Painting Z3-Bunny: Pearl Armour, Violet Shadows and Neon Speed
Z3-Bunny pairs a relaxed rider with a chunky grav-cycle, giving painters two contrasting surfaces to explore: smooth armour plates and densely layered machinery. The model's rabbit-ear silhouette, expressive pose and broad vehicle body make it ideal for a clean cyberpunk palette with carefully controlled glow.
What the live product listing includes
The current Maximum Minis listing identifies Z3-Bunny as a 75mm-scale model from the Cyber Queens collection. It is priced at $35 AUD and supplied as an unpainted 3D-printed figure in grey standard resin. The listing notes that minor preparation may be needed, some models require assembly with cyanoacrylate or super glue, and the range is recommended for experienced modellers.
Maximum Minis also states that models are printed on demand and should ship within five to seven days. They are cured and have their supports removed before shipping, although small supports may remain. Z3-Bunny is sold under commercial licence from AsymSculpts. These are factual product details from the live listing; the story section later in this article is original creative inspiration.
Painting scheme: pearl armour, violet shadows and neon magenta
Begin with a black or very dark violet primer so the recesses around the grav-cycle's panels and mechanical joints remain naturally defined. Build the large armour plates through cool grey to an off-white, reserving pure white for narrow edge highlights. A final thin glaze of pearl medium can add a satin synthetic finish without making the whole vehicle look chrome.
Use deep violet for the rider's bodysuit, seat panels and selected sections of the cycle. Shade toward blue-black and highlight with muted lilac. Keeping the violet slightly matte will separate it from the satin white armour. Paint the tyres and inner mechanisms in charcoal and graphite, adding restrained steel wear only to exposed edges, bolts and foot-contact points.
The image above is an inspirational digital painting visualisation of the suggested palette. It is not the physical product supplied to customers; the model is sold unpainted in grey resin.
Make the glow bright without losing the sculpt
For the wheel hubs and selected vents, start with dark magenta, layer a smaller area of hot pink, then finish with a near-white pink at the brightest source. Glaze a little magenta onto nearby lower surfaces, but keep most armour clean. The reflected colour should support the sculpt rather than obscure panel lines.
Use turquoise for lenses and tiny interface details to create a second, cooler accent. Because turquoise and magenta are both vivid, keep the turquoise marks small and repeat them sparingly around the head, knees and control surfaces. This creates a visual route through the figure without turning every detail into a light source.
Face, hair and fabric
A warm natural skin tone gives the face a human focal point against the cool armour. Add only a restrained violet glaze on the shadow side to suggest city light. Dark auburn hair provides a bridge between the warm skin and violet suit, while pale pink inner ears can echo the wheel glow without matching it exactly.
On the suit, place the strongest highlights along the shoulder, hip and raised leg. Use smoother blends on stretched fabric and sharper highlights on protective panels. A satin finish on armour, matte on cloth and selective gloss on lenses will do as much as colour to distinguish the materials.
Finishing the urban display base
Paint the plinth in charcoal and blue-grey, then pick out cables and metal edges with dark steel. Thin violet and blue glazes can suggest reflected signage on the ground. Add a few chips with a sponge, followed by smaller bright marks beneath them, but leave broad quiet areas so the pale cycle remains the main attraction.
After a protective matte varnish, restore satin or gloss selectively on armour panels, lenses and energy sources. This controlled variation helps the finished piece read as a hand-painted resin display model rather than a uniformly shiny object.
Invented lore: the Ghost Circuit
The following is original lore created for painting and display inspiration, not factual product information. On the midnight transit grid, Z3-Bunny carries a map that exists for only sixty seconds at a time. Each appearance reveals one more forgotten service tunnel beneath the city, and every corporation wants the route erased before she can complete it.
Her pearl-white grav-cycle is deliberately conspicuous: a moving decoy wrapped in magenta light. The true secret is stored in the turquoise lenses at her temples, where the Ghost Circuit redraws itself whenever the wheels leave the ground. A display label could name the scene 'Sixty Seconds to Vanish' and turn the calm pose into the quiet moment before a high-speed escape.
A secondary narrative or RPG idea
For a sci-fi skirmish or roleplaying encounter, Z3-Bunny can be an elusive courier rather than a straightforward opponent. The characters must protect, intercept or bargain with her before the map refreshes. Use moving hazards, closing security gates and a countdown to keep the scene focused on pursuit and choices rather than a static fight.
Bring Z3-Bunny to your display shelf
If the pearl-white, violet and neon-magenta scheme has sparked an idea, view the current Z3-Bunny listing at Maximum Minis:
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