Project Shin Musha MK2 Custom Painted Build by Kim Genovea
From the modeler..
SANDING: All parts sanded with 400 up to 3000 grit sand paper.
Materials used:
Simple Green Cleaner (for stripping the gold platings)
Zonrox Bleach ( for stripping the chrome underneath the gold)
Soak overnight.
Base coat: Alclad Gloss Black base then Alclad Chrome
Topcoat: Alclad Gloss Clear Coat.
For the purple glossy parts:
- Mr. Surfacer 1k primer
- Bosny Gloss Black (decanted) w/ Retarder + Gloss improver
- Bosny White Pearl
- Gaia Clear Purple (heavy coat sprayed @ 40psi w/ 0.4mm needle)
buffed & waxed .
For the other parts:
- Mr. Surfacer 1k
- applied preshading w/ gloss black
- Gaia Purple Violet ( purple parts)
- Gaia Purple Violet+Tamiya Sea Blue XF( gray parts)
- Gaia Brilliant Pink (for trimmings)
Sword blades were:
- stripped w/ the same technique using bleach then painted with
>Alclad Gloss Black Base
>Alclad chrome
>Alclad Gloss Clear Coat
Sword Sheats:
- Bosny gloss black base
- Tamiya Hull Red XF
- Bosny Honda Red ( heavy coat @ 40 psi w/ 0.4mm needle)
- buffed & waxed.
Eyes:
- Alclad Gloss Black base
- Alclad Chrome
- Gaia Clear Green
- hand painted matt black around the eyes.