Top to bottom, this is an absolute masterpiece. Congratulations on a bar-setting build and finish. I can't wait for Dave to notify me about my parts request to upgrade the resin-printed equivalent on mine!
Thank you for your kind words. Honestly I don't remember being too fancy about it, nor exactly what I did to achieve that effect. I believe there are layers of blacks, browns and graphite.
I forgot where I got mine, but I found this after doing a little searching online.
https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/28936-e-11-pvc-pipe-build-templates-imperial-and-metric/
Thank you for your kind words Joe. The experience of building this kit was nothing short of absolute bliss. Every part fits perfectly with each other and the segmentations simply made sense.
I'm sorry to hear about your mishap, but I'm certain your build will be glorious when you get back to...