D. Son

The build is more or less finished. It turned out quite different from what I originally envisioned, as I ended up following my intuition as the project evolved.

To match the title, I wanted Belvine to look long-abandoned in a forest, so I added overgrown moss and vegetation around the carapace. I also built a ruined structure covered in plants to emphasize that the battle ended a long time ago.

I’m especially proud of the color blending on the wings and the aura converter—the transition between blue and violet came out really smooth.

To create a peaceful, calm scenery, I incorporated a lot of greenery and a large tree, which took a substantial amount of effort to build due to its scale.

Instead of mounting the sword on its back as the manual instructs, I placed it on the ground next to the unit and gave it a heavily weathered finish to show it hasn't been touched in years.

Image Breakdown:

1. Cover Shot

2. Front View

3. Left Side

4. Back View

5. Right Side

6. Belvine - Detail Shot

7. Weathered Dismounted Sword

8. Belvine - Rear Detail Shot

9. Tree Close-up

10. Top-Down / Aerial View

Thank you for following along to the end and for taking an interest in my work

Finalizing my build

The tree is getting much bigger than I imagined. I will wait until the clay is fully dried to work on details

Started making a tree. I made the skeleton first with bonsai wire. Let's see how it goes

Adding more greenery and weathering

​Finally figured out what to do with the empty space in the top right corner

​More updates coming soon

No updates from my side this week, has been busy :(

So I painted these artificial plants I bought from Amazon into same green so it feels less like a toy.

I also finally painted the chest plate and the sword because I wasn't sure which color I wanted to go with.

I also had a spontaneous idea to display the sword on the ground instead of mounting it

More detail works are about to be done in next few days

I bought some of these artificial plants from Amazon, but they do look terrible. I will paint them with better color next days so they fit better with the diorama

I started working on diorama and weathering i.e. making more mess - super time consuming process but it's enjoyable

No major updates here, I adjusted the wings to face more downwards to make it look less awkward