Your Kitty Goes Anime [Main Koon by Chilmiru]

Hello, kitties!

I want to share the process and result of building Chilmiru's kitty with you.

This kit is my first original, bought directly from the artist. It wasn't without complications, though—when it turned out I couldn't pay by card transfer (because why would we need PayPal, right?), I had to make a bank transfer. The money reached the recipient something like seven or ten business days later, which made me nervous (and probably the sculptor too); I'd already grown used to practically instant payments on the internet :')

The kitty was packaged very sweetly and is fairly petite, around 1/9 scale or a little smaller. And Chilmiru is an amazingly polite and patient person.

With this kit I decided to try using magnets as connectors, supports, and guides. The idea turned out to be a good one, especially for tiny details like the bows on her panties, but heavy hairy heads still need sturdy pins.

I also had a certain new jar arrive that I simply had to try :) Gaia primer—not bad, but I still prefer Mr. Base White 1000 or even 1500.

And on this kit I tried out the new airbrush my caring husband gave me to straighten out my crooked hands (haha).

I started with the little sofa, which painted up quickly, easily, and beautifully (and I still consider it the best part not only of the entire kit, but of absolutely everything I've made so far))).

Next came the skin and hair. I decided my kitty would be chocolate-colored :3

Next—the "clothes," where I reveled in the colors from Mr. Crystal Color. In person, parts painted with them look absolutely mind-blowing, although that adjective sounds a little strange when applied to paint

Choosing a subtle shade of shimmer for the hair (you can barely see it in the finished result; I should have been bolder and sprayed more, but I was afraid of ruining it).

Sparkly bottom.

My favorite part—the eyes.

The head (it sneaks).

And... then began a month-long wait for GX114, which I wanted to use for the final coat so it wouldn't frost the hair. But it turned out this varnish does something more—the surface it covers makes you want to touch it, and touch it, and touch it!

And at last I can assemble her :3

Finished! It probably wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this my best work in all the time I've been doing this... I think this is my tenth kit, if not more :)

Let's peek under the cat's tail.

And just a little closer.

The kitty looks like a little pearl on the shelf :3

A preview of what's coming soon—an enormous Mai whom I adore dearly has arrived, caught by chance on Mandarake, and I'm eagerly waiting until I can finally summon the strength to start working on her

Thank you all for your attention!