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I received Anasazi excellent decals and was able to decide on a shade of gray to match. Here is an image of the masking in place to be able to spray that darker gray. I also touched up the pre-shading on these areas before painting.

I did not correct any flaws or fill any seams on this. I thought about doing this, because that is the way I alway build my models. However to be able to fill the seams you would have to leave much of it assembled and that would have made painting difficult. I was more concerned with getting a nice finish. Here is a picture of the hands. You are correct, pre-shading is difficult on a piece this small. I just did a bit, the detail on the hands will be better seen after a wash and some dry brushing.

Well there really isn't any special tools that I use, just the basic hobby tools to get the job done. I have three airbrushes that use. However for the most part I use my Iwata SBS. I would recommend Iwata for it's excellent performance and ease of cleaning. Then I have two Badgers that I use less frequently.

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Sorry for starting this in the wrong forum. It isn't always easy to tell where to put a topic. Anyway here is another update. I have sprayed on the light gray and painted a few other pieces. Next I will need to mask off the light gray for the darker gray application. However I don't have the decals yet and I need those to match the darker gray with the UN Spacy logo. There is some other things I can do till then and I will continue to post updates. Thanks!

Thank you! At this point all I have done is primed and pre-shaded with an airbrush. There has been no panel lining, that will come later. It looks a bit rough at this point. I will look much better after I start spraying the actual colors. I will keep you posted.

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In case you are wondering, I have a set of fast packs coming to go with this. And Anasazi's Engima decal set is on the way. Thanks Devin.

Hey everyone! My latest project is a 1/48 custom Enigma. This is my first custom, actually this is also my first Yamato. I thought I would keep everyone posted as I went along. So far things are going good. Taking the 1/48 apart was pretty easy. Then I just treated it as any other model. Priming and pre-shading are complete. Will start the two tone gray paint scheme next. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

Joined the Army right out of High School. MOS - 19D Cavalry Scout (armored recon). I would recommend the military to anyone considering it.

Sorry, I no longer have this model. I built it for a customer. Interesting request, I will have to remember that on the next one I build.

mechamaniac - I airbrushed Gunze Sangyo H25 Sky Blue. As far as the weathering, I used a bit of everything. Most of what you see is pre and post shading. I used black for the pre-shade and followed with a dark gray for the post shading. Add to that a wash of payne's gray and raw umber oil and pastels in select areas. And then drybrushed with a light blue and prue white oil paint. Thanks.

Angel's Fury - No, this isn't my full time job. I do this on the side to make few bucks and because I enjoy it so much. There is no formula to figuring out the price. I just base it on the number of parts, the complexity and how much time I feel it will take me to build it.

I charged $275 to build the 1/60's.

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Here are some more images, as requested. And for those of you that are interested, I built these 1/60's for about $275. Thanks again for all of the compliments.

Thanks everyone! I am not a Gundam expert, but what is a PG kit? And then maybe I can answer your question. These are built straight from the box, so I don't know if you would call them customs or not. And yes these are the ones with all of the lights (LEDs). Lots of soldering to insure a good connection! PM me if you would like me quote a build price on something. Thanks again.

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