This is a model I built eight years ago, the first Gundam model I made as an adult in a long time.

I focused on achieving a sense of scale through weathering.

I remember being so obsessed with the Zaku head gacha at the time that it prompted me to build an HG model after a long break.

I wanted to create a cast-like effect, so I dabbed on melted putty with a sponge, then applied paint with a brush, and then weathered it.

I applied the melted putty carefully, making sure the bumps and grooves weren't too large, but also not so small that they would disappear, to maintain a sense of scale.

First HG weathering | ぽん酢ガ's Gunpla works