Apologies for the photography. One of these days I'll be able to spring for a camera. Anyway, this is my Østeon Prime rework. I started out the build wanting to pose the mech more in line with the artwork. So, I cut off the original feet, and cut both hips away from the cod-piece. I then widened/slightly shortened up the stance. The new feet I decided to use are an extra set I had left over from a Mad Cat MKII. These work great with the supplied 'V' shaped foot armor. I used brown-stuff to fill in the gaps at the cod-piece after bending/reattaching. Next, I filled in the original holes in the arm iATMs where the upper arm connects with brown-stuff, and filed these holes flat after my filler was done drying. I then cut up the upper arm sections, shortening them considerably. Then I pinned the arms in a new position mimicking the artwork. Lastly, I received the wrong torso cowl in my kit, but still wanting to make a Prime model, I took an extra pair of iATM arms and cut off the face (with the missile tube detail). I attached these over the D cowl, where the iATMs on the Prime would normally be. All in all, it was a lot of fun. I thought about sculpting the Nova CEWS onto the head, but I think I will just leave it, as is. The Østeon has been a favorite of mine ever since I first laid eyes on David White's art in 'Wars of Reaving.' It just screams 'Get off my lawn!' I tried to use a bit of that inspiration while building this. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for looking.
Update: I revisited the back armor to add some additional detail.
Here is what it looked like originally.
I decided to use some leftover bits (in this case missile hardpoints from a Mad Cat MKIIE). I wanted to use
something that would be common enough that anyone might have access to these parts, but also I know
that I will never use these on anything else, so this is a good fit. I figure these can represent external parts
to the engine, or ammo bins for the massive iATM magazines. If you look at the original art, you can make
out some rear detail, just under the shoulder. I think this is somewhat close...
I like to file/scuff the surface (after a detergent/vinegar bath) in preperation for super-glue. It's an old
technique I learned from cache (
http://brianscache.com/).
Glue goes on, targeted with a cocktail stick.
And, the final result...
