MG Zaku Warrior Live Concert Version by LoydB - FINISHED - Bandai - 1/100 - PLASTIC

[LoydB]

I'm a lifelong plastic modeler who discovered gunpla a few years ago. If you've never built one, they are marvels of engineering, requiring no glue to assemble. This is a Gundam Base exclusive version of the Lunamaria Zaku. I'm doing a custom paint job using primarily lacquer paints from Tropical Glitz (Pinkalicious, Luscious Purple, Galactic Silver and 24K Gold), with the white parts being Hot Rod Sparkle from Createx.

 

The parts get removed from the runners, grouped by sprue, nub marks sanded smooth, then off to the paint room, where I try hard not to mix them up so I can find the parts later.

 

 

[brunnels]

As a lifelong fan of the Mobile Suit Gundam shows I have somehow never managed to build a Gunpla kit.  I really need to put one together one of these days and the Zaku was always one of my favorites.  I was looking at them at my local Hobby Store but got a bit overwhelmed by all the different grades of kits and decided I needed to do some research on them. 

[LoydB]

The Zaku variants are my favorites, followed by Federation grunt suits (Jesta, etc.). I have a few of the RX-78 variants, including a PG, but the Zeon stuff is prettier IMO.

 

For a first kit, just grab an HG or an SD, don't worry about paint, just sand the nub marks and build. I use the SD to test paint schemes all the time because they can built in a couple of hours. For me, the MG is the sweet spot for size and detail.

 

 

 

 

[LoydB]

Finished panel lining everything, now it's just assembly and decals, with maybe a tiny bit of detail paint at the end.

[LoydB]

Got the shoes, shoulders and head done last night.

[LoydB]

She's got legs! I've got to repaint a couple of waist pieces, and decal everything, but the end is in sight.

 

 

[LoydB]

I used the inverse of the sticker to mask off the shield for painting - I've never been a fan of stickers. Almost done.

 

 

[LoydB]

MODS - please add FINISHED to the thread title, thanks!

 

This one wrapped a week or so ago, I had to get the photo booth set up again. I'm happy with how it came out, particularly the automotive lacquer paint (https://tropicalglitz.net/products/pinkalicious). 

 

 

[ccoyle]

1 hour ago, LoydB said:

MODS - please add FINISHED to the thread title, thanks!

 

Ryland took care of that for you, but please note that I have also deleted the tags other than "done," since no tagging is allowed in this area.

 

Cheers!