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Now that I'm approved, I thought I would share my submission images folder in case they can be of any help to others: https://imgur.com/a/ZiaJFO1 Also, for the heavier mud, I used grey clay, water, and white glue. Once I got the mix sufficiently on there, I sprayed everything with a clear matte sealer to keep it there.

Approved! Happy to join the muddy ranks.

And here we go!

Yeah. Just sucks it couldn't happen before I got it permanently attached. Gonna be a lot of masking in my future (but I'll use plastic bags for the largest parts).

Some good news/progress: I'm pretty proud of my helmet setup. I used the d-rings for the straps, and then additional rings on the straps to clip the mask. But, in bad news, the paint on my straps failed and I'll have to redo them:

Progress!

Painting should be done by this weekend, then it's on to assembly and weathering. I'm trying to get it completed by my birthday next weekend. Would be a nice gift to myself to submit it.

Thanks! It's a dark blue, and I'm going to add purple to the T. Should get back to that at some point.

Much happier. I don't think it's WTF's fault per se, I just don't think these kits looks goo din ABS. Anyway, got some priming done yesterday:

So... I've decided I was unhappy with the WTF kit. Most of his stuff is great, but this kit was never in ABS (unlike the OT stuff), and it just lacks a lot of detail. So I sold it, and bought a kit frim Tripon instead:

Got some good priming in today:

In other news, they sent me the wrong shoulder bells, so I'm waiting for the correct ones.

BBB DAY! A lot of cleanup to do, and prep work, but I love the flex resin. It's heavy, but the details are fantastic.