Ghibli: If an Ohm falls in the Forest (Nausicaa + Ohm)
1April 4, 2018Ran across this old boxing at the Hobby Fair - couldn't resist.
2April 4, 2018The sprues... mostly legs.
3April 4, 2018Hmmm... there are some... gaps.
4April 4, 2018Luckily they can be dealt with (more or less) with a bit of epoxy putty as well as some Tamiya grey putty.
5April 4, 2018Used some extra bits of sprue to fill in some of the gaps and help with the structural integrity.
6April 4, 2018Also used some epoxy putty along the gaps on the inside. Partially for support, but also to ensure it's completely enclosed...
7April 4, 2018I'll need to ensure there's no gaps if I want my idea to work...
8April 4, 2018I also stumbled across this kit... so... why not?
9April 4, 2018Hmm... I heard the Bandai kit was just a slightly modified version of the Tskuda kit, but those sprues seem quite different.
10April 4, 2018Yeah... I don't think this constitutes a listing as "New Parts", I'm going to change the entry to "New Tool"
11April 4, 2018Completely different parts, look, and size... I guess 1/20 Ohms are bigger in the 21st Century...
12April 4, 2018Yeah... quite different.
13April 5, 2018What was I doing again?
14April 5, 2018Ok... that might work...
15April 9, 2018A whole mess of Ohm eyeballs...
16August 1, 2019A box of Ohm guts...
17August 1, 2019Because of the rough surface texture, I'm covering the seams with a combo of epoxy putty and some gravel.
18August 1, 2019I think it turned out okay..
19May 7, 2018A coat of green base and some black for undershading.
20May 7, 2018I dunno. Usually you sand a seam flat... but this is a different challenge. Do you think I did a good job hiding the seam? Or is it still very noticeable?
21May 7, 2018Now to get started on the... oh my god, how many legs does this thing have!?
22May 15, 2018After what seemed like a billion pedicures, we have legs! Lots of legs!
23May 15, 2018Lots and LOTS of legs!
24May 17, 2018I didn't spend as much time cleaning up the legs on the grey one. They will be a lot less visible when I'm done.
25May 19, 2018Since this is a dead Ohmu shell, it will need some spores growing off it. Luckily a few partially melted bits of sprue will take care of that.
26May 19, 2018Another coat of paint and it's starting to look the part.
27May 22, 2018Now to install the guts!
28May 27, 2018The eyes are installed and I glued some fibre optic cable to a couple of white LEDs, drilled some holes, threded them through and painted them clear yellow. Sounds so eay when you say it like that!
29February 23, 2019Reworked the cover for the electronics and masked off the wood.
30February 23, 2019First ever use of Tamiya lacquer paint... not bad, but I like acrylic better.
31February 24, 2019The Ohms are now wired into the base... let’s hope this still works.
32February 24, 2019So far so good... blue fading lights...
33February 24, 2019But get too close... and RED!
34August 1, 2019Drilled some holes and placed some plants. Still looks like a bad aquarium... but let’s see if we can change that with some paint and details.
35August 1, 2019Still works in the dark...
36August 3, 2019To make it more “toxic forest” and less “Mrs. Harpers’s Class Terrarium” I’m adding stretched (well melted) sprues and some other assorted spore sacks.
37August 4, 2019Melted sprues and other assorted fungus have been placed and glued together.
38August 5, 2019A bit of paint really helps, but still too sparse.
39August 6, 2019Some aquarium plants help add some colour... but only to be used sparingly.
40August 6, 2019A bit of painted sponge, cut up and glued on really helps.
41August 7, 2019More colour and a few more details... almost there.
42August 7, 2019Looks better head on, I think.
43August 8, 2019Time to get started on the final phase of the project...
44August 8, 2019Easy enough to cut out the general shape.
45August 8, 2019A bit of bending, and filing, and suddenly I have something that's starting to look like a Mehve.
46August 8, 2019It seems to fit.
47August 10, 2019Now seems like a good time to tear their faces off... better late than never!
48August 10, 2019I wasn't happy with the yellow feelers, and the fibre optics didn't really work anyway, so...
49August 10, 2019Hopefully the clear backing will let a bit more light through.
50August 10, 2019Now for some new tentacles, bent from 1mm clear plastic rods.
51August 11, 2019A bit of paint on the Mehve and its pilot.
52August 11, 2019Put it all together, and voila~
53August 11, 2019The feelers look more organic, and even though its a lot more subtle than I wanted, if you touch the dead Ohm's nose, the feelers light up... sorta.
54August 11, 2019Just a clear coat and a bit of highlighting to do, but otherwise this one is done!
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While exploring the Sea of Corruption, Nausicaa comes across the recently shed shell of an Ohm. Since it's in pristine condition, she sets about removing one of the eye shields – made from a super-strong yet lightweight material that would make it a perfect gunship canopy replacement. While relaxing and contemplating how the Ohm sees the world though one of its 14 eyes, the calm of the toxic forest is suddenly broken by an enraged Ohm.
