custom Zoid: Gargoyle

(Observer / Reconnaissance)

This is the story of my 15th Zoids custom. (completed June 2007)

While I was painting my Megasuchus I remember someone in ZoidFans mentioning that they created a gargoyle out of Gorilla Tron and Flyscissors wings. Since I planned to use a light gray paint, this seemed like to good time to explore the concept. So I got out my spare Gorilla Tron and spare Flyscissors wings and set to work...

Modifications

After looking at a number of pictures of gargoyles online, I made a few modifications (most of them on the head):

- revised the wing joint (stock wing on the left, mod on the right)
- changed the shoulder joint
- moved the green lens forward
- made prominent eye openings
- changed the face mask into teeth
- added horns
- added a beard

After this picture was taken, my son suggested that I should fill in the vision slit, to emphasize the eye openings. I did so, then filled in the gaps with epoxy. I also added some sprue to the forearms to mount guns from Stealth Viper.

Paint and Final

I used a gray spray paint (which reminds me of stone gargoyles) over most of the body. I painted the Stealth Viper guns silver and blackened the gun bores.

Frontal shot. Unfortunately during assembly a crack opened inside of the left eye. Since I could not ensure it would not happen again if I repaired it, I left it alone. Too bad the seam down the middle of the head is so obvious, but oh well...

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