Knikki Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) When I did the Sci-Fi GB I manged to build and finish a 2nd model of Mila Kusanagi Firereach Commander. This one her is the first model that I had, the reason she got abandoned was that I had real issues with pint coming off. So I stuck her to one side for a while and now I have returned to have another go. She has been thoroughly cleaned and polished plus I found a video which a chap using Vallejo paints so using that as a guide I thinned to Grey Primer and have no managed to get a thin paint layer on As seen in this image (yes I know the head is slightly out of focus, just adds to the tale. In is build I am going to be using mainly the colours from this Vallejo set For the skin and hair I will use something more appropriate and so far I have managed to add a couple of coats of the Cold Grey paint to the none armor bits I will probably add another coat of the grey now I have worked out how to get a thin paint layer on. Was going to try and use an airbrush but don't think my skills are quite up to it. Edited February 20, 2016 by Knikki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one hit wonder Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hi, so that you using Vallejo primer on that white metal figure? The color set I'm interesting too and I'll enjoyable to see your further progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Hi One Hit yes I am using Vallejo primer and all the paints on this are by them. Bit of an update, images could be better but anyway. These two show that I have now added a Heavy Brown plus a Night Blue into the mix, the brown there is three coats and I need to add another one or two blue to the armour Face Basic Skin Tone this time a mix of brush and airbrushed on again two or three thin coats Weapon done with dark grey and the same blue as the armour above, needs more coats. Plus tonight I have found out I do not have a very steady hand. Edited February 20, 2016 by Knikki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one hit wonder Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 The figure look really nice Keep going 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Update Things not going well You might notice that the suite is a darker grey. Well I had the Ghost Grey colour on and decided that I would use my brush "skills" to add highlights using a lighter grey, after I finished it looked fine............from about 2 meters away but up close it looked like I had used a 10cm brush to do it So out with some other grey paint I had and now she looks like the above, I have tried to add some shading to the creases etc but even in the window light of home it just looks like a dark grey blob. I am at the moment seriously thinking about stripping all the paint off and going with an all over blue colour scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 SQUADRON Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 lol been there don that. still looking pretty good though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 All your pictures except post #5 are not available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) Thanks bzn Yeah I was messing around with photobucket and failed to realise that the images were actually linked when I deleted them. I'll sort it out tonight and hopefully stick more images up AS everything has changed again and she is back in primer with a very dark blue colour on her at the moment. Edited February 19, 2016 by Knikki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 SQUADRON Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 oh well it will be interesting how you decide it goes next time then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) GRRR!! seems I have mislaid some of the images from the opening threads. Anyway Here is where she is now Face is still the same, basic skin tone added with mix of hairy stick and airbrush, I find this colour so hard to to get a nice layer on using hairy sticks I think I am going to try the gold NNM colours again but across the visor/head scarf/ bandanna/ tech things she is wearing on top of the head. Body and weapon look like She had several coats of black primer on all of her (except the head) then with the airbrush held nearly 90 degrees above her a couple of thin coats of grey primer done to show where some of the high lights might go. Now she has had at least 5 or 6 thin coats of Dark Prussian Blue as a starting base. Things may go better from here Edited February 20, 2016 by Knikki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 SQUADRON Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 looks better already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knikki Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) An update I have been painting Mila over the past while but not spent as much time as I wanted. So several colours of blue and the highlights on the edges have been done with Water Coluored Pencil, which sort of worked but after seeing these images I am going to rework it a little bit. The face has been done using an Airbrush plus a mix of flesh paints. still a little way to go but I am going to try and finish her this week. Edited March 27, 2016 by Knikki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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