Introduction:The concept for this MG Ball changed a bit over time. A few names I used will give you a bit of insight into some of these ideas “Royal Ball, Goldie Bollocks, Golden Boy”. You get the idea. In the end, I opted for treating this Ball’s paint scheme more like a trophy.Kit Talk:The Ball is one of the best (if not THE best) Master Grade model kits currently available. But, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t things that need to be fixed. For some reason, my print of this kit seemed to have some mold alignment problems. There are a few areas on the single-piece cylindrical parts where the panel lines don’t entirely match up. Hopefully, this doesn’t show up on any of your prints of this model. The arm parts that are closest to the main body have a seam running down the length of the part. I found that it’s easiest to complete the fusing of these parts while the metal and rubber components are already in place and masking everything before painting. The nice thing about the rubber components is that paint doesn’t want to stick to them. And if any does end up on these parts you can just mush the rubber around until the overspray flakes off.Color Guide:I base coated all of the metallic parts with gloss black. It’s important to ensure that the primer and black paint is completely free of contaminates. Any errant hairs, dust or other imperfections will be amplified once they’ve been painted with the glossy metallic colors. The gold parts were panel lined with brown panel lining wash and the gray parts were lined with a black wash. The non-metallic parts were painted with a flat coat, all of the metallic parts were left raw. All colors are from Gaianotes unless otherwise mentioned.Main Body:Pearlescent Gold MainBody Details 1: SilverMain Body Details 3: Neutral Gray 5Inner frame 1 & Cockpit: Neutral Gray 4Inner frame 2: Gun MetalCockpit Glass & sensors: Clear RedStand: Flat BlackPilot: Starbright brassPilot details 1: Vallejo redPilot details 2: Vallejo BlackPhotos: