I want to do some
detail work on the head & as part of the colour scheme there is going to be
a fair amount of metallic paint on show, so the finish will have to be smooth.
The lower head & neck area is made of 3 pieces & a
large polycap where the eye sits. This was primed & painted with Vallejo
Plate Mail primer (VAL 70.628). The 2 head side pieces were primed as normal.
To follow the blue/grey colours I am using UK Mediterranean
Blue the same as the legs.
Zaku’s eye is a simple 2 part unit & the main section
was done the same as the neck with the clear eye painted inside with 3 thin
coats of Ammo Of Mig Crystal Red (A.MIG-0093) that will just push into place.
I used a small amount of glue on the front & back of the
head just to help seal the joint lines that may need filling & sanding
later.
To say I was unhappy with the seam line on the head was an
understatement, would ruin the look & would make me grumble every time I
saw the finished kit. A quick 2 stage fill & sand resolved this, then masked
off most of the head & touched up the primer/blue top coat. To add a bit of
detail to the inner part of the head I used some “Metal Color” Steel & Ammo Of Mig Brass just
to lift some of the mouldings out.
The top of the head was painted in the same blue after fitting
his crest. Now for some “bling” on the energy cables. These may be small pieces
but they did need a lot of gentle sanding & filling to get the desired smoothness
of each of the bands, but I can assure you it is well worth the effort. The
cables were undercoated & sprayed with gloss black.
The reason for the gloss is the next coats I am going to put
on are light covering of Vallejo Chrome (77.707) to provide a nice shine &
then a couple of light oversprays of Ammo Of Mig metallic blue (A.MIG-0196) that
are just enough to provide a light blue tint.
When put together this has made the head come alive in my
view & the rest of the Zaku’s not far off now.
No comments:
Post a Comment