This the latest take on my current progress working on the gundam. As you can probably see the picture ain’t perfect due to the fact that it’s taken using my handphone.

The headless gundam picture is due to the fact that I have to re-do the whole head again. I’ve painted the head and I saw that the seam on the side of the head makes the head unsightly. I’ve tried to spray the head with a coat of Mr Surfacer 1000 and it turns out looking bloated. Mr. Surfacer 1000 is quite thick and covers even the panel lining. The solution to this: Paint Stripping.

I’ve put the whole head in acrylic thinner and leave it there for a few hours. Next step is to scrub excess paint off and redo the whole thing again… What a drag. Enjoy the pic in the gallery

This is a short update of the MG Strike Gundam I am working on. The parts are all completely done with preshading and a few coat of FFA (future floor acrylics) have been added to the parts. Pictured above is a piece of the armor of its foot. Since the base coat is black, the red is somehow turn into a darkish red color instead of its gaudy red color.

This is one of the pitfall of using Max Technique as you must take into account of how the base coat can affect the top coat. Funnily enough, the color white will not be affected when used with black base coat. These are some of the color affected: red, yellow and blue.

Eventhough the red turns out a darker shade of red, you can enhance the red color by spraying a coat of clear red. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any clear red at the moment… this is some of the technique I learn from using the Max Technique. I did apply this technique when I was airbrushing the yellow bits in model and it worked.

The FFA worked really great on the model. I was half expecting to get the kit to get all shiny, but instead I got a nice satin type finish. Apart from that, the model smells great thanks to its scented properties.