>>6853378I just painted mine using Tamiya gold leaf paint with a small brush. I masked off the parts of the figure that were close to the parts I painted like so. Remember THIN YOUR PAINTS!! You'll want to do multiple thin coats. Let your paint dry between each coat. Pic related is an in progress shot. As you can see I globbed it on a bit too thick on the neck. It too was my first time hand painting a figure. I have painted gunpla in the past with spray cans so I had a little experience painting.