Project #6: MG MSN-04 Acguy

Objectives:

Understanding the effect of using 3 shades of paint.

Duration: Hopefully by 2 week.

The Box:

The Build Process:

No rocket science to this model kit. Very simple to build as compared to Exia.
Spent at least 1hour a day to trim, sand and prep each parts for painting.
Body internals are assembled first to ease painting.

The Painting:

The painting is slightly more troublesome as I do not have the colours readily to start with. So I did some mixing to get the colour I wanted. Here's what I have used:

Surfacer + black (50%)
Medium Brown (70%) + Black (30%) = Brownish colour
Dirty Yellow (70%) + Black (30%) = Light Khaki colour
Gun Metal
Chrome Silver
Neutral Grey
German Grey.
Flat Clear.

Started off with the surfacer then followed by the brownish shading. Thereafter, I added at least 10-15% of pure white to the brownish colour and finish off the part with the lighter colour. Thus completing the part with 3 colour tones. The results were satisfying!

Here are some pics to show off the shading:

It's 4am by the time I finished painting... I managed to completed its clear coat  on the next following day.

The Final Product:

After a good rest, continued with the panel lining and decal-ling. The end results.

It looked very cute instead of being awesome. It became an instant favorite piece for my wife!

Note: Decided not to use the clear parts and its base that came with it. Anyone interested?

Check out more photos here.