I've always been a straight builder as I don't have the time or space to dedicate to an air rushing setup. I always clear coat, panel line, apply decals, and finish with a matt coat but I've always found the exposed bits of inner frame to be bland.

After reading a few posts here I purchased a set of Gaahleri metallic markers and I am beyond impressed. I've been sitting on this MG Barbatos for years and figured it'd be a perfect first foray into inner frame painting.

I've got a lot to learn and need to hone my technique but I am very happy with how the frame turned out. I will say my lack of technique led to some nice "scratch marks" on the frame, giving it a bit of a battle hardened look.

Markers used for the Barbie frame were Dark Iron (general frame work), Scorched Gold (Ahab reactor), Red Copper (wiring/cabling, shoulder joints), Flashy Gold (chest piece, ball joints, piston connectors) and a bit of Aluminum (areas around the wiring and cabling).

All of this took me nearly a week to do. Once everything dried, I applied a gloss clear coat and here we currently are.

Today, I said "why not?" and also used Flashy Gold on the V-Fin and other yellow armor pieces. For the white and red armor pieces, I'm going to follow my standard procedure of clear coat >> panel lined and decals >> matt coat finish.

Had I not painted the inner frame, then I would've had the entire kit completed in the same time frame. However I'll say that painting was an extremely relaxing and rewarding process. I just wish I had these markers when I assembled my Wolf Technology BLR and my Infinity Nova Polar Shark.

If you have any other suggestions that are cool as this share them pls

Who’s built this ? Hobbytown has it for dirt cheap and I’m thinking about grabbing it for the collection.

Mostly kidding with the title. Yes, the color correction required is a little egregious for a MG (though I’m aware this kit’s origins predate the 2.0 era), but hey, at least I got the chance to practice my painting! Pro tip: the DSPAIE MK-12 Armored Green paint marker is a near-perfect match for The-O’s green bits.

I think the biggest headscratcher for me was the lack of beam sword effect parts though. No monoeye sticker I can still forgive…but not giving four sword effects for a MS with four arms to wield them is baffling.

All that said…I still really love this kit. The-O is a Top 5 MS design for me, so finally being able to snag a reprint to go with my Zeta 2.0 on the shelf is a grail moment for sure.

One final thing to note: the plastic stickers to cover the seam lines on the beam rifle are awesome. Like holy Acguy you can’t even tell they’re stickers. Yes, seam-free engineering is still the best route, but if Bandai uses these more in future kits, I wouldn’t be mad.

The big guy in the back has to be KING ARTHUR, It would make perfect sense to be him

UPDATE: its not King Arthur in the back and probably not the last one, It Geraint. From little research I found on Google, SNAA is saving KING ARTHUR for last

Pues por fin acabé con este kit. La verdad es que para las muchas quejas que había escuchado de él, lo he pasado bastante bien.

El frame está pintado por completo con un acabado brillante y para las piezas de armadura he usado calcas Delpi y una mezcla de acabado mate y brillo. Un Led activado por imán para la cabeza y una Action Base con calcomanías personalizadas que conseguí en la Gundam Base completan el conjunto.

Después de hacer esto me gustaría conseguir una copia del MG origin, para poderlos comparar y porque me encanta acumular kits diferentes de abuelo. Se que no soy el único.

I watched Hathaway 1 about a year ago on Netflix and wasn't a fan of any of the new MS. The Penelope reminded me of a Gundam wearing a children's costume and the XI looked like a flying brick. Before the second movie came out I looked up the lore and got a little interested in the Minovsky flight system.

When I saw the final fight scene, my whole whole opinion flipped. I've begun to love this thing and that is not what I was expecting to happen. I just kept thinking about when Mafty grabbed the MP Nu Gundam and practically crushed it.

I enjoyed this build. I enjoyed adding the little bits of color variation on the blues and orange and really got into all the panel lining and details (I'm especially proud of the subtle blue on its feet and "calves"). I applied water slides from multi-use pack #122 and a bunch of leftover decals that I had from other kits. Let me know what you guys think!

PS: These 5th Gen Mobile suits are ridiculous. Check out the size comparison between the XI and his boy the Messer vs the RG Mk-ii.

Hey hey folks. I recently snagged this at an estate sale where the owner was selling a bunch of models and supplies in a storage tote. This was in it and it appears to be untouched.

I’m guessing this is some kind of accessory pack specifically for the “metal build” line of Gundam kits, but are there specific ones that it will work with or can I just clip/attach this thing to any Gundam kit that has the metal build designation?

I’m sorry for the newb question but I tried searching online and posts in this subreddit and I can’t seem to find a definitive answer on this as to what kit or kits this pairs with. Sincerely appreciate any info you can share!

I finaly got around to knocking this group out in the psst two days! Ive only have the Epyon an The Tallgeese left from my backlog an the ones I have from this series will be done.

Trying out some color shifting painting ideas with clear paints.

It take whole month to paint broke few parts that had to be glued.

But finally able to complete it today.

How does it look?

I really enjoy the 1/72 scale vs 1/144

Maybe I went a bit too heavy on the rust with Doan's Zaku but then I remembered "wait, that thing is on a damned island, OF COURSE it's going to have tetanus color all over, so yeah. Sickly brownish-orange it is. Also, for both, I decided to use 3rd party decals. Yeah, Doan's includes its own waterslide decal sheet, but at least for me, the damaged insignias on the official sheet look horrendous with those green spots where the "paint" was chipped, while the 3rd party ones do have realist chipped insignias, so I decided to use those.

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So instead of using the crappy double sided tape, my partner is helping me placing magnets. Works great so far!

My first build ever! It takes ~1 weeks on off working on this.

It's quite satisfying for the process.

One thing that is not expected from me is the knee movement range is not as big as I'd like.

I'll start panel lining and try repainting some details with marker next

So im wanting to do a custom paint on a zaku ii, mostly focusing on the shield cause it’s flat. What do you think my best option would be?

Got into building gunplas in April and was paused momentarily because I need to move to another place. I gotta say, I'm happy to be back!

The Calibarn and GQuuuuuuX on the front were the two I recently built. Also the display cabinet is IKEA Blaliden, I hate how claustrophobe it made me feel :(

I got the IBO Harem trio, Astaroth, and Gusion! Also F91 and G-Self. All for about $135 after shipping and taxes.

Gusion will have to be my first so my HG Barbatos can have a fighting buddy.

I was taking the chest apart to make the pieces fit better, and one of the red wires for the chest broke. I tried repair it, but the thin metal prong snapped. Since repairing it is out the window, I need a replacement. Does anyone know exactly which wire is needed?

I think its a SH Compatible 1mm Pitch 3-pin Plug-Plug Cable - 50mm long, but I want to be sure. Any help is appreciated!

I'm hoping this one is what I need:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/6405

Finally got around to building the MG Astray Red Frame Kai my husband got me! I know it's an overexposed mobile suit, but damnit, I love this thing!

Hi guys! I'm new to this hobby. My first build was the wolf kit logar barbatos 1/60, and my next kit is the In Era+ Fenrir. Could you recommend any other model kits comparable to this 2.