the outside because they had a lot of unevenness on the inside. 

The gray parts used gunmetal from the same paint series. 

After painting it, I realized again that there are really a lot of parts. 

I covered the white surfacer on the outside of the white part. 

I also painted the red parts with white surfacer. 

Now that the basecoat is complete, I can begin the actual painting process.
The assembly instructions list the parts as gray and dark brown, but I changed them to metallic colors of similar tones. 

I also painted the transparent parts, and changed some of the parts I had previously painted metallic to slightly different metallic colors (though the difference was minimal, which was disappointing). 

Gloss White. 

IPP's Italian Red II 

1st. gloss coat. 

2nd. gloss coat. 

I was going to paint the white part with gloss, but I changed my mind and removed the gloss with matte clear. 

I painted pannel-line. 

I painted the figures and small details with a brush using Vallejo paint. It seems like painting figures just doesn't suit me. Hahaha 

And... ready to assemble. 🙂 

I started assembling it according to the assembly instructions. It was a bit difficult to assemble, and the paint was thick, so it was a bit tight during assembly, but so far, there have been no issues. 

But that thick pin was stiffed so much that it eventually snapped.
I thought about it carefully, and it seems like the longer the pin, the tighten it is. 

It was repaired by drilling a hole and inserting a steel wire.
From then on, I unconditionally carved to enlarged the hole and applied lubricant(for Tamiya Mini 4WD) to the pin part while assembling. 

After the repairs were completed, I was able to move on to the next step without any problems. 

Upper body assembled. 

Assembled arms and legs. 

And then I assembled all remaining parts. 

What the......... No, why is this still there?
 

This is the part that corresponds to the wheel (or cover) of the rear wheel, but I think I missed it when I panicked when the axle broke earlier.
That's why the wheels were spinning nicely. 🙁
I tried to disassemble it again, but I gave up because I was afraid the broken axle would break again. Fortunately, it's barely visible anyway. 

Anyway, I finished assembling it. 

Now I have to transform it into a bike, but the process is very complicated.
The work isn't finished yet 😉 

Transforming....
As expected, it is not easy. 

After fiddling with it a bit more, it took the shape like a water strider. 

Transformed.
I touched it hard with my hand that was covered in grease, and all the shine disappeared. 

And, I attached the provided stickers and also attached the metal lettering that I had personally prepared separately. 

Finally, assemble the main character that I painted with care(?) and... 

After boarding, it is done. 

This is a kit I never want to build again.
I really hope Hasegawa will recreate the bike in a detailed model. (AKIRA Kaneda's bike too) 

Thanks for watching.