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Here is my finished Red Tail Ex from Cowboy Bebop, model kit made by Bandai.
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Most likely the last weathering update on the Red Tail. I just need to finish the stand now and then it should be done.
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Just a little update on the Red Tail, I attached the cockpit capsule.
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More work done on the Red Tail today. I did a panel liner on the top and weathering on and around the exhaust. I also added a couple of oil and fuel stains her and there.
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Another layer of weathering went on the Red Tail focussed mostly around the guns.
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The first layer of weathering has been applied to the Red Tail.
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I got the cockpit capsule for the Red Tail together. Yes, it can open and close. But now it is ready for shading and weathering.
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I got Faye Valentine painted up. Which is honestly not the best job I have ever done, but considering shading that still needs to be applied and that you will not see much of her in her cockpit capsule, it will do.
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3-4 coats of a lighter mix later and that colour on the Red Tail looks a lot better. The coat might not be as smooth, but it will look much better when weathered.
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I started on the paint work on the Red Tail and sadly the colour I mixed dried way darker than was intended as you can still see some drying on the body. I might paint over it with a lighter mix, we'll see as the tail also still needs a second coat.
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Turning the Red Tail into a Black Tail and then a Chrome Tail for the first layers of paint. Doing it this way makes the metallics stand out really well and then I can then hand paint around them without the need for any masking.
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With the way I built the model back in the day, I could not use the included stand. So I used the bottom half of it and made a stand with a brass rod, this should look good painted.
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After another 2 hours of work the main body is now ready to be painted.
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After a bit of plastic putty and an hour of sanding work the model and joins look and feel a lot smoother. Some more still needs to be done, but that is the worst of the mess on the main body cleaned up.
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Since new projects that I wanted to start have been delayed by the typhoon in Asia last week, I thought I'd pick up an old project another Bandai kit I started ages ago when I had a lot less experience doing this and it shows..... 😩
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