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    * Mr Hobby snips    * Mr Hobby snips
  
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 +Also used Bandai waterslide decal kit **118**. It's for the GM Sniper II (RGM79SP) or GM Command unit (RGM79G), but many of the decals are applicable to the RGM79C as well. 
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 +In addition I had a third party, generic RGM79 waterslide kit as well, so I'm using a mix of decals from both. There's a better assortment of 'warning' and 'caution' decals in the third part kit.
 ==== Colours ==== ==== Colours ====
  
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    * Red armour base coat: primed in Vallejo desert tan surface primer, pre-shading in MIG Ammo gunship grey    * Red armour base coat: primed in Vallejo desert tan surface primer, pre-shading in MIG Ammo gunship grey
    * Inner frame base coat: primed in Badger Ultimate grey primer    * Inner frame base coat: primed in Badger Ultimate grey primer
-   * Inner frame top coat: MIG Ammo Duraluminum enamel, various Vallejo model air (gold, blue, red) for details and Tamiya black + brown panel line ink+   * Inner frame top coat: AK Interactive Duraluminum enamel, various Vallejo model air (gold, blue, red) for details and Tamiya black + brown panel line ink 
 +   * Hands: primed in Badger Ultimate grey, final colour MIG Ammo medium gunship grey
  
 ==== Thoughts ==== ==== Thoughts ====
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 +**Summer 2019:**
  
 An older Master Grade kit of the RGM79 GM 'Jim' good-guy grunt suit... that died by the bucket-full in the anime. This is the slightly enhanced 'Kai' version which has extra thrusters and different armament to the basic suit. An older Master Grade kit of the RGM79 GM 'Jim' good-guy grunt suit... that died by the bucket-full in the anime. This is the slightly enhanced 'Kai' version which has extra thrusters and different armament to the basic suit.
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 Only dry-built for now. It will have to come back apart to be painted. Only dry-built for now. It will have to come back apart to be painted.
  
-**Update January 2020:** Started painting the kit.+**Update January 20th 2020:** Started prepping the the kit for paint. 
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 +**Update January 25th 2020:** White parts primed, shaded and final colour applied. Red parts primed and shaded. 
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 +**Update January 28th 2020:** Painted parts now fully assembled. No clear coat applied yet, nor weathering or decals. 
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 +**Update April 27th 2020:** First clear coat applied, starting to apply waterslide decals. 
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 +**Update May 11th 2020:** Painted weapons.
 ==== Finished Images ==== ==== Finished Images ====
  
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 +Exterior parts panel lined:
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 +Shield:
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 +Assembling torso section:
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 +Upper body mostly assembled:
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 +Fully assembled (minus the two chest vents and accessories/gun/etc), but no top coat, weathering or decals applied:
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 +Starting to apply waterslide decals after an initial gloss clear coat:
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 +Painted weapons (combination of AK Interactive Gunmetal, Duraluminium and White Aluminium for both the long rifle and the short beam spray gun), but no decals/weathing applied to them yet:
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