1/144 Z'Gok Part 3

I didn't want to talk about my secret display for the Z'Gok but I figure I should go ahead and do so. In an old issue of Hobby Japan, one Gunpla fan(those idol looking girls that always come up in the magazine) did a project with a jar and a Buster Gundam kit, using the jar as a sort of "base" for a mini diorama. I thought it was a good idea, along with the other suggested creative bases(bowls, baskets, etc.) and since the inside of a jar could simulate a sort of underwater effect, I chose the Z'gok naturally as the MS to showcase.

I've pretty much put the lid on this project for now(quite literally) but haven't taken pictures of the finished product yet. Here are some I took while still putting it together, though.

I got the jar at a dollar store type place(here it's based on the japanese 100yen stores but everything is $2 instead of 100yen -___-) and filled the bottom with a sand+glue mixture. Afterwards, I wasn't too sure what would be best to add after this...I had lots of ideas but just settled on some "rocks" which I made from foam with the same sand+glue. They looked awfully bland though and I couldn't figure out what would make it better until I decided to spray them grey and put some green and blue on them. 

These are some bits I made to put across the diorama after spraypainting:

This is just a small "structure" I made with two parts and placed inside the jar.
For the plants, I simply took apart artificial plants I used to use in an aquarium. I placed them in crevices then covered them with sand but they didn't hold nor could I keep them in when I spray painted...lol.

 

 Finally, here is how the jar looks with the larger rock piece placed inside. You can see the blue and green I put on the rock and how the bottom looks.

There aren't a lot of underwater dioramas to use as reference and I have to say that the biggest challenge is trying to work with everything through the jar. You don't have the freedom to form and place things as freely as when it's an open based. It still looks cool, but it was definitely a challenge to get everything in there, including posing the Z'gok by placing a stick inside the jar!

Will try to put up some pictures next time of the finished results.
~hideki~