Gunpla

My first build. I hand painted some parts, like the shield, instead of using color correcting stickers. I used some water slide decals made for the RG version. I panel lined with a grey wash and then weathered it with gunmetal and silver. It has since received "battle damage" from my young nephew.

For my second build I tried to be more careful with my panel lining. This time I did use the color correcting stickers, but also hand painted a few bits to make it more color accurate. I wanted a cleaner look, but I did lightly weather it to reduce the plastic appearance.

This is one of two kits I was given to build as a gift. It also appears in the same series as my first kit. No decals, but I did a little hand painting and weathering.

This second gifted kit started as a fun build. I tried panel lining with a Gundam Marker and just using the provided stickers; the latter was infuriating. This kit is pretty fragile.

I built this with the family. It was my first Strike of many and it was a really fun build. I finished it off with panel lines and a little weathering.

This was a fun build and went so much quicker than my first Real Grade. I'm not a wing fan, but this is a cool looking kit and the colors are awesome. The transformation is neat, but stressful with all the small parts.

This inexpensive pick up made for some good practice. I airbrushed the entire kit with a new color scheme and then weathered it, including my first attempt at a chipped look.

I opted to airbrush this little kit instead of use the awful stickers. As simple as the kit is, masking the details was very difficult. I also practiced removing seam-lines and did a fair job removing one from his head.

I rolled with another custom paint scheme for this little Barbatos. I made adjustments, including more hand painting, to navigate the challenges with masking the SD kits. I'm still learning.

I wanted a break from airbrushing and to build something SEED. Working through the stickers, decals, and finer details that I thought needed some paint seemed to take the most time. I also broke the V-Fin twice.

Another great Witch from Mercury kit.

I used Mr. Hobby Aqueous paints for the first time on this custom painted SD. I tried hand painting more of the small details than the Barbatos.

I went back to using the airbrush more and only hand painted a couple spots that would be impossible to mask and touch ups. Masking was certainly time consuming, but the results are better.

The Witch from Mercury kits continue to be amazing to put together. I slightly damaged the saber blade, so made a replacement that I airbrushed a more anime accurate blue.

This is my first Master Grade and also my first attempt at shading.

Parts are nearly prepared, but a paint scheme is still being developed.

This family build proved to be a major headache. I think this kit may be more fragile than the Real Grades I have built. It's currently waiting on it's "story" to start weathering.