Hi everyone. I got this figure over a year ago and started working on her. Cheap recast purchased from Ebay (beware Ebay recasts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). The hair, HORRID mass of holes and pinholes. Legs badly mismatched in the molds, arms and wrists were separate at mid bicep and at wrist( three of four joints fixed , a sporty Ipod strap will hide the arm seam when I put her arm on). I basecoated the hair True Blue before I lay on the shadows and highlights. The hips came apart at the Gstring, and I had to mix milliput to get a positive lock between the leg and groin.
So, after a year, three complete repaints, fifteen revolutions of prime/sand/prime/sand/fill pinholes/prime/sand/paint/sand/prime/paint I finally got to this point. I'm SO happy to be almost done with her!!! Paint used is MM enamels with Tamiya chromesilver for the bikini, eyes were done in wargaming acrylics. The tattoo is from Archer Fine Transfer. I still need to cut down the wooden base she will be on for her beach.
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David
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