The Miss Daicon figure kit! Woo!

I got this kit for Christmas, and I had ambitious plans for it. It had to wait until I was done with an Ohio class submarine model for a friend, and even then I finished translating some manga, then Anime North happened, I got a figure kit there this year...

Anywho, I worked a little on this while working on another one, but I didn't keep as detailed a record as I did for my other ones. What I did record on video is a little of it presented here. ^_^

Early work on the kit as I was trying to get her right elbow properly puttied and sanded so it looked smooth. A good sanding job is one you can't see under paint.

Applying paint to test the sanding to see if I can see it. I think I did and redid the elbow. This part was a pain to paint.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy painting this part. ^_^ Metallic Garnet Red was used and I tried to apply enough coats so that light shining through from inside the piece wasn't visible.

Working on the shoulders

My copy of the kit had a nasty looking air bubble on her chin. I sanded it once and it went flat, but it needed to be round. I tested the look with paint, removed it and tried again. And again...

Starting to test the sanding on the shoulders

Before and after shots of the upper body getting paint, then getting the hair and other details with some color. ^_^

The mistake I made with the legs is using Opaque Black instead of Tinting black mixed in with Clear Coat. The legs did get a good layering of the skin tone paint I was using before the tinted clear coat went on. But I goofed and didn't realize it until I was done.

The last things I painted for this kit are the ears and the eyes, in that order. I don't like these, wish they were more like the real thing. I considered making my own.. oh well. I also considered getting real shiny fabric and covering parts of the kit with that instead of painting it. I guess I got lazy and really wanted to complete this kit this year.

Here one leg has been filled with white playbox sand, sealed in with some filler putty. The other leg has a bit of wire running up and into the upper body for support. They've been superglued to the main torso. The fluffy tail has been attached as well. ^_^

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