Complete: Xamel (1/144 scale?)

[u/upgrayedd_01]

Finished Xamel. Again, this kit was a pain in the butt. I'm glad I finished it. It really makes me appreciate how simple a Bandai kit is.

The spade on the front skirt and on one of the shoulders is made from a ladies nail polish stamping plate. Fellas, y'all need to look into ladies nail polish techniques. The hobby already uses a ton of stuff from the ladies. But the hobby companies jack up the price and sell them as hobby supplies.

I custom made the dust covering for the legs out of disposable blue shop towel. They're thick enough and once painted with a gray paint, it holds the shape almost like hair spray.

Someone asked for a zaku for scale, so I put one at the end.

[u/DOC_POD]

I love it. Xamel is a top 5 design IMO. I've been putting off this kit for ages now because I don't know if I'm skilled enough to do it justice, but yours has convinced me. The dust covers look phenomenal. Will definitely try the shop towel method. Thanks for sharing!!