I figured since this Nemo Custom (I still haven't thought of a better name for it) is a one-off design, stuff on it would be on-the-field modifications. So nothing too fancy for the rifle mount. Here's what I came up with.

Very plain and simple. Very special magnetic hooks perhaps? Who cares. It doesn't look too weird is all I care about.

And... I think I'm done with construction! Starting tomorrow, the tedious process of prepping for painting!

My Nemo won't be mounting the shield so I sealed up the mounting points with plaplate.

As mentioned previously, the Ballute doesn't attach to the kit in any meaningful way. It sort of just... hangs there, so I figured I needed to scratchbuild some sort of mounting method for the Ballute.

Simple matter of doing up a realistic-enough looking mount for the backpack. Here's what I came up with.

More or less done! Only thing left is coming up something on the Ballute for mounting the Mega Beam Rifle.

First up is an additional sensor for the head. Only got it right on the third attempt, which ended up being the simplest looking.

Next up is allowing the Nemo to bend further backwards than was possible. Only a simple matter of cutting a groove on the back of the waist piece. See the below and after below.

I also needed to allow the legs to flay more outwards since I'm thinking of a parachuting pose. I just cut out part of the indie of the inside thigh. Simple.

Next comes the weapon. It's the Mega Beam Rifle from Akohobby which in turn is bassed on the lineart from the RX78GP04 concept art by Hajime Katoki. It's huge! about as tall as the Nemo. Which means I have to figure out a way to stow it in a decent manner.

At first I thought of mounting it directly onto the Ballute but it looks too bulky and awkward. TIme to wrack the brains...

My mods are almost done. What's left is maybe making some panels and adding some details to be pretty bare chest area.

Due date for the entry is November 30, which leaves me just 28 days to rush this thing out. It's gonna be close. I really hope I can finish this thing.

Anyway, my entry will be the MG Nero with the Ballute System from the Hyaku-Shiki kit. I'm also adding a long range rifle of some sort and pose the whole thing as the Nemo in the process of a HALO jump. I also haven't come up with a decent name for the custom so for now, it's simply called the 'Nero Custom'.

Unlike a typical MG kit, I find the fit a bit off. Some parts were loose, some parts didn't fit well. Still, it's nothing really serious. The kit is really poseable with the armor off.

With the armor on, the poseability is reduced somewhat but it's still quite good compared to the old MGs.

Strangely, the Ballute System doesn't fit well at all. There are pegs on the legs to fit the leg thrusters, but they fall off with the slightest movement. The front and backpack themselves fit only due to friction. Nothing more.

Nothing serious that can't really be fixed though. I'm also still considering some simple mods to make the whole look more customized (Nemo Sniper maybe?) and to make the planned pose look better.