Ultraman Ginga Victory

So, Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory combine to form Ultraman Ginga Victory.  Not the most original of names, but the design is definitely unique. Pictured are the spark doll and Ultra Change versions of the character.  The spark doll looks more accurate, but the Ultra Change has more articulation.

What's funny is that my two favorite elements of Ultraman Ginga Victory weren't painted on either of the figures: the silver lining on his collar and red lightning designs on the feet. The silver I used isn't as bright as that used by Bandai, but I'm happy with the results.

Painting the crystals on the spark doll's face was not fun. You can see what the spark doll originally looked like here.

Ultraman Victory

Ultraman Victory is certainly one of the more unique designs for an Ultraman in recent years.  With the unusual color scheme and overall V design, it took awhile for me to warm up to. I did eventually get two figures of Victory: the spark doll and the Ultra Change figure. (The Ultra Change figure was bought on my trip to Japan.) There are at least 3 different figures made of Victory and all of them are missing paint apps of some kind.

Now, both of these figures needed quite of bit of touch ups in the paint department, especially the spark doll. You can see the original figure here. I was actually impressed with the Ultra Change version but went ahead and painted the back and other missing paint apps.

The spark doll was one of my first major painting projects after the Luna Mode Ultraman Cosmos figure. It could have been better, with the experience I have now, but it turned out pretty good. Also, painted light colors over black is not fun.