Perfect Grade Evangelion Unit-01

[LM951]

I've been sitting on this kit for probably...10 years? Bought it while I was on my first deployment, and just never had the confidence to build it! For those of you who don't know much about the series, the full title is "Neon Genesis Evangelion." I don't remember when I first saw it, but I now own all of the series on DVD plus both movies!



There are multiple Eva units in the series, but here is a bit of information on Eva-01 specifically:

Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelion_(mecha)

Unit 01 was created in the Third Annex of Gehirn's Artificial Evolution Laboratory in Hakone and is piloted by Shinji Ikari (with Dummy Plug as backup pilots). It is the first and the only Evangelion to be created from Lilith, the Second Angel, instead of Adam, the First Angel, from whom all the other Evangelions were created. Concept art for the TV series reveals that Unit 01's body was grown from biomass cultivated from Lilith's legs (the reason why her legs are missing throughout the show). Despite this fact, Unit 01 bears no real morphological difference from the other Evangelion units, possessing a core (unlike Lilith) and exaggerated proportions similar to Adam and the other Evas. Unit 01's armor is primarily purple; some components are colored neon green, light blue, orange, and black. Its helmet bears the signature unicorn-like single horn, and a 'frill', giving an appearance reminiscent of a ceratopsian dinosaur. The horn and the glowing eyes also gives the Evangelion a rather demonic appearance. It also has a distinctive chest plate resembling pectoral muscles, as opposed to the regular V-shaped chest plate the other evangelions have. The humanoid entity beneath the armor has light brown skin, two emerald-green eyes, four small nostrils positioned, flat white teeth resembling that of humans, and red blood. It has the best battle record of all the Evangelions. It is a notorious berserker, and frequently acts independently, without the instructions of a pilot and without any apparent power source, moving freely even when the internal power source was depleted. The Eva will also take action to protect its pilot while sometimes servicing other interests. The Eva's resident soul, Yui Ikari (Shinji's mother), appears to be responsible for such events, in an attempt to protect her son. In such berserk incidents, the Eva goes into a 'battle rage', characterized by inhuman savageness and animal-like behavior. In the height of its berserk state, Unit 01 also demonstrates angelic abilities such as regeneration (repairing its damaged arm in a matter of seconds in battle against Sachiel and Zeruel), forming angelic cross shaped energy explosions, as well as manifesting a powerful AT Field for offensive purposes. It is the only Eva to have gone berserk in direct combat, inflicting fatal damage to Sachiel before it self-detonates, ripping apart Leliel and savagely mauling Zeruel. Shinji is clearly not responsible for these events, having blacked out in the first two berserk episodes and having dissolved into LCL after reaching a synchronization level of 400% during the battle with Zeruel. A similar state of battle rage, displaying heightened physical power and savageness, can be achieved when the Eva is controlled by the Dummy System, though this does not qualify as a genuine berserk incident. Unit 01 is called the "Test Type", in reference to its unusual method of creation.

Now that a little background is out of the way, on to the kit!

Another one of the perfect grade model kits made by Bandai, when finished it will be approximately 18 inches tall and fairly articulated. The hands will not be, and must be switched out depending on what pose you want or what weapons you want it to hold, but I don't know how I want to pose it yet. If possible, I would like to see if I can do the running pose up top.





































Contents of the above box:


And the manual. I tried to take some photos of the instructions but they would not come out well due to the gloss of the paper. They are really well illustrated, but nothing is in english


Sorry for such a picture heavy first post. Updates shouldn't be as bad...but this is my first Group Build and if I went too overboard, just let me know!

I will be doing this in conjunction with Paul's Stuka SiG that begins on the 1st, so I'll have to manage my time wisely!

Darwin

[arilo76]

I really like the Evangleion, looking forward to see it build , one question what is the black/grey part look like a body parts?

[Dfinni]

Really looking forward to seeing what you do with this kit. Evangelion is 1 of my all time favourite animes

[LM951]

I really like the Evangleion, looking forward to see it build , one question what is the black/grey part look like a body parts?

I think what you're asking about is for the internal skeleton. It has an inner frame that goes inside the rubber body part.

[LM951]

Really looking forward to seeing what you do with this kit. Evangelion is 1 of my all time favourite animes

Best series IMO!

[Skullfish]

Wow that looks like a great kit! ive got a lot of anime to watch over christmas lol.

The more pictures the better with these threads i say. Following along with your epic build.

Jase

[EvilCarrot]

Not a big fan of Evangelion (sorry ) but it looks like an interesting kit! Looking forward to the build!

[LM951]

Well I did start today. Unfortunately the horror stories I read about the black rubber under suit are true. I messed mine up a tad. It's still useable, but I will be trying to source a replacement. Part figment is good, tho!

[Lysus]

Not a big fan of Evangelion (sorry ) but it looks like an interesting kit! Looking forward to the build!

But dat catchy intro, tho...

I have a pair of 1/35 Patlabor MG Ingrams in the stash and they too have rubber coverings for the joints. Probably part of the reason they're still in the box...that stuff has me all nervous.

[arilo76]

I think what you're asking about is for the internal skeleton. It has an inner frame that goes inside the rubber body part.

Thanks mate.

[LM951]

Well I think the results of the suit are "acceptable" as most of the "damage" is in the back, but I am really not happy with how it fits. So far I have been unable to locate a replacement, either. I'll keep looking but also keep building. I'm going to be attempting to paint the model (just stock colors) so hopefully my paintwork will be the highlight and not the poor fitting body glove thing. I'll try to post a photo when I get home today.

[LM951]

So here is where I stand right now:



Since I will be painting this model, I've been working on sanding and ensuring seams are smooth. I will also be applying glue to everything and filler where needed. I just need to get a few more colors (purple and neutral grey) and I'll have all the colors I need!

Here is a close up of the back.



I was fairly disappointed about the results of the rubber suit, but it will have quite a few pieces to cover up my mistakes. Especially since I will pose it and display it viewed from the front, I think it'll turn out just fine!

[LM951]

Not a big fan of Evangelion (sorry ) but it looks like an interesting kit! Looking forward to the build!

But dat catchy intro, tho...

I have a pair of 1/35 Patlabor MG Ingrams in the stash and they too have rubber coverings for the joints. Probably part of the reason they're still in the box...that stuff has me all nervous.

Baby powder will be your friend. I didn't use it on the main body and I wish I had. Used it on all others and absolutely no problems!

[Lysus]

Finally catching up on some of these...that's a bummer of a tear. Never realized the rubber piece was so complex, what with the spine and all. You're doing better than I would have, I'm sure I'd have seven more rips.

[kiwigav]

Very Cool look forward to the finished product

[Lysus]

Hi there, just a reminder that one month remains to complete your build in order to qualify for the prize draw! Hope all is well and we all look forward to seeing your work!