Manda’s (Amachan) Model Kits.

I got the acrylic baselayers done on Major Motoko Kusanagi. Her face looks a bit like a freak show, but I think it will look fine after all the shading has been done.

That is the Major mostly assembled, just got to glue her to the base once that is dry.

An interesting package from Mantic Games came in today. This is my first 40mm figure, which is roughly the same scale as Warhammer 40k today….

That is my Red Tail EX model done.

Another layer of weathering went on the Red Tail focussed mostly around the guns.

More work done on the Red Tail today. I did a panel liner on the top and weathering on and around the exhaust. I also added a couple of oil and fuel stains here and there.

Just a little update on the Red Tail, I attached the cockpit capsule.

Most likely the last weathering update on the Red Tail. I just need to finish the stand now and then it should be done.

Turning the Red Tail into a Black Tail and then a Chrome Tail for the first layers of paint. Doing it this way makes the metallics stand out really well and then I can then hand paint around them without the need for any masking.

3-4 coats of a lighter mix later and that colour on the Red Tail looks a lot better. The coat might not be as smooth, but it will look much better when weathered.

I got Faye Valentine painted up. Which is honestly not the best job I have ever done, but considering shading that still needs to be applied and that you will not see much of her in her cockpit capsule, it will do.

I got the cockpit capsule for the Red Tail together. Yes, it can open and close. But now it is ready for shading and weathering.

The first layer of weathering has been applied to the Red Tail.

I thought I’d pick up an old project, a Bandai kit I started ages ago when I had a lot less experience doing this and it shows….. 😩

After a bit of plastic putty and an hour of sanding work the model and joins look and feel a lot smoother. Some more still needs to be done, but that is the worst of the mess on the main body cleaned up.

After another 2 hours of work the main body is now ready to be painted.

With the way I built the model back in the day, I could not use the included stand. So I used the bottom half of it and made a stand with a brass rod, this should look good painted.

Turning the Red Tail into a Black Tail and then a Chrome Tail for the first layers of paint. Doing it this way makes the metallics stand out really well and then I can then hand paint around them without the need for any masking.

This project will feature various model kits that I am going to be building and painting. This project will be slow going as I take a bit of a break between model kits that I do. Here is a bit of a sneak peak of what is to come:

A bit more detail on the Digimon Gundam-like kits from Bandai.

First up is the Red Tail EX kit from Cowboy Bebop made by Bandai that I did by the end of last year. Since I wrote everything down, this will be quick.