I painted the (disassembled) mini with a coat of grey primer and then several heavy coats of a "pure orange" base. Then most of the larger sections of the mini was painted with black. To give it a slight contrast, I did the same thing to the right side of the mini, but in "icy white". Then the faceplate was painted silver with the surroundings done in black. I then assembled it, applied some water slide decals and attached it to the base. The base was filled in with sand grains and bushes. When all was set, I applied a coat of glaze to protect and seal it.

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