TT Hongli HG 1/144 Throne Drei

TT Hongli HG 1/144 Throne Drei - WIP 02

Alrightyroo! After a long week, finally it's time to finish this dude.

No problem assembling the arms

Snapping it to the finished body. Again, notice the orb is masked for protection from flat top coating later

Detailed the fins a bit

Legs too was a breeze so moving on here...

Skirts have no problems. Assembling swiftly now :)

My laughable attempts at hand painting. Learned that thinner is essential to prevent brush strokes. Patience is the key. Enamel paints painstakingly dries pretty long (around 30mins to an hour). After the first coat, let it sit and do 3 more.

1st coat

2nd coat - notice there are still hollow areas so wait for it to dry and do another 2.

..and the results are worth it. For me anyways.

Drei's shield. Almost done and STILL NO ASSEMBLY CURES! Yay! :)

Another shield

Detailed the feet. Hand painted the black and used a Gold GM for the outline.

Backpack looks good

With his Epyon-ish wings

Clips snugly on the back. No gluing done here :)

His mini gun looks wicked. Too bad it's his only weapon

Stay tuned for the review of this kit!

Assembling Throne Drei was fun! TT Hongli made a kit again with no fitting issues. I love that because you get your money's worth when purchasing this stuff. Cheers!

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