Big update:

From here on, I'll mostly be posting up more "teaser" type pictures, so we can have a cool reveal at the end of the custom, due now in just a few weeks. In this week's update, there is a bit of process pictures with regards to Scamper, which you'll see at the bottom of the post.

I've painted almost all the red parts, and about half the white pieces. The biggest thing to paint is the lower legs: they need a lot of work. This week will see everything painted (the rest of the white, and the black pieces), then the detailing work commences.

More pics of masking, priming, painting and panel lining:


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Some of the body pieces are going to be silver. I had to spray the silver first, then it will be masked before the 'white' base goes on.

DSC_0183 by M-bot2011

The 'windows' need a silver base before a colour spray - you'll see below the effect I'm going for.

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The red pieces are painted with a gloss red with a tiny bit of black mixed in, so they've come up a vivid blood red. Really liking the colour, it pops nicely.

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Panel lined on the right of the photo, not panel lined on the left. Unfortunately slightly blurry (the camera focussed on the helmet).

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I had to stick the guns back together with blutak and respray some of the joining areas, as they were very slightly inconsistent when painted separately. It wasn't noticeable when they were apart, but put together it was there. Now, they blend together perfectly.

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Some of the white paired pieces. Not too exciting on their own. The colour I've painted them is a gloss white with a hint of silver. You can't see it from the photos, but the colour is just beautiful.

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Here's a comparison shot with one of the unpainted pieces (on the left) to give a bit of contrast.

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Now, onto Scamper's windshield, which I wanted red rather than blue. I originally thought I could hand paint it, and this was the disappointing result:

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So I stripped it back...

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...spray base coated in silver, which I then sprayed (not hand painted!) with a transparent red...

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...and then finished the top, inside and in-between pieces with a combo of dry-brushed matte black and a gloss black. It turned out like this:

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Much better, I'm sure you'll agree.

Thanks again for the positive feedback and comments. I'm open to more comments, if you have them!