RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0

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HANGAR PRODUCTION

PAINT RECIPE08 ZONES / 09 PAINTS

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1. 01Blue armor
   • Mr. Color Gundam Color UG19RX-78 Blue (Anime Ver.)
2. 02Red armor
   • Mr. Color Gundam Color UG20RX-78 Red (Anime Ver.)
3. 03Yellow details
   • Mr. Color C58Orange Yellow
4. 04White armor
   • Mr. Color GX GX1Cool White
5. 05Grey details
   • Mr. Color C306Gray FS36270
6. 06Inner frame
   • Mr. Color GX GX2Ueno Black (gloss base)
   • Mr. Color Super Metallic SM203Super Iron

   SM203 sprayed over the GX2 gloss black base

7. 07Beam rifle & backpackREAR
   • Mr. Color C305Gray FS36118
8. 08Thruster bells (outer)REAR
   • Mr. Color GX GX214GX Metal Ice Silver

9. Finishing

   • Primer

     • Mr. HobbyMr. Surfacer 1000

   • Panel line

     • TamiyaPanel Line Accent Color (Black)

   • Topcoat

     • Mr. Color GX GX112Super Clear III (gloss)
     • Mr. Color GX GX114Super Clear III Flat

     gloss coat first, flat to finish

The RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 was the first build through the hangar, and the first kit in over fifteen years after a childhood of straight builds. It was the first proper pass at the full workflow: nub sanding, Mr. Surfacer 1000 primer, airbrushed color, panel lining, and a flat coat. The armor went down in the anime scheme (Mr. Color Gundam Color UG19 blue and UG20 red with GX1 Cool White), the inner frame in Super Iron over a gloss black base, and the thruster bells in Metal Ice Silver. Markings are aftermarket waterslide decals rather than the kit's stickers. The results set a high bar for a first build back; it still edges out the build that followed it.

The finishing order here became the house rule: gloss coat, then panel line, then flat coat. Panel liner bleeds into flat or porous paint and is harder to clean up, so the gloss goes down first; it gets skipped only when the paint itself already dries smooth, like most metallics. The before/after above shows the distance from the out-of-box kit; the full paint recipe is mapped zone by zone below.