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Day 2179: painted the rest of the carapace the dark purple. It's not far off what I'd like it's just a bit too desaturated I think

Day 2178: painted the very annoying ribs (tricky location + hard to get in the gaps!) a second coat of blue. May need to bust out my wet palette to help with my paints drying out as I paint each large section. Especially since I might use a mix for the carapace

Day 2177: tried two quick coats of a darker purple on the main segment of carapace, first one was meant to be more of a glaze and ended up a wash so it's a bit patchy. Will try to find a slightly lighter, more vibrant purple to use

Day 2176: second layer of purple done, will see how it dries but probably going to darken it down a good bit

Day 2175: painted the carapace purple. First shade I chose was far too bright so I swiftly abandoned that and went for a much darker one. It's still a bit lighter than I'd like but a second coat might help, otherwise I'll leave this as the highlight colour and darken it elsewhere

Day 2174: thinned down layer of blue on the ribbed areas and the cannon. Had a surprising amount of difficulty getting it in between the ribs. This isn't quite the right blue but it'll work for now

Day 2173: quick layer of red contrast paint over the main fleshy sections. It's blending nicely with the blue underneath on the raised areas but it's a bit inconsistent in spots and the dark areas are maybe a bit too black for my tastes

Day 2172: drybrushed the top of the model a bit more lightly with a light blue grey. Tried to hit some of the more prominent parts of the under areas too. A little daunted by how much work painting this will be!