Now that I can post again, here is my handpainted HG 1/144 Dynames Green Frog Custom. This one gave me various problems. The colors turned out a bit too dark so the camo pattern is more visible in sunlight than on the photo.
The shield is Createx pearl red, with a top coat of Tamiya clear red. The darker tone was created by mixing a small amount of black and blue into the pearl red. I had to do it twice because the first time I made it too dark.
Thanks. The RX-78 isn’t always the most interesting design suit, but this iteration is excellent. There’s lots of detail with the armour which breaks up the “way too much white” look of previous versions. The details and how the construction goes together makes this an excellent kit.
Fortunately, due to the design of the V3.0 there’s not that much masking actually needed. I did mask on the shield for the two-tone red effect, and for some of the small detail parts where otherwise stickers would have been used, but that’s about it. Never-the-less, this kit has an awful lot of small parts so it does take a fair time to paint and…[Read more]