GM Sniper progress

Mid-weekend sneak peak...

The rifle primed. I'd say it looks a little more like a rifle now with the primer showing the entire thing in a single color.

Full weapons load

 Yeah, that's a lit beam saber....

For those curious about said lit beam saber:

How did you make the lit beam saber.

Is that one of the Bclub AM conversation kits for the head?

How did you get that paint camo, everytime I try the squares come out WAY to thick.

I cant wait to see more, I'm personally waiting for some cash to get a GM sniper MG, I have one of the rifles that looks like a bolt action, from mecha skunk, im gona do it up in a WWII us infantry color scheme

smeagol the vile wrote:

How did you make the lit beam saber.

The saber is an after market part from walter hobby

Is that one of the Bclub AM conversation kits for the head?

No, the sniper conversion is from akocreation.  It's a plastic conversion kit set.

How did you get that paint camo, everytime I try the squares come out WAY to thick.

I used very thin strips of masking tape (2mm, 1.5mm, and 6mm for large areas) and cut the tape into squares according to the size of the tape used.  Here are some progress pictures from the masking sessions:

That's looking good. I like the camo. Sometimes camo doesn't look good on a mech - it can obscure all the small details and shapes - but this looks real good.

 Thanks for posting it. I don't build many gundams, but I do enjoy watching others do so.

Little update covering the work over the weekend and the past few days.  On to decals we go: http://gamerabaenre.com/?p=922

The main parts of the kit are flat coated and work on the weapons continues...

A small amount of detail is added to the rear skirt mounted SMG with a magnet in the middle for attachment.

After the flat coat, pastels are applied to the surface then finally flat coated to complete the the main kit.  I still have another weeks worth of work to finish up the weapons, but the kit is coming along.