Omegamon/ Omnimon Model Preview

TheModelPresidente! Get it! Pun?! I know everybody has been dying to see a blog entirely based on model building, so here it is! This blog will center itself on model previews, reviews and tips. However once in awhile i may post something unrelated to model building.
I'm currently in the process of building this beauty, Omnimon the first from the Digimon Reboot series some of you may remember him from watching the Digimon movie! He's the deadly combination of Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon used to thwart the deadly virus digimon whose name i don't remember.

Anywho the model comes in ten frames and comes with a sheet of stickers and instructions. The box isn't that large only slightly smaller than a 1/100 Gundam box. The box itself is fairly appealing with bright colours however my only criticism is that the box does not feature a raw graphic of the model without any additional painting or panel lining


The first thing i immediatly noticed about the instructions is that they're identical to Gundam ones. Not only are the instructions identical but a lot of the parts on the frames are used in Gundam models i guess Bandai are responsible for building the new Digimon Reboot.

The coloured frames match the box image fairly well although the golden parts look more orange than gold, the blue parts however look amazing.
The whole model itself is very similar to Gundam ones, so if you've built Gundams before you'll feel very comfortable here.

The first recommendation to do straight after opening up a model is to wash each individual frame. This is because apparently factories spray each individual frame with some kind of substance before packaging them, I however skip this step entirely and have never noticed any difference.
I recommend panel lining each frame before getting started, this brings out minor details and overall gives the model greater 'pop'. Panel lining consists of tracing details on models with a marker and then removing any excess ink with your thumb or an eraser.
These are frames, the top image is straight out of the box while the bottom has been panel lined.

A model of this size should take about five hours! So stay tuned for the review!