1/8 シャドウ・ムーンGK
I haven’t built model figures in a long time; the last time was back in the ’90s when I was in high school. Technology has advanced a lot in the past 20+ years. The latest SHF and true bone carving figures are nearly perfect in design, so there’s really no need to build Rider models anymore – you can buy beautifully detailed ones for just a few hundred dollars. However, old-school model figures still have a certain charm, and these hollow plastic figures offer more of a challenge. I’ve always felt that as a Rider fan, I should at least make a Shadow Moon figure once in my life. And when I saw it on sale for about 1,800 yen (around HK$130) on Amazon Japan, I bought it, but it took me a year to finally start working on it!
The Making of
This kit is actually a re-release of a 1990s product by Kaiyodo. I couldn’t afford it back in high school, but now I finally have the chance!
PVCフィギュアの基本的なステップは、石膏を流し込み、銅製のロッドを挿入することです。
シャドームーンの手足、アンテナ、肩はロッドで固定されています。
The original antenna was meant to be cut out of a piece of soft plastic, but it was too flimsy and couldn’t be smoothed out. I had to recreate it using SketchUp and found someone on Taobao to 3D print it for 30 HKD.
Gaia 123 ブライトシルバーを塗る前に、まず032 ウルティメイトブラックで下地を塗りました。これにより、シルバーがより豊かな見た目になります。
Since the sword wraps around the figure’s hand and can’t be disassembled for painting, I painted the main body first, then crafted the hilt. I also used epoxy putty to reshape it to match the show’s appearance.
剣自体は元々不透明な樹脂で作られていましたが、再びTaobaoを利用して透明な素材で3Dプリントしてもらいました。
