Sometimes I do some odd little projects for my own edification, usually model kits or little terrain flourishes that I don't post here because they don't relate to the overall project. This one, however is pretty much bang-on.
I picked up this Ozeru Vegeta at a games store for around $30, which I thought was a steal. I cleaned it up, removed the maker's mark, gave it a wash and glued it together with lashings of thick superglue. I filled in the gaps with plastic putty, attached it to a base and undercoated it, hoping it wouldn't get sticky as this plastic sometimes does.
And lucky me, it all turned out great. From the beginning, I planned to use the alternate Vegeta colour scheme from his first few appearances, so I used some of the luridly bright GW Contrast paints to get the base colours in, then went in with a hand brush. As Vegeta doesn't go Great Ape until the end of the Vegeta Saga, I had to make some guesses on things like hair colour, but I think it came together pretty well.
As well as being an intended entry for the Australian Plastic Model Expo, this model is pretty nicely scaled for my 28mm Supers games, being able to hold my 28mm Goku in his hand neatly. So overall, I'm pretty happy with how this minor investment turned out.
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