maschinen krieger - Rainbow Egg/ Wave New Fireball- 4. Oil paint

After a go with different shades white, grey and umber. All very subtile.

maschinen krieger - Rainbow Egg/ Wave New Fireball- 3. Large Decals andpaint, top coat

4.The decal is form an 80's Skyhawk kit that I guess I built back when Miami Vice was on NBC on Friday nights. They scream Merc.
I put the larger decals on prior to completing painting. I do this so I can paint up to the edge of the decal for a rough look.

A few more passes with Gaia lacquers and then oil paints which will need time to dry.

 

maschinen krieger - Rainbow Egg/ Wave New Fireball- 2. paint, base coats.

Paint time.

1. Primed with Army Painters black and Gun metal.

2. Coat of mr colour Dark Iron

3. First coats of Gia Evo red primer and Gia Ma.K  anti- flash.

Looks like a white wash. I'm tempted to do a bit more and stop because this part, this look has always been my favorite. I wish I had the guts to stop here. 

maschinen krieger - Rainbow Egg/ Wave New Fireball- 1. the build

I love this suit variant and thankful Tomoyuki Kato at Rainbow Egg and Kow Yokoyama released the New Fire Ball earlier this year.

To learn how to order your own, see my post from earlier this year- http://jsan9.blogspot.com/2015/01/maschinen-krieger-rainbow-eggs-new.html?m=1

maschinen krieger - WAVE Gustav. Box Art Tribute.

I built this fellow for my buddy, Kirk Kirkland the owner of Collapse Industries when he took a dip  in the retail Ma.K pool. I copied the box art by Genzo Ihara. This was the first time I used lacquer paints. This build is still my favorite.

O is for Oskar in October!

Thanks to Kow and Wave, Ma.K nutters will get one of the most coveted kits and designs from the genre. I have a few Modelkasten kits which are cool- fun to build if you like building stuff. The box art was pretty awesome too. The new generation of kit promises to be genius and well worth the 68000¥ (approx. $70 usd).

Full details in Japanese and more pics- WAVE CORPORATION - OSKAR

Thank you Kow and Wave!

My Oskar the MaK Modelers Exhibition 2013 in Japan

For Struschie. Painting a Mel.

After priming and "texturing" with Tamiya putty mixed with Gaia Evo Ex-02 black and the edges and panels outlined with Mr Metal, I trace the areas with oil paint.

Then come a few coats of thinned Gaia lacquers right over the still wet oil paint. I paint
just short of an edge or panel line.

The lacquer coat dries fast while the oil is still wet under them. As the oil dries it will crack, pit or distress the dried lacquer surface. At this point or later if you prefer, pick at the lacquer covered oil spots with a toothpick to simulate chipping.