Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode (Lighting Model ver. TWC))

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HANGAR PRODUCTION

PAINT RECIPE10 ZONES / 10 PAINTS

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1. 01White armor
   • Mr. Color GX GX1Cool White
2. 02Panel-edge shading
   • Mr. Color GX GX2Ueno Black

   shaded method: edges airbrushed in black

3. 03V-fin
   • Mr. Color Super Metallic SM207Super Rich Gold
4. 04Blue sections
   • Mr. Color Gundam Color UG19RX-78 Blue (Anime Ver.)
5. 05Joints
   • Mr. Color GX GX210GX Blue Gold

   with photo-etch parts

6. 06Internal skeleton
   • Mr. Color GX GX2Ueno Black
7. 07Behind-knee redREAR
   • Mr. Color C68Red Madder
8. 08Thrusters (external)REAR
   • Mr. Color GX GX214GX Metal Ice Silver
9. 09Thrusters (internal)REAR
   • Mr. Color Gundam Color UG21RX-78 Yellow (Anime Ver.)
10. 10Base flooring
    • Static grassspring green

    static grass over the display base

11. 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

This RG Unicorn Gundam (Destroy Mode, Lighting Model ver. TWC) came home from a Japan trip: a limited lighting version that glows in a green/red pattern from batteries hidden in the display base. The runners make it obvious the kit shares molds with other Unicorn releases (a pile of unused spare parts came along for the ride). The white armor is GX1 Cool White with every panel edge airbrushed in black for the shaded, high-contrast finish; the v-fin is Super Rich Gold, the thrusters split Metal Ice Silver outside and anime yellow inside, and the markings are aftermarket waterslide decals.

Two firsts on this build: photo-etch parts (dressing the GX Blue Gold joints), and masked paint separation on single parts; every earlier build got its color breaks from the kit's own part separation. And rather than leave the stock base flat black, it was finished with spring-green static grass laid down with an applicator; the contrast experiment stuck. A panel-line wash between the gloss and flat Super Clear III coats closes it out. The before/after above shows the stock kit next to the hangar finish, and the zone-by-zone paint recipe is below.