Bunny Toki Wip4

This is a continuation of the previous Bunny Toki article.
You can check out the previous post

https://www.patreon.com/posts/bunny-toki-wip3-130774986

I finally finished working on the hair...
In the end, it took a ridiculous amount of time to get it looking clean, but I guess that’s just how it goes.
That said, thanks to all that effort (if I can put it that way), I ended up preparing a great tool for surface finishing—
which should help improve work efficiency even more in the next build.

Hair Finishing Finally Nearing the End (Including Thoughts on the WAVE Diamond File)

And with that, here’s the next part of the Bunny Toki build.

┃Finally putting an end to the long hair sanding

After a long stretch of sanding that hair, I’ve finally reached a point where things are coming together.

No matter how confident you are that you’ve done a good job, when you spray on the color surfacer, you end up finding spots you missed sanding or new scratches—that’s just the fate of dealing with long hair.
It’s unavoidable. You either choose to ignore what you see or accept it and fix whatever you’ve found. There’s no other choice.

Continuing from the previous sanding, I came across these kinds of spots again…

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face...?

haha, Okay I filled those spots in—no question.

Here’s how the recent sanding work looked.

Since sanding the grooves with my current tools was still tough, I bought a WAVE diamond file.
I know it feels a bit late, but I remembered seeing it featured in a video by Aslan (formerly Masked Modeler).

How to Build Garage Kits [Surface Finishing] Explained by a Production Service! [Jeanne Alter]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTEDi5_1IqI

The file is a rough 140 grit, so I was a bit hesitant, but I decided to give it a shot—and it turned out to be surprisingly easy to use.

If you watch the video I uploaded recently on X (Twitter), you’ll see it fits perfectly into the hair grooves!
Especially the triangular (bent tip) file is amazing for sanding triangular grooves.
It made me wonder what all my previous struggles were about because sanding went so smoothly this time.

Of course, the hair isn’t just made up of triangular grooves—there are plenty of places with semi-circular grooves too, so the round and ring-shaped files definitely have their uses.

To make matters worse, a follower told me, “Actually, once they sell out, it can take years to restock,” and then added, “Each type really does have its own place.”

That pushed me over the edge, and I ended up buying the entire set... Oh, is this what they call FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)? Yeah, nobody likes losing opportunities... FOMOoo...

I’ve added it to my Amazon page for surface finishing tools, so if you’re interested, feel free to check out my thoughts there.

At first, I was a bit hesitant because of the grit number, but after actually using it, it wasn’t as coarse as I expected—it felt more like around 300 grit.

When using it, you can control the effective grit by adjusting the pressure you apply to the sanding surface. If you want rough sanding, press a bit harder; if you just want to smooth the surface, move it lightly without much pressure.

What is this tool... it’s amazing... The last time I bought a full set like this was for sculpting knives.

I’m sure there are still plenty of productivity tools I haven’t tried yet.

Once the sanding is finished, I’ll be applying the color surfacer again. I just can’t quit mixing paint directly into surfacer white to make a color surfacer — it’s way too efficient for my workflow.

There were still quite a few scratches left on the bangs, but I worked hard to fill and sand them down.

┃Mesh Color Painted with Enamel

The blue mesh color is painted using enamel paint with an airbrush.
First, I apply Gaia’s Pure Cyan, then around the center area, I paint a mix of cyan with white and fluorescent green.

Then, I remove the masking tape and clean up the edges with Finish Master.
No matter how carefully you mask, the edges tend to get messy, so all you can do is work hard to clean them up.

If you can create a gradient like this, that’s good enough. Once it’s done to this level, I’ll protect it with lacquer clear.

┃Braided Mesh Painted with a Brush

The braided mesh is painted by hand with a brush. Masking? There’s no way I can do that—haha!

First, I roughly paint the area.

Afterwards, I use a pointed “Tsun tsun S” brush and Finish Master to clean up the edges of the lines.
It’s a subtle task, but it takes a lot of time, so you need to stay focused.
The color I’m using is the same as before—Gaia’s Pure Cyan.

Once the painting is done, I protect it with lacquer clear, just like before.

By the way, just because you protect enamel paint with lacquer doesn’t guarantee the paint film won’t peel off, so I recommend avoiding too much handling until you apply a matte coat.
After all, no one wants to apply thick layers just for protection.

With all that said, it took quite a bit of time, but the hair finishing is finally done.

The highlighted areas are lightly coated with white.

Next, I’ll assemble everything and if the overall color looks good, I’ll apply a matte coat.

So, the next steps will be the headset, the halo, and then the eye painting.