012: 攻殻機動隊 Jigabachi AV (scene)

Jigabachi AV

The 30th Anniversary G.Kit Series: No. 012

🎬 [From Ghost in the Shell - Standalone Complex 2nd GIG]

Manufacturer: Kotobukiya
Scale: 1/72
Plastic Type: ABS/PU Plastic
Year of purchase: 2008
Year of modelling fulfilment: 2023.02 (waited for 15 years to be completed) 

 

Jigabachi AV (日文：似我蜂，中文：沙蜂) 係我最鍾意嘅《攻殼機動隊》入面嘅機械之一。在 Standalone Complex 第2季第4話 — 嗰集叫「Natural Enemy」。嗰架直升機係由日本海上自衛隊指揮，喺高機動戰鬥區域展示咗佢嘅能力。一架由A.I.控制嘅戰鬥直升機因駕駛員心臟病發死亡而進入AI自動控制模式，故事內容好正，緊張刺激，我鍾意。😓

 

不過呢個唔係真正嘅G.Kit，而係普通嘅ABS膠模型。我之前諗過再clone多幾架嚟組成一個 swarm logic group，就好似集數入面嗰啲場面咁。但之後發現就算有得做，我都冇位擺多幾架 😝。

 

呢個作品喺全球唔同嘅 Facebook 群組同論壇收到好多好評🙇🏼‍♂️。訪客留低嘅留言絕大部分都好支持，尤其係外國群組。我估係因為Scarlett Johansson之前喺真人劇場版演過主要角色，所以而家有更多人認識《攻殼機動隊》動畫同相關嘅東西。

 

我花咗兩個星期先整完呢個 kit。膠料比想像中軟好多，所以打磨嗰陣要特別小心，唔好過火。因此我一直都比較鍾意G.Kit(樹脂膠)多過ABS模型，因為G.Kit嘅樹脂物料適合各種加工，硬度高，又唔會畀工業天拿水溶解，仲有更大嘅強度。另外，我亦都自己DIY換咗一啲塑膠零件做金屬零件，例如燃料管同機槍，咁樣可以增加更多質感。

 

歡迎大家喺下面留言分享你嘅意見！

 

Update

此作品已於2025年尾，擺放左3年，已經睇到厭，所以出售了，希望嗰一位得呢部直升機嘅買家，感到滿意及高興😁。

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1/72 Jigabachi AV. 
An A.I. attack helicopter operated by Japan Self-Defence Force in A.D.2040.

I try to recreate a take-off sense in the episode (check out the screen cap in the last 3).

It's getting real. The natural enemy vs the natural enemy.

I've applied some shadow effect heavily on the model. It is commonly seen on those military models.

Tachikoma is attempting to pull the chopper with its glue-wire (LOL) 😙.

CAUTION after CAUTION. The Caution is just everywhere. 

I'm not sure, are these the AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or something else. 
At least, the appearance suggesting that they're Hellfire. So be careful 😬.

In order to recreate a carrier-like flight deck (the stripe line). 
I searched out some reference photo of the US carriers before I painted it. 

The look of chopper is unparalleled. The problem is, it is not a standard size chopper.
It has just 15cm in length even if it has a 1/72 scale.

Take off in action.

Take off in action and very neat.

Assembling the Tachikoma. It just has 3cm in length totally.

I've replaced the refuelling pipe using a metallic material.

User Manual

The opening of Standalone Complex 2nd GIG - Episode 4 "Natural Ememy".
The chopper was preparing to join a military exercise.

Just fit into a display box that I bought in 1990.

Perfectly done. I can put it in my living room now.