This was one of my original mechs, circa 1996.

I assembled the mini and then primed it. I then coated it "blood red" or something similiar. I added the black stripes as part of the tiger stripe theme. It was pretty simple, but I liked it. I recently added the decals and then filled the base in with sand grains. When all was set, I applied a coat of matte finish to protect and seal it.