I decided to make this build OOB with some cosmetic changes (that is no serious modifications) and also keeping the colour scheme similar to the original.
Pins (you know those pins you use at home to pin cloth together) were used as a sort of rivet throughout the kit. Each hole was measured, drilled with a small drill bit, widened at the top to allow the pin head to recess into the kit, and then the pin head was cut from the pin and (once the piece was painted) glued into place. The skirt armour has small recessed areas, so each piece was masked off after the initial red layer, and air brushed with Mr Metal Colour Brass. The thrusters were replaced with aluminium ones from Ako Hobby, with IC pins added to the central shaft for an additional thruster. The inner bells were painted with multiple layers of Tamiya Clear Red to get a nice, deep red. Aurora sticker paper (again from Ako Hobby) was used for the eyes and head sensor. Panel lines were done with a black wash on the white parts and a gold wash on the red ones.
Great work man, you are going to kill model expo again with this baby (by the way this years expo is on the 6th to 8th of June). I remember seeing the pin thing on a dvd with a MG Gelgoog unpainted witch looked awesome. Catch you around buddy...
