Thanks for all the kind comments.
Its ironic how what was almost a throwaway ends up being a great piece. I originally built this, oh, almost 10 years ago I think when I had a Badger 350 and a car tire which held so little air I would have to stop half way through an application, pump it up with a foot pump, and resume. The shading ended up VERY "coarse" as you can sort of see. I used Tamiya Acrylics which did not adhere well to Bandai's glossy plastic (I've since learned to scuff it first) and it flaked in a few places. It was a mess and the last model I did until picking back up the hobby 3 years ago, getting into WWII armor.
Well, on a whim I dug it out, cleaned it up, and basically went crazy with the german gray, first dry brushing over the entire mobile suit, and then using a piece of green scrubby for the chipping effect, hiding all previous sins in the process.
I'm working on an MkII (titans color scheme) right now and am going to try and take it up a notch with some rust runs and jet exhaust marks.
