I just recieved 10 old "Non-Grade" ZZ series kits from one of my buddies on the hobby forums! The first one I decided to work on is the AMX-107 "Bawoo," Glemy Toto's personal mech from the series.
The parts are on four runners, all of only two different colors: neon orange and yellow. Given the age of the kits, the plastic is just a wee bit brittle...
The piece with the fuel tanks on it , which also supports the thrusters and wings, was only held to the kit by a tiny little peg, which unfortunately snapped very easily... D: With a bit of sanding and the addition of some polystyrene "support braces," it shouldn't be too hard to fix. ;)So now the only problem is the color of the plastic. For colors as bright as these, there is only one option:
Yep, the good-ol' trusty can of primer. I usually skip this step, since I usually just do small detail work and weathering, but for this I'll make an exception! Unfortunately, due to the way the parts are set up, the kit cannot be painted until it is fully assembled if you don't want the plastic scars to show, since it cannot be snapped together to remove parts and subassemblies for painting and the only parts that are actually removable on the finished kit are the arms and head... (the instructions actually advise painting the parts on the runners, which doesn't sound like such a bad idea at this point...).
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