Strike Freedom Construction - Day 2

Not too much progress on day 2, only the head is completed. I mentioned in the last post that it's difficult to sand the small parts, and the head certainly took some patience and dexterity to get it sanded.

Speaking of small parts, master grade kits usually have an internal skeleton which is made up quite a number of small parts, and more importantly, there are a lot of nooks and crannies making it quite impossible to sand. Luckily, the skeleton would be covered by the outer armour so here's where I got a bit lazy and decided not to sand it.

Actually, for this particular kit it makes sense not to sand the internal skeleton since the Strike Freedom is supposed to have gold joints. The parts for the internal skeleton is molded in this "dirty" gold colour that probably wouldn't stand up well to sanding. Instead, sanding the parts other than the skeleton helps to enhance its shinny look. So it would seem that the no paint technique is well suited for this kit.