1/35 "Ingram 2" Patlabor - Part 2

The upper part of the legs will barely be seen, but that doesn’t stop me from painted them once built. Once the units were put together as in section 4 of the instructions they were sprayed in Vallejo Plate Mail primer (VAL 70.628) & allowed to dry.

Time to spray all outer leg armour parts & all of them were given a light sanding to remove any nub marks where they were taken off the sprue, but it also helps as washing them after also removes any mould release agent that can affect the paint going onto the plastic.

As mentioned at the start these were painted in a few light coats of Vallejo white primer (VAL 600) with light sand between coats when it was fully dry. Please make sure it is dry before you start to sand the primer.

It was at this stage I decided to do some detail work on the lower legs & my using a small amount of the following paints gave them a bit of a lift. I used Vallejo “Metal Color” Magnesium ( 77.711), Exhaust Manifold ( 77.723) & some “Ammo Of Mig” Old Brass (A.MIG-190)

The outer parts easily clipped into place & I left the legs on one side till later.

 Looking at the lights in the waist they are meant to be orange, but in the kit they are clear.  I have some “Ammo Of Mig” Crystal Orange (A.MIG-097) that will do the job nicely with 3 light coats.

The waist parts were sprayed in white & black primer then went together as in section 8, but I left off the rubber gaiter till a later stage.

Slight accident here as I dropped an open permanent paint marker on the waist unit while doing another model so had to re-spray the top after masking the rest off.