Sunday, June 22, 2014

HG Red Frame (Flight Unit) - WIP 11

As mentioned in WIP 8, I got the Gunpla Builders Parts HD: MS Launcher 01. I will be only using the katanas. There was a slight problem with the silver paint when I used it. It came out too thick for one of the katana. The only thing I could do was sand the paint off and re-spray.
By the time I got all the silver out from the blade, the plastic was already thinned till breaking point. I had to make sure that the silver comes out properly this time round. Worse case scenario, get another set of builders part.

Katanas from the Gunpla Builders Parts HD: Launcher 01
Panel lined the scabbard orange instead of light gun metal like the katana from the kit. The main purpose for the different colour is to show that these katanas are from a different 'set'. It is not the one the RF will normally use. The orange used is the fluorescent water based type. The colour doesn't dry on smooth surfaces but when it is used on a matt coated surface, it can be a pain in the tushies to remove.

One method I discovered is to panel line a small section at a time. Once the paint is on the kit, immediately take a cotton swab, dip in water and rub the excess paint off. Make sure the cotton swab is not too wet else it will also remove the colour in the panel lines.

All the work are done. Coming up next will be the assembly of the Red Frame.

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