Here today is my RE 1/100 Dijeh, put together for GBWC Malaysia 2018. In my last post I did a tear of this build, pointing out as many of the flaws as I could find. This time I’ll be going over the rationale and steps behind this beast of a MS.
I’m really fascinated by the Dijeh and I have no clear reason why. Is it because it’s unique? Because it’s properly bulky in the way a war machine should be? The hour glass figure? Who knows.
Now Amuro’s Dijeh in Z Gundam is, like most of his MS, a jack of all trades. It has a rifle, beam sabers, a bazooka and a shield, works well everywhere except for extreme long range. For my Dijeh I wanted the opposite, a unit specialised for long range artillery and support.
The Mods
1.So with a concept in mind I needed to adjust his equipment to give that long range feel. First to go was the primary (right shoulder) shield as he’s going to remain at a range where he won’t be taking much punishment. In it’s place I’ve put in a much smaller shield to provide a little protection and bulk out the silhouette.
2. Now an artillery specialist needs a BIG gun, and I managed to get an Agni cannon from the 1/100 Launcher Strike kit and the ‘Gae Bulg’ bazooka from the MG Duel Gundam. Neither of them had the right look on their own, but combining their longest portions gave me this big fella here.
3. One weapon isn’t enough though, and I opted for a back mounted rocket launcher. After playing around with the many spare parts I have, i found the remaining rear of the Gae Bulg combined nicely with the rear of the Dijeh’s clay bazooka. Combine the two with an articulated arm from a Builder’s Parts set, and BOOM, ROCKET LAUNCHER!
4. The last ‘big’ mod was re-positioning the radiator fins on one side. To do this I cut out one of the fin connectors, and glued it onto the connector on the other side. All the gaps were filled with putty and sanded completing the double fin.
5. I disliked the way the upper chest was so much thinner than the waist armour below it, so I added plaplate on both sides of the chest, around the shoulder joint. This adds a 4mm to the width of the chest, giving a more muscular silhouette.
That’s it for the modifications, next up is painting, which I’ll cover in the next post.