For this kit I wanted to begin to learn how to scribe. I decided on using the HG Zeta Revive as a base because I had previously seen some “detail-up” versions of the Zeta, and i wanted to emulate that. Since it was my first time scribing, I wanted to keep it simple.

Planning

To start, the wave rider for this kit looks very nice. I personally prefer the MG 2.0’s wave rider, but the HG’s is very animation accurate. I found a pretty good lineart for the Zeta on google that I could use to plan out some of my panel lines.

Scribing and Sanding

Here I tried to follow the plan that I had made, but I had over-estimated by ability to scribe. I ended up toning down the amount of scribing I had to do.

Painting

Painting is always fun. On my previous build, the MG Spiegel, I experimented with a blue undercoat for the shading on the whites, and a black base coat for everything else. The blue base gives the white a much colder tone, which I love!

The navy blue I used on the wings is the exact same, custom-mixed blue I used for the body of the MG Spiegel. And instead of preshading on this colour, I used highlighting instead, to make the shades stand out more since it was a darker colour.

Decals and Top-coat

The decals that I used for this kit was the Gundam Decal 108 - Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam/Gundam ZZ Multiuse 1 set from Bandai. Before decalling and panel-lining I laid down a coat of Gaianotes EX-03 Ex-Clear. After decalling and panel-lining, I used EX-04 Ex-Flat Clear

Final Images

I feel this kit turned out very well, one of my best paint jobs yet. I’ve still got a long way to go.

Colours

• V-Fin Yellow: Gaianotes Sunshine Yellow (with white undercoat)
• Yellow: Gaianotes Sunshine Yellow (with orange undercoat)
• White: Gaianotes Neutral Gray 1 (Tamiya Royal Blue undercoat)
• Navy Blue: Gaianotes Ultra Blue + Black (20:3 ratio)
• MS Blue: Gaianotes Cobalt Blue
• HyperMega Launcher Blue: Gaianotes Ultra Blue
• Red: Mr Hobby Red Madder
• Frame: Gaianotes Star Bright Iron, Star Bright Silver
• Eyes: Gaianotes Star Bright Silver -> Gaianote Flourescent Green
• Cameras: Gaianotes Star Bright Silver ->Tamiya Clear Blue