Where're the wings or the Raiser unit? You're proabably wondering. Err...I didn't have time to do them. And the PG Double 0 is a pretty clunky fella. Unless I could mod it, I didn't like the look of the wings when attached to the mecha so I left those out. Okaaay so maybe I was lazy. :P
I went with the designer colour version - pastels - and decided to top it off with a gloss coat. I used Gaia Fluoro top coat. Really good stuff that settles evenly, but beware of a slight bluish sheen, which is meant only for top-coating metallics. But what the heck I winged it anyway and it turned out fine.
The side circles on the limb joints were coloured with metallic green on the inside to give it a 'glow' feel. I sacrificed the stickers that came along with the kit. Stickers are just not my thing....ick.
Most of the decals were ordered from Samuel Decals, custom-designed. I wanted the designer version decals, in a blue that would match the pastel of the mecha. The twin GN drives were the hardest to paint because they came pre-assembled since they light up. How? Mask, mask, mask!!
Finally, the base. It's a black acrylic custom piece which I sent for laser engraving to get the fonts and specs as you see here. And that caps this feature folks! Hopefully if I ever get down to doing the Raiser unit, I'll add it up here. Adios!
3 comments:
Nice double0 PG! Welcome to the hobby, certainly enjoyed reading your blog.
2 questions:
1. How do u achieve the pastel blue effect? I always see it but my kits never look like that even though i want them to.
2. Where is a good place to do the lazer engraving and how much does it cost?
Thanks in advance!
Hi bro, thanks for the support. To answer your questions:
1. The pastel blue was achieved by mixing Cobalt Blue and Violet (or purple) from the Gaia series of paint. I don't really have a fixed ratio for it. You'll have to mix it up by trial and error until you get a tone that you like.
2. The laser engraving was done at Tree Wizard at Bras Basah complex 231 Bain Street , #02-93. I think I got it for about $25-$30.
Hope this helps man! Feel free to message me if you have any other queries.
Thanks for your reply! All the best for bakuc.
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