1/100 Garbaldy - Painting Process

Oooook. So I thought it might be helpful to detail my process with the Garbaldy. Hope someone finds it helpful!

PG 1/60 RX 78-2

Finally got round to photographing this bad boy. I'm really pleased with how it turned out, though obviously there are a few things I would do differently next time. Ultimately what I wanted was a really unique PG RX 78-2, and I don't think there's anything else like this one out there. Although, as I mentioned when I started this thing, I was inspired to paint in this style by Sori Kim's RX, so there are some similarities there.

Anyway, hope you like what I've done with this iconic Mobile Suit. There's a few photos on a darker background as I think it shows some of the details better!

1/144 Linebarrels Of Iron - Vardant [SANDSTONE]

This was a mental health build in between all my big projects! I bought this from FitchenFoo a couple of years ago and forgot all about it until recently. It took a couple of weeks on and off, I'm really pleased with the result. There are some mistakes due to me rushing a bit, but I'm really pleased with how the shading turned out. Post shading on a 1/144 this small was a challenge to say the least. 

PG 1/60 RX 78-2 Weathering Process

As requested, here's every step I took to achieve the weathering look for my RX 78-2. The weathering on the shield is a bit heavier than the rest of the kit, but I figured that the shield is what will be taking the heavy hits, hence the couple of big scratch marks I've put on it. Hopefully this is clear, I'll go into as much detail as I can, but if there are any questions just post them in the comments.

Without further ado...

PG 1/60 RX 78-2 WIP5

Nearly done! Next are the hands and the weapons. This is just a picture update really but the next and last WIP will be a tutorial on how I have painted this kit, as there have been some requests on here and over on Instagram. Go check out my Instagram by the way, it's @gavinmanners. That's where will my WIPS go as I do them, I'll consolidate them into posts when I get to a milestone. Enjoy!

PG 1/60 RX 78-2 WIP4

Slowly getting there. Just the arms and weapons to go now, and I need to streak and pigment the torso and head. Lots of cool stuff coming up, I just need to get round do finishing all these projects! I'm at a point in my life where I don't really know what I'm doing any more so creativity has taken a big hit recently. Got all these things I want to do but I've just got no motivation :( Anyway, here's some progress.

1/100 MG Kampfer Ver. Gav

Finally got round to photographing this. It's been finished for a while but I needed to buy a couple of lamps and some new backdrops (sheets of paper). So glad I did - really happy with the way the photos turned out! 

Not much to say about this - It's been going on a while! Custom built Halberd and Shield - inspired by Dark Souls, which is a game I was playing a lot at the time of this model's inception.

PG 1/60 RX 78-2 WIP3

Small update on the painting progress. Legs are nearly done. Some of the streaking needs tidying a bit, and I'll do some post shading on the whole kit assembled like this to tie parts together and add more depth. The feet will be muddy (they look a bit odd being so clean when everything's so rusty). Body is primed and awaiting paint, the arms will be tough so I'm going to tackle those last! Really pleased with the way this is turning out.

1/60 PG RX 78-2 WIP2

Apologies for the shockingly bad photos, but progress on this has been so fast, I've only really been taking quick snapshots of where I'm at. The legs are nearly done, I need to finish the decals and Micro-Sol them, then do the panel lining and flat topcoat them ready for the chipping and rust streaks. So looking forward to that part!

1/100 Garbaldy [Juggernaut] Scheme

Just finished up the scheme for this. Updates to follow.. the legs are cleaned and primed, just need to put down a base coat. I want to finish my Kampfer and my PG RX 78-2 first though. This will be with lots of decals of course! And I'll be weathering it in the same way as Luca does his kits, though maybe a little less battered. Stay tuned.