miriya

Yeah the VF-0D is a MUST. Graham master flash, did they mention that one? Also I want to have VF-1 Minmei guards (both versions) and NOT exclusives all TAMPOED with the markings.

Well I have gone and done it and I put the make up all over my defender. It is weathered in rust orange and turned out pretty decent looking. I will post pics as soon as I can. The thing is though that the stuff smudges off when I handle the toy. Is there any specific kind of flat clear coat that I can safely use over the Tamiya Weathering stuff and gundam marker to seal it all in? Is there something that I should avoid?

This comes as a surprise to me. It looks good. I like the color scheme. The lack of panel lines on the chest may be cool for putting custom decals on to.

Yeah! Thanks for the pics. That gerwalk armored VF-25 is FTW!!! I want one of those too! Seeing that pic of Klan makes me very happy that I preordered one from overdrive.

The Weathering Master sets like on this page? Did you need to put a clear coat over it after the weathering and if so which kind did you use?

looking good.

ikhii, what did you use to weather the defender?

Yes to 1/60 Regults. With included articulating Zentraedi soldier pilot. Scout version for SURE! I never would have thought that I would drop what I did for a Yamato Destroid but they turned out so nice I could not resist. If Yamato built a quality Regult and I liked the sculpt and features then I would do the same.

I like both of the figures. They look very cartoony.

Great work ikhii!

Thanks. Yeah, I think it would look great over the weathering version. I noticed that panel lines were missing for the most part on the weathering version so I believe it would make a great addition. But I am not sure what kind of finish they have done on the weathering version. if it is smudgy like the LV1 weathering was then you may want to clear coat first and then panel line on top of the dryed clear coat. The Hanger was a kit made available by a member here. I bet he still has more. It was a very easy kit. I just used some rattle cans and weathering wash and some CA glue to hold it all together. The member is mslz22 and the topic thread is HERE I would reccommend sending him a PM as I dont think he hangs out quite so much here right now. The Gundam marker I used was the Gray (fine-tip for panel lines) GM02 marker. Available at HLJ HERE Awesome. I would love to see how it turns out. I think that the Tomahawk could really benefit from the panel lines too to make the detail pop from its fair complexsion. Thanks! The Gray GM02 is the one I used but I did also try the sumire gray but it was a bit too faint comparitively. Mine is stiff too but I felt brave and wanted to see exactly how far I could take it. The Gundam marker for panel lines is highly reccommended. I think it makes the destroid look multiple times better with the detail showing. Go for it! I am not getting the specific reference but I think that I get the joke. Nice.

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So I have finally "panel lined" the Defender with a gundam marker. I also outlined most of the detail. There is so much detail in this thing that gets lost or overlooked. The gundam marker just makes it all pop. It was welll worth the 2 hours that it took.