1/100 MBF-P02[F] Gundam Astray Red Frame "Stray Fenrir" Custom Paint Scheme

Image courtesy of Hobby Search.

We all know the 1/100 Gundam Astray Red Frame kit from the SEED MSV line. It was the thin line between the traditional 1/100 HG's (which this is not) and at-the-time MG's (Also, is not).

Image courtesy of Hobby Search.

Having great posability and the trademark Gerbera Straight made with a chrome blade, who didn't want this kit?
Well, it took me a while to stumble upon this kit. And when I did, I was in a very experimental phase in my Gunpla-ing. I decided to do a cross-over between the Astray RF and The EL Fenrir from the Square-Enix game Xenogears.

The result (In design from):

Lineart by Junichi Akutsu (BEE-CRAFT). Color by Dustin "OZKai" Wilkinson

After the color layout was decided, I got the paints necessary. Namely, a crap-load of Tamiya Paints! A hard lesson to learn... But their Gunmetal is by far the best gunmetal I've seen yet!

The FINAL result:

I am still very proud of the end-result of this scheme!


It took a LONG amount of time to finish because of Tamiya paint's different chemical make-up than my usual Testors (They're cheap and easy to find, shut up) paints.

I don't have the paints used for this anymore, aside from the clear colors. And I didn't paint very far inside the parts, so some of the red still shows on certain (most) angles.

Since I no longer have the paints to color match imperfections, I keep this kit in a fixed-pose, eliminating the possibility of paint-chipping and bad ass pose-ary. *sob*

The symbol on the shoulder is אָשֵׁר, the Hebrew for "Asher," which was the Anima Relic that aligned with Citan Uzuki, turning the gear Heimdal into the Fenrir. I had a whole project in mind for this crossover, but it fell through when I attempted to do both an MG Strike Freedom and MG Destiny in custom colors... MG's are much more sensitive to multiple layers of paint.
*full-on cry*


The gold on this was the first of many for me to use a gold paint (Now I use gold Gundam Markers) and a clear coat of yellow. It's a great look, and with the right base, you get a true metallic appearance!

This project may have a lot of faults, but I learned a lot about custom color painting! I hope to one day be able to replicate this on the MG Astray Red Frame... Though I have something in mind for that when the day comes...