It looks cool enough even without painting, so I didn't ink it, but instead painted the verniers and pipes.
This was my first time building a plated plastic model, and it was difficult to process the gates so the plating wouldn't peel off.
I finished it off with a lot of effort by sticking water transfer stickers, but they kept peeling off every time I moved it around in a pose...
It was a lot of work, but I'm happy with how shiny and cool it looks

RG Sazabi Special Coating | R's Gunpla works