Note that the other shoulder was not as prominent, but still needed a little touch-up. I often use the macro setting on my Nikon D2H's 28-105 lens as a back-check to discover any imperfections. I always model with an Optivisor, but even then I can't see every single flaw. I noticed that when I did closeup photography of my finished kits I was always discovering gotchas, so I now use it to find 'em before I paint 'em!

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I really took my time and made sure to be really careful around the gun, as it is very delicate and I didn't wan to muck it up. Can you see where the guide coat showed areas tha still needed some attention along the barrel of the weapon?

Her lovely face. Note the gorgeous sculpting here.

Again, I had to be really careful in and around her ears and neck. There appears to ba a spot I missed on her neck. We'll hit it with primer and see if it still shows. Better to take our time than rush it and mess it up!

Hair is always a pain in the a** to clean up. It is boring and tedious, but I cannot tell you how many "finished" kits i've seen with sloppy cleanup on the hair. It is often the most tedious cleanup there is, but if you want to do well on the tables, you canNOT overlook it. I promise you, the judges WILL notice.

After doing a test fit to make sure everything is still where I want it, I found a couple of tiny flaws. Here you can see that the hair/headband area still needs some attention.

After making a few minor tweaks, I laid down a couple of light coats of Tamiya Fine White primer. I often use this intermediate step if I I really want the colors to pop. Also, for this build I wanted to use pearl powders to enhance the paint on her jumper, boots, and hair, I base coated everything with white primer. You could also use paint, but the Tamiya primer has a much finer grain.

And here is a minor step under the shoulder of her jumper. Even though I got most of the surface stuff, this fit check showed me that I needed to give the underside of the join - which one would normally assume would be hidden - some love. Gotta fix this kinda stuff!

Note that the other shoulder was not as prominent, but still needed a little touch-up. I often use the macro setting on my Nikon D2H's 28-105 lens as a back-check to discover any imperfections. I always model with an Optivisor, but even then I can't see every single flaw. I noticed that when I did closeup photography of my finished kits I was always discovering gotchas, so I now use it to find 'em before I paint 'em!

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