I decided to try and copy as best I could the metallic look of a lot of the art work that you see for this particular version. I'm liking where it's going.
The piece was cast as all one piece except the two arms were separate, but based on the location of the joint(s), I had to completely assemble the figure, prior to beginning any paint application, so now I've got some challenging masking coming up to add the gold metallic portions to the costume, as the gold requires first black, then chrome, then gold, and finally more clear.
Just a few in progress pictures showing the chrome application, then the gold over top of the chrome, the body after chrome and candy red, and finally a test fit of one leg, just to look at the contrast between the red and gold, and finally a quick test fit of the body with three legs on the base.
I should be more careful with my picture taking...there's always an embarrassing amount of in-progress stuff in the background.
