Vulture 2019 Build Notes

Before assembly, thoroughly clean all parts in warm water with a mildly abrasive cleaner like Ajax, Softscrub or Comet. This will cleanse any additional mold release and allow paints to adhere to the surface.  Remove flash or over pour with a razor knife or saw.  Additionally, it is strongly recommended that you test fit all pieces before final assembly. 

I would also recommend painting sub-assemblies before final assembly. 

Let's get started.  Here are the parts you should receive:

Here are the parts in the little bag.  The vents attach two the backside of the laser arms.  You get two large round laser tips, two round small laser tips, two large square laser tip, two small laser tips and a cockpit. 

This is how the leg goes together.  The ankle is a ball and socket.  Resin B&S are not as sturdy as the poly-caps they are based on.  I would advise finding a position you like the mech in and then use some CA to lock it in place.  I use ultra-thin CA with a fine applicator tip. It reaches right into the little spots to deliver the right amount of glue every time.   So, lower leg plugs into the foot, then the upper leg fits into the hole at the knee.  The square gray cap is to cover the tab on the inside of the knee.

And here you have both legs plugged into the torso.  Again, I would play with this to determine how you want to pose it.  I use a little hot glue to figure out how I want it posed first. 

Here we have the upper body and the LRMs.  The LRMs mate easily onto the left and right using the placement tabs.  Flush surface to flush surface.  Make sure they are level with the top of the mech body and dribble in some CA.

And Voila!

These are the upper arms and laser arms.  The upper arms are left/right interchangeable. The butt ends of the laser assembly may need to be sanded down as a result of the large pour stub. This will be covered by the decorative vent.

Pick the laser tips you want, sand down the butt end of the laser body and then glue on the cooling vent.  That is optional decoration.  You can leave it off if you choose. 

The upper arm fits snugly into the shoulder.  There may be some small air bubbles or voids in that area but as they are hidden during assembly, it did not seem an issue that required remolding/recasting.

Here is a build thought I had.  I was not entirely sure the arms looked good as positioned so I drilled a new hold further back on the laser body so the assembly would be longer forward. If drilling is a pain, you can cut the tab off the arm and just glue it flush where you want it and fill the original hole or cut a piece of styrene to cover it. 

So, that is pretty much it...easy-peasy.  I hope you all enjoy your Vulture kits and thank you for supporting this project.  Coming in a few weeks...the Fafnir!