Sometimes after staring at something for so long it can be hard to tell if it is going well or badly.  The only solution I've come up with is to push on.

Minmei's eyes, suit, and shoes have been blocked in.  It's helping to place things in perspective/context.  I think the blue paint for the suit applied beautifully.  Nary a brush mark.

There may have been some technical difficulties during the interim photo shoot.

...Beter check the artificial gravity setting!  

Looks good! It's amazing sometimes how blocking in the hair and clothes can bring the figure alive. 

I'll have Lt. Hayes check with gravitics control.

Progress share.

Still have eyes to complete and want to take the hair from the high gloss to satin.

Thinking the skin should be more matte as well.

Like the skin tone better than before.

She's lookin' great!!!

Maybe I'm weird but I like a little gloss to skin, somehow it just looks more healthy to me.

Personally I think all she needs is the eyes done and you're done!

After adding in the eyes and a little blush to her shoulders, shins, and cheeks I have to agree with Gamera that a little gloss looks "right".

I think I've taken this as far as my skills allow.  Pretty happy for my first figure.  Still have lots to learn when it comes to painting skin. 

Thank you Tanker-Builder for your step-by-step!  It was the basis for all my work.  Any defficiencies are due to my novice abilities.

Enjoyed the challenge of painting this.  Looking forward to trying my hand in the GB that Dodgy setup. 

Oh, and painting eyes is frustrating at best.

Group photo

Yeah But! Putzenwerfer, I didn't read afore I posted, Carry on!

    Ya did it. See, ya gotta jump off the pier ta swim. Looks very nice. Can I make only one comment, I  am not criticising your work either! This is an add. Take a very soft rag with some clear flat and wipe over the skin areas to diffuse the shine a little. Oh, and while your at it give yerself a back pat! The eyes look alright to me for a first timer, Ya shoulda seen my first one!

PhoenixG, have you seen the Plamax Minmay, based on the last scene from the Macross movie?  It might make a nice companion to your TV version.

WOW!!! Looks awesome to me! 

Amazing for your first figure! 

My first ten-fifty figures looked like rejects from 'White Zombie'...... 

Thanks TB!

You're right about that first step.  You gotta being willing to risk failure to attain success.

The comment/suggestion/observation is appreciated.  To be honest I seriously considered hitting it with a diluted matte.  I called it done because I felt I was at the point where the urge to do just one more thing turns into a seemingly never ending line of fixing fixes.  I've ignored that warning from my Spider Sense in the past and regretted it. 

Feedback, opinions, suggestions, and recommendations are always welcome!  Anything can help the next one turn out better!

Real G

PhoenixG, have you seen the Plamax Minmay, based on the last scene from the Macross movie?  It might make a nice companion to your TV version.

 

Hi RealG, I had not seen the Plamax Minmay.  I would agree that they would compliment it nicely. 

Something to consider. 

At some point I need to make a base for my figure.

Gamera

WOW!!! Looks awesome to me! Amazing for your first figure!

Thanks Gamera, much appreciated!

Gamera

My first ten-fifty figures looked like rejects from 'White Zombie'......

ROFL!  A picture that was truly worth a thousand words.

Listen:

 Just do more Please!

PhoenixG

 

 

Real G

PhoenixG, have you seen the Plamax Minmay, based on the last scene from the Macross movie?  It might make a nice companion to your TV version.

 

 

 

 

Hi RealG, I had not seen the Plamax Minmay.  I would agree that they would compliment it nicely. 

Something to consider. 

At some point I need to make a base for my figure.

 

 

 

Ohhhhhhhh, those look cool!!!!

Tanker-Builder

Listen:

 Just do more Please!

 

Absolutely!

She has three friends waiting to join her!

They're all part of the same series and I'm trying to align them with their characters as depicted.

Pleny of opportunity to try new things with them.

Hmmmm;

 All I can say is-Go For It! I will be Following!

Ohhhh those are cool, looking forward to seeing them painted!

I wasn't aware that the Miria figure came in her pilot suit.  Sweet!

I would LOVE it if Plamax did movie versions of Miria, Max, Fokker, Breetai, and Gamjin.