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<\/a><\/p>\nThe SD Zaku was actually the first Zaku I completed. I was going for something like the Zaku FZ color scheme from Gundam 0080 and chose a few Mr. Color colors to try and replicate the scheme. I think I used #70 (dark green) and #122 (RLM Light Green) – the light green came out kind of dark, so I mixed in some white and repainted it. In the end I think it was a pretty good color scheme, but not really a match for the 0080 color scheme I was aiming for. The Geara Doga build had a darker body armor color but otherwise it’s pretty similar.<\/p>\n
The HGUC Zaku #13 was based on the old HG Zaku’s color guide. I always felt the resulting model didn’t have quite enough contrast. The two armor tones are easy enough to see, but the contrast isn’t great enough to make the difference really stand out.<\/p>\n
With the 1:100 Zaku and the Scopedog I experimented with darker, more monotonic color schemes. I feel like this sort of scheme is a bit more realistic but maybe not what I want this time around. I want something a little more dramatic.<\/p>\n I looked at MSIA figures, HCM Pros, the Real Grade, various special release-versions of the HGUC Zaku, the old Real Type models, and the new Real Grade – at one point I even considered using the MS-X Skiure colors – but ultimately I decided I want to follow the color scheme of the green hi-mobility Zaku. This scheme is similar to one of the color schemes in the Real Type Zaku kit instructions: dark body armor and kind of a mustard or olive for the arms and legs. One of the things that kind of surprises me about my chosen color scheme is that it isn’t really green<\/em>. The body armor is green-black, like the Hi-Zack: so dark that it’s practically colorless… And the arms, legs, and head are yellow\/brown. But it still looks like the Zaku color scheme.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n