RGM-79FP GM Striker Custom

More customizing on gunpla kits. I realized I have to build a kit between my multiple projects. The reason I choose for this kit is, because my supplier recommended this and I didn't feel like finding a decent-looking kit for myself (lazy bastard am I?).
One of the forsaken projects that I have to do with fellow modelers. This one is going to be a quicky. No physical modifications but rather a custom paintjob to an extent. I hereby present the RGM-79FP GM Striker Custom (working title).

ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom Gundam

Again, one of the finest HG 144 projects this year. It took me months to complete it due to a missing part (left lower arm). I had to purchase a complete runner for that part. Anyway, it was worth the effort, becasue the result is marvelous.

The Dragoon were sprayed Brilliant Blue and coated with Topcoat Matt. The body work was sprayed Matt White and the wings are Matt Black. The rest of the parts were old-school hand-painted. So, what do you reckon?

ZMGF-515 Mobile Cgue

Raw Le Creuset's Mobile Cgue is an excellent kit to build. Most people know this mobile suit during the battle against the Mwu La Fllaga's Mobius Zero. If you look at the generic design, it has a familiar look. Right, Justice Gundam is the descendent of this machine.
I have been using Gun Metal acrylic paint (X-10) on dark parts and Neutral Grey (XF-53). Of course there is German Grey (XF-63). The pink color is a mix of Flat Red (XF-7) and Pink (X-17) and don't forget Park Green (X-28) on the guns!

MBF-P02 Astray Red Frame

This Astray Red Frame HG 1/144 kit is a very cool kit. The ability in making critical poses are not as good as the HG 1/100, but it's close to that.

The color for the frame is Bright Red spray (TS-) and Top coat flat after that (I love it matt). The armor plating, as far as you can call those few white panes 'armor', is sprayed with Matt-White (TS-).

A real pain in the ass are the tiny areas on the frame which also need to be colored white. In summary, it is an easy kit with an awesome rep. Perharps it is the Gerbera Straight that is making this MS so cool...

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GAT-X105 Aile Strike Gundam

This kit is a bit mutilated due to the many battles the Strike encountered during the serie.

This means that I have an extra Strike Gundam. Oh well, I might modify that one into a Rouge version or some other fancy color combination. I post the sword Strike a little bit later...

Do you have a crazy damaged MS kit?

GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam

A completely painted Aegis Gundam. It was terribly much work, but it was worth the effort.
Note: The stand that is depicted below is not compatible, I put the kit just on it.

The color is a mix of the following acrylic colors red, pink, flat white and flat base: respectively Tamiya XF-7, XF-17, XF-2 and XF-21. I forgot the ratio to be honest and since coloring is a personal taste, I'll leave the mixing-ratio to you. This color is really beautiful.

Mobile Armor Mode

As you can see, there are seam lines visible. I'll try to fix that in the near future. Sad enough I'll be doing that to the best and populair kits due to lack of time...

GAT-X Blitz Gundam

Seed fans know that this High Grade 1/144 is a nice MS and this one is nice for critical poses.

The acrylic paint black (X-1) was used was gloss. This suits the Mirage Colloid of the Blitz well. Note that gloss paint requires more time for drying, let's say two days more compared to the flat-colors. Two days?! Just to be sure that your finger prints do not stay on the Gunpla permanently...

ZGMF-X2000 Gouf Ignited

HG 1/144 Heine Westenfluss

The orange is not a spray job. One could try spraying bright orange (TS-31), but might become too flashy. So for this kit I mixed orange X-6 and flat base X-21. It works pretty well. The Goug Ignited is a cool model complete with whips and swords. It even got two metal parts voor the wing-hinges. Loads of work, but it was worth it.

Aegis Gundam phase shift down

Remember that Nicol got killed in his Blitz in that hart rending scene in episode 29?

Athrun stood there powerless. Tears in my eyes...
Do you have something similar?

ZGMF-1017 Mobile Ginn

HG 1/144 Ginn Custom: Desert Camouflage

This was a tough one. Every armor part was colored brown or hull red (Tamiya acrylic paint X-9 or XF-9). The parts were covered in randomly cut masking tape with a hobby knife (watch your fingers) and then I sprayed light sand (TS-46) on it. Peel off the masking tape after it dried up. Voila! You have a camo pattern.