HG 144 OZ-06MS Leo - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing [WIP: A look at painted and panel-lined parts/sub-assemblies & Video of the assembly process]

 Before the final assembly process begins, I'll usually upload some closeup shots of the painted parts and sub-assemblies. It's no different for the Bandai High Grade (HG) 1/144 scale OZ-06MS Leo mass produced mobile suit from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime series.

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Parts/sub-assemblies painted and panel-lined with lacquer and enamel paints respectively

 As for the assembly itself I'll put up a link to a video of the process below, so scroll all the way down if that's what you prefer. Meanwhile, below are closeups of the myriad of tiny parts as well as larger sub-assemblies that had been painted and panel-lined using lacquer and enamel paints respectively.

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Right Arm/Hand

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Head & Upper Torso

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Left Arm/Hand

 To recap: the Leo's primary color was painted using semigloss Mr.Color #320 Dark Green. For its secondary color a mixture of semigloss Mr.Color #43 Wood Brown, semigloss #15 IJN Green, and glossy #1 White was used to create a brownish olive green hue. The primary color covers almost all the Leo's armor pieces, while the secondary color is focused on sections of its feet, knees, shoulders, and wrists. One other non-metallic color i.e. reds on the sides of the Leo's head, used a combination of glossy Mr.Color lacquer paints like #79 Shine Red, #3 Red, and GX4 Chiara Yellow to achieve a vermilion-like hue. Lastly, the metallic sections were airbrushed with Mr.Color SM203 Super Iron 2.

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Right Leg/Foot

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Lower Torso & Waist

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Left Leg/Foot

 Apart from the mobile suit itself, other parts were also painted and panel-lined, specifically the Leo's shield and weapons (see below). The only thing unpainted are the clear red beam saber blades, both of which remain in their original colors. Even the beam saber handles had panel-lining done on them.

OZ-06MS Leo Work-in-Progress: Painted parts and sub-assemblies of the Shield and Weapons

 As promised earlier in this blog post, below is the YouTube video in which I had recorded the entire assembly process for the HG 1/144 scale OZ-06MS Leo. If you liked the video, please do subscribe to my YouTube Channel i.e. FourEyedMonster Miniatures for similar content. 

 By the next update, I should be able to post photos of a completed grunt mobile suit from the Gundam Wing universe. Well, that's all for now regarding my latest High Grade Gunpla project. Hope to see you soon in my next blog update, but until then ... be well and be happy.