Sky Surfer.

[zenrat]

Sky Surfer Gundam - 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I've been working on this for what, 10 years?  Building and modifying the Mobile Suit was pretty quick.  Painting it took a while.  But then I got stalled on the board.
No real backstory but I was inspired by the "Midnight Surfer" storyline in 2000 AD an started thinking about a robot on a surfboard.

Sky Surfer Gundam - 2 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I can't remember which Gundam kit I used but it was a cheap one.  I drilled many holes in the head and glued in individual copper wire hairs.  I removed any back mounted equipment and filled the mounting holes.

Sky Surfer Gundam - 3 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Paint was meant to resemble black teeshirt, jeans, and red canvas basketball shoes.

Sky Surfer Gundam - 13 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I carved and sanded the board from laminated clear acrylic.  This took about five of those ten years.  Power units and skeg-stab are built from Gundam parts, 1/25 car wheels, 1/72 MiG 27 parts and any other crap which caught my eye.  Patches on the board are Milo tin foil.

Sky Surfer Gundam - 15 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The stand i'm not happy with.  It's meant to look like clouds at sunset from above.  I don't think it does, but it'll do.  It's actually left over spack filler which set in the bottom of a plastic tub.  It's heavy enough to work as a base which is the main thing.

Sky Surfer Gundam - 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

Strewth Fred, your talent has no ends! That's amazing, even though I know NOTHING about the genre! The modelling is superb.

And looking at the background too, my first sentence here says it all! 

[kerick]

Awesome job! I would have never thought of that!
I have two gundam kits and this is a great idea for them!

[Weaver]

Nice one Fred - that looks great! 

[The Rat]

  

[DogfighterZen]

    

[Rick Lowe]

Nice to see this. The Sky Surfer idea is one I have been meaning to do since forever - or when I first saw the story, anyway. 

You could always call the base a part of the ground in the Outback.

[zenrat]

Thanks folks. 

Rick - In Judge Dredd stories set in 'straya they referred to it as the "Radback" due to the fallout.

It has occurred to me looking at my own pictures that I could glue cotton wool onto the base to simulate clouds.

[Dizzyfugu]

Cool, I like it! 

[zenrat]

Thanks Dizz.

[buzzbomb]

Oh that is good. Really good   

[zenrat]

Thanks Bri.

[Rick Lowe]

'Radback' - I'd forgotten that. 

[NARSES2]

I to no now't about the genre, but can appreciate good modeling, especially that board   

[zenrat]

I to no now't about the genre, but can appreciate good modeling, especially that board   

Thanks Chris.  Next time i try something like carving a surfboard i'll be using material a lot softer than clear acrylic.