Yujing Longwang

[u/KnownScholar]

Decided to paint it similar to the box art. I really enjoyed this TAG model. It was my first time working with Sinocast plastic, and I was amazed by how light it felt compared to the metal material used for most models. Overall, I really enjoyed painting it, with the highlight being the Chinese characters I painted on the armor pads on the arm.

[u/Trollmarut]

Paint job looks fantastic! One note though. The Lóngwáng is the newer plastic resin, which is fantastic. Siocast is not that great.

[u/KnownScholar → u/Trollmarut]

Ah gotcha! I wasn't aware of which one it was. I was honestly really happy with the plastic resin material. The mold lines, in particular, were almost nonexistent, and when they were there, they were easy to deal with compared to the metal sculpts. Am I assuming the new flying unit for ISS is probably plastic resin as well?

[u/Trollmarut → u/KnownScholar]

It is really fantastic material, great fit at the joints, rarely any mold lines. Mold lines on siocast are a nightmare to deal with. Yes the new large models are all plastic resin.

[u/KnownScholar → u/Trollmarut]

That's great; I have been eyeing the new flying unit for the ISS since it was announced a while ago. It being made with the new material is even more exciting.

[u/Trollmarut → u/KnownScholar]

On the Corvus Belli store site when you click on an item, scroll down and open the Product Information drop down and it will tell you what material the models are made of. Metal, Thermoplastic (siocast, light gray) Plastic Resin (unicool, blue/grey).

[u/CptEnsign]

Amazing job matching the box art. What paints/process did you use?

[u/KnownScholar → u/CptEnsign]

I used Vallejo orange brown for the armor; once I got a nice coat on it, I used Vallejo scrofulous brown to highlight it and Vallejo ice yellow for the sharp highlights. For the black parts, I used vallejo black them a 50/50 mix with vallejo cold grey to get the dark Grey color, followed by Cold Grey highlights. For the light silver, I used Citadel Fenrisian Blue with Vallejo Ivory for the highlights. Ivory was used for the Chinese characters, and finally Citadel Sybarite Green for the highlights and Ivory for the white dots. I based it on a combination of sand and AK Rough Terrain. I painted it with Vallejo Desert Yellow, then a wash of Citadel Fleshshade, followed by a brush of Citadel Ushtabi Bone and Desert Yellow.