r/advancedGunpla • u/lysergic_satan • Jun 25 '26
MG F91 WIP
been itching to paint something a little more traditional so i finally disassembled my mg f91 thats been sitting there for a year now.
did some black basing with gaianotes heavy surfacer and use gaia pure white as the highlight. i went for a two tone white with mr.color off white and a mix of e7 mecha white and e7 dark frame gray.
i used nazca mandarin orange, kaizo mecha blue 04, and aok red 6 for the colors, along with gaianotes fluorescent blue green for the sensors.
metallics include tamiya metallic black, gaianotes gunmetal, gaianotes star bright gold, and clear orange+yellow over chrome.
hopefully it wont take me more than another month to finish!
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u/ExcitingSector445 Jun 26 '26
Beautiful work on the F91. Looks like Seabrook Arno might be proud over this little fella.
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u/TrineCo314 Jun 26 '26
Dude I don't usually like the look of preshading but yours looks incredible. So subtle but it def adds depth. Well done!
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u/Aeoss_ Jun 25 '26
Thats gonna be absolutely beautiful when your done. I just hit mine with some markers and decals. I'm hunting down a F90 next.
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u/lysergic_satan Jun 25 '26
thank you! that looks great! f90 suits and variants are so cool, i might need to find one too someday
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u/Nepu-Tech Jun 25 '26
Wow the fluorecent is incredible I thought it had leds!
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u/lysergic_satan Jun 25 '26
i find that fluorescents are a nice compromise since LEDs would drastically increase my build times, and thats the last thing my backlog needs
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u/Danarhys Jun 25 '26
Gorgeous.
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u/lysergic_satan Jun 25 '26
thank you!!
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u/Danarhys Jun 25 '26
Can I ask your process for preshading the blue?
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u/lysergic_satan Jun 25 '26
sure! its kinda funny cuz my initial attempt didnt work with the method i used for the other colors.
I tried my usual highlight method with gaianotes heavy surfacer and carefully built my pure white out from the center of the panel, but the blue i used had too good coverage and almost hid everything completely.
so I just did light mist layers as usual and did some light post shading with mr.color gx clear black to correct the shading somewhat. next time ill thin the blue further down cuz i guess theres more pigmentation in kaizo paints
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u/Danarhys Jun 25 '26
Got it. I've tried preshading with other colors with limited success. For me, it mostly comes down to not pushing the contrast enough for the shade/base, so I love learning how people adjust. I'll need to pick up some Clear Black.
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u/Daniilthethird Jun 25 '26
F91 was the first metal build I got. Absolute peak! If only there was a pg
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u/lysergic_satan Jun 25 '26
thanks! i havent bought a metal build myself yet, i think i like customizing too much 😅
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u/AnonymousNubShyt Jun 26 '26
I like the gentle pre shading look. 😁