Preview! The Wing Gundam Zero takes flight!

Your savior, he has come.


Mind you, this is only a preview. I bought this guy as a Christmas gift to myself since I didn't really get to celebrate this year. Unlike the Exia, I am not going to just build this guy up and slap stickers on him. This will be something of a project. I am painting all the blue pieces you see on this model, and turning them Army Silver.
A little radical for someone of my skill level, but I deemed it appropriate. I've asked for approval from multiple outlets. KPHM42 for one, has been a big help in this effort to create, as my fellow plastic crack addict describes, a sort of "Knight in Shining Armor" effect. At first, I didn't even notice that's what it might turn out to look like, but now that I think on it, it seems like a very fitting "mod".



But first, some box shots and a peak at some of the plates.


nothing too fancy on this side of the box. A front view and a back view of the wing gundam, backpack attached. You'll also see opening vulcans around the neck, some inner frame work, and details in the wing units.




On the other side of the box is a few action poses you can pull off, including the pose on the boxart. Showing off some rub on decals you can put on there, and the feature of an opening cockpit and what's this? Yep. Display base, baby. Don't forget to look at the weapons. There's only 4 out-of-body weapons(2 excluding duplicates).

And here's the A plate. You'll notice that all of the blue pieces have been removed for spray painting. Some gundam marker has also been applied to the clear parts on the bottom there. The V antenna has also been clipped out so it could be gundam markered.




The green could have been on a little smoother, but I'm not gonna remove it just for that. The gold came out nicely though.




Here, you can clearly see the frame runners clearly labeled "Ver. Ka" Indicating that Bandai reused the frame of the original Ver.Ka kit and slapped on a new shell. Very sneaky.



Here's the two spray paints I've used so far on this kit, TS-17 "Gloss Aluminum
and White Surface Primer, both from the Tamiya Brand. (Primer is kinda like glue for paint. It helps the paint stick and prevents the paint from chipping over time.



My "Paint-damaged" D plate. It's actually supposed to be a dark blue.

PROTIP:
When spray painting multiple parts, it's best to tape them to parts of a tree, preferably where the plastic sticks out, and then go over the parts in a sweeping motion. I usually prop up the tree against a wall or cardboard, but if you're going to hold it, wear gloves.

Eventually, I'll have to go out and buy more spray paint, because I ran out of both primer and silver! And maybe I'll invest in some actual white spray paint. I have no idea, since it's Chinese New year, and I have no idea how much I might get.


P.S. I've played with my display again.
I've moved the other 2 models out into the living room, behind glass, where they won't collect dust(hopefully)