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Pair of HGUC Gundam Jagd dogs gunpla beam sabers with attached knifes, painted in ultralumen chrome and kaizo black 04 lacquer, clear Alclad Klear kote light sheen on top
HGUC Gundam Jagd Doga shields with Tamiya dark iron and aluminum lacquer base paint, Mr Color GX metallic red cannon paint, and Testors enamel aluminum and flat black filling
Two Jagd Doga shields, each with a notable case of peeling after some masking tape was removed
Two Gundam HG Jagd Doga gunpla in plain paint schemes, one in blue-black/chrome and the other in semi-chrome candy red/metallic white
Close up of a small dent from the pressing of the edge of a knife down hard on some painted gunpla pieces
Gundam HG Jagd Doga gunpla 90% assembled, painted in a shiny red and metallic off-white paint scheme
Partially assembled HG Jagd Doga torso with plain paint scheme of Gaianotes Prism Bule Black with Digital Armory Ultralumen chrome highlights
Gundam HG Jagd Doga gunpla piece with chrome base immediately after dusting + wet layers of Mr Clear Color GX Rouge
Gundam HG Jagd Doga gunpla partially assembled with gloss and semi-gloss painted parts
HG Jagd Doga gunpla pieces with flawed 2k gloss black base, after application of Digital Armory ultralumen
Close in of a HG Jagd Doga face piece painted in and off-white color with very time metallic flakes
HG Jagd Doga torso and face plate parts on a cutting mat
Arrayed HG Jagd Doga parts from two separate kits, various paints and gloss/semi-gloss finishes used
Gloss black base over HG Jagd Doga parts. Binder piece shows many small flaws of the old paint starting to expire
HG Jagd Doga knee parts glues together and sanded pre-paining
Close up of a painted HG Dragon Gundam from below such that the eyes/face are more visible
HG Dragon Gundam posed with staff from the front
HG Dragon Gundam posed holding a spear from the front
HG Dragon Gundam, with head added after completing end of painting
Cheap diamond tip glass engraver with bit set
Headless HG Dragon Gundam sitting on a table, gold chrome parts now added
HG Dragon Gundam torso, waiting for the gold trim peices to be painted
- Gaianotes gold base, Kaizo red 04, GX gloss clear - Gaianotes mechanical heavy base, Kaizo red 04
Four test spoons next to an HGAC Dragon Gundam: - Kaizo white base, Gaianotes glass pearl - Mecha Empire 2k gloss black base, Digital Armory ultralumen, 1 drop per ml Golden God tint in 2k gloss clear layer - Gaianotes mechanical heavy base, prism green black, GX gloss clear - Kaizo white base, Kaizo red 04, GX gloss clear
HG Nobel Gundam "Hyper Mode" posed from the front
HG Nobel Gundam pained in a "Hyper Mode" deco using the following paints: - (chrome) Mecha Empire 2k Gloss Black Base, Digital Armory Ultralumen Chrome, ME 2k Gloss Clear with DA "Golden God" gold tint/dye - Mr Color GX Rough Gold - (head/camera) Mr Color Bright Green, Testors Black - Tamiya Black/Testors Gold used for panel lining, but hard to see in photos from my phone
Close in view where you can see that the small details on the head are lost in the over-sprayed clear
HG Nobel Gundam (Berserker) finished in a red chrome deco w/ only face detail work. Paints used: - (chrome) Mecha Empire 2k Gloss Black base, Digital Armory Ultralumen Chrome, ME 2k Gloss Clear w/ DA "Blood God" red tint/dye - Mr Color GX Metallic Red - (head/camera) Mr Color Bright Green, Testors Enamel Black - Alclad Klear Kote Gloss over non-2k parts
Two test chrome spoons painted in GaiaNotes clear blue (left) and clear yellow (right)
Four test chrome spoons each painted with a different clear color: Tamiya Red, Mr Color Red, MR Color GX Rouge, Mercha Epire 2k tinted with Digital Armory Blok God (~2 drops per ml)
Five test chrome spoons (2k gloss black base, ultralumen chrome) each pained in a different Tamiya LP clear arrayed from left to right: Smoke, Red, Blue, Yellow, and Clear.
Chrome base to the left, then three test spoons with very light, light, and moderate amounts of Blood God red dye 2k clear added. Two examples of the same clears over Mr Color Shine Silver base above the light and moderate dye amount examples.
Mr Color clear Red, Yellow and Blue test spoons with chrome base to the far left for refence. GX Pink/Rouge examples above Red and GX Orange above yellow for comparison.
Chrome painted test spoons arrayed left to right with Mr Color GX Clear lacquer paint: Orange, Pink, Rouge, Green, Peacock Green, Purple, Violet, and Black. Chrome base for reference up top, with three Mr Color Shine Silver base tests above the pink, rouge, and Purple tests
Chrome painted spoons/pieces outdoors in a garage. 2k gloss black base, Digital Armory ultralumen chrome
Two HG GM Stiker kits, simple green paint scheme: - Mr Color khaki green, IJN green (Nakajima) - Tamiya IJN gray (Yokosuka)
Left spoon: 2k gloss black base, chrome, aqua gloss clear, Alclad transparent red Right spoon: 2k gloss black base, chrome, 2k gloss clear, Alclad transparent red
Left two spoons: Digital Armory Golden God tinted 2k over ultralumen (1 and 2 drops/ml mix respectively) Right spoon: Mr Color GX clear orange lacquer over ultralumen
Far left spoon: Mecha Empire 2k gloss black base, Digital Armory ultralumen, Mr Color GX clear orange Middle two spoons: ME black base, ultralumen, ME 2k gloss clear, MC GX clear orange (left a good chrome, right a bad application with spots) Far right spoon: Tamiya gloss black base (lacquer), ultralumen, MC GX clear orange
HG qubeley from behind/right
Gold HG Qubely from the left
HG Qubeley fully painted: - Mecha Empire 2k gloss black, Digital Armory ultralumen, mix of ME 2k gloss clear and DA golden god tint - Tamiya racing blue, gray (Sasebo) - Mr Color GX metal red (Eyes are small mix of Mr Color yellow/green with Tamiya NATO black backing) - Alclad Klear Kote semi matte
Original (left) vs new 'revive' (right) HG Qubeley side by side comparison
Two gunplay pieces up close with a chrome finish applied, under a tinted 2k clear, where the tiny details of the chrome finish are still visible
Six Mecha Empire 2k gloss black + Digital Armory ultralumen test spoons with gold-tinted 2k clear applied in various ratios, from zero (for reference) up to two drops of tint per ml of 2k solution
HG Qubeley standing, from the front
Three gundam LM series Leos
Close-up of HG Qubeley head with green eye against black backing, from the left side
Candy blue and white binder pieces, where paint chipping is present at the top of the white pieces due to a lack of room from a millimeter or so of added material from the candy blue processes squeezing the inlaid white piece when assembled
HG Gaza-C painted, from the front. Paints include: -(candy blue): Mecha Empire gloss black base 2k, Digital Armory ultralumen, Alclad candy electric blue, ME gloss 2k -Tamiya insignia white, metallic gray, IJN gray green -Mr Color midnight blue, GX metallic red -Alclad clear kote semi matte
HG Hyaku Shiki close-in on the front
HG Hyaku Shiki close-in shot from the front
HG Hyaku Shiki's two weapons, top in Tamiya "Gun Metal", bottom in "Dark Iron" (Mr Color "Rough Gold" cables)
HG Qubeley parts with gold tinted 2k clear over a chrome finish arrayed in a box for drying and dust protection
HG Qubeley parts with Digital Armory ultralimen chrome parts on top, then more parts with a layer of 2k clear mixed with DA gold tint arrayed in a box to dry out
Candy-chrome red over gun metal painted frame HG Hyaku Shiki legs
Candy chrome red scheme Hyaku Shiki torso from the front
Bits of crud in a bad 2k clear job
HG Hyaku Shiki torso and feet. Regular paint colors are Mr Color metallic red and Tamiya metallic black/gun metal