I never expected an SD to be that difficult to fix. Took me about 2 whole months to fix it, and the painting part was... tough. And, never would anyone expect such a small kit to have so much to customise!!! (for further info, please read on...):

 

1. Head

Looks simple. To the hell with that sentence. The antennae and head gear had chrome plating on it, so it had to be removed before painting can be commenced. A lot of areas have also been sharpened, so was the face b=plate. For the side of the head, a small customization was done to make the panel line more 'natural'.

2. Arms

Shoulder pads had been sharpened at the 'fang' areas, and seam lines have been cemented and removed properly. A small minor detail was added and additional panel lining done on the inner side. The inner part of the shoulder pad has been puttied to cover all the holes available.

 

For the forearm, the back of it had to be covered up as there were 2 humongous holes (if you don't believe it, get 1 Sangokuden SD kit and check it out), and so was the joint area. I used plastic sheets to cover those areas and used putty to even any areas. The left hand also had to be covered as there is also a huge portion uncovered. The covering was done with the same method.

 

3. Body

Not much changes, except that the armor was sharpened at the edges.

 

4. Lower Torso

Legs also had another cursed problem with the holes (same commentary as the arms), so I had to use residual plastic pieces and putty to cover them up. The pointed armor on the feet had been sharpened also.

 

5. Skirt Armor

All available areas of the skirt armor have been sharpened, especially the 'fang' areas.

 

6. Weapons

As usual, any area that can be sharpened, has been sharpened. The Dragon Treasure has been kept as its original self and only painted the parts which was removed from the sprue

 

Below are the paint I have used for this kit:

 

Tamiya

 

1. Gloss Red

 

2. GlossWhite

 

3. Light Grey

 

4. Gold Leaf

 

5. Chrome Silver

 

6. Gloss Black

 

7. Flat Base for mixing

 

Tamiya Basic Putty was used for the covering of seam lines and a Water Based Gundam Marker for the panel lines. The flat red was done with Gloss Red mixed with Flat Base

 

One final comment: If you are extremely good at masking and painting, go ahead and do any SD you wish to do.