In the last post, I said I wouldn't use any stickers. But the eyes aren't sculpted on the face. So the sticker for the eyes is really the only option, right? Wrong! First I pressed the sticker onto the face as much as I could. Then I cut the eyes out of the sticker with my knife, using the rest as an outline.
From there I colored the exposed areas with my metallic-green Gundam Marker before removing the rest of the sticker. Though the result was pretty messy, the knife had cut deep enough to create the outline for the eyes. So after hand brushing the surrounding areas black, the eyes were done like a dinner (anyone else ever heard that phrase?).
Next I started painting the other parts to match pics of the finished product. In order to paint colored plastic in a lighter color, I added layer after layer of white as a base coat. Next time, I should buy a jar of surfacer (liquid primer) for this sort of thing.
Here's what I've done up till now. That shiny piece in the middle is the bottom half of the Core Lander jet that latches onto G Gundam's back, which I painted gray. If I really put in the time, I should be done painting and panel lining by the next post. Until then, you've never heard the phrase "done like a dinner?" Seriously?
I've heard the phrase! Awesome work! And great trick for the eyes, I may have to steal that idea on my next SD kit :-P.
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