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Primed.  

You can see where priming helps bring out anything you've missed.  All of the crimes are visible when placed under a raking light.  Note the layering pattern (from printing) on her arm, breast, and cheek that was missed during the initial sanding.  

In this instance I'm using Tamiya, Fine, Light Gray from a rattle can.  It's a little on the expensive side ($13US for a 6oz / 180ml can), but it's designed for ABS and styrene plastics, and thin enough so that you don't lose any detail.  Added bonus...you don't have to break out, use, and clean your airbrush.  A few light dustings and you're done.

I'm beginning to suspect that this was originally designed to be a thighs-up statue to be printed at 1/10 scale or larger -or- the legs were supposed to be separate parts from the torso.  Although less pronounced now, you can definitely see the mid-thigh cut-off point during the first filling and sanding.

Oh, did I mention that I've already broken that (insert string of expletives here) base twice.  Yeah, no...make that three times.  And...great, just great....  I just noticed that one of the jewels on her crown is missing too.  Good luck finding that in the carpet. *rolls eyes*

After a little more sanding and another very light primer coat the layering pattern is barely visible, the second coat acting as a filler for the very minor blemishes and pock marks.  At this scale, after painting, any artifacts from printing shouldn't be noticeable.


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