Details painted and everything coated with and acrylic gloss varnish.
After it had dried I carried on by placing a healthy amount of decals, next step is weathering!
Hello everyone! I have busy getting a lot of details added to my kit. Here are a few pics of the lover half partially completed, and a pic of the body with it’s first coat, a…
Abandoning my Shiden build. Just not happy with how it’s turning out so will throw it back in the box to strip and redo at some other point. I got to figure out what else to enter. I know it’s probably very late to make such a drastic change, but hey, you have to build what you like right?
Finally primed the base paint. Now working on fine details and base part construction. Next update will be when this step is finished before a matte clear coat.
Only for primer and base coat. Even then I trimmed off all but one branch from each piece and initial sanded. Also since I’m kit bashing two kits I’ve built before I know where the least visible nubs will be. I’m actually removing the parts I’m using now and evening out the odd spots with a small amount of thinner.
use masking tape and multiple light layers of paint. That way, you will get sharp edges and an even look in the paint. If you used acrylic paint, you can use a cuetip + some water to fix the edges. If you used enamel paint, you can use enamel thinner + cuetip to clean the edges. The edges can also be lightly chipped away and straightened with the…[Read more]
I don’t know, it just looks awesome for some reason! I love green grunt suits, and the best parts about those looks carry over to the Sinanju as well. And I think you’ve given me an idea. Maybe I’ll get an HG Revive Hyaku Shiki and make a green one!
Make sure you fill out the official final entry form if you have not already. It’s at the bottom of the rules page I think. That’s where you need front/back and two sides shots plus whatever other shots you want to submit.