the silver parts had been done with mr. color - ice silver, nice chrome finish. 

more preparation on the head as 2 silver pieces has to go in first, masked, then the green cover goes after in order to fill the seam line.  i think bandai had been spoiling hobbyist too much.  it just seemed like a lot of work by having this kind of  work flow, as many many years ago you only get 1 or 2 pieces snapped front to back and you do the rest on your own.  well well ..