Tallgeese is
another unique mobile suit from the Wing series. The
model comes with an oversized gun, a round shield, and
two large thrusters. Needless to say this kit looks great
even without painting, but there are problems with all
the accessaries it carries. The big gun and one of the
thrusters are constantly fighting over space. When both
thrusters are fully opened, they are on each other's way.
In fact the inner panels of both thrusters cannot be
fully opened, but that is not as bad as the space issue
between gun and thruster. Then there is this problem with
the thrusters simply hanging on the back, which brings a
question about this mecha's design. Sure it looks very
cool, but how can this guy fly with 2 giant thrusters
supported by small bins pertained to its shoulder pads?
It's like being picked up by a giant hawk grabing on the
shoulders.
Enough said about engineering on the model.
Let's get to the construction. This model looks
complicated but there aren't many pieces to start with.
Most components are 2~3 pieces glued together, with
polycap embedded. The legs and arms are cylindrical
shapes which make putty and sanding easier. I airbrushed
the entire model with green as the base. Then touched up
individual areas with brushes. The shield is a little
difficult to paint. It took me a while to do that hawk in
the middle. The overall tone is a little dark, but it is
still a great looking model!
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