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Completed SD BB MSN-04 Sazabi

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Here's my completed SD BB Sazabi. I ended up repainting the beam tomahawk because, after rewatching Char's Counterattack, I realized that I had painted it too green when the beam looked closer to yellow on screen. Damned OCD. Best buddies. Note the greener paintjob on the beam effect here.

SD BB MSN-04 Sazabi Building and Painting

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I know it's been a while. But let's pretend like the most recent post was just yesterday. Assembly I had been meaning to try painting a candy finish for a while already, and what better kit do that on than the Sazabi. But because I didn't want to mess up my RG just yet, I thought to practice on the SD version first. This SD kit was surprisingly detailed, and even came in two shades of red. But as with most SDs, this had seamlines on the head, knees/shins, and the rifle that needed to be removed. Not too bad, actually. I modified the head to make the face plate removable. Same with the gray parts on the knees. I just didn't take a lot of photos of the process, unfortunately. Oh, and I also used a half-round pearl piece for the monoeye intead of a sticker. Painting For painting, I started with the effect parts. This was my first time trying out fluorescent paints and trying to paint a gradient. I was pretty happy with the results, but the yellow-to-neon green gradient tha