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Bad as I hate to say it, this may be the last update. Found out last week I need to have surgery, and it’s this coming Tuesday. This throws a MASSIVE wrench in my plans and also destroys a lot of the time I have left because of recovery. While I’m gonna do my best to at least finish something, I won’t be able to go as far as I was planning if I can finish at all…😞. I hate it. I really really do. But I gotta take care of myself. Thanks to all who’ve supported me thus far.

Hey! Just a couple photos is all. Got paint to plastic for the torso, and also got to work designing it a custom base! I’ll have to print the base in FDM, which I didn’t have…before.

I may have made a purchase I’ve been meaning to for a while, though. 😅 Got a Bambu P2S on the way. Anyway, I’m off work this coming week and so my main goal is to get as much done on the mech as possible in the time I have!

So look forward to a meaty update this week! Maybe more than one!

Missed my window last week! Aaaaaagh. Can’t mess that up again. So even though I’m still going this week I’m gonna update more often. Slapped a coat of primer on to see the imperfections I needed to sand. Got that done, got the torso/head/shoulder parts washed, and got them laid out to dry. Next update soon. THERE WILL BE COLOR. SOON. Still a ways to go, need to detail the waist, arms, and legs. But I felt the itch to paint the torso since it was done.

Bit of a placeholder update this time. Barely had the time to do anything. Did get the shoulder detailing going pretty well, don’t know if I’ll add a whole lot more.

Not a ton done this week. I lied when I said I was done with CAD, lol. I, uh, made another thing. A rocket powered battle-axe! I’m either going to replace one of the swords with it or I’ll figure out how to store it on the kit in addition. Couldn’t get the idea outta my head so I just went with it. Also got some extra detail added to the torso. Kit doesn’t need much improvement because it’s so dang awesome out of the box, but I’m really trying to dial it up to eleven or more.

Ok! Hey again, folks! Good week. I got everything I wanted to design in CAD finished off this week and printed. Last piece was the muzzle brake in one of the images for the cannon. The suit keeps evolving towards a front line, CQB mobile suit rather than a commander, and so I turned the dober gun into something more geared towards close range: a shotgun. The wings on the helmet were also designed/printed, as well as the covers on the smaller section of the sword retention system on the back. I also got a magnetic led added to the head, which looks really good.

A name change has also taken place, as evidenced by the title. It is now the Momument: Vanguard Spec. This suit isn’t one to direct other units. It’s first through the breach. Leading the charge. A Vanguard.

Next week: pla plate, bolts/rivets, and maybe some chamfering and notches. Doesn’t need much detail added to be honest, but I feel there’s a bit I can do. Stay tuned!!!

Hello again! Didn't get as much done this week as I wanted, but I did get the waist spacer and the sword 3D modeled and printed. Also got the mod for the attachment system for said sword(s) and other melee weapons started.

Plan for next week is to complete that, and begin adding custom details to the kit to make it stand out even more. Thanks for reading and have a good one!

Hey hey! Found out about this competition late, but that just means I gotta work hard. Week 1 was getting the kit built and beginning modifications. And what an awesome build it was! This kit is SICK.

After finishing the build I began working on the modifications I have planned. Namely, extending the torso by 6mm and the arms by ~10mm. This really changed the silhouette of the mech, making it look more balanced and refined.

Task 1 of week 2 will be to make a spacer that will hide the gap from the torso extension and also begin adding detail to the mech to further separate it from all the other Monuments out there. Gimme a follow please, and lemme know what you think as I continue my journey!

Later!