U.C. HARDGRAPH 1/144 - DFA-03 Dopp - Completed - On the catapult.

Dopp inside a Gaw ready to launch.
Ian

U.C. HARDGRAPH 1/144 - DFA-03 Dopp - Completed -

My first model completed in my 1/144 scale U.C. Hardgraph project, the DFA-03 Dopp.

This was the Garma Zabi Bandai-EX Model i bought in Japan, prefer the mass produced green Dopp up against Garma's orange one but he's getting his own model suit so he should be happy.

Crazy front profile, bat like. Added the yellow warning around the side canopy to add a little detail and try to make such an unusual aircraft look more realistic along with the Real Grade Zaku decals.



Those massive engines create great speed but hinder manoeuvrability. Missle pods look the same as the gunpod the Zaku Mariner uses.



Added more detail wheels from the spare box, to enter the cockpit the pilots seat lowers from under the canopy.



Massive canopy must give great views, looks like nearly all my weathering is practically invisible.



This unorthodox design developed in a Colony without a great knowledge about atmosphere meant it was inferior to Federation aircraft which helped the feddies fight back against zeon on Earth but deployed of the GM.



Thats the first U.C. Hardgraph 1/144 scale vehicle completed, got quite a few more coming soon throughout the year.
Ian

Bandai Ex 1/44 - DFA-03 Dopp - Painted and decaled.

Painted the Dopp copying the scheme from 08th MS Team and then decaled coping U.C. Hardgraph.

Little bit of weather and i think it will be finished. Been looking for a diorama bases to make dio of all my U.C. Hardgraph vehicles, but not luck yet.

Ian

Bandai Ex Model 1/44 - DFA-03 Dopp - WiP

Dopp is massive up against the RG Core Fighter!

Very easy to assemble kit, its all snap-fit. Since this photo was taken ive added a little bit more detail, mostly to the rear engine parts which was very sparse and tried to add some more panel lines which im really bad at.

Was meant to buy a BMC chisel in Japan but forgot to buy one for the panel line and outside Japan there rare and twice the price and they were expensive in Japan.

Started updating the cockpit which i think could still do with some more work, it turns out this is the most exposed cockpit ive built, the Dopp canopy is large and give a great look inside.



Ian

[Kit Review] - Bandai Ex Model 1/44 - DFA-03 Dopp -

Time to start building some of  the kits i brought back from Japan, first starting with the smallest easiet kit.  This Dopp kit i knew existed  but did'nt expect to find but it turns out that the Bandai Ex kits are easily available in all the model shops i visited which really surprised me. Been wanting some of them for years but the price i find them for on the net is way too expensive for what i think of as a just a kit, but of coruse Japan being awesome you get a great selection at a great price.

Dopp is a great little fighter and looks really unusally as an aircraft due to it being designed inside a colony, apprantly it can reach mach 5. Not going to model it as Garma's Dopp instead im going for a 08th MS Team or M.S. Igloo standard green.

Nice little kit, all snap fit and perfect detail up aginst the line art, im going to have ago at adding some detail especially to the cockpit, comes with a real wide range of MSV sticker, with some cool nose art for the MS-07 Gouf and lots of ofther Zeon symbols and icons ive never seen or have any idea what for.



Ian