I speak often about quitting acrylic paints, and finally I decided to revisit the kit (or at least the base kit) that finally made me move on to lacquers. I built the PBandai Astray Noir in 2018, back then I used to use spray cans for the inner frame for the increased durability but there was no such metallic purple colour in the Tamiya spray can range. I ended up doing a candy coat on the internals which absolutely got scratched to hell when I went to pose it.
Two and a bit years later the release of the Flight Unit made me decide to try my hand again, and it’s a good opportunity for me to practice painting red, my least favourite colour.
Painting
Using the same concept as my previous Astray Noir build, the frame is painted using 2 different metallic tones, and a matte red for some parts. This is to provide some contrast to the frame and prevent all the parts from blending into each other.
White – Mr Color 306 Grey FS (100%) base coat, Mr Color GX White used to create highlight effect
Black – Mr Color GX Ueno Black base coat, added Propeller Color + white for highlights
Dark Grey – Gaianotes Neutral Grey V base coat, followed by Neutral Grey III for highlight
Frame Red 1 – Mr Color GX Metal Red, followed by Mr Color Clear Red
Frame Red 2 – Mr Color GX Metal Red
Frame Red Matte – Tamiya Red Oxide primer, Starter White technique (using a very light orange), coat of Shine Red + Red Madder, followed by light coat of clear red
Gold – Gaianotes EX Black base coat, followed by Starbright Gold
